Burgerville

I’ve been discovering a lot of fun things about the Portland area since I’ve been here, like Forest Park, the largest urban forest in the US, is in Portland. It’s also very dense. And in Oregon, all gas stations are full service and the gas is a lot cheaper than California and Nevada.

But one of the many pleasant things I’ve fond since I’ve been here is Burgerville, which is the best hamburger chain I’ve seen to date. Better than Fat Burger or In-N-Out by far. They’ve got them all around the Washington, Oregon area. The first one was here in Vancouver, Wa in 1961 and I believe the original stand is near my office. They not only have great burgers, their breakfast food is good and their onion rings are awesome. They have a blackberry lemonade with lots of real blackberries in it. Very tasty.

I try not to go there too often, but I’ll admit to having been there three times in the two weeks I have spent up here (I was up here a week two weeks ago). Comics writer and friend Steven Grant says its his favorite Hamburger stand.

Last night a friend also took me to the Skyline Restaurant, which is a diner at the top of the hill over Portland. It is circa 1935 and looks unchanged. They even have the boomerang Formica tabletops ala James Lileks’ The Diner. The food was also perfect Diner stuff. Great shakes and hamburgers. 

For the best pizza, go to the Flying Pie on SE Stark.

http://www.flying-pie.com/

Posted by  on  08/03  at  06:25 PM

BurgerVille is definitely the best. It kills me that we don’t have one in Salem. I have to drive to Monmouth, Albany, or Portland to get some. One of the best things they do is rotate the seasonal foods through. Sweet potatoes and hazelnuts in the fall and winter. Just wait until the strawberries and Walla Walla sweet onion rings come back around. You’ll just die.
Have you started discovering McMenamins? Good food, great beer, and comfortable atmosphere.

Posted by  on  08/04  at  09:27 AM

They already have the walla walla rings. I had some yesterday. Excellent.

Haven’t been to McMenamins yet

Posted by James Hudnall  on  08/04  at  10:59 AM
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