Covid-19 To-Go Cheeseburger at The Win-Dow & Trump Rant

Like ordering on the run, my series, Covid-19 To-Go, is a quick dining snapshot of food shopping and restaurants and fast-food joint reviews that only serve take-out food during these trying times.

There's no denying the seriousness of the global epidemic, Coronavirus. While both political parties were slow to recognize the creeping contagion, one world leader until recently huffed and puffed playing down the dangers of this health crisis.

Some of you may want to skip the next couple of paragraphs as I take President Trump to task for his shortcomings. Hey, it's my food blog and I can rant if I want too, ha!

Now that our conspiracy theory-loving Fake Facts in Chief, I mean, Commander in Chief, has come around to the seriousness of the Coronavirus - that's it's not under control and will not just disappear - the Liar of the Free World is acknowledging the gravity of this pandemic.

As the Gaffe, I mean Gif above shows, I think President Trump is finally listening to the experts, instead of the self-aggrandizing voices in his orange-hued head and his puckered mouthpiece on Fox News, Sean Hannity.

Let's see how long he can act Presidental and make decisions that follow his medical experts, and not go by his (substantial) gut reactions -- but I'm sure more cringeworthy moments are just around the corner.

Update (4/23/20): Whew, that didn't take long, here is the pompous POTUS offering his latest possible cures of Covid-19 with "Very powerful light." and injecting disinfectant to clean the lungs!



The Scatterbrain-in-Chief suffers from an inferiority complex toward ex-President Obama winning a Nobel Peace Prize, I guess Trump is itching for a Nobel Prize in Medicine?

It looks like President Trump is pushing free health screening for all (still on the table,) student loan debt postponement (60 days,) government-mandated paid sick leave and a minimum monthly wage (at least during Covid-19 pandemic)...Wow, we might not need a Democrat in the White House after all ! 

Links for Covid-19 facts:
Just click here for unfake facts and updates issued by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) to keep down the spread of Convid-19,

And be sure to visit here how to deal with a loved one or neighbor who may have the Coronavirus.

A great first-person account of going thru the Coronavirus from start to finish is here on this NPR podcast - truthful and excellent reporting as usual.

This is a tasty series, just a few of my fave dining destinations. It's kinda strange to talk about dining out when everyone should stay home. I only visit them when I have to --  it's best and safest just to stay out of circulation as much as possible.

Basically, it's all about "social distancing," that is, not lingering and mingling so as not to spread this contagious virus. Hey, one's got to eat and I will showcase a few take-out only local eateries in Los Angeles during the time of the pandemic. Gotta help them out every once in a while.

The first joint of my To-Go Series serves burgers from a couple of windows in a mini-mall. I stopped with my girlfriend Linda on the way to her place to move a few things in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles. And the burger joint is funny enough called "The Win-Dow."

There were just a couple people milling around waiting for there to-go orders. We kept our distance of course.

The Win-dow is run by the restaurant American Beauty on Rose Avenue, attached to the mini-mall.

We ordered burgers and a fries to split. And when I got my change Linda handed me a small sanitary wipe for my fingers after I put the bills away.

The price is right for a Cheeseburger at $3.95 and French Fries for $3.75.

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Just a few blocks from the Pacific Ocean, the night air was cool and it was quiet and peaceful, with most traffic off the streets, waiting for our orders in the parking lot.

They do a quick job and since you are outside there is plenty of elbow room so you can keep your distance. The order was ready in less than five minutes and we grabbed the bag from the second window and headed out to her place to chow down.

Their specialty is a grilled Cheeseburger. It is a compact flavor bomb. And it gives our longtime classic In-N-Out Burger a run for the money. While on the small size, the patty is rough-hewn (by hand? - Yikes make mine well-done!) and smashed, and fried right -- juicy but with plenty of char.

You get some grilled chopped onions and a few thin slices of pickle. There is a mayo-spread, not quite a thousand island dressing. All the ingredients meld and are very satisfying.

It's just American cheese melted on the patty and that is fine by me. Most fast-food joints use a hefty and firm bun, but The Win-Dow's is very soft and quite tasty.

We also ordered fries and boy they are great...McDonald's lookout! They're thin-cut and lightly fried - less greasy than Mickey D's too.

Really, just done perfectly with a crunchy outside and a soft center. And the order has a large amount of fries that Linda and I split.

The Cheeseburger is so good that next time I'm getting the Double Cheeseburger!

Check out the menu below. They also have a Fried Chicken Sandwich with Slaw, Vegan Burger, Shaved Kale Salad and a 7 Grain Bowl.

AMERICAN BEAUTY & The Win-dow
425 Rose Avenue
Venice, CA, 90291
(310) 412-0075
Website: https://www.americanbeauty.la

The Win-Dow is in the mini-mall next door (just East) of American Beauty restaurant.
Take-out only.
Covid-19 hours are from 11am to 9pm.

Stay safe out there!