I suppose it is my very own fault. A couple of weeks in the past, in Slack, I requested my colleagues for his or her favourite burger and veggie burger suggestions. I hoped to spherical out the meals part of our metropolis information. I figured there’d be one runaway choice—a burger to beat all burgers.
I ought to’ve identified higher.
We right here at The Stranger are passionate and opinionated. Even a subject as innocuous as “favourite burger” can devolve right into a shouting match. (Various of us are former highschool and school debate clubbers—outdated habits die onerous!)
Issues began pleasant sufficient. Social media supervisor Christian Parroco praised Le Coin, saying, “Hear me out as a result of it might appear bougie to go to a French restaurant only for a burger, however Le Coin in Fremont, palms down, serves the perfect burger I’ve had in Seattle. Excessive-quality meat cooked to perfection, extraordinarily nice mouth really feel from the caramelized onions and Mimolette fondue, and the frites are simply a top-five french fry, which is admittedly essential to my burger expertise.”
FONDUE?? ON A BURGER? Sure. I like the place that is going.
Julianne Bell, our foods and drinks calendar editor, stated, “I really like the Choose-Fast Drive In burger!! Kinda a basic quick meals burger like Dick’s however heaped with extra veggies (lettuce, tomato, onion), not not like In-N-Out. For a extra bougie burger scenario, I am additionally keen on the key menu burger at Bateau and Boat Bar, which is made with dry-aged beef.”
Indecisive and a vegetarian, I threw two choices into the ring: Pink Mill’s Pink Onion Backyard Burger and Lil Woody’s housemade black bean patty on the Pendleton, which is a messy, saucy beast stacked excessive with BBQ sauce, cheese, and a fats, deep-fried onion ring.
Simply as just a few extra well mannered votes for Pink Mill and Loretta’s Northwesterner got here in, our director of video manufacturing, Shane Wahlund, dropped a burger bomb: “I’m an Island Soul boy so I’m an enormous fan of their Soul Burger + Fries. Their beef is great—plus you get a fried egg, American cheese, a scorching hyperlink, bacon, and the jerk mayo—all on a brioche bun. It’s a gut-buster not for the faint of coronary heart.”
DOES THAT EVEN COUNT AS A BUGER?!!? Responses began flying in a bit sooner, individuals began doubling down on how their favourite might probably stand as much as a burger topped with just about a whole breakfast. Katie Phoenix got here to Imply Sandwich’s protection, vegan Shannon Lubetich insisted no Seattle burger might high Juicy J’s Smoked Burgers in Poulsbo (combating phrases if I’ve ever heard them), after which Evanne Corridor, who beforehand claimed the Floozy Burger from Tin Desk as her favourite, chided everybody for not considering of Bait Store’s burger sooner, with its In-N-Out double patty vibes and completely melted cheese.
As soon as Caroline Dodge reminded everybody of Virginia Inn’s hand-cut fries, nicely, shit went off the rails. It stopped being about burgers and began being about temper, the time of day, starvation ranges, and price. Seems, there isn’t any finest burger in Seattle; the perfect burger lives in our hearts.
The purpose? The Stranger loves burgers. All burgers. We love them a lot that we teamed up with Jack Daniels and made a WHOLE FUCKING WEEK FOR THEM! Right now by Sunday, June 16, 20 eating places are providing specialty burgers for $12. This is not about discovering the perfect burger in Seattle; that is about celebrating all a burger may be, from Angus beef to blackened salmon to spicy turkey to marinated tofu. See the complete menu of progressive choices right here, then get on the market and eat, eat, eat! (And keep in mind to tip, tip, tip, too.)
Pleased burger week! I am by no means going to ask my colleagues for suggestions on something ever once more. (JK, sure I’ll, I’ve had a hankerin’ for a milkshake recently…)
