Friendly faces serve standard American food alongside Korean, Chinese and Japanese dishes at K & C Burkie Burgers just outside McChord gates. The small, clean and casual eatery does a good job with both East and West offerings - corn dog or gyoza, California wrap or spicy tuna roll, chili cheese dog or chicken teriyaki, curly fries or scallop roll.

Many fast food places have value meals. At K & C Burkie Burgers meals are a reduced price combo of burger or chicken nuggets, fries and soda. I have a soft spot for bulgogi, though; a Korean dish of marinated barbequed beef. Not only do I like saying bulgogi, I adore sweet tender meat. To my delight bulgogi is offered three ways at K & C: encased in white rice and black nori with cucumber, onion and cabbage sushi roll-style ($6.95), as an entrée with two deep-fried gyoza, white rice and side salad ($8.95), and between grilled burger buns with frilly deep green leaf lettuce, fresh cut red onion, special sauce, luscious juicy slabs of tomato and an order of golden fries ($6.95).  Other than the bulgogi burger I ordered, six specialty burgers, spicy and regular chicken, a fish and a garden burger are available. Quench your thirst with fountain drinks, bottled juices and teas.

[K & C Burkie Burgers, 12926 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood, 253.582.9250]