9 Best Burger Restaurants in Ellensburg

“Burgers absolutely delicious. Loved the Campus burger specially. However those chicken nuggets were vile, so I gotta take 1 star. Otherwise, everything was perfect. If I lived in the area I would totally make this a regular stop- minus those nuggets 🤮“

“Red Horse Diner ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ On 9/19/22, I visited Red Horse Diner in Ellensburg, Washington for the first time. I had a favorite restaurant that I used to always stop at in Ellensburg on my way back home, but it closed.  I think I may have found my new favorite. Originally, the site where the diner now sits was a gas station, one car, garage, and home built in 1936. The gas station owners lived on the property as was customary back in the day. The Crossett family purchased the property in 1996 and made it what it is today. Red Horse Diner is like taking a step back in time to a cool roadside diner.  The walls and ceilings are full of vintage memorabilia from the service station’s past.  There are several different rooms with all kinds of seating arrangements.  There is also a beautiful outdoor dining area. Even if you choose to dine inside, you must take a walk through the property out back. They have yard games. You can rent it out for private parties. Red Horse Diner serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  There are lots of options to choose from, but they were best known for their burgers. I ordered The Patty Wagon ($17) - 1/3 lb. Patty with Grilled Onions and Swiss Cheese on Toasted Rye. My server highly recommended the onion rings, so I paid a slight up charge to substitute. It was the best patty melt, and onion rings that I’ve had an ages! Attached to the diner, is the Nodding Donkey Bar. Happy Hour is every day from 12 PM to 2 PM, and again from 4 PM to 6 PM. On Friday nights, they have live music. Saturday is Karaoke Night. In addition to being a great roadside diner and bar, Red Horse Diner is an important part of the community, as the back hall wall, which is full of cards, letters, and other acknowledgments, will attest to. Red Horse Diner is a popular gathering place for a car clubs, motorcycle groups, and families.  Red Horse Diner hosts classic car shows. They have an annual motorcycle event the first weekend in May called The Iron Horse Trail Motorcycle Show, which features live music, motorcycle stunts and competitions. They have a very active Facebook page where they share past and upcoming events. Be sure to check it out. Highly Recommended!!! 1518 W. University Way Sunday - Thursday 7 AM to 9:30 PM Friday - Saturday 7 AM to 10 PM Nodding Donkey Bar is open on Monday from 3 to 11 PM. The rest of the week, it’s open from 11 AM to 11 PM. — at Red Horse Diner.“

“My husband and I stopped here for lunch while traveling through the area. We were both blown away by how fantastic the customer service was at this location. We enjoyed our food too.

Before we left, we spoke with the general manager and let him know how good the customer service is. We would be honored to stop here again at some point.“

“We consistently get amazing food and good service from Good Mood Food. Their food will surely put you in a good mood. :) Strongly recommend!!!“

“Food was absolutely outstanding. The servers were polite and attentive to our needs. Would definitely recommend!“

“Food was hot and good to the taste: 1. king burger combo 😋 👌 double meat,cheese with baco, sm.fries and med diet coke..“

“The server ( Madison) was the best! Our first time here and she was great with answering my allergy questions! Bright smile and very friendly! Now the food we ordered wings sampler it was delicious! We also ordered the smoochin fries also yummy! Glad we picked this place! We are full time travelers would recommend stopping here for a meal!“

“We always stop at this Wendy's on our way from Spokane to Olympia. Cody and the crew never disappoint. The staff is great, store is clean, and they always seem very happy that we stopped in. This is my go to travel stop. Big thumbs up to Cody and the crew!“

“We stopped in Thursday between 3 & 4pm, on our way back to Ephrata. I have never seen such great team work. They were swamped and our Blizzards were perfectly prepared. Way to go DQ employees! Hang in there guys. These kids deserve a special recognition 👸 🤴“