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Glendale Burger Shop

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Glendale Burger Shop

Glendale Burger Shop is a restaurant in Traverse City. We specialize in smash burgers
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06/17/2026

Mr. Beefcake's (a.k.a. Beefy a.k.a. Beefy Strings a.k.a. The Iceman a.k.a. Shayla a.k.a Little Man a.k.a. The Sweetest of the Sweet) turns 1 today! He's the cutest dog in the world and the absolute light of our lives. Despite what the first picture looks like, he had a great day. We spoiled the hell out of him. He got a bunch of new toys, a pup cup, and plenty of treats.

Even though it's all about Beefy today I do also have a few restaurant related updates as well. The biggest news is that we are now selling half pints of Moomers Homemade Ice Cream! We finally upgraded the freezer in our kitchen so we moved the old one out behind the register and filled it with ice cream. We started with only 3 flavors but feel free to comment your favorite flavors below and we'll see what we can do. The new freezer showed up on Thursday. It was a nightmare to move. It's very tall and to get into kitchen I had to put the entire weight of it on my back then drag it under the doorframe because the wheel on our dolly popped midway through the move lol. It looks great now and hopefully it won't need to leave that room for a while.

The other update is that we now have kids shirts as well as a new t-shirt design and a crewneck. We are fully stocked for summer which is good because we sold a wild amount of merch this week. It always makes you feel good when someone enjoys themselves enough to want to take a piece of Glendale home with them. Thank you to everyone who rocks any of our burger shop apparel. You all are the best billboards we could ask for!

That's it for this week! Sorry this is a little late, we kept changing which pictures and videos of Beefy to post.

Love you all! See you tomorrow

Peace and Burger Grease

06/12/2026

A couple weeks ago this kid came up to the register and said to Brittney "Do you got anything back there in my size? A 9/10?" Unfortunately we didn't. Brittney felt so bad about it that a few days later we ordered kids shirts and here they are. We're real happy with how they turned out. What kid wouldn't love a tie-dye shirt with the burger boy on it?

Our niece and nephew were nice enough to model them for us in exchange for a shirt and free food. I think it was a fair exchange.

06/10/2026

Howdy Hamburger Enthusiasts!

We had ourselves a lovely little week at the shop. The weather was beautiful but things definitely slowed down a bit. Someone told me that last weekend was a big one for graduation parties. I can't confirm that but I can tell you that town did feel a little less congested then usual.

I might just feel that way because we did head out a bit early on Saturday. Our friends were getting hitched and we didn't want to miss it. We closed after lunch and I rushed home to wash the burger smells off of myself before heading out to Beulah for the ceremony. It was a beautiful night. The fact that we can occasionally step away from the grill and be present for those moments is only possible because of all of you. Every time you stop in, bring a friend, or tell someone about our little burger shop, you're helping make that possible. Thank you all.

I've spent the past few days trying to redesign our menu. We have a few new additions coming. Rumor has it we might be adding one of our burger specials to the permanent menu as well as something sweet. I'll post when they are finalized.

Last Wednesday our homie came out with a new song and music video. I was lucky enough to be apart of the video and I even make a little cameo in it. The song is called Never Saw It Coming. I love it. I'll be playing it in the shop regularly. Do me a favor, go to his page and check it out. He's dropping another single every Wednesday until the album comes out on June 26.

That's everything. I have a whole bunch of pictures I need to post you might see a photo dump on our story soon.

Love you all. See you tomorrow.

Peace and Burger Grease

06/03/2026

Howdy, Chimi Champions!

The fan-favorite "Chimi Chimi More" made its triumphant return to the burger shop last week. I meant to post about it on here but it felt like everytime I went to press share the restaurant started filling up again. We got absolutely swamped, sold a bunch of specials, and lived to tell the tale. For those of you that missed out, I'm thinking about running it again this week. I do want everyone to a have a chance to try it because it is my favorite special.

Summer is definitely starting to feel real around Traverse City. The dining room has been busy, the grill has been very busy, and my shoulders have been busy reminding me that I'm not getting any younger.

One quick heads up: we'll be closing early on Saturday so we can attend a very special wedding. We are going to be locking up at 2pm so plan your weekend accordingly. We will be open our normal hours the rest of the week.

