Last year's Burger Week saw 13 local restaurants sell well over 20,000 $5 burgers. Chefs strove to outdo one another, offering towering, even outlandish creations that would normally have cost two or three times that much. You, the customer, were treated to awesome food at a ridiculous price.
This year, we have 20 participating restaurants, and we've prepared them for the mayhem. The burgers are once again $5, and the kitchens know you're coming. Visit portlandburgerweek.com for large, gastrographic (a pretty bad play on pornographic, sorry), full-color pics of these charred, juicy beauties.
That said, Burger Week creates such strong, lusty, even insane feelings, that we decided it needed its own little religion-type screed. Please read on.
1. THEY WILL RUN OUT
These restaurants nearly got demolished last year. The top performers sold nearly 2,500 burgers during Burger Week 2013. They are getting hit like never in their histories. So, if a place runs out toward the end of a shift, take it like a man: go back the next day, earlier, order your burger, and thank them for working their asses off to do this for you. Do Not Be A Shit To Our Restaurants.
2. THERE WILL BE WAITS
People have been talking about Burger Week 2014 for weeks. It has become an institution in a single year. Don't be surprised if restaurants have waits. In fact, be surprised if they don't.
3. YOU WILL TIP
$5 brings out the cheap in all of us, but really, you're getting a $10-$15 burger (many restaurants go way overboard with ingredients, trying to outdo each other), so please tip at least 20%. The people who are serving you are working harder during Burger Week than at any other point in the year. A kind word will also be welcome—these people are our friends and neighbors.
4. YOU REALLY SHOULD BUY A DRINK AND/OR OTHER FOODS
While extra purchases are not a requirement, I think it says something good about you if you show a little love to a restaurant going above and beyond to bring you an awesome burger. Pick up some fries and a pint of Widmer, or a shot of Kentucky Fire! You'll enjoy yourself more.
5. CHECK TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM
Restaurants are encouraged to post their waits and remaining burgers for the day. Go to portlandburgerweek.com and don't forget to tag your Instagram photos and tweets with #portlandburgerweek
THANK YOU
A huge and heartfelt thanks to our sponsors! Once again the wonderful and always-supportive Nicky USA (meats), as well as ever-generous Widmer Brothers Brewing (beer), and now newcomer Jim Beam Kentucky Fire (delicious cinnamon whiskey)!
Click here for the Burger Map!
Ate-Oh-Ate 2454 E Burnside Daily 11am-9pm CHAR SIU BURGER |
Bar Bar 3939 N Mississippi Daily 11am-2am STATE FAIR BURGER |
Burnside Brewing 701 E Burnside Mon-Tues 3pm-10pm ,Wed-Sat 11am-12am , Sun 11am-10pm CLASSIC CHEESEBURGER |
Club 21 2035 NE Glisan Daily 11:30am-2:30am SHADOW BURGER |
Double Barrel 2002 SE Division Daily 2pm-2:30am BURNIN' LOVE BURGER |
Doug Fir 830 E Burnside Daily 7am-2:30am SPICY CANDIED BACON CHEESEBURGER / BURGER DFX |
Foster Burger 5339 SE Foster Daily 11am-10pm PEPPERJACK BACON BURGER |
Hop & Vine 1914 N Killingsworth Mon-Wed 3pm-11pm, Thurs-Fri 3pm-12am, Sat 10am-12am, Sun 10am-11pm *Available after 3pm every day. VENISON FOCACCIA BURGER |
Mi Mero Mole 32 NW 5th Mon-Thurs 11am-9pm, Fri 11am-10pm, Sat Noon-10pm *Offer begins at 2pm each day. Available at downtown location ONLY! SONORAN CHILE RELLENO BURGER |
North Light 3746 N Misissippi Mon-Fri 4pm-12am, Sat-Sun 9am-12am STUFFED CHEESE CURD BURGER |
Rialto 529 SW 4th 11am-2:30am THE RIALTO CHEESEBURGER |
Rockin' Robyn's Sassy Burger 3423 SE Belmont Wed-Thurs 12pm-7pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-10pm, Sun 12pm-6pm BUFFALO BURGER |
Slowburger 2329 NE Glisan Daily 11am-11pm BANH MI BURGER (Same as Slow Bar) |
Slow Bar 533 SE Grand Daily 11:30am-2:30am BANH MI BURGER |
Smallwares 4605 NE Fremont Daily 5pm-10pm THE SMALLWARES CHEESEBURGER |
Spirit of ’77 *Veggie!* 500 NE MLK Mon-Fri 4pm-12am, Sat 12pm-12am, Sun 12pm-10pm HOUSEMADE VEGGIE BURGER |
The Station 2703 NE Alberta Mon-Fri 4pm-Late, Sat-Sun 12pm-Late OUTLAW BURGER |
Tilt 1355 NW Everett Suite 120 Mon-Thurs - 8am - 11pm Fri-Sat 8am - 12am Sun - 8am - 11pm *Burger Available after 8am. EASTERN BLOCK |
Tilt 3449 N Anchor Mon-Thurs 11am-8pm, Fri 11am-9pm, Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 9am-3pm EASTERN BLOCK |
White Owl Social Club *Veggie!* 1305 SE 8th Daily 3pm-Late WHITE OWL SOCIAL CLUB HAZELNUT BEET BURGER |
Widmer Brothers Pub 929 N Russell Sun-Thurs 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-1am *Offer begins at 2pm each day. AMERICAN KOBE CHEESEBURGER |