drive-thru

noun

1. a takeaway restaurant, bank, etc designed so that customers can use it without leaving their cars
2. ( as modifier )
  a drive-thru restaurant

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Just after the opening of the chain’s newest restaurant in Monrovia over the weekend, an employee spotted a roughly 3- to 4-foot-long python in the drive-thru, triggering a call to Pasadena Humane to help them with their animal-style problem.

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“Dutch Bros Coffee is a fun-loving, mind-blowing drive-thru coffee company,” the company’s release said.

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Dutch Bros Coffee, the drive-thru coffee chain that has gained a loyal following for its expansive menu and cheery energy, is expanding its footprint in Los Angeles.

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Some in Ridgefield began to line up overnight in the drive-thru, waiting hours to feast on the popular burger.

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This isn’t the first time Snoop Dogg has clocked in for a shift at Raising Cane’s — the rapper was previously seen manning the drive-thru window in 2021.