Our burger boys hoodies arrived today. They are perfect to keep in your car for nights when the suns starts to set and it's suddenly very cold out. Our classic t-shirts are scheduled to be delivered tomorrow as well. I don't think we'll be running out of those anytime soon. We also have a 3 more items that will be dropping soon.

That's all I've got for this week. See you tomorrow.

Peace and Burger Grease.

05/27/2026

Hello again Glendale Stans! What a weekend. We had a packed house almost all three days. Sorry for those who couldn't find a parking spot or a seat but we appreciate everyone who stuck it out and waited. I think the biggest surprise was when we looked and our numbers saw that it was 83% return customers. In the food truck anytime we had a busy day it was all one time customers. They were people who were on vacation that we would never see again. I'm glad they came but it does mean a little more when people start making it a point to come back year after year and include Glendale in their vacation plans.

This week should be pretty normal. I have a hankering for a Sloppy Joe so I might mess around and make up a batch. It sounds like the merch is still a week or so out. I'll post when it's all ready.

I think that's everything. See you all tomorrow.

Peace and Burger Grease

05/20/2026

How's it going Flat Top Fanatics? Are you all ready for the unofficial start to summer this weekend? I think this might be one for the record books. It feels like I can't scroll social media without seeing an article about Traverse City's food scene or a video recommending places to stop when visiting. All that plus no road construction is probably going to add up to a couple crazy months at the Ol' Burger Shop.

We did put in a hefty merch order for the summer. Our classic shirts and burger guy hoodies will be restocked soon. There's also a few new designs that we've been cooking up. They might show up a little later than the rest of our order but it's worth the wait. I'm pretty stoked about them.

I think thats all I've got for this week. I hope you all enjoy your holiday weekend. See you tomorrow.

Peace and Burger Grease

05/13/2026

Hello Again Smash Squad! I'm currently in Petoskey for a Dungeon Crawler Carl event. I'm so stoked. The author is here to speak and I just my signed copy of A Parade of Horribles. I know this means nothing to most of you but a couple people reading this are jealous as hell.

This week at the shop was great. My birthday was Friday. People kept stopping by and dropping off food for me which was very nice. The rest of weekend kept us busy. The past few years it's been pretty quiet on Mother's Day but for some reason this Sunday was insane. We had one mom who said the only thing she wanted for Mother's Day was a Glendale Burger. Thanks to all the mom's who choose burgers over brunch this year.

We don't have anything crazy planned for this week. It might be calm before the storm. The weather looks to be warming up just in time for Memorial Day Weekend. Either way we will be here smashing beef and frying fries. Also how lovely does the restaurant look in the morning light.

Yesterday we went and checked out . We used to love Patisserie and it was great to have them back. The Tokyo Omelette was unreal. We finished the night with a belated birthday dinner at and it was perfect as always.. It was kind of a perfect Traverse City day.

That's all I've got for this week. Love you all. See you tomorrow.

Peace and Burger Grease

04/29/2026

Gooooood afternoon Burger People! This week update post is coming to you on a Wednesday because last night I went to an incredible house show and didn't get home until late. One of our regulars invited us to see perform at his house. There was maybe 40 of us gathered into the living room to watch a performance that blew the roof off the place. It was one of those magical northern Michigan nights where you remember why you live here. Of course it's beautiful but it's really the community that makes it special. I can't say thank you enough to James for inviting us and to Satellite Sparkle for putting the whole thing together!

As if that wasn't enough, on Sunday we went out to for first solo show. We've been a fan of her art since long before we ever became friends and it was so cool to see her newest collection. If you ever been in the restaurant there is no doubt that you've seen her work because we have multiple of her pieces around the shop. She's one of the most talented people I've ever met. Go check out her page and see what I'm talking about.

The restaurant itself has been decently busy. Friday nights and Saturdays in particular have been rocking. Even though we've been at this for a few years, this April has felt different. We're busier earlier than we expected. Maybe people are starting to figure out the roundabout. Either way, we are still looking for a little more help for the summer in the front and back of the house.

I think that's all for this week. Thanks for all the support. Thanks for reading and I love you all.

Peace and Burger Grease

04/24/2026

It's Friday, here's to acting single and eating doubles.

Address

13692 S West Bayshore Drive
Traverse City, MI
49684

Opening Hours

Wednesday	11am - 8pm
Thursday	11am - 8pm
Friday	11am - 8pm
Saturday	11am - 8pm
Sunday	11am - 4pm

Website

http://glendaleburgershop.com/

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