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I checked in at Makulit / Portland / OR

#portlandburgerweek stop 8: the Aloha burger!

a riff on their usual burger, this was a real saucy boi. it was good, but less flavorful than i thought it would be with longanisa as the meat. tbh, rhe adobo poutine completelt stole the show 😅

Rating: 🍔🍔🍔

A very saucy burger with shredded lettuce and melty cheese
A cross section of the half-eaten burger showing a patty made of longanisa sausage
❤️ 1

I checked in at Warsugai / Portland / OR

#portlandburgerweek stop 7: the bulgogi burger!

it didn’t look like much, but there was a lot of flavor hidden in there. nice sweet heat, good pickle balance, great sauce. solid contender.

Rating: 🍔🍔🍔🍔

A little cheeseburger being held in my hand
A cross section of the cheeseburger after being half-eaten, revealing some pickles and dribbles of sauce on the plate below
❤️ 6

I checked in at Wolfs Head Portland / Portland / OR

#portlandburgerweek stop 6: the Crab Rangoon burger!

i love crab rangoon and i’ll be damned if it doesn’t work great on a burger. the fried wontons really save it from being what would otherwise be a mushy mess, though 😂

Rating: 🍔🍔🍔🍔

A thin smash burger topped with american cheese, tangy sauce, crab rangoon filling, and fried wonton crisps
A cross section of the burger showing all the creamy goodness of that crab rangoon filling
💬 1 ❤️ 4

I checked in at Lazy Days Brewing / Portland / OR

#portlandburgerweek stop 5: Curry-osity Killed the Burger

another great entry. reminiscent of the Pho Smash i had at lunch because of the five spice, but it diverges with a red curry sauce and chile/basil jam. this one is definitely in my top 3 so far!

Rating: 🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔

A burger on a golden brown bun with a few leaves of cilantro peeking out
A cross section of the burger, half eaten to show a thin patty that’s still pink in the middle and globs of red curry sauce
❤️ 2

I checked in at NomNom Wings / Portland / OR

#portlandburgerweek stop 4: the Pho Smash!! 🍲

Review: ok this one is DELISH. it really is the essence of pho distilled into a burger. the patty is cooked perfectly and the bone marrow mayo elevates the whole thing. smash indeed.

Rating: 🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔

A burger topped with swiss cheese, shaved pickled onion, jalapeño, bean sprouts, basil, and mayonnaise
A cross section of the burger, half-eaten to show a perfectly cooked patty that’s pink in the middle
❤️ 6

#portlandburgerweek S07E08 — “Shaanxi Classic”. drove all the way out to Lake Oswego for the season finale of Burger Week. it was overcooked, which is a shame for wagyu. toppings were good and had a good kick but overall an underwhelming finale. 2.5/5 (great brussels sprouts tho)

I checked in at Alberta Street Pub / Portland / OR

#portlandburgerweek S06E07 — “Can’t Bahn Mi Love”. Tastes just like a bahn mi and my mouth is still tingling a little bit. Nailed it. 4/5

#portlandburgerweek S06E07 — Danwei Canting’s “Spicy Pork Burger” i don’t know if it’s the chengdu street fries fucking with my palate but this just tasted like a better-than-avg pork meatball to me. tiny, too. come for their other food cause it’s real good. 2/5 for the burg tho

#portlandburgerweek S06E06: “The Grappler”

y’all, this just dethroned Bar Maven as my number one. well seasoned patty cooked a perfect medium-rare, good quality bacon, elevated by the combination of blue cheese, grilled apple and pear butter. just killer. 4.5/5

I checked in at Smokehouse Tavern / Portland / OR

#portlandburgerweek S06E05, “Pulled Pork Torta”. probably my second favorite episode so far, behind Bar Maven. use the mustard sauce!

#portlandburgerweek S06E05, “Pulled Pork Torta”. probably my second favorite episode so far, behind Bar Maven. they started skimping on chicharron but that’s ok, i don’t think it was necessary. tastes like an elevated backyard cookout burger. i recommend adding the mustard sauce

#portlandburgerweek stop 4: EastBurn’s “Big Mike” (a take on the Big Mac). it’s better than a Big Mac but not as good as a Trick Dog. this would have been a good 3.5/5, but the fried pickles tasted more like a fryer than like pickles 😬 so, 3/5. skippable IMO