MELVIN’S burgers will lay the smackdown on your hungry ass!

Melvin’s is a place that has been in my new home base, Elizabethtown, NC, since the 1930’s.

They started out selling 5 cent burgers. Today, they are like a buck fifty. They are some good burgers. I think they mix the beef with sausage. At least I hope it’s sausage.

My first Melvin’s experience since last year was fun.

I walked in, ordered 2 burgers and some fries.

The pretty, young girl behind the counter said in NC drawl, “We don’t have fries sir, we have che-yaps”.

I replied “Che-yaps are good. I’ll have che-yaps.” She didn’t get it or me and pointed at the che-yap rack in full blown, solid “get yer che-yaps and get the hell out” fashion.

It was less than four bucks. They gave me my burgers, I got some che-yaps (Doritos Nacho Cheese, they’re nachotastic) and walked out.

Then I stopped and stood in downtown Elizabethtown (such as it is) and laughed.

I don’t think I was in that place for over 45 seconds. That’s how fast the deal went down.

I salute you, Melvins. For your speed, for your great burgers, and for being the only burger joint I’ve ever been in that does not serve fries.

They have che-yaps.