(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Dependable Drive-In)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Moon Township, PA) A local drive-in theater is being recognized as one of the best in the country. 

Dependable Drive-In in Moon Township was named the second-best drive-in theater in the nation in USA Today’s 2026 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. 

The theater was nominated for the award in April, and readers were able to vote once per day through May 11. The results were announced Wednesday. 

Experts selected 20 nominees for consideration, with only 10 theaters ultimately making the final rankings. 

USA Today praised Dependable Drive-In for its high-definition digital projection, Dolby Surround FM radio sound and four movie screens. 

Dependable Drive-In is the last remaining drive-in theater in Allegheny County. 

The theater opened in 1950 and continues operating today. 

Dependable Drive-In was one of four drive-in theaters in Pennsylvania to make the list, along with Shankweiler’s Drive-In Theater in Orefield at #1, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater in Lehighton at #6, and Evergreen Drive-In Theatre in Mount Pleasant at #10.