"This is my happy place! I 've been coming here for about 33 years and still can 't get enough. Never had the breakfast items, rarely eat the fries (they 're good, though, especially for crinkle cut), but I will eat my body weight in the Cheeseburgers! I know they cook the beef on top of the onions (you can watch them cook it right in front of you), but I still can 't figure out how they smash such insane amounts of absolute JOY into each burger. Seriously, I smile like an idiot every time I eat here. As a little kid I would look for pop bottles to return in order to come here for a couple burgers and a chocolate shake. Oh yeah, the shake! Chocolate perfection! The perfect mate to the Cheeseburger Nirvana! Take note that the dining area is pretty small though with just two lines of seats along the South and East walls and a row along one side of the counter. Also, if you 're super tall or 'Husky ' (I 'm both), it 's a snug fit. You can tell the swiveling stools were put in in an era predating super-sized everything. Doesn 't matter, though... Once the burgers touch your lips, the rest of the world fades away. So, stop wasting time reading this and go get yourself a bag of 6 and a shake! Oh, BTW, it 's cash only, and I 've never been to the one on 5 Mile, so I 'm not vouching for it. THIS is MY Bates!"
