Alaskan Burger Rush – Review of Cy’s Drive-In, Colorado Springs, CO
By Jesse | July 19, 2010
A couple weeks back I made a trek out to Colorado to visit family and do some camping up in the mountains. As my readers know, most of the time I travel I like to get taste of the local fast food. While staying in Colorado Springs, my cousin, a former Colorado Springs resident, recommended that we head down an old school drive-in burger place, Cy’s.
My cousin actually worked at this place for three months several years back. He filled me in on some local lore, supposedly Cy’s has been around longer than McDonald’s. Their “Alaskan” burger, a double cheeseburger with thousand island, aka The Big Mac, predates the golden arches version. I haven’t been able to confirm any of this, but it makes for a nice story.
The place definitely looked older than any McDonald’s I’ve ever been to. Check it out out the front.
I really liked the eclectic sign out front.
The inside was equally interesting. Old and dirty, it was stuffed full of couches and tables. Check out this slightly blurry shot of the menu board.
All beef at Cy’s is “Range Fed”, which just means grass fed. Range fed/grass fed beef is not something you find frequently at a fast food burger joint. The had a little flyer posted up explaining the difference.
I ordered the junior Alaskan burger with fries. It was served in a basket with a pickle.
The burger really was similar to the Big Mac, except the junior version lacked the seasame seed bun and the “tweener” bun of the Big Mac. The Junior Alaskan is two patties totalling a quarter pound, while the bigger Alaskan burger consists of two full quarter pound patties.
The burger was pretty tasty. The meat definitely tasted fresher than your average frozen patty. I didn’t notice any gamey flavor that people often complain about from grass fed/range fed beef. It had shredded lettuce and the “special” thousand-island like sauce. All and all, a pretty tasty burger.
The fries were thick-cut, lightly salted, and well done. I skipped the pickle, because I don’t do pickles.
I definitely recommend anyone in the Colorado Springs area, whether a resident or just visiting, to check out Cy’s Drive In. Unique atmosphere and ranch fed natural beef, it’s worth your time.
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