That's what a burger SHOULD cost. Every cent less goes to fund needless cruelty.

Plus at Burgerville, when it's onion ring season, you can buy ONE GIANT onion ring that's a knife-and-fork meal in and of itself. Try to find THAT at New Seasons!

I'm not saying Burgerville is the best restaurant in town or anything, but as a fairly regular purchaser of crappy food, I'd like to note that Burgerville's offerings are far, far better than those of McDonald's or Burger King or Taco Bell or etc. When I stop in there for one of their Spicy Black Bean Gardenburgers, it's usually because I'm lazy and it's nearby, not because I somehow think I'm eating at a "real" restaurant--but comparatively and realistically to how most people in this country eat (i.e., not at New Seasons), Burgerville's far superior. Add in the local and sustainability issues and a few solid vegetarian options, and you have the reason why people are willing to cough up $7.49 for a burger and fries.

Don't be harshing on my Burgerville. We're not a junk food family--at ALL--but every couple of months we wake up and we've been mugged by a bag of Burgerville. And we're happy about it.

Plus I don't think I've ever spent $7.49 on a burger and fries there. Did he order the sweet potato fries and the largest burger they offer? I can usually get a meal there for under $6 and it's damn tasty at that.

I think I did actually order the most expensive burger... [sheepish smile]. And it definitely was damn tasty!

I like that they use the same beef that is sold at new seasons, i like that they use wind power, and i like that it is a local business.

If a person were to go to a fast-food joint, BV rates probably five times better than nearly every other fast-food "restaurant" as far as ethical ingredient choices and nutrition. That, and more of the money spent stays in the local economy since they are headquartered hereabouts (in Vancouver, WA).

I tend to prefer the totally one-of-a-kind, locally-owned places, especially those that are worker-owned. At Red & Black Cafe, the specials cost $6 and tend to be heaped fairly high, with a side or two. It's almost impossible to spend over twelve bucks there no matter how big an appetite one has. The greens were likely to have come from the garden of one of the workers, or from a local farmer. In general the food is all-natural and minimally processed, meaning the person eating it gets more of the nutrients and less toxic or unhealthy stuff such as MSG, colorings, preservatives that are not food...

I should add... when I used to eat at (ohgawwwwd) Taco Bell, about a thousand years ago in a different lifetime, I ended up spending about as much as I would have at a non-fast-food restaurant, the reason being that the food wasn't very nutritious so I needed to eat more of it to get what I needed.

Nothing beats a sack o cheetos w/a 48 ozer of mountain dew anyway. Sheer tasty exta-see.

Burgerville holds a special place in my fried-food heart. Do they deep fry in trans fat? Gawd, I hope someday I can my Burgerville fish n' chips sans trans fat.

it would take my entire evening and $50 to make a gardenburger with tillamook cheese, black forest milkshake, and sweet potato french fries, and at least one of those things would end up burnt, and another would be mysteriously flavorless. burgerville makes those things just right in about five minutes, for just under ten bucks. i don't go there every night, but when i'm too tired to whip up my tried and true from-scratch pasta sauce, burgerville's a great option.

but i agree that red and black's way better, if you have twenty minutes instead of five.

For the record, New Seasons will grill up a natural beef cheeseburger, wild salmon filet, or house-made veggieburger for $5.99. No fries, just a pickle spear, but the sandwich is big, you have your choice of organic buns/breads, real cheeses, spreads, avocado, etc. I think it's a pretty good deal for the money compared with Burgerville... not that I don't love that place.

20? Umm, try closer to 30 or 40 if you get your food at all. Love the place, but seriously... more than a few times they've straight up forgotten food orders.

Burgerville. Yum.

All you need to know is Chocolate Hazelnut milkshakes.

Stairway to Heaven, people.

What pains me isn't that some people find $7.49 too much to pay for quality food, but that most people think $0.99 for a gutburger it just about right.

I feel sorry for people like that; what's left of their good taste fell out on the floor over at Ikea and died there.

There are so few places anymore where you can spend a local buck and keep it local and real. My money at the BV helps keep some farmer in Walla Walla in business, and that's okay by me.

Moreover, how cool is it that some BV items are seasonal? It's that much more of a treat when you can't get it all them time, and you tend to measure the passage of the seasons by what you get at the old BV, which, ironically, connects one with the earth.

All fast food restaurants should be run like BV. Absolutely.

I just moved back to P-Town, and just recently decided to finally eat at a Burgerville--after pretty much staying away from it during the 15 years that I'd previously lived here. I tell ya, there is nothing special about it. Give me my McDonald's or Burger King or (best yet!) my Barley Mill Pub greasy burger and fries any day of the week over this overpriced, overhyped meal.

My "beef" with Burgerville is that they always seem to smell of grease! Is it infused into the walls and ceiling tiles? Granted, I occasionally go to the one on SE Hawthorne @ SE 11, but I've also noticed the strong grease smell at other BV's, too.
Is it just me???