How can you not stop when you see a sign like this?

As I was cruising down Interstate 5 south of Portland, heading for the California border, I pulled off at Exit 148 in the hamlet of Rice Hill and into the driveway of K&R Drive Inn. It’s an old-time joint that’s been serving up burgers and ice cream since 1970.

Hoping for taste of summer, despite the wintery chill and intermittently heavy rain, I ordered a mini cup of blackberry ice cream. Their ice cream comes from Umpqua Dairy, based a little further south in Roseburg, Oregon.

It’s creamy and tasty enough, but it wasn’t berry enough to conjure up August (and I’m afraid that the bright fresh flavors of Vancouver’s Bella Gelateria have spoiled me forever!).

Maybe I should have had the deep-fried pickles…

About the “Hit the Road Hungry” Road Trip
I’m doing a solo road trip from Vancouver to Los Angeles, working with a company called Hit The Road that pairs people who want to take road trips with people who need their cars moved. I’m delivering a forest green 1998 Honda Civic for its owners who are moving from British Columbia to southern California, and I’m eating my way down the west coast.

The previous posts in this series are:
When Plans for Pie Go Awry
Taco Craving
Pok Pok in Portland
Living The Serious Coffee Lifestyle in Portland
Bites By Bike, with Portland’s Pedal Bike Tours
Taste of Korea: A Taste of the Food Cart Scene in Portland

I hope you’ll continue to follow along as I “Hit the Road Hungry!”

Tasty Travels!

Carolyn

When I was in Salt Lake City last week and it was 100 DEGREES out, I couldn’t really think of eating anything of substance. My mind kept coming back to ice cream.

I had been walking around downtown for a while, certain I’d find an ice cream or gelato shop but to no avail. Not knowing SLC very well at all, I tried something different. I took out my new trusty iPhone and gave it a shake using the UrbanSpoon application. I locked in on desserts and within seconds I discovered a spot I had to try.

Bruges Waffles and Frites specializes in only two things: waffles and frites (french fries). Owner Pierre VanDamme, direct from Brussels himself, runs a local wafflery at the farmer’s market. It was just a few months ago that he opened up this little place that could be missed if you weren’t looking for it. I bet, however, that once found, many have gotten addicted to this little shop.

Though a lot of sugar is never a good thing for me, I couldn’t resist eating this with a few extras – vanilla bean ice cream and chocolate topping which freezes on top of the ice cream into a nice hard shell.

The waffles are only a few dollars each and then each topping is additional and includes your choice of ice cream, whipped cream, strawberries or chocolate (or any combo!).

I was pretty sugared-out after this “dinner” but it was well worth it! Now I can’t wait to go back to try the frites…

Life’s Short, Eat Well!