Big Jim’s Drive In

The Dalles, United States

4.1

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20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
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Telephone:
+1 541-298-5051
Website:
bigjimsdrivein.com
Address:
2938 E 2nd St, The Dalles, OR, 97058
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Lunch
Parking
Street, Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
No
Drive-Thru
Yes
Caters
No

Today

Today 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Open now
Local time (The Dalles) 14:21 Thursday, 12 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Fantastic Burgers of all flavors and sizes for over 47 Years.

Seafood, Salads and 16 Flavors of UMPQUA hard ice cream, 3 Flavors of soft ice cream. Homemade Chili and hot tasty Fries, Curly Fries, Sweet Potato Fries and Tatar Tots. Milk Shake flavors galore, 6 fresh fruit most of the season.

Very Clean Restaurant with Quality food. Great outdoor Patio.

Made «Gerry Frank’s One of Oregon’s Best»

History

Established in 1968.

Started in 1968 in the same location. Big Jim’s Drive In has earned a great reputation for GREAT FOOD, over 40 Flavors of GREAT milkshakes

including Fresh Fruit Shakes and choice of 16 hard flavors of Umpqua brand shakes, Smoothies and Iced Coffees

Meet the Business Owner

Rex T.

Business Owner

Now owning Big Jim’s for over 19 years and working for a large company for 23 years he has learned that paying attention to all that little stuff really makes a difference in the experience for the customers.

He is there 5 days a week taking food orders, cooking… yes cooking and frying in the kitchen. He is a hands on owner so he know what is going on in all aspects of the business.

Member of the Oregon Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association and The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce.

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20 reviews of Big Jim’s Drive In

