Dining Out

DiningOut

BY FAY JACOBS

Pretzels and Popcorn and Cocktails, Oh My!

When was the last time you went Tickets ($25 per car), go on sale at 8 to a real drive-in movie? I know a.m. a week prior to each show and are only when I did. 1974. The Towering available in advance online. There is a 72- Inferno. But this statement is not hour cancellation/refund policy. Check out the entirely true, as I went to another drive-in movwebsite (iloveleftys.com) and Lefty’s Facebook ie to see Rocky. And not in 1976 when it first came out, either. In fact, I went a couple of weeks ago, to Lefty’s on Route One, were I watched Rocky You get a comfy seat, screen on a huge screen on the side of the building. And ate popcorn and had drinks served by waitstaff directly to my “movie seat” in my car visible perfectly from all over the lot, dialogue crisp and in their large parking lot. And they arrived on clear, and refreshments are roller skates. Loved it. In this age of COVID, Lefty’s owners made a just roller skates away. business-sense pivot and launched the drive-in to give locals, visitors, families, and date-night page and you can see what classic movies are enthusiasts something safe to do this summer. coming up. They will even be showing some of And it’s a terrific idea. Clearspace Theatre’s recent performances. LEFTY’S ALLEY & EATS 36450 Plaza Drive It’s also high-tech-ish for 2020. While the movie is shown on a big screen on the Lefty’s building, the sound arrives in your car on your As this issue hits the screens and the streets, they are showing I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Breakfast Club, but Lewes, DE 19958 radio. Tune to a specific channel and voilà! You they might be sold out. Check out the web site (302) 864-6000 can hear the dialogue and music perfectly, as loud or as softly as you’d like, with no bulky for next week’s classics and you can get your tickets. What fun! www.iloveleftys.com speakers hanging out your car window. But imagine, in addition to the snack menu, You get a comfy having dinner car-side from Lefty’s new Execuseat, screen visible tive Chef Paige van den Burg, imported directly perfectly from all from New York, who has put together an amazover the lot, dialogue ing summer menu. With appetizers like Bruscrisp and clear, and chetta, Calamari, or Wings, and main courses refreshments are just from casual (pizza—New York Style, or a French roller skates away. Onion Cheesesteak) to entrees (like Shrimp For the record, I Spaetzle, Crab Cakes, or Cowboy Steak), you had Prosecco with can dine out in the safety of your vehicle. a straw, which was I loved my experience with Rocky and the weird indeed but soft pretzel (that sounds like a good name for also just as much fun a garage band) and sipping Prosecco with a as the whole movie straw, but I’m now determined to get online and night. do the dinner movie deal. You can show up And while I’m at it, don’t forget that Lefty’s with six people in is open inside for both carry-out and dining in your COVID bubble these days, complete with social distancing and (from your same many anti-COVID precautions. household) and enjoy Just like many of our local mom and pop a night out at the businesses, Lefty’s is working hard to stay the movies together. The course and serve our community during this movies are classic, challenging time. Personally, I think a classic and so is the experiflick and a box of popcorn for date night or ence. And folks are finding out about it as the a kids’ night out is clever, resourceful, and movies are selling out and the word of mouth welcome ▼ has been terrific.