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Ballard's Iceberg Drive In

Ballard's Iceberg Drive In

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10/02/2025

3 more days!
We are closing our doors on Saturday, October 4, 2025
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After 65 years, Ballard’s Iceberg at 673 E 12300 S in Draper is closing; its last day will be Saturday Oct 4 2025. The restaurant began in 1960 when Alice Mae and Allen Ballard bulldozed the front yard of their house and built the Iceberg Drive-in, for about $4,000 ($44K today). The Ballard house can still be seen behind the restaurant. It was mostly Alice Mae who cooked and ran the place but now her son, Don Ballard, is the owner. At about 75 years old he is ready to retire. A proposal to demolish the restaurant and house and build a Jiffy L**e has made its way through the Draper City Planning Commission. The Ballard family is bittersweet about the closing of the restaurant but in the last planning commission meeting they stated that this transition is beneficial for all involved. In a 2020 interview with the Draper Journal, Don Ballard said his greatest pride has been keeping the family business going for so long. He has kept large photos of his mother, Alice Mae, on the front windows as a tribute. Images from Newmark Mountain West sales flyer. #utahhistory #slchistory #draperutah #draperutahfood #DraperUT #draperutah 10/02/2025

Thank you Rachel Quist!

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After 65 years, Ballard’s Iceberg at 673 E 12300 S in Draper is closing; its last day will be Saturday Oct 4 2025. The restaurant began in 1960 when Alice Mae and Allen Ballard bulldozed the front yard of their house and built the Iceberg Drive-in, for about $4,000 ($44K today). The Ballard house can still be seen behind the restaurant. It was mostly Alice Mae who cooked and ran the place but now her son, Don Ballard, is the owner. At about 75 years old he is ready to retire. A proposal to demolish the restaurant and house and build a Jiffy L**e has made its way through the Draper City Planning Commission. The Ballard family is bittersweet about the closing of the restaurant but in the last planning commission meeting they stated that this transition is beneficial for all involved. In a 2020 interview with the Draper Journal, Don Ballard said his greatest pride has been keeping the family business going for so long. He has kept large photos of his mother, Alice Mae, on the front windows as a tribute. Images from Newmark Mountain West sales flyer. #utahhistory #slchistory #draperutah #draperutahfood #DraperUT #draperutah

Photos from Ballard's Iceberg Drive In's post 12/05/2020
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Category

Burger Restaurants

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673 E. 12300 S
Draper, UT
84020

Opening Hours

Tuesday 8am - 10pm
Wednesday 8am - 10pm
Thursday 8am - 10pm
Friday 8am - 10pm
Saturday 8am - 10pm