Hidden among Riverside’s palm trees and busy streets sits a time capsule of California’s golden age of car culture that happens to serve what might be the most perfect pastrami sandwich you’ll ever taste.
George’s Drive-In isn’t trying to be retro-cool – it simply never stopped being what it always was: a genuine slice of mid-century Americana serving seriously good food.
The distinctive blue angular beams shooting skyward from the roof are your first clue you’ve found somewhere special – architectural exclamation points announcing “this isn’t just another fast food joint!”
Those dramatic supports aren’t just for show – they’re authentic Googie-style architecture, that futuristic, space-age design language born in Southern California that once symbolized optimism and forward-thinking…