Conway Tavern French Dip Review, Conway, WA

It'll eat.

Jus doesn't make money shot look all that great.

Jus too clear-looking.

Toasted and melted.

Looks toasted, though.

Still sad looking.  Swiss.

Looks fairly sad.  Maybe cut it on bias at least.  No skewers. Jus looks a bit weak.

Iceberg. 2.

Like really quite a place.

Quite a place.

Not nice in here.

Another "reverse review".  Lots of FD choices.

 

Burger Dip Review - Web Locker, Bellingham, WA

Was in Bellingham the day after Thanksgiving with my brother and his boys.  This is Ari playing at a new playground near the waterfront.

The Web Locker is down by LFS.  I'd never been.  There was a young woman working the cash register and a young fellow running the grill.  They seemed happy and fine.  You can't order the burgers a la carte: they necessarily come with fries which is a bummer.  Everyone liked their burgers; I got a burger dip because that's how I roll.  Always be on brand.

Tasting Notes

• Sandwich alone is a 4.  Pretty good.  Cheese is tasty and creamy, melted.  Perhaps not Velveeta but seemed like government-grade cheez. Size of sanwich was large.  Looked a little greasy/buttery, which wasn't a bad thing.  Cut on bias, which was nice.
• Toppings 4.  Onions raw good.  Added some crunchiness/crispiness.  4.
• Jus 2.  Was not hot and not flavorful either.  Big bummer.  Basically added nothing to an already lubricated sandwich.
• Meat 4.  Lots of burger.
• Overall 3.  Good size and creamy processed cheese make this burger dip work.  They need to fix their jus, though!

J Michael's Burger Dip, Redmond, WA

I really liked this burger dip.  J Michael's is a funny little place in Redmond.  They had the Seahawks on there one day and they have pull tabs, which sounded like a fun activity, so we went for it.  I had to show off my reviewing skills so here we are.

Bread 4.  Pretty god.
Meat 4.  Burger good and plentiful and had a little char flavor to it that could have been an accident but added character and richness.
Non-Meat Toppings 4.  Onions were good and cheese was fine.
Jus 4.  Salty and good with a nice flavor.
Overall 5.  I have to give this a 5 because I really did like everything about it and wouldn't really change much.  Nice job, J Michael's.

La Conner Pub, Yankee, La Conner, WA

Setting the Stage

My parents invited me up for dinner.  It was mid January and the weather was nice.  I drove up and met them for dinner at one of their favorite places.

Tasting Notes

Sandwich 4
Salad good, crunchy, maybe even 5, fresh, creamy, added a lot of black pepper, which was great
Was hungry
Visiting parents
They are regulars
Dark jus
Small size
Red and green toothpicks
Jus great, rich, 5
Small
Well Toasted
Good amount of Swiss, additive
Dark, rich, excellent jus