| Name: | Kidd Valley | | Address: | 4910 Green Lake Way N, Seattle, WA 98103, USA | | Map: | Google Map |
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Kidd Valley
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| | What a wonderful and meaty, hot, cheesy burger dip! | |
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| | The sign at Kidd Valley, Bellevue Overlake area. | |
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| | The fall colors were beginning to become more "dead". Depressing but it means that it'll be ski season soon! | |
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It was a lazy football Saturday in the fall at lunchtime and time for me to have a dip, so I headed down to my local Kidd Valley for their Burger Dip. I knew going in that it was a very fine sandwich but I hadn't had it for a while. I don't eat at Kidd Valley much but when I do I've enjoyed the Burger Dip, fried mushrooms on the side. | |
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| | $5.65 is a pretty fair price but by the time you get your side (I did fried mushrooms) and beverage you're just under $10. | |
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The lady at the counter was friendly and I got a dip, a side of fried mushrooms with ranch, and a lemonade. The price got to nearly $10 but I was okay with that. I had the option of getting BBQ sauce instead of Au Jus for my French dip but I went with the au jus. I ordered it with Swiss cheese since that's how it's offered but you have the option of Cheddar and American cheeses. The ladies behind the counter regaled me with how they like to order their burger dips. | |
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For some of you purists out there, you may believe that a burger dip isn't a French dip but I say it is. | |
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| | A really hearty, great dip and they add garlic butter to the bun which makes it very rich and buttery. A hangover cure!? | |
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This is a great dip. The thing for me that really sets it a part is the great burger and the GARLIC BUTTER that they add to the bread. Although they don't tell you that this is something they do on their very simple menu, they do and it is delicious. It makes for a very butter, big, and juicy dip that's to die for. | |
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| | Here it is. Good portion, good looking cheese, nicely toasted bread, and a lot of meat! | |
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The dip arrived, wrapped in paper and served with my mushrooms. It looked very good, meaty and cheesy. | |
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| | Crackly and nice texture, absorbent from a basic French roll. | |
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Good looking French roll. Probably a standard type of roll but the way they toast it makes it look all crackly and delicious. | |
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| | Lots of really good burger. | |
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| | Lots of very good ground beef in here and good-looking swiss cheese! | |
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The meat on this sandwich (I suppose coupled with the au jus, cheese, and good, buttery bread) makes this sandwich really good. It's a very large (two patty) burger which makes it for a very hearty dip. | |
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| | I got Swiss cheese on this one which was actually quite good. It added to the texture and had a good, authentic flavor. | |
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| | Very good, fine portion. Drinkable. | |
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| | There it is. Styrofoam container but tasty. | |
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| | You can see the fat floating in here, which makes it delicious. | |
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The au jus on this is really good. Totally solid. Nothing wrong. Drinkable. | |
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| | Good, semi-large portion with a lot of meat. | |
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| | The sandwich alone at $5.65 is a pretty good deal. The very good fried mushrooms with ranch and the lemonade made it a bit pricey for fast food at just under $10 but still well worth it!!! | |
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Other (fun?) stuff while there | |
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| | The mushrooms are great. The fact that they do garlic butter on the bread is wonderful, though rich. | |
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They provide the option of BBQ sauce as an alternative to au jus but it's not better. I tried it for two bites and although its delicious and there's a (big) place in my heart for BBQ sauce, I prefer (good) au jus to BBQ sauce on a French dip sandwich. | |
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| | Get what I got: the Burger Dip, fried mushrooms with ranch, and a lemonade! | |
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| | | I had run over to the east side from Ballard to hang out with my friend Chris w. He and I hit a bucket of balls and had a beer at willows run. I was on my way home and it was after 7:00 so I stopped to eat. I wasn't sure where I was going to go but realize the kid Valley was on my way. I hadn't been there in a really long time so I decided to indulge. I wasn't sure that I was going to get a French dip when I showed up but decided to execute. I was happy that I did. I got it with a side of fried mushrooms which is just a tasty treat. One bad thing about the mushrooms is that they give you a narrow ranch plastic container to dip the mushrooms into so that's kind of hard on your fingers you would need something like a toothpick or fork to make it work well. | |
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| | | Overall this sandwich is very cheesy and rich but never tastes or feels greasy. The char-grilling makes it nice and the jus complements it. Double patties are a treat. | |
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| Fried mushrooms with ranch | |
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| | | Nice and small mushrooms.l, some tiny, which was fun. | |
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| | | Sadly too small for my fingers holding a mushroom. Made it hard to get to the ranch once it was depleted halfway. What a huge let down. | |
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| | | Annoyingly loud and upbeat oldies I didn't initially recognize. | |
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| Rolling Stones and other corny classic rock was played. Clearly part of their brand and not too bad. | |
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| | | Google said it was closed but noooo. I updated the Google record. Reopened it online! | |
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Kidd Valley is one of my favorite Seattle-local spots. It's lost luster over time, though. But I do indeed love this place and miss it now that I'm usually further north. Kidd Valley was first mentioned to me by my 3rd-6th Grade teacher, Sally Doran. It is quintessential Seattle and indeed a favorite. Special place in my heart for it and one of the few places I crave for a burger dip. It's the garlickyness, hot jus, cheese. | |
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