MidCity SmashedBurger is permanently closed in Bend. Owner Mike Aldridge posted on Facebook that the food truck is moving to Troutdale. The burger joint had been located at Waypoint Hotel and there had been talk about it moving to the new food cart lot, Base Camp, opening at Powder House sometime this summer. In an Instagram post, Aldridge said he pulled out of that because of lease restrictions, general cost to operate at that location and competition from another cart that would also be selling hamburgers. He said it wasn’t feasible to set up at a new location and try to attract new regulars.

MidCity opened in Bend in 2022 and Aldridge said he still encountered people who said they didn’t know about his food truck. On Instagram he wrote, “This town really doesn’t support small business like it claims. I wanna thank all the supporters for all the love the last few days and years.” 

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MidCity SmashedBurger Bounces Outta Bend

by Nic Moye, The Source - Bend, Oregon
June 8, 2026

<h1>MidCity SmashedBurger Bounces Outta Bend</h1> <p class="byline">by Nic Moye, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />June 8, 2026</p> <p class="has-drop-cap">MidCity SmashedBurger is permanently closed in Bend. Owner <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mike.aldridge.9/photos/hey-bendi-did-this-before-and-am-hoping-it-works-again-im-looking-for-an-older-g/10164289724889642/">Mike Aldridge posted on Facebook</a> that the food truck is moving to Troutdale. The burger joint had been located at Waypoint Hotel and there had been talk about it moving to the new food cart lot, Base Camp, opening at Powder House sometime this summer. In an Instagram post, Aldridge said he pulled out of that because of lease restrictions, general cost to operate at that location and competition from another cart that would also be selling hamburgers. He said it wasn’t feasible to set up at a new location and try to attract new regulars. </p> <p>MidCity opened in Bend in 2022 and Aldridge said he still encountered people who said they didn’t know about his food truck. On Instagram he wrote, “This town really doesn’t support small business like it claims. I wanna thank all the supporters for all the love the last few days and years.”&nbsp;</p></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/midcity-smashedburger-bounces-outta-bend/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=89763&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/midcity-smashedburger-bounces-outta-bend/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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