Pleasure Burger

This peanut butter beef burger exceeded all expectations—it was outstanding. The bit of light smokiness provided the perfect match with the sweet of the peanut butter. One of the best burgers I’ve tried recently. The waffle fries were equally impressive: perfectly crispy and full of flavor. The owner was exceptionally friendly and welcoming. I’ll definitely be returning.”

I was starving, to the point that nothing even sounded good anymore. While waiting for my crew to wrap up their too-long shopping excursion at Nike, I looked for a burger joint. After corralling the crew to leave and heading 800 ft to Pleasure Burger, we had the burger experience of a lifetime. First, the gentleman (I think owner) was about as kind and helpful as it gets. AND THEN he helped a picky sixteen year old build his burger, patiently. AND THEN, someone stood up for us to have the table for our party of three. AND THEN, it happened. I bit into the juiciest, most flavorful, perfectly salted and seasoned double smash burger. AND THEN…I wished I had a second. The moral of the story is, get two smash burgers instead of fries. The fries are great, but the burgers are life changing.

I have not had a “Smashburger” and it was my first time trying one at this specific place and they definitely set the bar high. I’m usually not downtown unless I have to be so I decided to try this place from a Google search. I had their peanut butter bacon burger with the Parmesan waffle, fries and their Parmesan chicken nuggets. Originally, I was gonna take the food to go, but I saw the fries on the top of the bag and then I Had one and then I said, “whoa!” Then the employee asked is, “everything OK and then I said wow this is really good! I think I’m just gonna end up eating it here!” So then he just offered me a plate to eat the food in house. The employees are actually really cool and they all looked like they were passionate about their food. I’ll be back again if I’m ever back down

10/10 experience. Vito was so kind and had amazing suggestions for what to do in the Portland area. It’s not listed on the menu, but they offer gluten free buns and a lettuce bed option, if you want to have low carb. The peanut butter burger is out of this world and a must! The fries and nuggets are to die for as well.

Totally hip burger joint in Downtown Portland. Super affordable prices, wonderfully smashed patties in warm buns and generous serving of cheese. Top it up with Parmesan critter fries and that was the perfect conclusion to my stay in Portland. Thank you for the hospitality.