Burgers, Fries & Family Ties

The Richwine's Burgerville Story

About the Show

Richwine's Burgerville in Polson, Montana, is one of those rare family-run, blast-from-the-past, drive-in restaurants of yore. Purchased by Enoch and Lucille Richwine in 1962 as a means to support their family, this storied local eatery still does things the way they used to 59 years later. Each bull meat burger patty is still hand-pressed by Jeremy Richwine on the gadget his father, Shane, and grandfather, Enoch, used thousands of times over the decades. Enoch and Lucille's daughter, Marcia, now runs Richwine's with an inspiring level of commitment to excellence that makes this eatery stand out on a national level.

The idea for Burgers, Fries & Family Ties, came to local film producer David W. King after eating perhaps his 50th Cheeseburger Deluxe at Richwine's Burgerville. Over a period of 18 months, King shot behind-the-scenes of Burgerville's finely-tuned operation, which is akin to an acrobatic ballet in tight quarters. The key to Richwine's Burgerville's success? King offers, "The wonderful people who have made Richwine's Burgerville one of America's best family-run restaurants for well over half a century. Burgers, Fries & Family Ties is our love letter to Richwine's Burgerville!"

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Burgers, Fries & Family Ties has won multiple awards and, in addition to airing on Montana PBS, is now available as a rental on Amazon Prime Video.

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Burgers, Fries & Family Ties has won multiple awards and, in addition to airing on Montana PBS, is now available as a rental on Amazon Prime Video.

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The Richwine's Burgerville cheeseburger deluxe just prior to being consumed by a happy customer.

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It's "All hands on deck!" at Richwine's Burgerville on the 4th of July. Marcia Richwine Moen is pictured second from the left at one of Burgerville's two grills.

Credit: Photo by David W. King

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There's usually a line at Richwine's Burgerville on a typical summer day. It's well worth the wait.

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Marcia Richwine Moen and her daughter Cassidy in front of Richwine's Burgerville. Will Cassidy take over the restaurant?

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Hard work and teamwork make the dream work at Richwine's Burgerville. Here, Marcia shares a light moment with her employees.

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Burgers Fries and Family Ties won two awards at the Spokane International Film Festival and was recently giving the Big Fork Independent Film Festival Audience Award.

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Burgers, Fries & Family Ties Co-Producers David and Jessica King laid claim to these amazing double cheeseburgers shortly after this photo was taken.

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Richwine's Burgerville wouldn't be able to operate without Marcia's nephew Jeremy, who hand-presses hundreds of bull meat burger patties 7 days a week.

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Burgers, Fries & Family Ties Director/Producer David W. King in his Polson, Montana-based studio. King describes his film as a love letter from Polson to Richwine's Burgerville

Credit: Tom Rollins; permission granted by David W. King and Richwine Family

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Enoch Richwine strikes a pose for photographer Tom Rollins back when Enoch ran Richwine's Burgerville with his wife, Lucille.

Credit: Tom Rollins; permission granted by David W. King and Richwine Family

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Enoch Richwine strikes a pose for photographer Tom Rollins back when Enoch ran Richwine's Burgerville with his wife, Lucille.

Credit: David W. King; permission for use of photos granted by Richwine Family

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Left: Marcia, with her dad, Enoch, and mom, Lucille, in 1979 as Marcia leaves for college.Right: Cassidy, with her dad, Cameron, and mom, Marcia, as Cassidy leaves for college in 2