Review of King Tut Drive in Located in Beckley, West Virginia

We ordered hamburgers a while back. The meat tasted sour and stunk.. we have,nt been back. Does'nt anyone smell the hamburger beford you eat it? I do know what I'm talking about.

Ewww...I agree I have had better pizza...it is ok...not bad but not that great...also the hot dogs are ok too...nothing to rave about...IMO..try Mickeys hamburgers...delicious!!!!

I like King Tut. It's usually good...I agree a lot of the appeal is nostalgia. Gino's in Beckley could take a few lessons from Gino's at Lester Square. Lester Square always gets everything right. The one on Harper road screws up everything...if you're lucky enough to actually get your order! The folks on staff act as if you're bothering them. I ordered 3 times for pick-up. I received my order at the window only once! I believe any place can have an off night or orders can get lost, but I won't be going back there!

I think hmmmm is right, if you took away the nostalgia from King Tut they would probably be in trouble because of the hit and miss quality of the food and service. But they still have that nostalgia. When many of us go to king tut we remember the old days and all the other old drive ins that were around. The Old Town and Country Drive In on Raleigh Hill had the best steak hoagie I have ever eaten anywhere. Joey put those italian peppers and sauce on there. We used to have so many good places to eat with great local people who owned those establishments. Hope Jerry and King do well with Calicinos as they have bought back some great nostalgia. Except in my lifetime the building never looked as good as it does now.

C.P., I agree, Calacino's looks great! It has a fun atmosphere, too! The Beckley Moose Club has a terrific steak sandwich! If you're not a member, call ahead and ask to sign in as a guest. The food is great and the prices are very reasonable! I've never had a bad meal there. The shrimp cocktail is absolutely better than the Char's!

Ill have to try it. I love some steak sandwich.

If you like Mickey's CP try their's..my bro comes in from KY and about 30 minutes away from here he has us call him one in..lol. He says they are delicious! I agree on the nostalgia part too...the food is great some days...others not good at all. Still waiting to go to Calacino's...

hmmm wrote:

When I moved to Beckley, several people raved about King Tuts so I went and checked it out (a couple of times). Needless to say, I was not impressed. If you're in the mood for pizza, play it safe and stick with Pizza Hut. Really, can someone please tell me where King Tuts gets their pizza crust from? It was so pathetic, I started laughing.
Just my opinion, but I think that if you remove the nostalgic atmosphere that captivates King Tuts customers, how many true patrons would it have?

For those of us who grew up here and went to school here, King Tut's is special and always will be. It's part of every good memory I have. It's the first place I drove to all by myself in the car. I had my first date there. But I can honestly say, the only food I ever got there that I couldn't eat was a order of hush puppies that were too well done. Everything else has always been delish. I realise that times and cooks change and they may have an off-day sometimes but I stand by what I say: KING TUTS IS GREAT....

Book Worm wrote:

<quoted text>For those of us who grew up here and went to school here, King Tut's is special and always will be. It's part of every good memory I have. It's the first place I drove to all by myself in the car. I had my first date there. But I can honestly say, the only food I ever got there that I couldn't eat was a order of hush puppies that were too well done. Everything else has always been delish. I realise that times and cooks change and they may have an off-day sometimes but I stand by what I say: KING TUTS IS GREAT....

I agree, but Pete and Bob's and Phil's were never very far behind!!

They have good food but they are slow and kinda pricey compared to other places.Momma Annes is my favorite local restaraunt. We dont have a lot to choose from here as far as local non chain food places are concerned.

Way Back When wrote:

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I agree, but Pete and Bob's and Phil's were never very far behind!!

Yeah those were the good ol days

Yumm wrote:

Love it the hotdogs are out of this world

The hotdogs kick butt

King Tut used to have the best pizza in town. The last 4-5 times I have ordered pizza there though it was so tough you could not chew it. They are over cooking there crust something awful. I stick with the pizza burgers and my wife sticks with the BBQ's, but without a doubt, King Tut has the best fries I have ever eaten!!!

