Revisiting Washington: Eat your way across the State

Traveling the slow roads has the uncanny effect of stirring up hunger pangs every 50 miles or so. Perhaps this is due to all the local eateries passed along the way. Unlike the big chain restaurants, they tempt you from the side of the road since you don’t have to leave the interstate to see them. The result, of course, is not being able to decide where to eat given all the choices.

Allow us to make a few suggestions:

Fat Smitty’s – Discovery Bay (junction of US 101 and SR 20 along the Olympic Peninsula). Voted Best Burger in Washington by the 2005 Burger Tour and location where a Dubya bobblehead can be purchased with no irony or satire intended (Tour 9a).

Red Horse Drive-In – Ellensburg (1518 W. University Way). In addition to tasty burgers and shakes, you can enjoy the meticulously restored Mobilgas station, featuring (obviously) a winged red horse as the logo. It certainly caught the eye (and satisfied the appetite!) of this traveler (Tour 7b).

Frank’s Diner – Downtown Spokane (1516 W. 2nd Ave.). Formerly serving as the Northern Pacific Railroad Presidential Car, car #1787, originally built in 1906, now serves the best breakfast in town (Tour 1a).

Now’s your chance to tell us where you eat when you’re on the road!

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Don’t miss Billy Burger Drive-in in Wilbur on Hwy 2. Cool neon sign too! It’s also your last chance for food on that road.

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Eat your way across the State Monday September 17, 2007 Traveling the slow roads has the uncanny effect of stirring up hunger pangs every 50 miles or so. Perhaps this is due to all the local eateries passed along the way. Unlike the big chain restaurants, they tempt you from the side of the road since you don’t have to leave the interstate to see them. The result, of course, is not being able to decide where to eat given all the choices. Allow us to make a few suggestions: Fat Smitty’s – Discovery Bay (junction of US 101 and SR 20 along the Olympic Peninsula). Voted Best Burger in Washington by the 2005 Burger Tour and location where a Dubya bobblehead can be purchased with no irony or satire intended (Tour 9a). Red Horse Drive-In – Ellensburg (1518 W. University Way). In addition to tasty burgers and shakes, you can enjoy the meticulously restored Mobilgas station, featuring (obviously) a winged red horse as the logo. It certainly caught the eye (and satisfied the appetite!) of this traveler (Tour 7b). Frank’s Diner – Downtown Spokane (1516 W. 2nd Ave.). Formerly serving as the Northern Pacific Railroad Presidential Car, car #1787, originally built in 1906, now serves the best breakfast in town (Tour 1a). Now’s your chance to tell us where you eat when you’re on the road! Commenting Is Closed Comments are allowed for six weeks from the posted date. If you want to make a comment or reopen this discussion, please contact us with your request. Thank you for visiting. Don’t miss Billy Burger Drive-in in Wilbur on Hwy 2. Cool neon sign too! It’s also your last chance for food on that road. 1 \| Posted by Eugenia Woo \| Sep 24, 05:16 PM Commenting is closed for this article.