The Hungry Bear opened in the mid-70's under the management of Larry Mayhew. Back then, the Wednesday special included a burger, fries and soda for the grand sum of $1.25.
Earlier this year, this iconic drive-in closed, but was re-opened several weeks later and is now run by Linda Williams who has worked at the restaurant for some 20 years.
If you want to know more about this fascinating piece of Ocala history, click here.
16 comments:
Hard to beat a good burger, fries and a chocolate shake!
Sounds like just the place to get a burger. :)
I hope she does well! It is so tiny. This must be the back?
I've moved on from drive through fare (mostly) but there's something about places like this. You just hate to see them close.
Milkshakes? I'm there!
It looks rather forbidding! Are the burgers good?
best wishes to the new owner!!
Looks just small enough to be a good greasy burger place.
mr. brattcat and i love this sort of place. hope linda can make a go of it.
Glad she re-opened it. It must be tough to compete with the national franchised chains.
I like little places like this. We had one in my home town when I was in high school called "The Quick Chick". Probably gone now.
It's nice to see an employee get a chance to own the business they worked in for twenty years.
Well you came back with a vengeance (?) didn't you.
I remember little drive-ins like this one. I remember one called Zips and on Friday you could get 10 hamburgers for one dollar. Good times, eh??? My late husband would stop by and buy ten and then we would go to the local car races and chow down. LOL. Oh to be a kid again. Haha!!
I am recovering well---so they say--still painful but I can walk, bend my knee and do stuff but not what I want to do and sitting in a car for anytime is murder. So no road trips yet and no new pictures. MB
Imagine getting a meal for $1.25!
"Hungry Bear"... Great name !
this looks like a baby bear of a place.
it is a sign of faith when previous employees take over. good luck to her.
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