A teenager in Pasadena placed a slice of cheese on a traditional hamburger 101 years ago, creating the cheeseburger. In-N-Out will open a restaurant at 5801 N. Pioneer Canyon Drive in Ridgefield, Washington, at 10:30 a.m., bringing the cheeseburger to the Portland metro area. The opening has generated intense local interest, with press coverage tracking land use approvals, permits, and the chain's so-called "secret" menu. Construction photos and crowds of curious onlookers have become common, with some gawking as if at a two-headed calf. Portland previously lacked mastery of the cheeseburger, and the nearest In-N-Out was a 45-minute drive to Keizer. The Ridgefield location will also introduce drive-thru service to the region.
One hundred and one years ago, a teenager working at his dad's roadside stand in Pasadena, California, slapped a slice of cheese on the traditional hamburger sandwich. Thus young Lionel Sternberger unwittingly midwifed a culinary sensation: the "cheeseburger," a dish which has swept the nation from sea to shining sea - and has now officially arrived in metro Portland, as In-N-Out is set to open in Ridgefield, Washington, at 10:30 a.m. sharp.
The arrival of the In-N-Out, a chain hailing from SoCal, where the famed sandwich was birthed, has been hotly anticipated. The local press has followed it closely, updating keen readers on the progress of In-N-Out's initial announcement, its acquisition of land use permission and permits, and the so-called "secret" menu; the same dogged inkhounds are also tracking the progress of another Portland-area In-N-Out. Meanwhile, ordinary citizens have been taking photos of the restaurant under construction, gawking at it as if it were a two-headed calf.
Portland has no shortage of sandwich shops and restaurants that serve classic hamburgers, which consist of "patties" of ground beef and toppings placed between two halves of a sliced roll. But to date, none have been able to master the "cheeseburger," and the dish is unknown in the City of Roses, which explains the fervor over In-N-Out. (If cheeseburgers were common, surely there would be no great enthusiasm for yet another "fast food" joint.)
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