ISSAQUAH, Wash. — More plans for a local burger chain's plans to take over the site of the former Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-In were unveiled on Monday.
Burgermaster plans to operate a food trailer at 98 NE Gilman Boulevard, where the iconic XXX sign still stands above the building. Burgermaster Chief Executive Alex Jensen said the company plans to have the trailer in operation by August, and it will have just burgers, fries and shakes until the company can fully open the new location and offer its full menu.
"It's like a food truck, just bigger and less mobile," Jensen told KING 5 on Monday in Issaquah.
Jensen said the property will need some significant renovations but that the company hopes to have the location fully up and running sometime in early 2025. A big part of the process will be to re-incorporate the drive-in element that was once part of Triple XXX's experience.
While Burgermaster intends to launch its own restaurant at the address, the company wants to ensure that some of the memorabilia associated with the original Triple XXX Rootbeer is maintained in some fashion.
"I think our goal would be to preserve as much of the history as possible while giving it a refresh," Jensen said. "Burgermaster does a great job of providing hot food and friendly service and so I'm hoping to bring that to what was already existing here with the car shows, have some type of really great root beer for people and I hope the community accepts it."
Burgermaster will announce more details about the Issaquah location in the coming months, and the company also has restaurant locations in Seattle, Bellevue, Mill Creek and Mount Vernon.