Sink Your Teeth Into This!
Introduce your hunger to Red Wagon Burgers in Tumwater. The 100% fresh Angus chuck ground beef patties are hand-rolled and pressed on site. Your meal will be cooked to your specific order. Of course, you can accompany your sandwich with French fries, house-made onion rings, or mozzarella sticks. New owner Jennifer Dierking is keeping all the sauce and dressing recipes exactly the same as the ones customers have come back for over and over.
“I love this place,” says Dierking, who lives nearby. She’s been in the food business most of her life. Her mother had a wholesale vegetable business where Jennifer started work in junior high school. She’s been busy ever since. With full ownership of a deli in Tukwila, a partnership in a teriyaki restaurant in Dupont, and a Sushi restaurant in Vancouver, Dierking keeps a full schedule.
For the pure of heart, there are traditional condiments like pickles, lettuce, and cheese. However, others may want to taste the teriyaki style with pineapple or add bacon, pepperjack cheese, or mushrooms. Not a burger day? Try one with chicken, fish, or turkey. The Philly cheese steak is popular with its grilled onion and Provolone cheese. The Alaskan cod is cut and prepared in the kitchen. Other fish and chip baskets include prawns, oysters, shrimp, clams and calamari. Salads and wraps are on the menu, too. Summertime offers fruity milkshakes.
Red Wagon Burgers hires local high school students to staff the eatery. Dierking keeps this in mind when making the shift schedules. One of her valued employees used to come to the location to eat when she was growing up. The fond memories led to working at the Red Wagon through her high school years.
Red Wagon Burgers is located on the corner of Capitol and Tumwater Boulevards, though the actual address is on Oly Highway 99 SW. There is plenty of parking. You can sit outside under cover and your dog can join you.
Red Wagon is open Monday through Friday from 10:30am to 8pm and on Saturday from 11am to 8pm. While closed on Sundays, everyone is re-energizing for another week of serving friendly customers and noteworthy burgers.
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Red Wagon Burgers
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BY MARY ELLEN PSALTIS