Little Big Burger

{{Short description|Hamburger restaurant chain based in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Little Big Burger

| logo = Little Big Burger logo.jpg

| image = Northeast Portland, Oregon (2019) - 161.jpg

| image_caption = Exterior of a Little Big Burger restaurant in northeast Portland, Oregon, in 2019

| type = Hamburger restaurant chain

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| founded = {{Start date and age|2010}}

| founder = {{Unbulleted list|Micah Camden|Katie Poppe}}

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| hq_location_city = Portland, Oregon

| hq_location_country = U.S.

| area_served = United States

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| owner = Amergent Hospitality Group

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| website = {{URL|https://littlebigburger.com}}

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File:Little Big Burger, SE Divison, Portland, OR (2013) - 2.jpg

Little Big Burger is a hamburger restaurant chain, based in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Description

Little Big Burger's menu consists of quarter-pound and veggie burgers as well as truffle fries.{{Cite book |last=Dresbeck |first=Rachel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a72cDQAAQBAJ |title=Insiders' Guide to Portland, Oregon |publisher=Globe Pequot |year=2017 |isbn=9781493028221 |page=64 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |orig-date=2005}}

History

The chain was founded by Micah Camden and Katie Poppe in 2010. The business was sold to Chanticleer Holdings in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2015/8/5/9100449/little-big-burger-sold-prices-released-chanticleer-portland|title=Little Big Burger Selling Price Announced|first=Mattie John|last=Bamman|date=5 August 2015|website=Eater Portland|publisher=Vox Media|accessdate=May 16, 2019|archive-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517005402/https://pdx.eater.com/2015/8/5/9100449/little-big-burger-sold-prices-released-chanticleer-portland|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Saslow |first=Rachel |date=February 29, 2024 |title=SuperDeluxe and Boxer File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy |url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/news-restaurants/2024/02/29/superdeluxe-and-boxer-file-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy/ |access-date=May 3, 2024 |website=Willamette Week}} There are locations in five U.S. states (California, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, and Washington), including a dozen in the Portland metropolitan area, as of 2019.{{cite web|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/lor/48-news/419668-323652-little-big-burger-plans-soft-opening-in-lake-oswego-this-weekend|title=Little Big Burger plans soft opening in Lake Oswego this weekend|work=Lake Oswego Review|publisher=Pamplin Media Group|date=February 12, 2019|accessdate=May 16, 2019|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517005401/https://pamplinmedia.com/lor/48-news/419668-323652-little-big-burger-plans-soft-opening-in-lake-oswego-this-weekend|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Jackson-Glidden |first=Brooke |author-link=Brooke Jackson-Glidden |date=18 March 2019 |title=The Workers at Portland-Based Chain Little Big Burger Are Unionizing |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2019/3/18/18271068/little-big-burger-fast-food-union |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517005402/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/3/18/18271068/little-big-burger-fast-food-union |archive-date=17 May 2019 |accessdate=May 16, 2019 |website=Eater Portland}}

Workers sought to unionize in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/03/little-big-burger-goes-public-with-move-to-join-union.html|title=Little Big Burger goes public with move to join union|first=Maxine|last=Bernstein|date=17 March 2019|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=May 16, 2019|archive-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517005403/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/03/little-big-burger-goes-public-with-move-to-join-union.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Herron|first=Elise|date=16 March 2019|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/03/16/workers-at-little-big-burger-form-union-joining-portland-fast-food-labor-drive/|title=Workers at Little Big Burger Form Union, Joining Portland Fast-Food Labor Drive|work=Willamette Week|accessdate=May 16, 2019|archive-date=March 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325173433/https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/03/16/workers-at-little-big-burger-form-union-joining-portland-fast-food-labor-drive/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Herron|first=Elise|date=23 April 2019|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/04/23/little-big-burger-hires-prominent-portland-law-firm-as-tensions-with-workers-grows/|title=Little Big Burger Hires Prominent Portland Law Firm as Tensions With Workers Grows|work=Willamette Week|accessdate=May 16, 2019|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425164255/https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/04/23/little-big-burger-hires-prominent-portland-law-firm-as-tensions-with-workers-grows/|url-status=live}} In the May of 2024, the company was ordered to pay $316,500 after the United States Department of Labor found that 14 locations in Oregon and Washington withheld tips from workers{{Cite web |last=de Leon|first=Kristine |date=April 16, 2025 |title=Little Big Burger settles Labor Department lawsuit alleging diverted worker tips |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2024/05/little-big-burger-settles-labor-department-lawsuit-alleging-diverted-worker-tips.html |access-date=April 16, 2025 |website=Oregon Live}} In July 2024, the company's parent, Amergent Hospitality Group, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.{{Cite web|url= https://bkdata.com/business-bankruptcies/amarillo-texas/07-18-2024/amergent-group-48311|title= Amergent Hospitality Group, Inc. Files For Bankruptcy|date=July 18, 2024|access-date=July 24, 2024|website=BKData|language=en}}