You’ll Absolutely Love This 50s Themed Diner In Kentucky
By Catherine Armstrong|Published February 18, 2018
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Writer, editor and researcher with a passion for exploring new places. Catherine loves local bookstores, independent films, and spending time with her family, including Gus the golden retriever, who is a very good boy.
In 1951, a man named Joe Smiley opened a little drive-inn in Lexington, Kentucky. He featured fried chicken and a hamburger he called a “Poor Boy.” More than 60 years later, Parkette Drive In is still thriving. Check this place out — you’re sure to love it!
When Parkette Drive In first opened, it was located on a dirt road and patrons sometimes got stuck in the mud.
Things in Lexington have progressed quite a bit since those days. The road is now paved, and you can swipe your credit card to pay the car hop. But the fried chicken recipe is the same, and the Poor Boy hamburger is still the most popular menu item.
You'll find Parkette Drive In at 1230 E. New Circle Road in Lexington.
You'll fall in love with this 50s-themed place the moment you walk in. The restaurant was completely renovated in 2008.
The Poor Boy burger is still one of the restaurant's most popular menu items. It includes two beef patties, American cheese, onion, lettuce, tomato, pickle, and Parkette sauce.
Finish off your meal with a huge, Colossal Car Crash. It's made with warm brownies, three scoops of vanilla ice cream, hot fudge sauce, whipped cream, cherries, and funnel cake fries. You might want to share this beast!