Free And Discounted Meals at Portland Burger

We care. And we want to put our care into action. There are specific days when specific people eat for free. There are also those that always receive a discount or even free food all the time.

MEMORIAL DAY:

To honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military: family members of anyone who gave their life while serving our country will eat for free on Memorial Day. Family members include those who served alongside them during their service, their parents, siblings, spouse, children, grandchildren. Approaching Memorial Day, we will ask for people to share a photo of the loved one they lost (though this isn’t a requirement). To claim this free meal, we just ask you to tell us the name and branch of service of your loved one lost during military service. We humbly thank you for their service and sacrifice.

FIRST RESPONDER DAY

September 11
All First Responders eat for free all day on September 11. First Responders are individuals who in the early stages of an incident are responsible for the protection and preservation of life, property, evidence, and the environment. Basically, they run in when everyone else is running out. We want to step up on this day and say, “Thank you. Thank you for being willing to put yourself in harm’s way for us. Thank you for risking your health and safety on our behalf.”
Police Officer
Firefighter
Emergency Medical Technician
Doctor
Nurse
Paramedic
Tow trucker driver/operator
Emergency Medical Professional
FEMA Official
Homeland Security
Military
Public Safety Official
911 Dispatcher
Coroner
Civil Air Patrol
Transit Police
University Police

VETERANS DAY

All military eat for free all day on Veterans Day. Thank you for your service to our country.

Air Force
Army
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Navy
National Guard
Active-duty Reserve & guard forces
Veterans and Retirees

CANCER (AND SIMILAR) PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES

If you are undergoing treatment for cancer or a similar condition, we’d like to bless you with free meals during this time. We’ve been there in our own family. We were blessed by others during our journey and want to pay it forward. When you have to travel to Portland for treatment (as we did), we want to take a small amount of the burden off of you and feed your family. If you are drained by all that accompanies walking alongside a loved one through their journey, we are here for you in the form of lunch or dinner for you and your family, on us. Or if you are the patient, fighting this fight, we’d like to be a blessing to you- come, eat at Portland Burger when you’re able. We’ll take care of the cost. You’ve got enough going on otherwise. We’ve got the food and drink covered. And we’d like to connect with you and get to know you if only just a little bit. We’d also like to ask your permission to add you and your loved one to our prayers.

MILITARY DISCOUNT

All military receives a 10% discount all the time
Air Force
Army
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Navy
National Guard
Active-duty Reserve & guard forces
Veterans and Retirees

DOWNTOWN PORTLAND SECURITY OFFICERS & CLEAN & SAFE PERSONEL DISCOUNT

10% off for the security officers downtown and for the Clean & Safe agents that keep everything, well clean & safe in our area.

Portland Burger

The original name that we went with on this venture was "Rock and Roll Chili Pit". That name is dear to us. It keeps Jimmy, our brother-in-law, with us in our dream, where it all began. We lost him to brain cancer in 2008. He was part of the dream of this restaurant. But truth be told; burgers are really our love. Our relationship began with burgers. You see, we; Mark and Robin, met at McDonald's Hamburgers in October 1981. We became instant friends. We've worked together pretty much ever since then.

After our kids were raised we decided to take a chance and follow our dream of running a restaurant together. We, with another couple, opened our first burger restaurant in the Hollywood district of Portland, Oregon. We, Mark and Robin, developed the food, the system, & the environment alongside our adult children. Our business partners remained at their other jobs. We had regular business meetings regarding the finances and other businessy things. But it was us, our family, working the grill, the fryers, the counter, cash register, the lobby, opening and closing, the hiring, the customers, and the many wonderful relationships. We loved every aspect of it. We worked open to close, every day. We were tired. But we were building our dream.

After we opened our eight location, we had a rough, difficult, and ugly separation from our business partners. We found ourselves, with our family, outside of our dream. Our hearts were broken. It took about a year to get things in order and catch our breath. But once we did, we believed we knew what we needed to do; open Rock and Roll Chili Pit. (You can read the details in our previous blog.)

Today, 8 months later, we find that we are focusing on two things in our restaurant; burgers and community. It is now clear to us where our hearts lie. Burgers are what we do. And Portland is where we love to do it. It's like the clouds have been lifted and the path is becoming more clear.

"Portland Burger"

We are changing our name to "Portland Burger". We have no desire to go national, no need to prove anything. We just want to hang out with our family, team, and everyone who comes to see us. We want to make burgers- great burgers. 

We don't need to be the best. Actually, we don't believe the best burger exists. Its so subjective. We just want to do what we do with love. And we want to do it right here, in Portland.

So, to be Portland Burger, we promise to make the best burgers we know how to make. We promise to honor Portland by contributing to the things that matter to Portland with our time and resources. We promise to be our best selves when representing Portland to visitors. We will support local kids, teams, causes, and events.

We hope you'll get to know us. We hope we'll make you proud Portland.

Sincerely,

Portland Burger (Rock and Roll Chili Pit)
Mark, Robin, Heather, Mike, & Ben