Baker's Drive-thru

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name = Baker's Drive-thru

type = Private
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foundation = 1952
founder = Neal T. Baker
location_city = San Bernardino, California
location_country = United States
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locations = 36 (2007)
area_served = Inland Empire
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industry = Fast-food
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slogan = "Great food, close to home."
homepage = http://www.bakersdrivethru.com
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Baker's Drive-thru is a chain of fast-food restaurants located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. It was the first fast food chain in America to offer a dual menu of both American and Mexican-style food options.Fact|date=February 2008 This fact is branded in their logo as: "Bakers, America's First Twin Kitchen." The menu features a selection of items such as hamburgers, french fries, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and milkshakes. In addition, it serves a special breakfast menu which normally ends at 11am.

In 1995 it began adding a vegetarian menu to locations, originally called the Loma Linda Kitchen menu due to the predominance of Seventh-day Adventists who are largely vegetarian(and who make up the majority of the population of Loma Linda, California);the first two locations that featured this menu were in Loma Linda and Yucaipa. [cite web |url=http://www.inlandspiritawards.com/simpleText.php?no=13&main=5 |title=Spirit Awards 2006 |accessdate=2007-09-30 |format= |work= ] The vegetarian menu has been added to 12 locations so far. [cite web |url=http://www.bakersdrivethru.com/vegetarian/veglocations.htm |title=Vegetarian Menu Locations |accessdate=2007-09-30 |format= |work= ]

The Baker's menu is interesting in that the meal options are hierarchically divided into family member associations including, "Papa Meal", "Mama Meal", or "Baby Meal" which was later on changed to the "Budget Meal". There is also an option to "Powersize" one's meal which always increases the default size of a meal's beverage and french fries. Baker's Drive-thru is unique in that it is one of the only fast-food restaurant chains in the United States that does not offer free refills on soft drinks, catching many customers by surprise.Fact|date=February 2008 It is also an interesting fact that the Baker's logo does not contain the color red, which is almost true of all major fast-food brands. Baker's has been known to be one of the most popular fast-food restaurants in the Inland Empire.Fact|date=February 2008

The restaurant chain has established a cult-following among many who are deemed residents of the "909" area code. For college students from the 909 who have moved out of area for school, among one of the first things they will ask a fellow "909er" upon meeting is what their favorite thing is on the Baker's menu.

External links

* [http://www.bakersdrivethru.com/ Official website]

References

Bakers in inland impire and archibald has the best tasting food ever By Eduardo Lara Balderrama