This Fatburger is across the street from the No Frills I regularly shop at, so suffice it to say,…read moreI've passed it at least a gazillion times since I moved here. No exaggeration! I rarely eat burgers, so I've not gone in here before, but I occasionally got burgers at Fatburger when I lived in the Seattle area, years ago, and they always were pretty good. So I'm familiar with the brand.
Tonight I was going grocery shopping with my kid, and I mentioned that I'd like to pick up dinner somewhere as I've been cooking a lot lately and I wanted to take a break from kitchen work. We tossed around a few ideas (poke? Chinese? Sushi? Tacos?) when, lo! and behold, the Fatburger sign glowed from afar, like the Star of Bethlehem, beckoning. Hamburgers! We both hadn't had burgers in eons; in my case, it had been at least 7 months since I had one and, yeah, that sounded pretty darn good!
The parking lot here is wanky and tiny and we decided to walk over after our No Frills shopping. Inside, the restaurant is also small but it's clean, and there are a few wall-mounted tv's showing sports events.
My kid and I ordered each a CB Deluxe burger and a small order of fries.
OMG we both had forgotten how damn good these Fatburgers are! (We calculated that we last ate Fatburger burgers 9 or 10 years ago, in Seattle). Your burgers were cooked fresh on site, VERY generous portions, SO juicy and delicious, with maple bacon and just the perfect ratio and types of condiments. (My kid is very particular about condiment-to-protein ratios. Don't ask!). Super super good. And the fries! I am not usually a "fries" person. In fact, in years past, whenever we went to Fatburger in the States, I always got their onion rings (which were fantastic). But these fries were amazing: VERY hot, very crispy, not greasy at all, and the small size was actually huge (my kid IS a "fries" person and she said the small size here is the same as a generous medium or even a large order in other places. FYI).
I was heartened to see that they still have milkshakes on their menu. We remembered their milkshakes as being fabulous back in the day. I'd imagine they still are.
We got our order to take out. It took a while for them to make our food, but hey, it's all made to order, fresh, so the wait was worth it. Fancy or gourmet? Not at all. But good? Heck, yeah!