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Page 3A • January 27, 2003
Just drivin’ through
With unconventional menus, local drive-thrus put a new spin on ‘fast food’
By Kelcey Rieger
THE BATTALION
When Adam Reed wants dessert on the go, he doesn’t stop at a
chain drive-thru. Instead, he indulges in a homemade concoction from
Shake’s Frozen Custard.
“I cannot seem to hold on to my paycheck at Shake’s,” said Reed,
a senior English major and employee of Shake’s Frozen Custard.
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Restaurants and stores such as Shake’s, Java Jitters, Double Quick
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students, but it is not just the food bringing in Aggie business.
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“Sometimes the standing line on Thursdays and Fridays looks like
it could go all the way to Blockbuster, so it’s a great thing we have a
drive-thru for all our customers,” Reed said.
Shake’s makes homemade ice cream and custard every hour on the
hour using fresh ingredients, Reed said.
Meghan McBee, a junior community health major, makes a run to
Shake’s every couple of weeks.
“I like the ice cream a whole lot,” McBee said. “My friends and I
usually go through the drive-thru because it is convenient. I didn’t real
ly discover the place until I lived off campus. Since then, you can’t
keep me away.”
McBee said she also likes to go to another unique College Station
staple, Java Jitters.
“I discovered Java Jitters when I started to go to A+ Tutoring, which
is right next door,” McBee said. “They have this coffee ice cream shake
thing that is awesome. It is a super small place, but a great convenience
if you are heading to tutoring.”
Ali G., owner of Java Jitters, said he opened the coffee joint because
there was no other place to get coffee around A+ Tutoring.
My first motivation for opening Java Jitters was to pay for col
lege,” Ali G. said. “Now it has turned into a great business that offers
specialty coffee drinks not offered by other coffee shop establish
ments.”
Ali G. said the Java Jitters drive-thru offers students a special and
convenient way to grab a quick cup of coffee.
If an Aggie is not in the mood for a hot cup of joe, Double Quick
may have what students older than 21 may be looking for, and in drive-
thru form.
“They have a ton of different choices as well as really good drinks,”
| sEudSarah Peluse, a junior education major. “If you are not in the mood
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Students enjoy frozen concoctions, such as margaritas and daquiris, at Double Quick. All passengers must be at least 21 years old to purchase beverages.
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for sitting down at a restaurant for a specialty alcohol drink or heading
out to a crowded club, the Double Quick is an easy, quick place to go.”
Peluse said the Double Quick building is deceiving at first sight
because it looks like a car repair garage.
“You can just pull your car into the garage area and a person comes
out to your car and checks IDs,” Peluse said. “Everyone in the car must
be 21. They take your order and then make the drinks right there. The
drinks come in a Styrofoam cup that is sealed with a protective label,
so customers obey the open container law.”
Danny Long, a junior environmental design major, said he was sur
prised when instead of ordering from a normal drive-thru speaker at
Chicken Express, he was approached by an employee.
“He came up to my truck and I thought that was a little strange at
first because there is a speaker on the menu sign,” Long said.
Adam Herbst, a senior agricultural development major and Chicken
Express employee, set the record straight on why Chicken Express has
such a unique drive-thru.
“We try to establish more personal service, and going up to a cus
tomer’s car and taking their order does that,” Herbst said. “Chicken
Express has been doing this since the first restaurant was established.
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