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In its first year of operation the Red Mill received honorable mention in the best burger category in the Seattle Weekly's annual Best of Seattle issue. It then subsequently won the best burger award for ten years in a row, along with numerous other accolades.
Owners John and Babe Shepherd named the Red Mill in honor of their two late sisters, Kathleen and Monica Shepherd, both of whom worked at the original Red Mill as waitresses and would bring home french fries and other goodies for their younger siblings including Michael and Mark Shepherd.
Numerous Shepherds are or have been involved in running the current stores. The Red Mill mural painted by noted local artist Tom Brady on the Phinney Ridge location features two faceless girls picking flowers under the Mill. These girls represent Kathleen and Monica Shepherd.
Burgers and cars have enjoyed a long and glorious relationship. Red Mill Burgers is a proud sponsor of the annual Greenwood Avenue car show.
And If you talk about cars and burgers you also have to talk about music. We have taken (in an appropriately-sized party bus) all our employees to see the greatest rock and roll band of all time - The Rolling Stones - five times. As long as they keep touring, we will keep going. So Keith, please stay out of any more coconut trees.
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“One of the 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die”
"As In N’ Out is to Angelenos, Red Mill is to Seattleites—but we think Red Mill’s 11 different burgers are better than any at In N’ Out (even animal style). Best bets include the two-patty monster double bacon deluxe and the Verde, which is topped with smoky Anaheim chiles, jack cheese, and bacon blue cheese. “Man vs. Food” host Adam Richman tried all three and onion rings—consistently voted the best in the country."
"The best burgers in Seattle!" -
10 years in a row
"Babe Shepherd has developed quite simply the finest fried fish in town."
"Eat enough of the bomb burgers, old-fashioned shakes and crunchy, delicious fries at these great American patty stands and you'll die young but happy."
"The pepper bacon deserves special note. It shatters on impact and distributes crunchy salt-chips into every bite. Good stuff. The bacon is so popular here that they cook what I estimate to be a metric ton of it in anticipation. It's hard not to be awestruck by the sheer sight of that impenetrable fortress of cured pork."
We don't have an online shop, but that doesn't mean that we don't sell our great shirts, caps and beanies. We do. We just don't sell them online.
You need to stop by one of our locations, have a bite to eat, and see what catches your eye. We can't imagine a more pleasant shopping experience!
We keep changing styles, colors, and items according to what our staff likes at the time, so remember to check in regularly to see what's new.
Burger Couture. It just doesn't get much better
