My Weekend in Sacramento – Saturday

After hanging with C's family, we went to the new Squeeze Inn location (www.squeezeinn.com). They moved to a larger location but the new place isn’t very big. This was my first visit, though I had heard about it on Guy Fieri’s show Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.

(this picture is from the Squeeze Inn web site)

The cheese skirt is what they’re famous for. Candace and I both got their basic cheeseburger, the Squeeze with Cheese, and added jalapenos, and her hubby got a basic Squeeze with Cheese. We also got 2 orders of fries.

I wasn’t impressed. The cheese skirt was super good - it’s crispy melted cheese, how could it be anything but good?! But the burger itself was somewhat bland, even with the jalapenos, and slightly overcooked. I think the basic cheeseburger from In-n-Out is much better, though smaller and no cheese skirt.

The fries weren’t very good; Candace said they used to be much better. It seems they’re now using frozen French fries. Very disappointing. I don’t know why they wouldn’t stick with the fresh. If In-n-Out can do it, there’s no excuse for these guys not to. It’s not like they’re serving people quickly – between standing in line and then waiting for the food, it took over 1.5 hours. I expected a lot more based on Guy Fieri’s review. Not worth going back there again.

Of course, dinner was much, much better – Candace was cooking.

Her friend Gwen came over for dinner and showed off the uber-cool Art Deco wall sconces she’d found in a local antique shop that afternoon. We nibbled on shaved Parmesan cheese and drank wine until dinner was ready.

Mmmmm, braised beef with olives and tomatoes, served with roasted fingerling potatoes. The beef was tender and delicious, and the olives gave it the perfect bite. Excellent food, good wine, and perfect company.