carhop

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After class, she would take everyone home before heading to her second job as a carhop at Sonic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Klusmann thinks roller-skating is America’s unsung national pastime, a sport that every few years gets a burst of media attention, even if the media spotlight equates it with ’50s carhop culture or ’70s disco balls.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2022

Inspired by Mel’s Drive-In, which recently announced that it will be resurrecting its ’50s-era carhop service to attract more customers, the Burbank location is offering its own carhop delivery and free churros.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2020

By World War II, carhop service was common at drive-up restaurants offering fare such as burgers and ice cream loats, some brought out by roller-skating waitresses.

From Time • Jul. 4, 2016

The young carhop turned slowly, as if puzzled, then said something to the boys in the Firebird and moved reluctantly toward him.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien