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Squeeze Inn in Napa

10/27/2021

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Not Your Typical Napa Experience!

People don't visit Napa to eat at shopping centers.
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But Don and I did just that. I read about Squeeze Inn and wanted to give it a try.  

Heaters and Art

We arrived early before the lunch rush. Along one wall, there was a lineup of tables. There were also a few outdoor heaters. Hmm?
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There were lots of burger and beer and sport related posters. Charlie Chaplin didn't quite fit in.

The Counter and Grill  

The only customer, was seated at the counter having a beer. 
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There were lots of available stools and lots of available catsup bottles!

Squeezeburger with Cheese

We ordered at the end of the counter.
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It was the Squeezeburger we'd heard about. But I figured we also needed to try a deep fried hotdog, while we were being incredibly unhealthy.

​Eye on the Grill

The lone customer finished his beer and was suddenly on his way.  
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Yay! We moved up to the counter and enjoyed the show. Nothing quite like watching a cook, when they really know what they're doing at the grill.

Making a Squeezeburger

​So we watched the guy toss a pile of cheddar onto the grill. The burger then landed on top.  
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Then he covered the burger with the metal hood, while he fried up my hotdog. I think the bun was heated on top of the hood actually. ??
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Voila!

And this is how it looked! 
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We took our tray of decadence and headed for the patio.

Yum!

This is our lunch feast and I am not ashamed. Don's burger had the perfect "cheese skirt".
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My fried hotdog was healthy, because it had tomatoes and pickles.

How to Eat?

In these photos, you can see even better how ridiculous our meal was.
Don actually cut away at the cheese skirt. I tried to wrap some of the cheese around some of our fries. Interesting.
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My hotdog was surprisingly tasty. I've never had tomatoes on a hotdog and I've never had a fried dog. So how did we do? We sampled each others and secretly threw away over half. It was good! We just stopped before we were miserable.

A Question for This Guy

Before leaving, we headed back inside to let our cook know that we enjoyed our first Squeezburger Experience. Then I had to ask.
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"I read that your ceiling is covered with toothpicks." I asked him why I didn't see any. He laughed and said they had issues with the fire marshal and that little tradition of shooting toothpicks through a straw, into the ceiling had to end.

Oh well, we sampled our first Squeezeburger. Good enough!
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2 Comments
dawn doss
1/2/2022 01:38:21 pm

Beth,
I just wanted to say thank you.
You are just the sweetest person, so kind and intelligent.
I cannot recall how I found you, possibly the International Hotel in Nevada? (shudder...you are BRAVE!)
Your blog has been my happy place when the madness gets to be too much.
I have read and re-read so many of your reviews/stories...you are simply a delight.
Happy New Year to you, and Don, and your beautiful kids.
I hope you are all well and happy.
Peace.
Dawn.
:)

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Beth
1/2/2022 09:34:43 pm

Thank you so much, Dawn! Your words were such a treat today!
It brings me satisfaction to record my memories and thoughts. But, honestly I never think much about the idea that someone might read my crazy blog posts. I get few comments. What a nice surprise to know that you enjoyed reading something that I shared. I'm guessing we have much in common, if you found posts that you can relate to.
I so appreciate that you stopped to share your thoughts. Please feel free to drop me a line if you have your own thoughts on food, travel, family or other curious subjects! Take Care!
Beth bz@comcast.net

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