This post was written in part by valiant Chow intern Katherine Long.

So many new hamburgers are rolling around Seattle! You may now get a brand-new hamburger at four brand-new places, plus, possibly, several more. (Maybe Orcas Landing has a hamburger. It's the new version of the Beacon Pub!) The streets are paved with hamburgers.

A star (*) means we would like to go there right now and try it.

• Taverna MaZi

· THAI THANI in Ballard: Thai Thani is a Ballard Avenue Subway that transmogrified into a Thai restaurant. ($)

* LI’L WOODY’S on Capitol Hill: Li’l Woody’s serves fancied-up, reportedly fucking delicious burgers made with Painted Hills beef. The Trotter is topped with caramelized onions, apples, chopped bacon, and horseradish sauce; the Fig & Pig features bacon strips and fig jam. The man behind Li’l Woody’s: Capitol Hill mogul Marcus Lalario (part-owner of Captain Blacks and the HG Lodge, and an investor in Havana, The Saint, and Molly Moon’s; known for wearing a meat thermometer on a chain as a necklace). A painting of Li’l Woody—a fuzzy, mini-Sasquatch-like creature—hangs in the tiny space, which is paneled in dark, unfinished wood reclaimed from the construction and “my friend’s fence,” Lalario says. Also: Molly Moon’s milkshakes and “crack fries,” which come with a little milkshake as dipping sauce. ($)

After the jump: MORE BURGERS. Also, other stuff, and Now Closed.

· GRACE KITCHEN in University Village: Grace Kitchen promises “food that is familiar, but not boring” in University Village. To that end, Poppy's Jerry Traunfeld consulted with improbably named head chef Cal Fairbanks on the upscale comfort-food menu. Breakfast (with “pastry items from our favorite local bakeries”), lunch, and dinner are served every day. The place is of the nonthreatening vaguely-vintage-bistro style, with wooden booths and a little exposed brick. You could probably do a lot worse—it's where Zao Noodle Bar used to be. ($$)

* GRUBWICH on Capitol Hill: In the space where the Pita Pit (don’t fall in!) used to be on Broadway, Grubwich is a promisingly un-prettied-up, mostly-from-scratch sandwich shop. Choices like the El Gaucho steak with chimichurri sauce, the Bomb(ay) eggplant, and the GruBurger—all $7—are listed in a wall-menu format that's clearly low-budget but also pretty great. Also, hand-cut, double-fried fries and free Tetris. Down with market research and graphic design, up with sandwiches! ($)

· POP KITCHEN + BAR at Seattle Center: Pop Kitchen + Bar is “a New American Kitchen + Bar focusing on local foods brought to you by Cameron Reed Concepts,” which is also responsible for the concepts Chandy’s Natural Cafe at Microsoft Commons and Soup’s On! downtown (their conceptual exclamation mark). Cameo McRoberts, recently (and very briefly) in the kitchen at Little Water Cantina, is the executive chef. P.K.+B. replaces the long-departed (and unmissed) Revolution Bar & Grill at Experience Music Project. Conceptual comfort-food looks to be the order of the place—a bacon-wrapped Kobe dog on a brioche bun with “spiked ketchup,” Caesar deviled eggs, a complicated grilled cheese. There will also be infused liquors and seasonal cocktails. There must be infused liquors and seasonal cocktails, or the world would implode. ($–$$)

• Damiana's Blue Truck Special

• The comically large sign.

· BURGER HERO in Ballard: In the former Lunchbox Laboratory location, Burger Hero serves burgers with names like “Captain USA” and “Fantastic 4,” according to My Ballard. ($)

* THE SHOP AGORA on Capitol Hill: The Shop Agora is a family-owned Mediterranean grocery and deli with a lot of international specialty items. If it’s Greek, they probably carry it; same with $50 truffle oil, but sandwiches, like the salami and provolone on Macrina potato bread, are just $5.95. The Capitol Hill location features a wine bar and a much larger deli than Agora’s pre-existing Phinney Ridge spot. ($–$$)

REOPENED/RENAMED: PO DOG in the University District: now a school-themed bar going under the name DETENTION—same owners, no more hot dogs, more schooly, more bar.

NEW LOCATIONS OF EXISTING PLACES: BLUEBIRD TEA HOUSE AND ICE CREAM in Phinney Ridge * BLUE MOON BURGERS on Capitol Hill (very soon, like today or tomorrow) · REGENT BAKERY AND CAFE on Capitol Hill * TRAVELERS THALI HOUSE on Beacon Hill · ’ZAW in Fremont

NOW CLOSED

· MARCO’S SUPPERCLUB in Belltown: Will become an outpost of Black Bottle (yay!), per Cornichon.org

· VARRO on Capitol Hill, probably: Was behind on rent after a few short months, then supposedly remodeling, but looks pretty damn moribund

· RESTAURANT ZOE in Belltown: Moving to 14th and Union on Capitol Hill, to be replaced by the Coterie Room from the gents of Spur and Tavern Law

· 94 STEWART downtown: Per Eater Seattle, will become Kastoori Grill, run by two sisters, serving Nepalese, Indian, and Tibetan food; the 94 Stewart family has another place in the works

· CORK HOUSE on Capitol Hill: The building is being demolished

· DAD WATSON’S in Fremont: May eventually reappear in the U-District

· SUNNY TERIYAKI in Ballard