Happy Days

When we visit Lee and Melanie on Whidbey Island they take us to their favorite eating spots… so far we’ve found nothing that matches the good food that Melanie prepares herself. Here in Bellingham, we have a lot of our own favorite spots; places we like to take our out-of-town guests, like The Pepper Sisters, Rudy’s Pizza, D’Anna’s Café Italiano, Avenue Bread Company, and Little Cheerful for breakfast. So with Lee and Melanie visiting us, we sat around discussing where we would eat dinner. Another favorite popped up… Boomer’s Drive-In. And when I mentioned that as a 20th anniversary special all of their hamburgers are priced at $2.89, the die was cast. “Boomer’s it is!” Friday night in a college district and cheap hamburgers. Need I say more? All of the drive-in slots were full and a line of people crowded the restaurant door. With a few quick moves (those young kids didn’t know we could move so fast), we were able to nab a table and while Melanie and I played anchor, the guys went up to place our order. For a little while we were the only silver-haired folks in the place, but as I said to the others, “I’ll bet we know more about the drive-in culture than anyone else here. Where are the roller-skating carhops?” It was busy, noisy, and fun. The hamburgers and waffle fries were good too. My only regret… I was too full to order a hot fudge sundae for dessert. (Maybe we'll try Sunday afternoon.)

... P. L. Morningstar