Penguin Dairy Drive Inn - Spirit River, Alberta

Supa D.

Newest update: They fixed the eaves a year later

Update: Having eaten at this place a few times, sat at the tables and looked around, I'll say this place needs some cleaning and maintenance.

The lights above both the drive-thru order and pick-up windows are dirty and need cleaning. The inside and outside windows should be professionally cleaned (instead of someone with a rag and Windex). Nine of the fluorescent lights are flickering, so it's probably a bad LED ballast in the bulb or the fixture.

The exterior of the building is falling apart (see pic). It has been like this for at least a year.

The bathrooms need serious updating and you shouldn't have to go outside and around back to get to them. Maybe have both drive-thru windows on the north side of the restaurant?

Original review:
This is a great place to grab a burger - you won't leave hungry!

That said, they need to use a different bun; the one they have falls apart just looking at it.

A pretty good value overall, but they charge way too much for the small portion of fries or onion rings you receive. Burgers are the best deal - and they usually have a "2-for" special.

Mikayla V.

I’ve always love the old style mom and pop shops. Had the Bob’s burger with fries with a side of gravy around 2pm Oh my goodness filled me up for the rest of the day. 10/10 so yummy

Sal M.

So I ordered 2 burgers and fries 🍟- $22 the food I couldn’t eat had to throw it out- the girl who was mopping the floor got right to making my food without washing her hands or anything.
This guy at the front counting money, then touching my fries with his hand and you can see his nails and decide your self.

I’m not sure where is food handling procedures or any laws, running this place as Wild West!

Kathy P.

Stopped twice here
Breakfast are super good, coffee was good, milkshakes and burger

Will be back nice stop right on the highway

Katelyn W.

I loved going here to get milkshakes and sometimes burgers, and the lady at the window today was almost intolerably rude. To the point where I almost said something and I that's not something I normally do. When people are polite, you should be polite back. When someone says thank you, more than once and you proceed to ignore them is abhorrent. I won't be back for sometime and I won't be telling anyone I know to stop in.

J M. F.

First of all there is no washroom. And after having the thin burger paddy you WILL need a bathroom. So just reheated frozen food. Might as well go to burger baron. Probably not going again.

Trevor R.

Great spot for a quick treat. I’ve been picking up the big breakfast buns for my crew. Egg, bacon, sausage, ham, cheese and fried onions. Absolutely to die for, very fresh. My crews have rated that that’s the best breakfast sand icy up here. The owner refused to start my order when I phoned in, (was 15 minutes away). Showed up and they were got off the griddle. I also had the pleasure of meeting the owner who was more than friendly. I recommend this stop, great family tan business. Please support local.

Thomas O.

It was really nice service not horrible but they were really nice one guy left his phone they took it to the back to keep it safe the food was really good they never checked on us but there was only two people working in their so five stars on service