SmashBurger

On day two we found ourselves at Smashburger. The consensus was "good burgers." They weren't great but they were good and I'd go back if someone wanted to go for another burger. Jesse built his own burger with sharp cheddar, tomato, lettuce, pickle, ketchup and mustard. He also got the SmashFries - which are just regular fries tossed with Rosemary, garlic and maybe some other herbs. I want to know why? Fries are good with salt, maybe garlic, maybe. Herbs get old after awhile.

Jesse was most excited about the bun - it was just a plain soft lightly toasted egg bun that was easy to squish down and did not get in the way of the burger. I was also happy with the simple bun because buns are merely for convenience you should eat a burger for the burger not the bun. I had the All American SmashBurger it came with cheese, onion, ketchup, mustard and pickles. I had regular fries and a chocolate shake or malt. It tasted like a malt but the menu said shake? Either way I liked it.

The smashing of the burger when it is cooked is what everyone talks about and how it makes the edges crunchy and holds the burger together. First, if your burgers are falling apart you're doing something wrong and shouldn't use that as your baseline. Second, the charbroiled taste is delicious but crispy is for bacon not burgers. Once I got past the edge though the burger was good and juicy without meat juice running all over my hand.

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Final Rating: 4 (out of 5), both Jesse and Eric
SmashBurger, SmashFries and a Coke - $9
SmashBurger, Fries and a Malt - $12

(Cheaper than Burger Jones, simpler menu, easier to order and someone still brought the burger to our table.)