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Mexican food and culture, on both sides of the border

Burgers, fries and pies

August 19, 2009 by Lesley Tellez

I may gain five pounds on this trip, but I don’t care. Sometimes a girl needs a cherry milkshake. With real flecks of cherry in it.

Got one yesterday at Big Tom’s Drive-Inn in Olympia, and it was everything I hoped a cherry milkshake would be. Sweet. Tangy. Creamy. Difficult to slurp through the straw.

Cherry milkshake from your typical American drive-in

Big Tom's Eastside Drive-Inn in Olympia, WA

Oh, and I got a burger and onion rings, too. It came with a side of “goop,” a mix of mayo and mustard and sweet relish. It’s the yellow stuff below.

A burger and 'rings from Big Tom's Eastside Drive-Inn in Olympia, WA

Then I made cherry pie later.

Cherry slab pie with a homemade crust, before we topped it with vanilla ice cream.

Today I’m doing bikram yoga for the rock-bottom American price of $15 (it’s $22 in Mexico), and hopefully I will sweat out all the toxins from yesterday.

But when I come back, I’m having a slice of the blueberry bread that’s in the oven right now.

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  1. Vero

    August 22, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    mouth watering pics! So jealous of your burger meal….missing that right now here in mex.

  2. Paige Parker

    September 17, 2009 at 4:44 pm

    Realized reading this that you were in the Seattle area at the same time we were there on vacation. Dang it! I’d have loved to see you, even for just a quick coffee. Love your blog. Paige

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