Last week, a group of local Twitter users arranged a meetup at the Salmon Creek Burgerville. Part of the motivation was just to meet some folks in real life, but the other reason for this particular location is that it’s the pilot location for beer and wine sales at Burgerville.
Don’t fear the beer. When Burgerville announced they were venturing into alcohol sales, some folks were concerned that the “family friendly” atmosphere would change, or that suddenly that pepper bacon Tillamook cheeseburger would be accompanied by an abusive drunkard. During our dinnertime meetup, I saw no evidence of any issues. Apparently there is a two-drink limit (per four hour period) so I don’t think anyone is going to end up drunk at Burgerville.
As part of the pilot program, they’re serving local brew (I had a Widmer Hefeweizen) from bottles (although it’s poured into a glass). I chatted a bit with one of the managers who indicated that he’d prefer to be serving draught, but at this point they’re trying to gauge interest and sales.
Burgerville “gets” social media. Shortly after starting to tweet about the meetup, the @BurgervilleUSA account joined in the discussion. When we arrived at the restaurant, the manager made us feel welcome, stopping to chat with us several times. Another manager who runs two other Burgerville locations was there as well, talking with us about Twitter, his usage of it, and the value of Twitter to businesses. It sounds like the meetups might turn into a monthly thing, meeting on the first Thursday at 6pm.
If you enjoy your local delicious Burgerville food and also enjoy some local beer and wine, drop by the Salmon Creek Burgerville and buy a glass. Hopefully the beer and wine sales spread throughout the Burgerville chain.
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haha, you guys are incredibly pathetic twitter groupies.
Dear hi,
You’re just jealous because nobody wants to ‘follow’ you. (nosepinch)
Love,
OurPDX
I think this is a really great thing. The fact that a local company is so interested in extending their ties into the community by uniting themselves with another local company is absolutely outstanding. Plus I like that they are now trying to distance themselves from being just another fast-food franchise. So kudos to Burgerville for being awesome.
In fact, I think we’ll be doing bville for lunch today…
I think that this is a great idea. Too bad that the Burgerville in Hillsboro doesn’t serve yet, I bet it would be a great meetup site, especially with the high tech folks!
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