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Place rating: 4
The Dalles, OR
I have going to big jims for the past 35 years. Love there burgers. They were better when the beef was done up fresh. Fish and chips are super yummy. People always friendly. There sauces are to expensive. Well everything is really. But still love the burgers.
Place rating: 5
Yucaipa, CA
When entering Big Jims we were immediately impressed with the friendly, welcoming, relaxing environment. Yes, it’s a burger joint. But… It has a family feeling and was an enjoyable place to be. As a former food inspector, I was thrilled at how clean the bathroom was. Bathrooms, in my opinion, are a direct reflection of a facilities kitchen.
We ordered the chili cheeseburger, fish and chips, bacon cheeseburger, and a couple kids meals. The children ate without any complaint. My chili burger was a perfect combination of chili, toppings, and grilled bun. It was definitely a knife and fork sandwich. My husband and I split the burger and his order of fish and chips. Yum! He said it was the best tarter sauce he’d ever had, I agreed it was delicious. The fish was fresh, flavorful, and cooked very well. The breading was crispy and crunchy. Not your typical dipped batter type but I don’t know the right words to describe it.
The root beer and marshmallow shakes were very well enjoyed by the kids.
In all, you could tell the love was there and you could for sure taste it.
I would definitely recommend you to stop in and give them a try for yourself!
Place rating: 5
Beaverton, OR
Great food with lots of options, GF, salads, chicken, fish plus of course beef, cheese choices bacon, grilled or raw onion, multiple potato options, this really is have it your way. Very clean with friendly service.
Place rating: 5
The Dalles, OR
Best milkshakes and burgers in the gorge! The Red White and Blue burger is a must have.
Place rating: 5
Ariel, WA
I’ve eaten here maybe a half dozen times including today and it’s always Dee-​Lish-​Us!
Burgers are cooked right with that caramelization crust and great flavor. Buns are grill toasted as they should be. Crispy well cooked fries. A favorite of the locals and highway travelers as well.
Place rating: 4
Klamath Falls, OR
Wonderful, creamy fresh peach milkshake! So many burgers to chose from, but the Jim Dandy won out, and it did not disappoint. Great curly fries. Others had the salmon burger and fish and chips, and said they were so yummy. A great place to eat.
Place rating: 5
Hillsboro, OR
Fantastic Swiss mushroom burger and salmon fish and chips. Great atmosphere and employees. Definitely happy
Place rating: 2
Border, CA
Here right now! Izzak put fingers inside coke cup prior to giving to us. Another young male delivered someone else’s order saying,“here you go”! I took back saying here you go wrong order. He asked «didnt you have #29? We had number 26 not 29. So the meat was typical pre formed 5oz and 2oz patty. You have to request onions and or pickles as they wont ask. Burgers has chopped lettuce a salad slice tomato and sauce. Reminded me of McD quarter pound burger. Watered down soda. Pricey, for what they serve. Better to go into the Dalles down the road. It’s not an In-​n-​Out or a Pub burger. It’s a tourist trap area. Locals like it as they don’t have much to choose from and prolly never left their town. Don’t expect much and you won’t be disappointed.
Place rating: 5
Portland, OR
Possibly the best burgers I’ve had, but you need to request pickles. Honestly I can’t think of another complaint. Good shakes, fair prices for the quality, excellent burgers, decent fries et al, great menu, quick service. If it were closer to where I live, I might eat myself to death here.
Place rating: 4
The Dalles, OR
Great tasting burgers. Fries are yummy. I love their many flavored of ice cream. They have outside seating. They are a little spendy. The inside eating area is a little small.
Place rating: 4
Ogden, UT
Overall good food. A little pricey if you get two sandwiches and two sides and water you can feed two for just under 20 dollars. I recommend the cheeseburger and the sweet fries.
Place rating: 5
The Dalles, OR
Great food a little high on prices and there ice cream is high to but it is good me and wife have sit there a few time and service is good and the food is always good if you don’t mind paying more
Place rating: 4
Palmetto, FL
Basic burger joint, but it is the milk shakes that get me to exit the hwy!
Parking isn’t easy for RVs, though.
Place rating: 5
Salt Lake City, UT
The server wad knowledgeable and polite. He gave good ice cream suggestions. The ice cream was local and tasty. We’ll come here again.
Place rating: 1
Portland, OR
For the price you expect more than a frozen patty and soggy buns. 3 burgers, no fries or drinks $ 19.95. Not what it’s cracked up to be.
Place rating: 4
Portland, OR
Forget the the fast-​food chains nearby. This place is better in every aspect.
A wonderfully expansive menu like the chains have, but much higher quality. Tasty food, clean restaurant, and super-​friendly service. Great ice cream options.
You can’t see it from i-​84, but it is super easy to get to… just an exit and a couple of turns. We will be back when in The Dalles.
Place rating: 5
Lincoln City, OR
Every time we come through The Dalles, we stop for a burger!!! Big Jim’s has been open for 46 years and remains one of the best places! Friendly wait staff, clean eating area and bathrooms, delicious food!!! My favorite is the luau burger!!! Definitely worth the drive!
Place rating: 4
Portland, OR
If you’re driving on I84 from Portland going East, and the slightest bit hungry after an hours worht of driving (probably from being stuck in the friday traffic in PDX), please stop by at Big Jim’s for some great, comforting american fast food and awesomely amazing ice cream shakes (with fresh fruit too!). Its location is great, and hardly needs a detour from the highway.
I got the grilled salmon burger which was good, and they gave us free fries too (the fries were really good btw). But the star of the show was the shake with four fresh berries added. It was creamy, tasty and refreshing, and lasted me another 2 hours on our long drive to the Wallowas!
Place rating: 5
Portland, OR
Really great old fashioned burgers an grey sauce! On another tip I saw someone mentioned that it was mustardy, way off chick it’s a 1000 Island a lil mayo heavy and it’s delish! Fries and sides were fresh and hot and crunchy! But the good kind of crunchy folks. It was very busy but was still very fast! The crew is young and hard working with no dilly dallying around, which you see so often! And last but not least my banana malt wow! Very well made no straw blockages (tends to happen with fresh banana) and thick!
A+ Jim’s thank you!
Place rating: 1
Portland, OR
After spending a few days deep in the woods away from modern conveniences like 4G and food prepared by someone else, my bar was set low. All I wanted was greasy food I didn’t have to work for, and we chose a well-​rated local joint instead of a more familiar name. Bad choice.
My burger (the Jim Dandy) was dry and bland, and while the fries were just as crisp as I like, their flavor hinted too strongly at the frying oil being shared with fish. Even the ketchup was suspect — while proudly wearing the Heinz logo on each bottle, it seemed watered down (or maybe it wasn’t Heinz?).
Big Jim’s is a generic fast food place with lower quality food and higher prices than you’d expect. Avoid it.