Burbs Burgers

Burbs Burgers was a small restaurant chain based in Seattle. The business operated in the city's Montlake, Pioneer Square, and Ballard neighborhoods. The Montlake location was described as "a food truck, plus some fake grass and a couple pergolas for a seating area". The Pioneer Square location was described as a "faux grass-lined sports bar" with "old photos of sports heroes and trophies". In addition to burgers, the menu included fried chicken sandwiches. == History ==

Chef and owner Josh Henderson, who previously founded the restaurant chain Skillet, opened two Burbs Burgers locations during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Montlake and on King Street in a Pioneer Square building which had housed his sports bar Quality Athletics. The Montlake location opened on October 1, 2020. The businesses operated via delivery and take-out at the time. David Gutman and Tan Vinh of The Seattle Times called Henderson "one of the city's most outspoken critics of the vaccination mandate". In February 2022, when Seattle announced plans to "lift its proof-of-vaccination requirement for restaurants, theaters and gyms" effective March 1, he called the policy change "long overdue". In 2020–2021, Burbs Burgers announced plans to expand to the cities of Burien and Mountlake Terrace. The Burien location was originally slated to open in November 2020. Burbs Burgers operated at Great Notion Brewing in Ballard as of 2022. In November 2023, Burbs Burgers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company had planned to expand the Burbs Burgers' name to other parts around the Seattle area post-bankruptcy. However, all five of its locations closed in February 2024. == Reception ==

Tan Vinh included the cheeseburger in The Seattle Times 2021 list of "5 best dishes our food critic ate in the Seattle area this month for under $10" and wrote, "This is one of the cheapest smashed burgers around town, and it's as good as many higher-priced versions." Allecia Vermillion of Seattle Metropolitan included Burbs Burgers in a 2023 list of the best eateries near Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park. Kayla Sager-Riley of The Infatuation called the Pioneer Square restaurant "a fine burger savior after hitting every beer garden in T-Mobile Park or hocking family heirlooms to attend a Beyoncé concert at Lumen Field", and said the location served "just-OK burgers and sometimes-soggy buns". == See also ==