Hi Folks, I'm Dave McKay, one of the owners of King Tut. In answer to the last poster, we get our crusts from Virga Brothers. We started doing business with them back in 1955. They were bought out but a conglomerate a few years ago but the crusts seemed to be unchanged so we stay with them. Some of you have mentioned uneven quality with our Pizza's. That may be the result of the ancient pizza ovens currently in use. I am considering replacing them in the near future.

David McKay wrote:

Hi Folks, I'm Dave McKay, one of the owners of King Tut. In answer to the last poster, we get our crusts from Virga Brothers. We started doing business with them back in 1955. They were bought out but a conglomerate a few years ago but the crusts seemed to be unchanged so we stay with them. Some of you have mentioned uneven quality with our Pizza's. That may be the result of the ancient pizza ovens currently in use. I am considering replacing them in the near future.

Dave, I've never had the pizza, but love all your other choices. keep up the great job you and your staff do.

hmmm wrote:

When I moved to Beckley, several people raved about King Tuts so I went and checked it out (a couple of times). Needless to say, I was not impressed. If you're in the mood for pizza, play it safe and stick with Pizza Hut. Really, can someone please tell me where King Tuts gets their pizza crust from? It was so pathetic, I started laughing.
Just my opinion, but I think that if you remove the nostalgic atmosphere that captivates King Tuts customers, how many true patrons would it have?

Actually king tut does NOT buy there crust they make theres home made thank you.! and i started laughing when i seen ur post.... ur the pathetic one!!!King Tut was the best placed around until the woman over that helped run it for many years retired after that it went down hill ask anyone that has lived here a very ling while.!

David McKay wrote:

Hi Folks, I'm Dave McKay, one of the owners of King Tut. In answer to the last poster, we get our crusts from Virga Brothers. We started doing business with them back in 1955. They were bought out but a conglomerate a few years ago but the crusts seemed to be unchanged so we stay with them. Some of you have mentioned uneven quality with our Pizza's. That may be the result of the ancient pizza ovens currently in use. I am considering replacing them in the near future.

Please train your workers on how to treat customers. They are very rude and curt, especially when taking phone orders. They never say, "thank you" or "have a nice day" in fact they say nothing they just hang up. A kind word would be appreciated from time to time. Thank you!!

Sometimes the food is good, sometimes not. The last 2 pizzas we got had the cheese burned. The hot dogs used to be good but they are so light colored now I don't see how the management can say they are made of beef. They don't taste like beef wieners but the turkey kind I buy when I want low-cal wieners. The barbeques are still good as they ever were. My husband won't call in an order; he swears they dont' make it until you get there to pick it up and then you wait anywhere from 20-30 minutes.

David McKay wrote:

Hi Folks, I'm Dave McKay, one of the owners of King Tut. In answer to the last poster, we get our crusts from Virga Brothers. We started doing business with them back in 1955. They were bought out but a conglomerate a few years ago but the crusts seemed to be unchanged so we stay with them. Some of you have mentioned uneven quality with our Pizza's. That may be the result of the ancient pizza ovens currently in use. I am considering replacing them in the near future.

Dave,

I hate to bring up an old post but I HAVE to because I am truly concerned about King Tut. I grew up eating at King Tut and Capri. My church would order 30 pizzas at a time from King Tut and with that many pizzas, there was still consistency. When a King Tut pizza is made right, it is heaven. Unfortunately, for a couple years now the pizza is sometimes not even eatable.

The price on the pizza seems expensive compared to what it was and if I was getting the same pizza as 25 years ago, I wouldn't mind paying. However, the toppings that used to be stacked...aren't there. Too much sauce, crust isn't thoroughly cooked, pepperoni has changed, and you all don't put the sprinkle cheese on the pizza like you used to.

I seriously almost want to cry, scream, yell....something because 25 years ago...there were two places to get pizza, imo, King Tut or Capri. It just mattered if you wanted garlic New York style or a contemporary great tasting King Tut pizza. Capri is gone now...I ate there 2 meals a day the last week they were open. I miss Capri sooooo much. Please, Dave, don't make me long for even a bad King Tut pizza because you all close down too.

Pizza is what made King Tut what it is, imo. Please, Please...fix the problems.