The Blazing Onion Burger Co. opened in 2007 to a symphony of missteps.
It opened in a construction zone — what’s now the Mill Creek Town Center. There wasn’t enough storage or freezer space. The cooks couldn’t keep up with demand.
There was smoke in the dining room on more than one occasion, and the water heater didn’t work fast enough.
“We discovered ideas look great on paper,†co-owner David Jones said. “We just made a lot of mistakes.â€
The second opening, a larger restaurant in Snohomish, went more smoothly — though the newly-added bar area turned out to be too small.
The Gig Harbor location proved the third time really can be charmed.
Jones is hoping the next 100 openings go just as smoothly.
After three years in business and three locations around the Puget Sound region, the Mill Creek-based burger chain is franchising.
Photo: Dan Bates / Herald.
