Swensons Drive-In is a regional fast food restaurant chain with locations throughout Greater Akron, Ohio. Swensons’ signature hamburger is the Galley Boy, a double cheeseburger prepared using two sauces, and the restaurant also purveys 18 different milkshakes.
Wesley T. “Pop” Swenson started selling hamburgers at Buchtel High School out of a station wagon in 1933. In 1934, he opened a restaurant on South Hawkins in Akron, near Market Street. Swenson sold the restaurant in 1949 to Robert Phillips, who began expansion in 1952 with a second location in North Akron on East Cuyahoga Falls Avenue.
Swensons Menu
| Item | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh Garden Salads | ||
| Tropical vinaigrette, french, ranch & light italian | ||
| Dinner Salad | Blend of crispy, mixed green with eggs, tomatoes & cheddar cheese | $3.25 |
| Chef Salad | Dinner salad with tender ham & juicy grilled chicken strips | $5.50 |
| Grilled Chicken Salad | Dinner salad with generous portion of hot, juicy grilled chicken | $5.50 |
| Steak Salad | Dinner salad topped with generous portion of flavorful steak | $5.50 |
| Side Salad | Smaller serving of the dinner salad | $2.50 |
| Applesauce or Creamy Coleslaw | $1.25 - $2.50 | |
| Hot Homestyle Soups | ||
| Our signature recipes, made fresh daily | ||
| Vegetable Beef Soup | Eight delicious vegetables and tasty beef in a rich broth. Great anytime | $2.35 - $4.70 |
| Chili | Traditional mild | $2.55 - $5.10 |
| World's Greatest Cheeseburger | ||
| Galley Boy | Our award winning, signature double cheeseburger with two special sauces | $3.35 |
| Hamburg | Made with everything means mustard, dill pickles & onions or as you like it see below | $1.95 |
| Cheeseburger | Made with everything means mustard, dill pickles & onions or as you like it see below | $2.40 |
| Double Hamburg | Made with everything means mustard, dill pickles & onions or as you like it see below | $2.75 |
| Double Cheeseburger | $3.20 | |
| Quarter Pounder Plus | On a toasted sesame see bun | $3.35 |
| Half Pounder Plus | On a toasted sesame see bun | $4.95 |
| Triple Hamburg | $3.55 | |
| Triple Cheeseburger | $4.45 | |
| Steak | Sirloin strip with lettuce & tomato on a toasted bun | $4.05 |
| Pork | Slow roasted with BBQ sauce on a toasted sesame seed bun | $3.30 |
| Fried Bologna | 1/4 lb All beef on toasted bun | $2.90 |
| Baked Ham | On a toasted sesame seed bun | $2.75 |
| Hot dog | $1.80 | |
| Hot dog with Coney Sauce | $2.35 | |
| Sloppy Joe | Quality Ground beef on a toasted sesame seed bun | $2.65 |
| Fish Sandwich | Mild whitefish, lightly breaded, tender & delicious | $3.25 |
| Fried Chicken Fillet | Crispy, breaded, boneless breast | $3.30 |
| Grilled Cheese | Choice of white or whole wheat bread | $2.40 |
| Lighter Fare | ||
| Salad Boy | Delicious veggie burger with two special sauces. Served on a whole bun with lettuce, pickles onion & cheese | $3.95 |
| Grilled Chicken Breast (4 oz) | On a whole bun | $4.10 |
| Veggie Special | Lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion & honey mustard on a toasted whole wheat bun | $2.05 |
| Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato | On toasted white or whole wheat Bread | $2.80 |
| Egg Salad | On white or whole wheat bread | $2.10 |
| As You Like It | ||
| Extra topped with new sriracha a-1 sauce mild or spicy, cocktail sauce, honey mustard, horseradish, ketchup, onion raw, pickles dill or sweet, mayo, relish, tartar sauce, tobasco and worcestershire, cajun spices too. Ranch dressing on a sandwich $15.00 ex | ||
