Portland is basking in burgers. From smash burgers, tavern burgers and sliders to butchers burgers, hamburguesas and steam burgers, there are beefy riffs everywhere you look. Enter the Lone Star Burger Bar, which is practically its own category and a worthy contender for one of Portland’s tastiest burgers.

Opened in 2024 after starting as a pop-up in the former La Taq space on Northeast Killingsworth Street, Lone Star is the brainchild of Podnah’s Pit’s Rodney Muirhead. In case the giant flag and portrait of Willie Nelson don’t give it away, this joint is an ode to Muirhead’s East Texas roots. Its menu skews minimalist with just four types of burgers, a few hot dogs, fries, and those oh-so-delicious onion rings (more on that later). There are cocktails and a respectable beer selection to

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