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Hamburger Gourmet Burger Kitchen Fast food Restaurant Chef, Gourmet Burger Kitchen Angel, angle, food png 760x510px 17.39KB.This story was originally published August 27, 2015, 11:00 PM. Burger Broiler wins for its modernized - and sleek - retro burger joint look.Ĭleanest: Pick-Quick maintains the cleanest grounds, Burger Broiler’s dining room was spotless and Shake Shake Shake paid more attention to cleanliness, as well. Shake Shake Shake wins for its retro decor. Gourmet Burger Shop comes in at a close second.īest atmosphere: Pick-Quick’s park-like setting wins for the mom stamp of approval (never litter anywhere). But only downside was a long wait for food at both.īest rings: Out and About’s hand-dipped rings made with a pancake batter, Gourmet Burger Shop’s crispy beer battered jumbo rings and DeLong’s Deluxe crunchy-battered bread crumb onion rings.īest fries: Pick-Quick’s hand-cut fries won hands down, with secondary nods for the garlic-herb shoestring fries at Gourmet Burger Shop and thin-cut fries at Burger Broiler.īest shakes: Shake Shake Shake wins for variety, flavor and composition. Consistently good for burgers, fries, rings and shakes. Frugals earns a nod for a price tag of $4.83, but with a lower rating.īest at everything: Shake Shake Shake and DeLong’s Deluxe. Be sure to sample the house-made sauces, umami bomb and rooster ketchup (69 cents each).īest value in relation to rating: Burger Broiler wins with a top-rated cheeseburger and fresh-cut fries for $5.13. Shakes ($4.59-$4.89) tasted chef-inspired, with unexpected flavors such as miso butterscotch, red licorice and mocha banana malted. Next time, I’d order extra lettuce and onions to get more crunch out of the texture.ĮXTRAS: Thin-cut fries were golden crisp and fresh from the fryer ($2.79) onion rings carried a beer batter with a waft of yeast ($3.19). This burger was tomato-free, which meant that the ratio of goo to crunch was lower. Shredded iceberg and thick-chopped onions cooly offset the goo, with dill pickle chips for reinforcement. The toasted hamburger bun stayed sturdy to the end and was smeared with a puckery special sauce fueled by fresh herbs, thyme, Italian parsley and cilantro. The classic deluxe with cheese ($5.48) was built with a well-seasoned patty, juicier than any sampled for this tour and grilled until the edges were deliciously browned, with melted American cheese gluing bun to patty. The cheddar glued together the patty and top bun, with layers of crisp veggies underneath: a thick tomato slice, shredded iceberg, diced onions and pickle chips, all on a sturdy bun.įind a burger based on the old roadside burger stand theme. A big bonus was melted Tillamook cheddar in lieu of the usual American. I appreciated a burger patty that was salted and peppered, but the patty from local company Tri City Meats was just a bit overwhelmed by the condiments, so skip the slightly sweetened housemade mayo-mustard sauce with pickle relish if you want more beefiness.

In 2013, they built the building that sits at the corner of Bridgeport Way Southwest and Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest with shaded outdoor picnic seating, but no indoor dining.įind a thicker patty here, just under a quarter pound and made from fresh ground chuck, on the cheeseburger deluxe ($4.99). DeLong’s Deluxe is a walk-up burger stand and the retirement project of Tim and Marie DeLong, retired from the City of Tacoma and Washington State History Museum, respectively.