The Doghouse Tavern: Langley, WA

Another retroactive review of a burger that is in the running for the title of World's Best. Located on scenic Whidbey Island, a half-hour's drive and a 15-minute ferry ride north of Seattle, in this bar is found what has so far been my best veggie burger on the West Coast. It is a savory patty made with hazelnuts. Hazelnuts make everything taste better, yet they are almost completely overlooked in veggie patty form. The burger comes with blue cheese dressing, and when I asked for them to hold it, the waitress asked if I would like baked beans instead. While I admire her effort at customer satisfaction, the beans had little chunks of meat in them. This was not enough to detract from the overall experience though.