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| - Q: Is there a way to make a hamburger do the Hula?
A: Sure, order a burger and a shake!
After hearing so much about Smashburger, I really wanted to love them. For $25.77, we got the Truffle Mushroom Swiss Burger with a side of Smashfries, the Avocado Club with Veggie Frites, and a Salted Caramel Shake. Here are my thoughts:
"TRUFFLE MUSHROOM SWISS: With sautéed crimini mushrooms & truffle mayo on an egg bun." Minus the strong mushroom taste, it was an otherwise bland burger. It was cooked well-done and was super greasy. My mouth was coated in oil the whole time I ate my burger and it just wasn't enjoyable.
"AVOCADO CLUB: With applewood smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, ranch dressing & mayo on a multi-grain bun." The Avocado Club was much better than the Truffle Mushroom Swiss. Fresh avocados, perfectly cooked applewood bacon, and dressed nicely. It was also cooked well-done and still had a greasy feel. At least it had more flavor.
"SMASHFRIES®: Tossed in Italian olive oil, rosemary & garlic." These are amazing. I could eat these fries by the dozen. They were super flavorful but the thing that made me salty was how skinny they are. I'm the kind of eater that likes to eat fries one by one but I found myself chomping on these by threes.
"VEGGIE FRITES: With a side of ranch dressing" I was disappointed in these. These were just oily roasted green beans and carrots.
SALTED CARAMEL MILKSHAKE: Delicious! Not too sweet, not too salty, just perfect. I wish I saw that they actually served maltshakes too because I love malts over milkshakes.
All in all, it was a decent dinner. The place could use some cleaning since I saw grease all over the table and the booths but hey, maybe they were busy before I walked in and they hadn't had a chance to clean yet [although it was slow by 7PM and the staff mainly stood around]. But with all these other great local burger places charging the same amount in prices, I'm not sure I'd ever crave Smashburger specifically.
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