ARDY AND ED'S DRIVE IN, Oshkosh - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews

Menu

Basket Lunches

Jumbo Perch Basket

3 Butterflies of fresh water Lake Perch, served with French fries, cole slaw, marble rye bread & tartar sauce

$15.49

Regular Perch Basket

2 Butterflies of fresh water Lake Perch, served with French fries, cole slaw, marble rye bread & tartar sauce

$13.49

Shrimp Basket

Mounds of deep fried shrimp, served with French fries, cole slaw, marble rye bread & cocktail sauce

$10.99

Olde English Fish & Chips

2 filets of beer battered Cod, served with French fries, marble rye bread & tartar sauce

$9.29

Chicken Strips & Chips

3 all white meat chicken breast strips, served with French fries and your choice of dipping sauce

$9.29

Sides and Appetizers

Ardy's French Fries - 3 Sizes

Ardy's Famous Crinkle Cut French Fries - Crisp & Delicious!

Regular

$2.29

Large

$2.99

Family Size

$5.59

Battered Onion Rings

Whole onion ring slices, battered and fried to a crispy golden brown

$3.59

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Now open, Join use for our 76th season. The Original, One & Only... Enjoy a real "Blast From The Past" in this unique and authentic 1950's Drive-In Restaurant, with food served the way it used to be. Roller Skating Car Hops rock 'n roll your order to your car or to one of our pleasant outdoor picnic tables, while your favorite 50's & 60's tunes play in the background. Ardy & Ed's serves up big frosty mugs of creamy, Real Draft Root Beer, old-fashioned soda fountain favorites, and fabulous food! Plus, you can find nostalgic souvenirs and clothing items to take home and enjoy. Ardy & Ed's is located on Oshkosh's south side, across from a public boat landing & park on beautiful Lake Winnebago.

PRICE RANGE

$5.00 – $20.00

CUISINES

American

Meals

Lunch, Dinner

FEATURES

Delivery, Takeout, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Digital Payments, Free Wifi, Discover, Accepts Credit Cards, Waterfront, Non-smoking restaurants, Gift Cards Available

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4.5

196 reviews

Excellent

106

Very good

53

Average

24

Poor

7

Terrible

6

Love and our Laptop Lives

62 contributions

Overall Very Good Drive-In

Aug 2020 • none

We enjoyed the nostalgia of 1950's style drive-in with the waitresses on rollerskates. They don't wear poodle skirts here but it's still fun. Music from that era is played on the outside speakers. The food is fast food and was delivered hot. I had the grilled chicken breast sandwich and the cook 'nailed it'. Perfectly done. We got a small french fry and they were fresh and hot. They also sell the good root beer in half gallon and gallon take-home containers.

Written August 13, 2020

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Tina L

Chicago306 contributions

A must eat at!

Sep 2022 • family

This is a gem of a place. Menus are part of the decor outside (there are paper menus also). Park your car in a numbered slot and a roller skating girl comes up. She’s got paper menus also if you can’t decide. When you’re ready to order, put your hazards on and she’ll skate back to take your order. Keep your window up 1/3 of the way and a tray of amazing food will hang on. Credit cards are accepted, payment is processed in your car. Featured: Tall boy burger, root beer, chicken strip basket & Chicago hot dog.

Written September 3, 2022

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Wbetz

Langhorne109 contributions

Blast From the Past!

Jul 2024 • solo

The food is OK, but that's not the reason to visit. The place is a blast from the past! Reminds you of a 1950's drive in. The signs are great, the food is delivered by girls on roller skates. When you want to order or pay, turn on your flashers! A fun place!

Written August 1, 2024

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grahamholl

1 contribution

Long wait wrong order

Jul 2022 • family

55 minute wait for carry out . Got back to the hotel and missing two burgers , half the order missing. I had to drive back to get them… ! So check your order..they apparently don’t. No one seemed to be sorry they screwed up. Not the service I expected for the prices they charge.

Written July 29, 2022

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osh1st

Oshkosh1 contribution

Worse than zero.

