Burger 320

Restaurant and food truck impresario chef Mario Spina is legendary in Calgary’s food scene. His most recent venture sees him going back to his roots in more ways than one. The two Burger 320 locations serve gourmet burgers, fried chicken and waffles as well as gelato, and all made from scratch with locally farmed ingredients.

After his previous business venture, a Bridgeland pizzeria and food truck, closed shop, Mario took time to contemplate his next move. Inspiration soon began to sizzle. “Go back to what you know,” says the ebullient Italian-Canadian who also founded  Burger Inn in the 1980s. “Go back to burgers, and set the bar as high as you can.”

In 2014, Mario’s phoenix rose. In his former pizzeria location, he launched Burger 320, so named for its diminutive 320-square feet of floor space. He has since expanded, opening to a second location in Kensington. To boot, he now operates two food trucks, one of which is named for the restaurant and serves burgers. The other, Rule the Roost, serves chicken and waffles.