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| - If you are looking for thick burgers that can be cooked to medium temperature (which is usually what I want), this is NOT the place for that and you will be disappointed.
However, for a "smash" burger (a ball of ground beef that is smashed into the grill to form a thin patty), Smashburger does it very well. I came in on a Sunday afternoon, so the place was empty. It has a similar style to a Chipotle in both decoration and menu. The lady at the counter was super nice and cheery.
Based on the reviews here, I ordered the Sin City Burger with Smash Fries and an Oreo Milkshake. It only took a few minutes to be served and I was quite happy with it all. The burger was good. Fried egg, bacon, onion petals, egg bun, and a tender beef patty with smash sauce. They all combined quite well and hit the spot. The fries were thin and crispy, and even without any sauce were quite tasty. The smash fries have a light coating of olive oil and garlic, so that was nice. I opted for the chipotle mayo sauce, and that was a great dip for the fries.
Finally, the oreo milkshake was great. I like that they serve it old school with the metal tin with a generous amount of extra milkshake in. Creamy, thick, and with small chunks of oreo blended in made for a sweet escape from the blazing heat outside.
Overall, I was quite happy with lunch here. Compared to similar burger joints like Five Guys, I would say Smashburger has the edge. For my taste, they have better fries (I find Five guys fries to be too greasy and soggy), more variety in burger offerings, plus great milk shakes compared to no milk shakes.
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