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| - Traveling through Phoenix looking for someplace to stop and eat, we stumbled upon Smashburger.
You order at the counter, seat yourself and the food is delivered to your table. They sell beer and fountain soda to help you wash down your burger and accoutrements.
My wife and I both got the Classic, a burger with "Smash sauce" (described by the counter clerk as a mixture of mayo, mustard and pickle relish), lettuce, onion, pickle, and tomato. The burgers were:
1. Obviously fresh, not frozen, meat - this was apparent by the odd shape of the meat.
2. Juicy and not overcooked.
3. Seasoned well
We were both happy with our burgers.
The garlic and rosemary fries were good, when hot. When they cooled down, the flavor became almost cloying. Maybe it's just because I am not too big a fan of rosemary. Nonetheless, an interesting take on fast food fries.
I was not too unhappy with the price tag. Two burgers and fries for $14. Seems pretty standard to me. The atmosphere of the place is kind of sterile. It's not a place to grab a burger, have a few beers and hang out. As I said, we were traveling through, so it met our needs well for this visit and I would likely return.
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