I spent weeks scouring Mexico for the perfect taco, the ideal carnitas, and the inimitable mole. In Spain, it was a quest for a jamón de pata negra so delicate that it would send me to heaven. In Ireland, it was a search for legendary fish n’ chips (Leo Burdock's in Dublin was the winner there!). I’ve now turned my sights to burgers. Not as exquisite or refined as the jamón but possibly as satisfying, just in a different way, the burger is what has defined “American cuisine,” which might be considered an oxymoron by food snobs. Sometimes maligned as fast food, it must be remembered that other special foods, like tacos and fish n’ chips and even jamón, served in taverns as a tapa accompanying a drink, are also “fast,” and the burger represents the Americans well. I've heard stories of French tourists coming to this country just in search of that perfect burger, so I will make sure to make this review quest-like in style.
I’m not going to rush this, but will slowly review all of the burger joints that cross my path.
First one:
Rusty’s Drive-In: Cashmere, Washington
Burger=3.5/5. Rusty Burger with soft bun, special sauce, fried on a frier. Great burger. Nothing particularly special, but very worthy as the American standard fried burger.
Onion Rings=4/5 lightly fried, easy to enjoy
Blackberry Malt= 5/5. No other words to describe this other than ridiculously thick/real fruit. Which is to say: Excellent!
Cashmere is the home of Aplets and Cotlets and we have also enjoyed a wonderful barbecue in town at Country Boys BBQ. I'd probably hit the BBQ over Rusty's, but if you need a burger, Rusty's is great!
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