Pinnacle Drive

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Geralyn

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Aug 3, 2024, 3:55:07 PM8/3/24

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There aren't many drive-ins left in West Virginia. Maybe that's why I have a fascination with them. They're like these remaining artifacts from a different time, still preserved in areas.

On a recent trip to McDowell County, I drove through Pineville in Wyoming County. In addition to the area being known recently for a "documentary," Wyoming County is also home to the Pinnacle Drive-In.

While I discovered that you can remain in your car in the parking lot and a carhop will come out to you, I didn't realize that. So, we went inside. There are only a few tables inside, but a few cars had been waited on outside. That's clearly the preferred method here.

The menu has sandwiches - BBQ, grilled cheese, ham - as well as specialty sandwiches - pizza submarines, giant cheeseburgers, Italian submarines. Plus dinners, seafood dinners, soups, salads. It's pretty run of the mill. Their big-sellers are the hotdogs or the "submarine," which is turkey salad, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and cranberry sauce. That sandwich sounds a lot like another in the nearby area. Scott, my coworker, ordered that. But I went with the hotdogs.

The weenie wonks over at the West Virginia Hot Dog Blog have a more comprehensive look at the hotdogs, but I'll do my best here. I LOVED the buns - which are these buttered and grilled. They are definitely more bun for your hotdog, but they hold up well with all the toppings. I ordered chili, slaw, mustard and onions, but my slaw was nowhere to be found. I didn't realize this until later because I was super hungry (and late), so I didn't want to fuss.

I liked the flavor of the chili (not so much a sauce), and I liked their own little spin on the hotdog. It was more filling, and the bun had a little crisp, which I liked. Overall, I think it was pretty good. I think slaw could've taken this up a notch. Pinnacle is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and closed Sundays.

Grade: B

Bolger, filling in at quarterback for injured junior Jacob Conover, threw four of his five touchdown passes to Anderson, a running back, who juked defenders on his way for a 9-yard score on the second play of overtime.

Hatten extended the football with his right hand toward the end zone. But he was hit as he reached out and fumbled just before clearing the goal line. Sophomore linebacker Bryant Jackson, the brother of senior defensive back Bryce Jackson, recovered in the end zone, ending the game.

It set off a celebration on the field by Chandler (2-1), which came into the game without one of the top quarterbacks in the state after Conover suffered a sprained shoulder late in the second quarter of last Saturday's 27-14 loss to No. 2 nationally ranked Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy.

Chandler also lost two linebackers and a safety to injuries in the game, leaving the defense vulnerable, especially against the run, in the final quarter when Pinnacle (2-1) rallied from a 28-14 deficit on scoring runs of 42 and 32 yards by Amelec Juntunen.

Bolger played well in the second half against IMG Academy, which got him ready for the first start of his varsity career. He threw for 130 yards in the first half, and found backup receiver Dylan Fernandez for a 25-yard score that put Chandler up 28-14 in the fourth quarter.

With about 2:11 left in the half and Chandler holding a 14-7 lead, punter Cash Peterman might have made the save of the night. He retrieved a snap that sailed over his head, and eluding tacklers, was able to get a punt off from his end zone that got the ball out to Chandler's 47. Rattler ran 20 yards and completed a 12-yard pass to the 15, but the drive ended with Bryce Jackson's interception in the end zone with 30 seconds left.