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| - You'd think that after living in a town for years that I would have a strong grasp of most of the bomb dining in the area. Guess not, because the folks at Smash Kitchen & Bar know what they're doing.
A group of maybe 20+ of us went to Smash on a Monday night for dinner. Surprisingly, considering the day of the week, the place was super active. (Apparently, I'm the last one in the city to come here.) Thankfully, Smash has plenty of space and seating, so our group was easily accommodated. You'll find regular dining seating as well as bar seating and TVs, so I suppose you could head over to watch the game. (Though in my trashy opinion in this regard, I like to watch sports in less upscale environments. Weird? Probably.) The general vibe of the place is upscale bar, but still rather casual.
On to the food! Since there were so many of us, I got to see a large variety of what they serve. Holy mother of Jesus, do these guys know how to plate stunning dishes! When they were placed on the table, it was the food equivalent of walking into a room of models, minus the sexual attraction. I'll skip the description. Just look at photos.
But how does it actually taste you ask? After much deliberation, I ordered the Smash Burger. Friends who had already been to Smash suggested several items, but I was smitten by the idea of the Smash Burger, which is apparently prepared with tiny cubes of butter distributed through the patty. (I cannot 100% guarantee the validity of that claim.) For about $17 I was served up two beef patties, sandwiched between a brioche bun, with cheddar cheese, whatever Smash Sauce is, lettuce, pickles, and onion chips. The burger also comes with a side, (sweet potato fries for me), and dip. Aside from being beautiful, the burger was wonderfully satisfying. It's not as if I could discern whether the mystery cubes of butter existed, but boy was the patty pleasantly moist. The onion chips gave the burger a welcome crunch, and the Smash Sauce did it's flavourful work.
For someone who has been on a Best Burger tour of Toronto, I can't say that this burger broke any records, but I can say that the Smash Burger is close to as good a burger that you're going to get without stepping more outside of the box in terms of typical burger ingredients.
The staff at Smash are gracious and generally fantastic, the food looks and tastes beautiful, and the decor and setup is well thought out. This is one of those would-be 5 stars, but on the knock-my-socks-off scale, my socks were firmly on. Great restaurant.
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