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BECKLEY - If you're hunting for the quintessential 1950s and 1960s dine-in-your-car experience, you'll find it at the King Tut Drive-in.
Built in the 1940s by a Mr. Tutwiler and named for him, the drive-in became John McKay's in 1955. In August, he turned the restaurant over to two of his sons: David of Atlanta and Jeff of Gaithersburg, Md.
The drive-in's huge neon sign with its yellowand-red crown and that low-slung metal canopy beckons diners into simpler days. Food and drink come on a tray brought by a waitress who hangs the tray on the driver-side window of the diner's vehicle.
What'll they bring? Pick from the drive-in's two-page, moderately priced menu. It has burgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, fries, fountain soft drinks, milkshakes and more. Crowdpleasers are fried chicken livers, baby-back ribs, meatloaf and, according to a customer, a "really, really good"...