The spring of 2007 is just about perfect with a nice weather Saturday night. We discovered that the snack bar at the Lake Shore Drive-In was spotless. They had a great assortment of food items to choose from. The people at the counter were very friendly. They asked when the images of their drive-in would be posted on this website. The snack bar was nicely decorated with some muscle car memorabilia and other old signs. I'm rating each theater on a five star scale. I'm giving them 5 stars for overall appearance/appeal. This older facility is well-kept. For example, did you see the gorgeous lettering on the back of the screen tower? They get 5 stars for the snack bar. They have a self-serve butter dispenser in the lobby, man! You could practically stick your head under it and fill 'er up if you wanted to. We got pizza and super nachos. Both were hot and fresh. They get 4 stars for projection quality & sound. While they did pretty good, they started the previews and the first movie too early. They were projecting before it got dark so the early part of the movie was dim and hard to see. Cars were still driving into the place because it wasn't dark yet. I almost subtracted another star for the guy in a red truck that drove in after the show started. He was racing around the parking rows looking for a spot. No one should drive that fast in a facility that has kids all around, some sitting in the gravel on blankets. This wreckless guy in the red truck was backing up real fast and almost hit the front of my car as he backed up at full speed. Then he badly parked about 2 inches from a van's driver side door. They should have asked him to leave. I'm giving 4 stars for their prices. You can see them on the scan of the menu on a previous photo. They get 3 stars for the restrooms. They were clean, but goofy. Whose idea was it to put the men's urinals side-by side with zero space in between? These urinals were so close together that guy's shoes and arms were touching each other. Too close for comfort. That was weird construction! But seriously, it was nowhere as bad as the construction of the shabby restrooms at Winchester Drive-In. Theirs are built un-usable and disgusting. Those jokers built a stall door so it touches the front of the toilet seat. So you'd sit where when the door is closed? Ha ha. Monticello gets 4 stars for their showmanship. Between movies, the announcer was promoting the snack bar items with flair. I had already eaten my meal for the evening, but he was making the other foods sound real good, making me want to go try more stuff on the snack bar menu. Considering these ratings, this place ranks among the very best drive-ins in Indiana. I would consider returning here.
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