The sardonic San Fernando Valley figure served his food unapologetically and with no modifications, and often teased his ...

Bill Elwell, the owner of legendary San Fernando Valley burger stand Bill’s Burgers, died on July 21 at 98 years old. Even ...

The man Eater.com called a "legend" from Los Angeles' rich history of roadside hamburger stands passed away, but fans of Bill’s Burgers in Sherman Oaks are determined to keep his memory and menu alive ...

Bill Elwell, 87, plops patties onto the old flattop grill at his hamburger stand, Bill & Hiroko’s Burgers, on Oxnard Street where Van Nuys meets Sherman Oaks. He crankily says he doesn’t want ...

My legs are tired. I’m 93,” he said. “COVID’s got nothing to do with it. I’m tired.” Bill Elwell of Bill’s Burgers waits for customers to order takeout at his Van Nuys burger stand.

William E. “Bill” Elwell, age 92, of Rye, NH, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2022, at Webster at Rye. He was born on April 8, 1930 in Somerville, MA the son of Ann (Black) and A. Fred Elwell.

William E. “Bill” Elwell, age 92, of Rye, NH, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2022, at Webster at Rye. He was born on April 8, 1930 in Somerville, MA the son of Ann (Black) and A. Fred Elwell.

Bill Elwell died unexpectedly on March 9, 2016, at the age of 49. Born on Long Island, New York, Elwell attended the University of Maine at Orono, where he studied education and sports medicine ...

Thankfully, Bill Elwell of Bill & Hiroko’s, isn’t quite that old, just a mere 86 years, and the continuous proprietor of this burger stand since the mid 1960’s.

Elwell is originally from Ventura and said that when he first opened Bill's Burgers, the rent was only $75 a month. The small shack on Oxnard Street is only run by three people; Bill and two others.