Burger Barn: All the livestock under one bun

It was a miserable cold day when drove out to the Burger Barn in Camarillo. Sheets of rain poured down as I pulled into the strip mall on Adolfo and Pleasant Valley Road where the restaurant stands.
But when I bit into my cheeseburger, the char-broiled flavor transported me to beautiful sunny park where people were playing volleyball and listening to “Louie, Louie”.
The Burger Barn’s makes burgers for those who enjoy a good barbecue; which is probably most people. A sesame seed bun and American cheese surround the patty. While most burger shacks fry up their patties on a stove, the Burger Barn patty has lines of black grill marks. The burger tastes like it was made outdoors in the sunshine.
Under the patty is a slice of tomato, pickles and lettuce shredded thinner than Silly String. There’s also another pleasant surprise waiting underneath the beef: red onions. Those sweet-tasting onions have the supernatural ability to enhance the flavor any burger. It’s probably what God puts on His burgers.
Burger Barn dresses up their bun and meat with Thousand Island. I don’t know if the restaurant puts a small amount of dressing on all their burgers or just mine; but on this burger less is more. Too much Thousand Island could have disguised that barbecue taste. That taste should not be disguised, it should be embraced. If this burger was person I would certainly give it a hug and let it know what a fine job it was doing.
The staff at the Burger Barn are also deserving of a hug. They’re extremely friendly and seem to cater to cast of regular customers like on Cheers where everybody knows everybody else’s name.
The Burger Barn even had arcade games, making it the perfect hang out place for high school kids who can’t get a date. If I were still in high school the Burger Barn would probably be the place to find me; eating cheeseburgers and listening to Led Zeppelin on my Walkman while entranced in a game of pinball. Who needs a date when your close to beating a high score.
So if the weather has given you the blues or a girl just turned you down, order a cheeseburger at Burger Barn. It may bring the sunshine back, even if it’s just in your head.