Circus Drive-In

{{Short description|Fast food restaurant in New Jersey, US}}

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| name = Circus Drive-In

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| type = Drive-in restaurant

| foundation = 1954

| defunct= 2017

| location = Wall Township, New Jersey

| key_people = David Kayal, Owner

| industry = Fast food

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| products = Fast food (including hamburgers, french fries, and milkshakes)

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The Circus Drive-In was a fast food hamburger drive-in restaurant located in Wall Township, New Jersey, that opened in 1954, and operated until 2017. Cars originally pulled up and parked around the round building, which remained until its closing as an open-air indoor seating area. There was also a partially covered drive-in aisle where cars could pull up to experience classic drive-in service.{{cite news | work=New Jersey Monthly | url=http://njmonthly.com/articles/jerseyshore/three_%28onion%29_ring_cirucs.html | last=Irvine | first=Karen | date=December 19, 2007 | title=Three (Onion) Ring Circus | accessdate=November 17, 2010}}

Besides standard hamburger fare, the Circus was known for its batter-dipped onion rings, fried Maryland softshell crab, and a newer{{when|date=November 2017}} addition of New England Lobster roll.{{cite news|url= http://www.app.com/article/CN/20100822/LIFE09/100822004/-Happy-days-are-here-again-| work=Asbury Park Press | last=Hayman | first=Lois | date=August 22, 2010 | title=Happy Days are Here Again | accessdate=November 17, 2010}}

The restaurant was featured in a sixth-season episode of The Secret Life Of... on the Food Network.{{cite web | url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-secret-life-of/drive-ins/index.html | title=Drive-Ins : The Secret Life Of : Food Network | work=FoodNetwork.com | accessdate=November 21, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729152807/http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-secret-life-of/drive-ins/index.html | archive-date=July 29, 2010 | url-status=dead }}