Burgerville has announced it will be opening a new restaurant late this spring or early summer in a city along Interstate 5, but it will not be in Salem.
The company said in a press release issued Tuesday morning that it has signed a lease for a new location in Wilsonville at 8699 SW Robert Burns Drive, a former Burger King location.
“We are excited to bring Burgerville’s delicious food made with locally sourced ingredients to more Pacific Northwest communities,” Chief Executive Officer Ed Casey said in an press release. “Wilsonville is a great place to expand, with its combination of a strong local community and a perfect place to stop off the freeway.”
The news wasn’t all disappointing for local Burgerville fans. Salem is on a short list for further Burgerville expansion over the next 18 months.
The company said Wilsonville is the first of several new locations it plans to open in 2024 and 2025. Other new markets being targeted include Salem and Bend, as well as markets in Washington.
Salem had a Burgerville for 14 years. It closed in early 1992 after 14 years, a casualty of the Interstate-5 widening project at the Market Street interchange.