Wilder
21 people recommendvia r/PortlandFood, r/askportland21 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Wilder is a bar that many commenters recommend for a burger, including when someone asks for a thick one. A couple describe the burger as very thick or oversized, and one calls it the best thick burger in Portland. One praises the happy hour value, one recommends its house-made veggie burger.
Address
Wilder, 5501 NE 30th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Patagonia202020 in r/PortlandFood · Oct 2026value
Recommends Wilder, praising happy hour value and the whole menu.
- Recommendsu/MetoliusOR in r/PortlandFood · Nov 2026
Calls Wilder solid as a second suggestion in the same reply.
- Recommendsu/Glisan_Al_Gaib in r/PortlandFood · Oct 2026taste
Names Wilder as the answer for a thick burger.
- Recommendsu/TiredRundownListless in r/askportland · Feb 2026
Names Wilder Bar on Killingsworth as their burger pick.
- Recommendsu/gunjacked in r/askportland · Nov 2025
Suggests Wilder as an extra pub-burger option nearby.
- Recommendsu/RelativeReason in r/PortlandFood · Oct 2026taste
Had the Wilder burger recently and calls it very good, the best thick burger in Portland.
- Recommendsu/RetailCPA in r/PortlandFood · Oct 2026
Seconding Wilder as fantastic.
- Recommendsu/-Kyzen- in r/askportland · Nov 2025taste
Says Wilder's burger beats the other option raised.
Show all 21 cited comments
- Recommendsu/MommaJDaddy in r/askportland · Aug 2025portion
Describes Wilder's burger as very thick and oversized, roughly baseball-sized.
- Recommendsu/waxyjax_ in r/PortlandFood · Oct 2026taste
Reports that people they know love it, preferring the brunch version over the dinner one, though dinner is still great.
- Recommendsu/thegasmancometh87 in r/askportland · Feb 2026
Calls it their hidden gem and a solid spot.
- Recommendsu/ThePixelatedWizard in r/PortlandFood · Oct 2026taste
Says a Wilder in NE serves a strong burger.
- Recommendsu/LTR_TLR in r/PortlandFood · Oct 2026
Names Wilder on Killingsworth as the answer.
- Recommendsu/FiveHoleGoesZest in r/askportland · Jun 2026
Recommends Wilder for a house-made veggie burger.
- Recommendsu/calliegirl326 in r/askportland · Feb 2026
Names Wilder as their burger recommendation.
- Recommendsu/senorbiloba in r/askportland · Feb 2026taste
Says they love Wilder's burgers, while also missing other burger spots.
- Recommendsu/cameracat in r/PortlandFood · Nov 2026
Agrees with the parent and says Wilder was their first thought.
- Recommendsu/twan_john in r/PortlandFood · Oct 2026
Names Wilder Bar as the answer.
- Recommendsu/mgnrckrt in r/PortlandFood · Oct 2026
Names Wilder as the answer.
- Recommendsu/Hot_Celery5657 in r/askportland · Sep 2024
Recommends it briefly.
- Recommendsu/thermalfun in r/askportland · Jun 2024
Names Wilder at Killingsworth and 30th as a burger suggestion.
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Details last checked 14 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.