I Found The Best Cheeseburger and $2 Beers In The Middle of Nowhere
I just got back from shooting another episode of Barstool Outdoors with Sydnie, and this week we headed to good ol’ Parsons, Kansas to hunt ducks. Easily the best duck hunt I’ve been on in my entire life. But somehow, my biggest takeaway from the trip didn’t happen in a blind—it happened about forty miles from where we were staying.
The place is called His & Hers, located in the world famous town of Walnut, Kansas. One of the guys we were hunting with insisted we had to go because they had the best cheeseburger in town. After a five hour hunt, none of us had any issue driving forty miles on a recommendation like that.
When we arrived, the town consisted of two buildings on the street: City Hall and the bar. That was it. It felt like we’d been dropped into an extremely under budget western movie set in the 1800s. Then we walked inside—one pool table, a slot machine strictly for amusement, and fold out tables. I knew we were in the right place. I knew we were in heaven when I saw the menu.
Maybe it’s because I grew up in a big city, but I’ve never seen $2 beers in my life. Not happy hour. Not a special. Just the standard price. It was beautiful. It was the way America should be. I knew this bar was special when I noticed you could order either a “to-go water” or a bottled water, both priced exactly the same. What’s the difference? I have no idea. My only regret is not ordering a Capri Sun.
We ordered everything on the menu: onion rings, corn tots, mozzarella sticks. Every single thing slapped. And it was all served on paper plates, as God intended.
Now, the cheeseburger. Two of the biggest pieces of meat I’ve ever seen in my life. This is the kind of burger where once you’re done eating it, you’re done for the day. The cheese, the juice, the pickles, the onions, no lettuce, because I’m not a dweeb, absolute perfection. It melted in your mouth but also made sure you knew it was in your system after every bite.
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We had a forty-minute drive back to the hotel, and I genuinely woke up there with no memory of the ride. One of the most pleasurable experiences of my life. And now I’m officially on a mission to find more gems like this, hidden in the middle of nowhere.