Dairy Keen

Address: 199 S Main St, Heber, UT 84032. 801.654.5336.

Review: On the way back from Vernal I passed through Heber. Now, I love Heber. Great little town in a beautiful little valley. I almost always stop at Granny's on the way through for a shake and some fries. 'Twas not to be this April day; Granny's doesn't open until May. Instead, I tried Dairy Keen down the street from Granny's.

Dairy Keen is a burger and shake joint. Its signature burger is the train, and the place's interior and exterior is decked out accordingly.

You know, I figured since they went to all the trouble, I'd try the train burger.

It consists of a 1/4 pound patty, lettuce, tomato, ham, pickles, american and swiss cheeses, and fry sauce. It wasn't that good. The patty was a bit dry. The ham wasn't good quality, so you could barely taste it. Likewise, the swiss cheese was entirely indiscernible. The thing was loaded with pickles, and the fry sauce was nondescript. Won't be ridin' the train again anytime soon.

Next up was a fresh strawberry shake.

The ice cream wasn't terribly high quality. And while fresh strawberries were advertised, there were exceedingly few of them. In fact, there was no real pronounced strawberry flavor in the shake at all. They were almost an afterthought, as was the shake.

In all, a disappointing experience.

Rating: 3.5/10 (5/10 is average).