Grab an ice-cold, creamy root beer at these delicious Indiana Foodways Alliance stops! With National Root Beer Day on June 17th and National Root Beer Float Day on August 6th, you can celebrate these holidays by piling your family into the car to enjoy the sweet, rich, dark, and creamy goodness brewed right here in Indiana. These stops will have your mouths watering for more!
Oasis Diner
Oasis Diner was moved from its original location to the Plainfield Town Center while keeping the original 1950s diner intact over 10 years ago. Picking a seat at the original counter service area is still the best choice to enjoy their craft-brewed specialty Butterscotch Root Beer.
Frazier’s Dairy Maid
Frazier’s Dairy Maid in Anderson is an iconic family-friendly restaurant with walk-up service serving Madison County since the early 1950s that was voted best ice cream in Madison County for five consecutive years. Their root beer floats, shakes, malts, and sandwiches are the perfect way to fill up and cool down from a hot summer day.
Ivanhoes
Owned by the same family since 1965 and known for their killer pork tenderloin sandwich, Ivanhoes in Upland is famous for their vast selection of 100 different types of sundaes and milkshakes. Choose one of the 20-plus flavors of hand-dipped ice cream for your root beer float!
Mr. Weenie
Mr. Weenie in Peru is hard to miss as you come into town. The large weenie sign stands tall above the building to direct you into this nostalgic drive-in. Don’t miss the Spanish dog, Chicago dog, breaded pork tenderloin sandwich, and for a different side, try the fried cauliflower. Root beer floats, sundaes, malts, and other sweet treats are all made to order, so do as Mr. Weenie says and “turn your lights on for service”! And when you’re done, you can grab a gallon of root beer to go!
Gene’s Root Beer and Hot Dogs
Gene’s Root Beer and Hot Dogs stand has been an Anderson icon since 1964. It is home to genuine curbside service, window trays, and carhops associated with that classic drive-in nostalgia. Gene's is open seasonally from March 1st to October 1st. Blink your lights for service and voila... the carhops appear! The tasty sweetness of their root beer is made on-site and served in a frosty mug. Don’t forget to try the Coney and Spanish dogs, they are truly some of the best in the state.
Triple XXX Family Restaurant
Triple XXX Family Restaurant in Lafayette is famous for their pure cane sugar root beer recipe dating back to 1895. The ice cream for their floats, shakes, malts, and other desserts are from local producers Glover’s Family Ice Cream in Frankfort. What goes hand in hand with root beer floats? Burgers! The Duane Purvis is a burger for the more adventurous palate: 100% ground sirloin burger, topped off with thick, creamy peanut butter. Yes, you read that right, peanut butter!
ZwanzigZ Pizza
ZwanzigZ Pizza in downtown Columbus is serving up their handcrafted root beer and sodas. Each flavor is caffeine free and made with pure cane sugar. Even though ice cream isn’t on hand for floats, we suggest ordering a soda sampler for your sweet tooth craving. The sampler includes root beer, orange cream, blue raspberry, and black cherry. Want something a little stronger? Pick up a growler of craft beer from their very own brewery inside the restaurant. Pizza, soda, and beer: a classic combo!
