For the past two years, Portland’s Killer Burger has been the winner of “Portland’s Best Burger” in the readers’ poll for Willamette Week—similar to the Source’s Best of Central Oregon poll. Soon, Central Oregonians will be able to enjoy some of those popular burgers right here in Bend.
The Killer Burger franchise announced this week that it had signed a franchise agreement with a Bend local to open one of its “rock ‘n roll” burger joints in Central Oregon. David Cowan, who was born in Portland and raised in Bend, plans to open the city’s first Killer Burger. Killer Burger is known for inventive burgers and “classic” burgers. All of them come with fries and are topped with bacon and delicious sauces. Among its most popular items: the Peanut Butter Pickle Bacon Burger.
Killer Burger, opened in 2010, now has 12 locations in Oregon and Washington, with plans to expand its reach around the Northwest over the next five years. The Bend location is slated to open in August.
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I won’t be eating any “Killer Burgers” if the photo with this article is any indication of the item — it’s absurdly large IMO. But to each her own. My hat is off to anyone who opens a new restaurant in the middle of the pandemic.
Miles,
Not to worry! That photo is taken with perspective to enhance the detail in the burger. Killer Burgers are the same size as burgers you’re used to – and expertly half-wrapped so you can enjoy them easily and without getting messy. Pint size burgers are also offered for those with a smaller appetite. I hope you’ll give us a try when we open later this year.
-David Cowan