Well, I am in Akron as I type this for business. I live a little ways away (45 to 50 mins away). When I travel out of my immediate area I like to dine on places that are unique to that city, and I came across Swensons last night.
I pulled in with my family, and immediately saw that the experience was going to be different when the waiters were booking it from car to car in their uniforms. One of the waiters came up to me and asked me what I was interested in trying (and since I never been here) I asked for a menu. To signal I was ready I was supposed to turn my car in the opposite direction. I was intrigued at this point to the whole being waited on in your car vibe that seems to be a nostalgia of a different time in America. I was amazed that these guys were running so fast in the heat, and was very impressed at their speed to boot.
Now I ordered the Salad Boy with everything, my fiance' ordered a Cheeseburger with everything, and a couple cheese burgers with everything for my daughters. The drinks were 3 lemonades and a pineapple shake. We got our order in a descent amount of time (not McDonald's fast, but if you want burgers that taste like cardboard then go to McDonald's then). The burgers my fiance and daughters ordered were delicious, and my daughter tore it apart in a hurry. My fiance said that her burger was moist and delicious.....BUT when I bit into my Salad Boy I honestly lit up with amazement at the flavors I experienced on this burger. I can't put my finger on the sauces they use, but I think it could have barbeque and Mayo somewhere in there..... When my fiance tried a bite of mine we were settled that we were going to be getting it again, and we did get it again today; except this time she ordered a Salad Boy as well. We got fries this time, and they were plump and hot off the fryer.
The only bad experience I had was that I can't eat here regularly, because I live 45 mins away from here. Akron had better be aware of how lucky they are to have this slice of Americana in their back yard.