The North Star Drive-In

Reviews

• Tom J.

  star star star star star 20 July 2026

  Finally found a place that can make a thick milkshake. Great job.well worth the drive from the other side of the city. Will definitely be back! Thank you

• Nathan W.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 13 July 2026

  I really want to give this place a better review, but the quality has gone down and the prices up.  The veggie burgers here are the best I've had anywhere, ever.   Sadly, they are now almost $7 each.  I'd maybe pay $5 for one, but by the time I order burgers and a few orders of fries and drinks for myself, my wife and our two kids, we are hitting the $50 mark.  Kind of ridiculous for a walk-up burger joint.
  
  Not sure what happened to the fries there either.  They used to be a great value.  Fresh cut fries and a huge portion (1.5 orders used to feed our four person family) we a favourite of ours, but now the fries seen like they were commercial frozen fare, and where we used to get an overflowing bag of them for $3, we now get ¾of a bag for almost $4...
  
  The veggie burgers really are exceptional and totally are worth trying, I just wish I could afford to go there more :)

• Alexander T.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 7 July 2026

  I've grown up watching different businesses come and go in this location.  Ice cream, Pazsteaks and now North Star.  While I realize the challenges of this location and how well North Star is doing, I simply never come here.
  
  Why?  Price.
  
  The staff are friendly and the veggie burgers are amazing (top 3 quality and made in store).  But their prices are the only thing out to lunch when you come here.  Otherwise, 10 bucks later and you are still hungry.
  
  If they're gonna set up in Winnipeg (North end no less) and play the local card, the least they can do is try to keep prices down.
  
  I'd buy stock in this place, but there's no way I can afford to eat here.

• DineoutGal A.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 22 June 2026

  I was excited to try the North Star Drive-In because I love burgers and heard great things about this place. Like most burger places in the city, you order your meal to go or you can stay and eat your meal at one of the few picnic tables nearby. This place definitely has one of the cuter exteriors, it's painted in a dark blue and looks fairly new and clean.
  
  They serve the usual assortment of burgers, hot dogs, milkshakes, hard and soft serve ice cream, and fries. But they also offer some things that other places don't - blue cheese burger, curry mayo dipping sauce and even a veggie burger! Though their prices are a tad higher than competing burger places.
  
  I went with my usual order - cheeseburger, fries and a can of pop. North Star has a combo for this and it came to $8.25 tax included.  First off, the cheeseburger was a decent size but I noticed how hard and crispy the patty was. First bite...yup, it was hard and dry. Unfortunately, the patty here was not juicy and had no flavour! The rest of the burger included red onions, pickles, cheese and a special sauce. The special sauce didn't do it for me - it tasted like the big mac thousand island concoction. The sauce was too tangy and overpowered everything. Next came the massive bag of fries. I was very much turned off by the very dark color and the sogginess of the fries. The fries tasted mushy and it seemed like the fries were cooked in old oil, hence the dark color. This is how much I disliked the fries here - I threw out the entire bag after eating only a few fries. I hate wasting food but I just couldn't make myself eat bad fries. I really felt guilty for throwing it out but it had to be done.
  
  The chocolate milkshake ($4.50 one size only) was rich and creamy but the chocolate had a slight gritty taste to it. Okay shake but not great.
  
  I wanted to like this place so much but I was so disappointed with the burger and fries. If I were to come back here, I'd probably get the veggie burger since so many people rave about that item.
  
  This place is cash only! Staff are pretty nice here. There's parking on the side for about 5 cars and 2 picnic tables on the right side.

• Cindy K.

  star star star star star 22 June 2026

  Awesome burgers, huge portions and great service! The new owner, Dale, really turned this place around. It is GREAT!!! Go try it out, you won't be disappointed. BEST ICE CREAM IN TOWN AND VEGGIE BURGER!!!