Shirl's Drive-In Waukegan

Shirl's Drive-In of Waukegan is not only THE BEST place for soft serve ice cream - it's also a Waukegan tradition!

Shirl's Drive-In Waukegan is an ice cream shop in Waukegan, Illinois. It is listed at 2132 N Lewis Ave, Waukegan, IL 60087, which places it among the local businesses of Waukegan that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as fast food restaurant, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

In Waukegan, the best-known bakeries and bagel shops have lines on weekend mornings, so arrive early or order ahead where the shop offers it. Across Illinois, immigrant bakeries add Mexican pan dulce, Vietnamese banh mi bread, Chinese buns, Middle Eastern sweets and European rye to the mix, and many gluten-free and vegan bakeries have opened in larger cities. Check the listing for hours, whether the shop accepts custom cake orders and its Google rating before you go, and call about allergens, since small kitchens often share equipment. Day-old bread and end-of-day discounts are common if you ask.

Hours are published for 7 days a week. Typical hours are 11 am–10 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (847) 623-8484. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. More information is available on its website, shirlsdrive-in.com.

Its Google rating is 4.1 out of 5 from 756 reviews, a solid but mixed picture; reading the most recent reviews will tell you what to expect.

Waukegan is in Illinois, in the Midwest, where summers are warm, winters are cold and snowy, and most errands are done by car; businesses keep steady year-round hours with the usual holiday changes. Traffic in Waukegan peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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