"The Special", Stanich's, Portland, OR

This is the place that helped me understand the meaning of the burger joint!  I first visited in 1988 and have been coming back ever since.  One of my favorite burgers and favorite places to eat a burger of all time!  If you are a sports fan this place has a pennant of ALL your favorite teams on the walls.  The Special is $8 and is everything you want and need in a burger!  Truly a Portland institution since 1949.