Summer Drive-Ins: Clem’s and the Pork-Brain Sandwich

By CHARLES FERRUZZA

Summer is officially here, and that means it’s drive-in season.

This spring, the 50-year-old Clem’s Drive-In re-opened at 10802 E. 23rd Street in Independence. It had closed in March 2007 after its most recent owner, Brent Gilbert, decided to move on to other ventures. Bob and Janet Andrist bought the business, which still boasts, more or less, the original menu: crumbly-meat sandwiches, chili dogs, chili, milkshakes and onion rings.