| In a Basket | Any sandwich with smaller fries & coleslaw or apple sauce | $2.25 |
| Crispy Extras | ||
| Ranch Dressing On the Side $0.60 | ||
| French Fries | Only ldaho | $1.95 |
| Onion Rings | Our special recipe | $2.10 |
| Potato Puffs | Shredded fried potatoes, delicious | $2.00 |
| Potato Teezers | A tasty potato, cheese & jalapeno combo | $2.30 |
| Fried Mushrooms | $2.00 | |
| Chicken Nuggets (6 Piece) | $2.40 | |
| Chicken Nuggets (10 Piece) | $3.95 | |
| Children's Favorites | ||
| Hamburg | $1.95 | |
| Cheeseburg | $2.40 | |
| Hot Dog | $1.80 | |
| Grilled Cheese | $2.40 | |
| Chicken Nuggets (6 Piece) | $2.40 | |
| Kid's Drink | 12 oz Plastic cup with lid | $1.45 |
| Kid's Milkshake | 12 oz Plastic cup with lid | $2.70 |
| Kid's Smooth - Eee | 12 oz Plastic cup with lid | $2.75 |
| Dazzling Desserts | ||
| Topping to any dessert hot fudge, strawberry, pineapple, chocolate, butterscotch and cream $0.40 | ||
| Sidekicks | Frozen fruit treat, 100% fruit juice | $1.40 |
| Xango | Cheesecake rolled in a flaky pastry torilla | $3.15 |
| Xango Sundae | Xango served with ice cream and whipped cream | $4.15 |
| Brownie | $1.40 | |
| Brownie Sundae | Brownie served with ice cream and Whipped Cream | $3.15 |
| Sundae | Served with whipped cream and topping of your choice | $2.95 |
| Ice Cream | One scoop of delicious vanilla ice cream | $1.00 |
| From The Fountain | ||
| Create your own combinations, think hot fudge, peanut butter, strawberry, banana, vanilla, mint, pineapple, orange etc extra $0.40, malt with any flavor extra $0.45 | ||
| 18 Milkshake - Classic | $3.10 - $2.70 | |
| 18 Milkshake - Special | $3.20 - $2.80 | |
| Flavors - Classic | Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, grape, cherry, orange, lemon | |
| Flavors - Special | Hot fudge, buttersotch, pineapple, peanut butter, key lime, banana, mocha, coffee, mint plus our current seasonal flavor | |
| Soft Drinks | ||
| Add flavor to any drink $0.40 extra | ||
| Pepsi | $1.65 - $1.45 | |
| Diet Pepsi | $1.65 - $1.45 | |
| Dr. Pepper | $1.65 - $1.45 | |
| Mountain Dew | $1.65 - $1.45 | |
| Gingerale | $1.65 - $1.45 | |
| Cherry | $1.65 - $1.45 | |
| Grape | $1.65 - $1.45 | |
| Orange | $1.65 - $1.45 | |
| California or Florida | $1.65 - $1.45 | |
| Lemonade, Iced Tea the 1/2 %1/2 | $1.65 - $1.45 | |
| Phosphates | Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, cherry, grape, orange | $1.65 - $1.45 |
| Iced Coffee | Cool and creamy made with sumatra blend 16 oz | $2.10 |
| Smooth - Eee | $3.10 - $2.75 | |
| Mint Whip | A lighr frothy favorite 16 oz | $2.55 |
| Floats | All flavors 16 oz | $2.55 |
| Ice Cream Sodas | All flavors 16 oz | $2.55 |
| Milk | White or chocolate $0.90 | |
| Coffee, Decaf or Tea | $1.05 - $1.35 | |
| Hot Chocolate | Whipped cream a slice of lemon, drinks with no ice each or extra $0.25, ice in a 12 oz. cup $0.35 | $1.30 - $1.50 |
| Dinners | ||
| Shrimp Dinner | 18-19 Fried shrimp with cocktail sauce | $6.85 |
| Fish Dinner | Two lightly breaded whitefish fillets | $6.85 |
| Fried Chicken Dinner | 5 Breaded chicken breast strips | $6.85 |
| Bucket of Chicken | 14-16 Breaded breast strips, bucket & dinner include roll, fries & coleslaw or apple sauce | $20.55 |
| Chicken or Shrimp Snack | $4.75 | |
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