The news you all have been waiting for is Eddie’s Drive-In Announce Grand Opening Day! Opening day will be Thursday, April 6th. With special hours and days for April. Open Thursdays through Sundays from 12 pm – 8 pm.
Classic Cars Love Eddie’s Drive-In
The idea of Eddie’s Drive-In is a ’50s car hop revival restaurant started by the original Eddie & Mary Catherin in 1987 when Eddie’s Drive-In became a real car hop with old-fashioned food. It’s a family place to take the kids for an ice cream treat. There are even real roller skating car hop waitresses who roll up to your window to take your order. Fast forward as Sharyl Collins took control and has run it since 2014 with some great surprises and themes set for this year’s season.
The menu is just what you remember a car hop would serve… hotdogs, corn dogs, fries, and a nice mug of root beer. Eddie’s signature dish is the “BIG Ed’s Burger “, 1/3 pound of ground round beef, lettuce, tomato, onion, and Eddie’s favorite sauce.
The Almost Famous “Screamin Burger
The “Screamin Burger,” was introduced 5 years ago when the owner, Sharyl Collins, asked me to design a signature burger. It’s a 1/3 pound of ground round beef, lettuce, tomato, cheese, bacon, thick onion rings, and the famous Ed sauce with some Sriracha hot sauce. The “Screamin Burger” is a hit every season!
Menu favorites include homemade Eddie’s Pizza, Grilled Cajun or Lemon Salmon Filet, BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich, Old Fashioned Shakes & Malts, and an Old Fashioned Vernors Ice cream Cooler. Remind me to let Big Jim’s house know about Eddie’s Drive-In.
Sheryl Collins mentions that they will be open Easter Sunday where you even can get a Sundae on Sunday. Going to be a great Summer with one of my favorite places opening up again so I can stop for a bite. Who knows maybe you will see me on roller skates this year… I have new insurance. Hope to see you at Eddie’s Drive-In Announce Grand Opening Day!
For a look at their menu visit EddiesDriveIn.com. Interested in visiting? Eddie’s Drive-In is located at: 36111 Jefferson Ave, Harrison Twp, MI 48045
What's Michigan's Favorite Ice Cream?
“I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream.”
Jordu Hall says vanilla with sprinkles is his favorite ice cream.
With National Ice Cream Day this Sunday, what do you think Michigan’s favorite ice cream is? Reports vary depending on where you look but according to topagency.com, Chocolate tops out the charts for us. The same data shows chocolate taking the top spot with 15 states. But, where we could argue is the 2nd spot in Michigan being taken by CHERRY! Could it be because of our prolific amount of cherries?
Now to counter that survey, Mlive posted an article in 2020 stating that Cookies and Cream was our favorite at that time. This data was based on hashtags and geotagged Twitter data. In that compiled data, chocolate won the top spot across the United States as a whole.
The data also shows that consumers have increased their buying of ice cream by 29% since 2021. Although I would be curious to see if this is from the change in the supply chains, the reduction of the pandemic, and the major increase in outdoor activities.
Here at WCSX, we love ice cream. We love it so much that we created a challenge, THE GAME OF CONES! Where you decide who has the best ice cream in Michigan. And we are down to the last bracket and a winner will be chosen on Sunday, July 17th, 2022. Go vote now and help decide who gets that ice cream crown!
Here’s the breakdown of all the state’s top five based on the data compiled by topagency.com:
The Origin of Ice Cream in America Part 2
Colorful scoops ice cream background concept closeup
According to idfa.org, America was apparently eating too “sinfully” on Sundays via religious criticism. The Sunday, was the ice cream soda, but with the carbonated water left out. In response to the criticism, in 1890, Sundays were later referred to as sundaes by ice cream merchants.
Ice cream was a morale symbol for the troops during World War II. When the war ended, America celebrated victory with ice cream. With the dairy product rationing lifted, Americans consumed over 20 quarts of ice cream per person in 1946.
Game of Cones
Ice cream beat reporter, Donielle Flynn and ace soda boy, Joel Morgan, have been out doing the hard work….eating ice cream! Doni and Joel partook in some of Michigan’s best ice cream as they visited some of the participants. With our Game of Cones, coming to a close this Sunday we highly recommend doing two things, eating ice cream and voting for who will be your ice cream champion right here.
Doni and Joel at Dairy Whip in Redford
