Irwin's Fountain - Chesapeake

Wow. Talk about stepping back in time... Irwin 's Fountain is located in the back of Irwin 's Pharmacy on Indian River Road in Chesapeake. This establishment has been open since 1934. That 's right... 1934!<br/ <br/ I had the pleasure of eating breakfast here last Friday morning. I popped in around 10am and the counter was about half full of regulars. I took a seat near the front and grabbed a menu. The juke box to my right was playing Jerry Lee Lewis 'Whole Lotta Shakin ' Goin ' On '. Right away a friendly gentleman was asked what I wanted to drink and I ordered a soda (they have Pepsi products BTW). After looking over the menu I found what I wanted. The Breakfast Club Sandwich. I placed my order, and added a side of home fries and then took a look around. <br/ <br/ The counter itself holds about a dozen people, maybe a couple more. Behind me was a row of booths, about 5 or 6 in total. The place can definitely accommodate a decent amount of people. While I sat people watching I noticed they had a steady round of folks doing carry out orders as well. At least 5 during my visit. Also the regulars at the counter were bantering back and forth with the staff. Very cool, it gave the place a great vibe.<br/ <br/ Then breakfast arrived. Wow I was really impressed. The Breakfast Club came with the following. Two eggs, Bacon, Sausage and cheese served between 3 pieces of French Toast. It was then cut into quarters and served with a bowl of syrup for dipping. It was food coma delicious! The home fries were good as well and had some chopped onion in them for added flavor. <br/ <br/ Why not 5 stars, they were a little on the slow side on Friday. Most likely I would say because they only have a single small grill behind the counter and the orders were steady throughout my entire visit. I was there at least an hour during my visit and that 's quite a wait for a sandwich and home fries. It 's not a complaint, but I would say if you 're in a hurry you may want to call your order in. Otherwise sit back and enjoy a meal and the atmosphere.

A pharmacy with a fountain. You must go! Not a throwback or a memory. This is the real deal with great soda fountain food and friendly staff.<br/ <br/ Make the detour.

Its that Soda Fountain from back in the Day. Awesome Bacon Cheddar Burger, Angus too big for the bun, real Cheddar, a Burger equal to Red Robin or Five Guy's at half the price, Seasoned Fries better than most. The Wife enjoyed the Spaghetti, She said it's as good as anything She's had at Olive Garden! Look, I rarely provide an opinion about things, but these places are disappearing and this is the real thing right out of the Fifties, Good honest food at an honest price, add an old Rock-ola Juke box and I think the Fonz would approve!

I stumbled across this place and I'm glad I did. The food was great and really friendly staff. The atmosphere was great watching everyone work on the same purpose. The woman at the grill is a beast. The support around everyone was very noticeable and comforting. Truly no annamosity anywhere well oil machine crew. Keep up the great service!

Charming soda fountain dinner tucked into Irwin's Pharmacy. Friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable staff. Clean and retro atmosphere. Food is cooked to order, fresh, balanced seasoning. Limeaids are squeezed fresh after order, not too tart not to sweet. Easy to make adjustments to menu items if have allergy or food issue. Got vanilla sundae after the main meal, ice cream tastes like vanilla not just bland cream. Definitely a must return to location.