The bulldozers are out at Tanasbourne, and In‑N‑Out is officially on its way. Crews have cleared the old Barnes & Noble footprint and are actively grading and fencing the lot for a new In‑N‑Out Burger. Visible site work and excavation suggest the build has moved beyond permitting and into full construction, reviving long‑running questions about traffic at the already busy Evergreen Parkway and Northeast 185th Avenue intersection. Neighbors and shoppers are bracing for the long lines and drive‑thru queues that tend to trail the California burger chain.
As of February, all building permits for the project at 11170 N.E. Evergreen Parkway have been issued, and construction is under way on the Tanasbourne Town Center parcel. The company says the restaurant will follow its standard layout, with a drive‑thru plus indoor and outdoor seating. Crews began site work in the fall of 2025, a schedule that tracks with In‑N‑Out’s usual eight‑to‑nine‑month construction timeline.
“We’re grateful to bring one of our first Portland‑metro locations to the community,” Mike Abbate, In‑N‑Out’s vice president of store development, told the paper. Before the first Double‑Double can be served, the city of Hillsboro is requiring the chain to submit a traffic management plan addressing traffic control, emergency‑vehicle access, communication protocols and how often traffic observations will be conducted. City traffic engineers will review the plan in coordination with Washington County and the Oregon Department of Transportation, according to the Hillsboro News‑Times.
Regional buildup behind the Hillsboro site
The Hillsboro project is part of a broader push into the Portland metro area. Real‑estate firm Cushman & Wakefield says it arranged the sale of a 71,600‑square‑foot industrial building at Portland Portal III to In‑N‑Out to support distribution and regional operations, a deal also reported by the Portland Tribune. That kind of back‑of‑house investment signals the chain is preparing to support multiple Northwest locations, not just one suburban outpost.
Other nearby plans
Across Washington County, In‑N‑Out has secured a land‑use approval for a Beaverton site at 10565 S.W. Beaverton‑Hillsdale Highway and has filed building permits as part of pre‑development work, the Daily Journal of Commerce reported. The chain has also been in pre‑application talks for a drive‑thru at Gresham’s Oregon Trail Shopping Center, according to reporting by the Business Tribune.
Neighbors and traffic worries
Local shoppers and residents have already started voicing concerns about what an In‑N‑Out opening could mean for congestion at the Tanasbourne node. A community thread on Reddit captures unease about the Evergreen and 185th intersection and how new drive‑thrus have affected circulation in nearby shopping centers. Commenters raised questions about queuing, signal timing and turn access as they try to imagine existing traffic with a popular drive‑thru added to the mix…