Bill Gates isn’t exactly a highly-regarded food critic. But for the decades he’s spent in the Seattle area, the Microsoft co-founder has certainly had a burger or two in the Emerald City.
Now, he’s sharing his favorite spots to eat one. Gates recently told Wired that two Seattle burger joints stick out in his mind: Burgermaster and Dick’s Drive-In.
Gates said that “the name says it all,” when it comes to Burgermaster, and called Dick’s Drive-In “a classic.” He recommends the original Burgermaster and Fries or Dick’s Deluxe and Shake.
I’ve lived in Seattle for more than five years now and can attest to Bill G.’s choices — although I don’t think Burgermaster is anything special. But if the world was about to end and I could only eat one burger in Seattle, I might have to go with Red Mill — that bacon and those onion rings cannot be beat.
There are plenty of other options for burger-lovers in Seattle, from Uneeda to Li’l Woody’s to 8 oz. Burger Bar.
Seattleites: what are your favorites? Do you agree with Bill G.?