Checkers

This double drive up specializes in burgers, fries and milkshakes. There are also some chicken and hot dog options as well. Ended up getting the medium baconzilla meal which came with a ginormous soda. The fast food drinks are getting so out of hand these days, no wonder everyone has diabetes… no one needs that much soda. Sorry, end rant.
Baconzilla burger– 2 beef patties, 3 slices of cheese and 4 pieces of bacon with mayo and ketchup. Nice and ooey gooey with all the cheese and loaded with bacon.
Fries– better than you standard fries due to the seasoning but a tad on the oily side.
I give it 3.5 stars!

It’s been about 12 years since I’ve graced a Checker’s location with my presence, ever since they ripped the heart out of every Lane Tech students chest when Checker’s picked up shop and allowed their old location to be turned into a drive-​thru auto insurance place. Wtf is that?
I knew that there was a Checker’s location down on the south side of Chicago, but I don’t go out of my way to be near where that Checker’s is, so I’ve just never gone. Well, imagine my surprise when driving through Milwaukee one night, like an urban oasis, I recognize the red white and black that can only signify the signage of one of the greatest fast-​food restaurants known to man, Checker’s!
I could hardly contain my excitement when pulling up to the drive-​thru. My carmates were not so enthused, and that’s fine, because I knew what I was getting which meant I could order even faster, and eat even faster!
Champ Burger, no cheese, large fries, and 2 apple pies please!
lazily…Pull up to the window.
I roll down the window and the drive thru dude tells me the total. Hand him my card, he swipes it, and thinking that the transaction is over, I reach for my card and the receipt. Well, he was handing me a pen, because apparently I needed to sign off on it, which by the way, when do you ever have to sign at a drive-​thru? Not expecting a pen to come my way for such a small transaction, it falls to the floor.
What does the drive-​thru guy say?
He says, «Wow.» and rolls his eyes at me. Seeing that he doesn’t even remotely look like he’s going to offer me another pen, since they are worth about their weight in gold, he can’t afford to just give me another one. He stand there and shakes his head and apparently is waiting for me to open my car door and attempt to retrieve this damned pen within the 5 inches I have the door opened.
I should have told him to just get another pen. I succumbed to his will as I had not received my food yet. This story would have had a totally different ending had I gotten my food first, understand? But it doesn’t matter, because I AM THE BIG WINNER for finding my beloved Checker’s again. Honestly, one of the best late night fast food meals since In-​N-​Out when I first landed in Vegas in ’07, which was an epic week in and of itself, but that’s a story for another time.
Anyway, Checkers. So glad to be reunited. See you soon buddy!

It’s been a long time since I have had Checkers since they disappeared from the Chicago area a few years ago. I saw there were a few here in Milwaukee so I had to try one since I moved here. On a trek to run some errands, I figured I would stop by since I was nearby.
All in all, it wan’t terrible at all. I would say it is a half step or more above McDonald’s. The seasoned fries are great. The burgers are generally good, or at least the Cheese Double Cheese that I had was. My only complaint is that they don’t seem to have the apple nuggets anymore. The apple pies are good, but it’s just not the same thing.
Note that there is no seating in the place except for outdoor seating which might not be the best idea once it starts to get really cold, but the drive-​thrus (yes, plural) are always open.