The Five Commandments of BURGER WEEK Portland Burger Week is Here Again!

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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

Ground Laurelhurst Market beef patty on brioche, with shaved char siu pork, spicy Chinese mustard, and crunchy Asian pickles.

Bar Bar

3939 N Mississippi

Daily 11am-2am STATE FAIR BURGER

Tender Alessio bun, griddled onions, beef patty, thick cheddar, ketchup. Boom. The stone classic archetype.

Burnside Brewing

701 E Burnside

Mon-Tues 3pm-10pm ,Wed-Sat 11am-12am , Sun 11am-10pm CLASSIC CHEESEBURGER

Classic American cheese cheeseburger, special sauce, sesame seed bun, lettuce, onion, pickle, tomato.. No thrills, just good eats. Make it a double or even triple if you like, and add on a can of Couch Lager for $2, a shot of Beam for $3.

Club 21

2035 NE Glisan

Daily 11:30am-2:30am SHADOW BURGER

Painted Hills ground chuck, bacon, smoked Gouda, lettuce, tomato-bacon jam, & topped with an onion ring.

Double Barrel

2002 SE Division

Daily 2pm-2:30am BURNIN' LOVE BURGER

Painted Hills ground chuck, southern pimento cheese, fried jalapeños, tender bacon.

Doug Fir

830 E Burnside

Daily 7am-2:30am SPICY CANDIED BACON CHEESEBURGER / BURGER DFX

Candied bacon, mozzarella cheese, smoked and candied jalapeño aioli, shredded iceberg, 6oz hand-formed Wagyu patty, Portland French Bakery bun.

Foster Burger

5339 SE Foster

Daily 11am-10pm PEPPERJACK BACON BURGER

1/4-lb beef patty with American cheese, pepperjack cheese, fat and tender bacon, sharp house pickles, and crisp, raw, white onion.

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

Housemade focaccia, house-cured pork belly, house pickles, tomato jam, fresh aioli, and a char-grilled Nicky USA venison patty.

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

Chorizo patty on brioche bun with refried black beans, guacamole, pickled red onions, especial sauce, and bacon-wrapped Hatch chile relleno.

North Light

3746 N Misissippi

Mon-Fri 4pm-12am, Sat-Sun 9am-12am STUFFED CHEESE CURD BURGER

Painted Hills 6oz hand-formed patty (cooked rare or to order and drizzled with brown butter), stuffed with Wisconsin cheese curds, on brown-butter-griddled housemade brioche bun. Topped with garlicky housemade kimchi aioli.

Rialto

529 SW 4th

11am-2:30am THE RIALTO CHEESEBURGER

Hand-formed fresh beef patty, with extra-sharp white cheddar and all the classic trimmings, on a fresh potato bun.

Rockin' Robyn's Sassy Burger

3423 SE Belmont

Wed-Thurs 12pm-7pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-10pm, Sun 12pm-6pm BUFFALO BURGER

Ground buffalo patty w/Robyn's signature seasoning blend, peppered bacon, roasted red peppers, smoked Gouda cheese, tomato, a thick slab of white onion, pickles, on a Portland French Bakery brioche bun.

Slowburger

2329 NE Glisan

Daily 11am-11pm BANH MI BURGER (Same as Slow Bar)

Pickled daikon and carrot, fresh jalapeño, cilantro, Sriracha mayo,Grand Central brioche bun, thick Painted Hills beef patty.

Slow Bar

533 SE Grand

Daily 11:30am-2:30am BANH MI BURGER

Pickled daikon and carrot, fresh jalapeño, cilantro, Sriracha mayo, Grand Central brioche bun, thick Painted Hills beef patty

Smallwares

4605 NE Fremont

Daily 5pm-10pm THE SMALLWARES CHEESEBURGER

Fresh ground beef griddled in bacon fat, potato bun, Swiss cheese, tomato, shredded iceberg, shiso, cilantro, crispy fried shallot, sweet chili-ginger special mayonnaise.

Spirit of ’77 *Veggie!*

500 NE MLK

Mon-Fri 4pm-12am, Sat 12pm-12am, Sun 12pm-10pm HOUSEMADE VEGGIE BURGER

Housemade veggie patty (black bean, roasted red pepper, spinach, quinoa), roasted red pepper aioli, served on a whole wheat bun.

The Station

2703 NE Alberta

Mon-Fri 4pm-Late, Sat-Sun 12pm-Late OUTLAW BURGER

Sing it: "(One) all-beef patty, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickle, and onion on a sesame-seed bun."

Tilt

1355 NW Everett Suite 120

Mon-Thurs - 8am - 11pm Fri-Sat 8am - 12am Sun - 8am - 11pm

*Burger Available after 8am. EASTERN BLOCK

Locally sourced natural chuck patty, American cheese, hand-carved pork belly, fried onions/peppers and a tasty house recipe sweet pepper & dill yogurt sauce, all perfectly nestled on one of Tilt's giant, house recipe fresh baked biscuits.

Tilt

3449 N Anchor

Mon-Thurs 11am-8pm, Fri 11am-9pm, Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 9am-3pm EASTERN BLOCK

Locally sourced natural chuck patty, American cheese, hand-carved pork belly, fried onions/peppers and a tasty house recipe sweet pepper & dill yogurt sauce, all perfectly nestled on one of Tilt's giant, house recipe fresh baked biscuits.

White Owl Social Club *Veggie!*

1305 SE 8th

Daily 3pm-Late WHITE OWL SOCIAL CLUB HAZELNUT BEET BURGER

House veggie patty (garlic, almonds, brown sugar, red miso, kosher salt, black pepper, peanut butter, wakame, hazelnuts, quinoa, beets, potato starch, white onion, olive oil), served on a toasted bun with Misonaise, Heidi Ho Monterey Jack, carrot ramps and pea shoots.

Widmer Brothers Pub

929 N Russell

Sun-Thurs 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-1am

*Offer begins at 2pm each day. AMERICAN KOBE CHEESEBURGER

6 oz Snake river farms American Kobe beef, American cheese, grilled pickled onion, iceberg slaw, fennel-tomato ketchup, grand central potato bun.