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    A Look at the New SuperDeluxe in Portland

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update July 20, 2018 3 Comments

    SuperDeluxe by Micah Camden opens in SE Portland

    SuperDeluxe, the latest venture by Little Big Burger founders Micah Camden and Matt Lynch has opened to long lines and enthusiastic crowds.

    SuperDeluxe Burger PortlandThe menu is simple and focused. Breakfast is available from 6 am – 11 am – egg and cheese sandwiches, with the option to add avocado, bacon or sausage from $3.25. They also have hash browns and a yogurt parfait.  Lunch and dinner options are also small – a single or double patty burger, chicken deluxe sandwich, the “Impossible Veggie Deluxe,” and 5 or 8 piece chicken nuggets. Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, coffee and a seasonal milkshake are also on the available.

    SuperDeluxe Burger Portland
    SuperDeluxe single patty burger

    On to the main event. The burger patty is quite thin. I didn’t think a single was going to be enough to fill me up, but with an order of fries, it left me full without feeling bloated. The bun has a bit of a crunch, which I think is important to the experience. Thick slices of dill pickles just below enhance that crunch. Lettuce is fine, the tomatoes unremarkable thin slices. Unlike many fast food burgers, the meat has a good flavor, mine cooked to slightly less than medium.

    The chicken nuggets are better than most, crunchy outside, moist inside, and actually taste like chicken.

    Yukon Fries, otherwise known as truffle fries are fresh from the fryer, salty, crunchy and have a slight truffle taste in the background; it was a bit more subtle here than those served at their first chain, Little Big Burger. They do seem to have a bit of an “I’ve been frozen” aftertaste, and on my visit were a bit greasy.

    The parking lot is an “everyone for themselves” situation. I’m thinking the traffic will quickly die down, but now, if you can make it into the lot and find a parking space (you may have to wait in the drive-thru line to get to it), backing out after you have gotten your food can be difficult, as you are hemmed in by the drive through cars. We parked in the neighborhood behind it. Once inside, at 3 pm on a busy Friday afternoon, the wait for the food was about 10 minutes; about the same as an In-N-Out Burger.

    Of course, this leads to the inevitable question, how does it compare to that famous fast-food chain? Overall, SuperDeluxe has potential, more than any other of its ilk in Portland. But they still have a lot of work getting everything dialed-in before it will be as good as In-N-Out Burger, and the fries aren’t nearly as good. I think the closest to it in Portland is 5-Guys Burgers and Fries – they are a different style, but on a par with each other, thought 5-Guys fries are lousy compared to SuperDeluxe.

    Right now, SuperDeluxe is better than any other fast-food burger restaurant in Portland, but if you are willing to pay more for a sit-down meal at a good restaurant, it isn’t going to compare. However, if I’m hungry and in the area, I’d go back, especially once the lines have died down. Overall, it’s a good effort for a restaurant which just opened. Needed tweaks include consistency, napkins should be added to to-go orders, and if the traffic doesn’t go away over time, they’ll need someone in the parking lot to speed up ordering.

    A single patty burger will cost $4.75, a double $5.75 – bacon +.50, and a chicken version is $5.75. Fries are $2.75. Chicken nuggets $3.75 for the 5-piece version, $4.50 for 8. Coffee is by Peet’s/Stumptown.

    SuperDeluxe hours seem to vary depending on who you ask, but the consensus I got from employees is open from 7 am until 11 pm daily. The dining room closes at 10 pm all days. It’s at 5000 SE Powell Blvd, Portland 97206. EatSuperDeluxe.com.

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    1. Ian says

      August 16, 2018 at 5:45 pm

      I’m an extremely devoted fan of In-N-Out but I really need to know when was the last time you had their french fries, because Achilles had a heel and In-N-Out has subpar fries. Both Super Deluxe and 5 Guys have fries that are way, way better than In-N-Out. This is a credibility strain. Best regards–Ian

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    2. PDX Food Dude says

      August 17, 2018 at 1:28 pm

      Actually, I’ve eaten at Five Guys, SuperDeluxe and In-N-Out in the last ten days. Go figure. Fries, are of course, very dependent on what works for you. The fries at 5 Guys were sodden greasy things – I never have liked them. At SD they were crispy with the right amount of salt, though I could do without the truffle oil. Finally, In-N-Out were crispy, properly salted and right out of the fryer.

      This being said, In-N-Out isn’t all it used to be, and I think it keeps its cult status more from the past than the present. Food also tends to vary much more between branches. Based on my visit a earlier this week, I’d give their food a B, SuperDeluxe a B+ (though on a different, late night visit, the chicken nuggets at SD sucked – greasy, sodden things that tasted burnt.

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    3. Eric Wright says

      June 3, 2019 at 2:45 pm

      Have also visited 5 guys, super deluxe and in and out. Super deluxe for the win!
      In and out seems to be the , just take it and feel grateful you were served chain with sub-par food.Actually reminds me alot of chic-filet in that manner. 5 guys doesn’t have a drive through, and fries suck..enough on that!
      Super deluxe had the flavor,fries are good and …..Has a drive through! Obviously important to me :)

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