Best Burger in Tacoma?


So I've been doing a little 'hands on' research and polling of locals and so far, the best burger places I've found in Tacoma (in no particular order) are:
Little Holland Drive-In
Frugals
Frisko Freeze

None of these places have any indoor seating, so from about November 1st until the end of February (wimpy, I know), they're pretty much 'To Go'.

Frugals is strictly drive through, and they have a funky two lane system with service on the left or right side of your car. Like the CostCo gas islands, if you can manage to use the 'wrong' side, you can usually cut your wait down a couple of cars. The 1/4lb cheeseburgers are great and they always have a cool shake flavor (this month, Pumpkin Pie). As an added bonus, you can park in the Foxes parking lot and check out the citizens on their way into the strip club.

Little Holland Drive-In has a microscopic parking lot wedged in between their building and the business next door. Impossibly narrow parking spaces are mostly a suggestion, especially when they get busy at lunch time. Parking hassles aside, the burgers are excellent and the fries and onion rings are probably the best of the bunch. They've also got creamsicle shakes that taste just like 50/50 bars. Little Holland also has the distinction of beating out The Red Mill and Dick's Drive In for City Search's Best Burger in Seattle (nevermind that they're in Tacoma.)

Frisko Freeze just past the Southern Kitchen is more of a neighborhood place. With a real parking lot and your choice of a walk up or drive up service, you can get some tasty burgers, but the service was pretty slow the last time I was there. Also, they have the tiniest burgers of the bunch, so order big, because you're not gonna want to wait to order more.

Posted: Wed - November 9, 2005 at 11:27 PM         |

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