Waddell's Neighborhood Pub & Grille

This South Hill sports-bar stalwart does everything well, from the 30 beers on tap to the slate of well-executed pub grub. It does everything you’d expect, and one thing you might not. Waddell’s — we’re not kidding — is the keeper of what, in our experience, is the absolute biggest non-food-competition burger in the area. Their Cougar Gold Burger is massive, stacking ham atop two beef patties atop deep fried onions and drizzling the whole affair in WSU’s namesake cheese. We’re a staff of big eaters, but this delicious monstrosity was more than we could handle. Waddell’s claim to fame is being featured on Guy Fieri’s Food Network show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, in 2010. (July 2013)