Road Food

I believe I have mentioned in previous posts that we have two books that we look at for places to eat and things to do as we travel.  One book is “1000 Places to See Before You Die” and the second is “Road Food”. While on our visit to Spirit Lake Fran looked at the 1000 places book for Idaho and saw that a hamburger restaurant, Hudson Hamburgers, was in Coeur d’Alene.  Our hosts knew of it but since they have lived here they have never gone, so we went on Thursday.  It is in the heart of Coeur d’Alene and is a little restaurant with a counter that seats about 15 people.  The menu consists of a single hamburger, double hamburger or both with cheese on them.  You can also order a fried egg sandwich or fried ham and egg sandwich.  Soda, ice tea and pie are the remaining items on the menu.  No fries, chips or any side dishes.  On your hamburger you have the choice of pickles and/or onions. 

We watched the cook make the burgers.  A tray of meat is next to the grill and he takes out enough for a patty, forms the patty and slaps in on the grill. Good hamburger but In-n-Out is still at the top of my list.  It was fun to talk to the cook, as he was about 3 feet from us, and watch him cook.  I will say the pie was outstanding (banana cream).

Here is the Road Food link for the restaurant so you can see and read about it, http://www.roadfood.com/Restaurant/Overview/173/hudsons-hamburgers