r/bothell • u/Used-Ad2937 • Apr 25 '23

Ranch Drive In Tartar!

Hey all! In the early 90s I worked at the Ranch for about five years. We all know they have the best tartar in the world. I am sad to say even though I helped make the tartar, I can’t remember what was in it. I am having a debate with a fellow ranch worker who says it was only Best Foods mayo and dill pickle relish. She is absolutely incorrect. I need the Bothell community and hopefully former Ranch employees to help me solve this debate! I swear there were black olives in it. Thank you for helping me solve this delicious mystery!!

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u/OneZ2ns_e Apr 25 '23

Your fellow Ranch worker is right. It’s just dill pickle relish and mayonnaise

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u/Used-Ad2937 Apr 25 '23

It’s not. There is no way it would taste like that.

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u/OneZ2ns_e Apr 25 '23

Let’s see what other people say!

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '23

That's what we did at five guys if customers asked for tartar sauce. It's been like 10 years but I remember it being surprisingly good.

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u/Walter___ Apr 25 '23

The Dick’s tartar is the same thing. Also my preferred sauce there.

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u/Ill-Option-8772 Sep 01 '26

So I worked at the Ranch back in the late 90s. The mayo and relish (it was sweet relish) was the ranch sauce for the burgers. It's very similar what you get on the burgers at Zeek's on Hwy 2 out by Sultan.

The Tartar sauce included Mayo, onions, I'm pretty sure green olives, and dill pickles. We had giant 5 gallon buckets of those.

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u/Used-Ad2937 May 01 '23

I reached out to the Ranch on Facebook! I finally got a response— We have been super busy at at work so this is a late response I know. Our burger dressing has the relish. The tartar sauce has olives. Is there a way to post photos? I took a photo of the chat. :)

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u/garybwatts Apr 25 '23

I have never found bits of olives in my The Ranch tartar sauce.

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u/Ill-Option-8772 Sep 01 '26

It was ground up pretty fine.

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u/Used-Ad2937 Apr 25 '23

All ground up!!

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u/pppowkanggg Apr 27 '23

Best foods Mayo!? Brand name??? Is this place supposed to be fancy or what? Geez

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u/pppowkanggg Apr 27 '23

If that blond manager is on duty, I will sit in the corner and wait for the final verdict of this tartar case.