Hot Topic

Fall’s Tasty Trends and Fusty Fads

The hottest and nottest in the local food scene this season.

09/23/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Double Double Trouble

I Braved Washington’s First In-N-Out Burger Line

Worth the wait? Sure. Worth the drive? It depends.

08/21/2025 By Allison Williams

Friday Feed

Rise of a King, Fall of a Master in This Week's Food News

Mourning a hot dog entrepreneur, celebrating a doughnut king, and more.

01/17/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Here's the Beef

Sam’s Tavern’s Small Burger Is the Perfect Size

Sometimes a little is more than enough.

06/03/2024 By Allison Williams

Field Notes

The Magic of Taurus Ox’s Lao Burger, Now Available in Pizza

The owners’ divey new spot, Ananas Pizzeria, also makes a case for pineapple.

04/10/2024 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Burger Sleuthing

Was This Olympia Restaurant the Inspiration for In-N-Out Burger?

It turns out California's famed burger chain has some Washington in its secret sauce.

02/29/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Asked/Answered

Why Is There a Dick's Burgers in Spokane?

The similarities are eerie, but there's no relation between our own Dick's Drive-In and Spokane's Dick's Hamburgers.

10/30/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Eastside Dining Guide

The Best Restaurants on Mercer Island

From burgers to forbidden duck.

06/30/2023 By Allecia Vermillion and Seattle Met Staff

Field Notes

A Smash Burger That Hits

Smash That Burger, a new food truck on Lower Queen Anne is a burger destination that also happens to feed a brewery.

05/02/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

The Butcher, the Baker, the Cheeseburger Maker

Beast and Cleaver hides a destination restaurant behind a (really good) butcher counter.

09/13/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Nooooooooo

A World without Zippy's Giant Burgers Is Imminent

The White Center burger shop will close this weekend.

07/07/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Seattle Dining Guide

The Best Burgers in Seattle

Hold the gimmicks.

06/28/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Bun-Based Collabs

And So Begins Lil Woody's Burger Month

This year's chef lineup includes ascendant faces, timeless talent, and one unconventional pick (not just because he made a spicy fried chicken sandwich).

03/01/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

To the Max

Queen Anne's New Burger Shop Should Look Awfully Familiar

Eden Hill Provisions, the restaurant that exemplified our pandemic burger obsession, makes its new identity permanent.

11/03/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Expansion Mode

Ethan Stowell Opens the Victor Tavern By the Amazon Spheres

The Denny Regrade area has a new option for lunch and happy hour.

08/24/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Patty Permanence

Hitchcock on Bainbridge Island Will Become Burgerhaus

Smash burgers and "bougie burgers" laden with beer cheese set up permanent (probably) shop in the home of Brendan McGill's flagship restaurant.

11/03/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

Food News

The Week in Five Bites, from Dancing Noodles to Smash Burgers

Plus, fancy rooftop patio dinners and secret Filipino menus.

09/28/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

Yessssss

Shake Shack Is Now Open at University Village

Finally, some good news. Shake Shack's third Seattle-area location is now open for burger business.

09/17/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

Sisqó Systems

The Ultimate Survival Tactic for Seattle Restaurants: Burgers

The public's love of patties between buns is keeping plenty of restaurants afloat—even ones that don't usually serve burgers.

05/19/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

Menu Mourning

Say Goodbye to Costco’s Food Court Burger

Organic beef patty, we hardly knew ye.

03/03/2020 By Nicole Martinson