Quote Originally Posted by EastsideAl View Post
....But the burger chain I remember most was Top Hat. There were several of them on Gratiot, including one across from the Sears store at Gratiot and Van Dyke that we used to go to whenever my mother was in a hurry before/after shopping. I still have a vivid sense memory of the smell and the taste of those burgers and fries....
Oh, heck yes, Al! There was a Top Hat Drive In on Harper [[actually, the service drive of I-94) right before the East Side Drive In! I was very young when it was there, but I remember it was round with a black, white and silvery chrome-looking exterior. It might have had a big top hat on it somewhere; very impressive to a 4-year old! Thanks for that flashback, Al.