May 2020 • family

Worse than zero. So happy to go and support newly reopened drive in. Over thirty minutes, called gal back to car to tell of wait... “Oh, lost your order but making it now...” I feel terrible.

Written May 23, 2020

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Stacie

Winneconne48 contributions

Support small business, when they deserve it.

Jun 2024 • couples

Turtle and hot fudge sundae. Don’t get 2 scoops unless you want 2 PLAIN scoops. First time in years. Last. We both decided Leon’s or Culver’s from now on. So disappointing as we prefer supporting small business!

Written June 7, 2024

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Tessaj30

Janesville8 contributions

Love this place!

Sep 2020 • none

Our first time here and it did not disappoint!! We over ordered but just couldn’t decide. We got the fries, cheese curds, onion rings and the “Super” burger. All of it was so delicious!! We will be back!

Written September 10, 2020

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EricW7

Brillion70 contributions

Food on wheels

Aug 2020 • family

Stopped in for dinner the waitstaff rolls out on skates to take our order... Food was outstanding... there was oldies playing unfortunately we were parked on the side so we couldn't hear it real well but that's ok... while we were finishing our dinner the waitress rolls up to our car and says that her boss had noticed the stickers on our rooftop carrier and wanted to give us one of their stickers to go on it...

Written September 8, 2020

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Natalia

42 contributions

Best sundaes in town

Jul 2019 • family

We are driving to get our ice cream from that place from another side of town. Good service great music, cheap prices, delicious sundae. Definitely a place worth to recommend.

Written October 25, 2019

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crutt13

Pottstown648 contributions

Good Vibes, Good Food

Jul 2019 • family

I'm a sucker for old school restaurants send drive ins and was pleasantly surprised how good this place was. The atmosphere was nostalgic. The diner was covered in old memorabilia and photos and head the classic neon to go with it. The waitress take your orders from your car, but do so on roller skates. They have a pretty good menu selection and the food was really good for a drive in. The chicken sandwiches and burgers hit the spot, as did the cheese curds. Looking back I can say they may have been the best cheese curds i had while in Wisconsin. I'd certainly recommend eating here.

Written September 27, 2019

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124d

Oshkosh8 contributions

A blast from the past

Aug 2019 • couples

We love going to Ardy & Ed's. It's a must during the summer. Great atmosphere, friendly staff, with 50's music, yummy food, malts, root beer.

Written September 6, 2019

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oshkoshtraveler61

Thank You!!

Written September 8, 2019

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sleepy2015

Chicago105 contributions

Love this place

Sep 2019 • couples

We stop multiple times when we are in town. Its seasonal. I love the frosty mugs of rootbeer and the old style roller skate car service. My favorite thing is fried mushrooms!

Written September 3, 2019

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Paul J Fennell

Oshkosh15 contributions

Night out

Sep 2018 • solo

A totally unique place. Great food. You have too go there to find out what's it like. There are car hopes. They have classic car meets. It is kind of straight out of the 50's.

Written August 8, 2019

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William W

Oshkosh54 contributions

Roller skating severs

Aug 2019 • family

We have come here several times it is always a treat. Overall good service and decent food. The obvious is the retro menu and delivery. This makes it Fun and special, we love this place. We have never had a bad experience. My only critique would be to consider some seasoning on burgers, frys etc, no real complaint here just maybe a little salt and pepper. Nothing here to dissuade our family from continually patronizing this establishment. Again food is good service is good and it all is great.

Written August 6, 2019

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Conrad68

New Berlin159 contributions

Flash from the past

Jul 2019 • family

We were visiting Oshkosh and wanted a quick refresh on a hot day. We happened upon Ardy & Ed’s Drive-in. A friendly car hop skated up ready to take our order. It’s a great place to stop in for a bite or ice cream. The food took a bit of time, but it was packed so we knew it would be a while. I wish they had brought the drinks first separate from the food to keep us refreshed, but I didn’t ask for that at the time.

Written July 28, 2019

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