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Some Greenville places you measure in years. This one you measure in generations. Carolina Drive In has been a fixture on Rutherford Street since 1954, still run by the same family that opened it, and it has fed the north side of town for the better part of seven decades. The heart of it is honest Southern home cooking: an early breakfast, a meat-and-three lunch built around featured meats and vegetables that rotate day to day, and the burgers, hot dogs, and fried chicken that made the name. There is also a genuine Greek streak running through the menu, so gyros and Greek fries turn up right alongside the Southern comfort plates. It still works the way a drive-in should, quick and easygoing at once, with a patio out front. Regulars describe it as their standing weekly lunch, the kind of place that fills up at noon on the strength of fair prices, fresh plates, and a staff that knows the room. What lands on the featured board changes with the day, so the surest way to find out is to pull in and see what they are cooking.