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| - Five Guys Burgers is much better for several different reasons, but I will be fair and give Smashburger a review just based on it's own merits. Plus there are none in Vegas now, so it useless to compare for the time being....
The place didn't have a very friendly feel to it. I don't know why, it just seemed like the staff really didn't have much mojo for being there. Next, the burger was pretty good, but I fell prey to the temptation to make it too complex. With these burger places, if you keep it simple you usually end up with a tastier burger. I didn't follow my simple is better mantra and ended up with a big, sloppy mess. After I scraped off most of the mayo, ketchup, and smashburger sauce it was pretty decent. Where the two star review comes in is with the fries and milkshake.
The fries were not very fresh tasting at all. It was like they were a little freezer burned and then fried in old oil. The milkshake was too watery-in other words, too much milk, not enough ice cream. Oh yeah, guess how much my sloppy burger, inedible fries and watered down shake set me back? $8? $10? $12?
All wrong, it was nearly $14 with tax!
Really it was quite a ripoff if you think about it. I've been to normal sit down restaurants with true waiter service that will have a great burger for $8 or $9 that comes with fries and a deli pickle.
Do you want a really good burger that will remind you of Fourth of July cookouts and happier times? Go to a Five Guys when they come, or even In-and-Out Burger. They are both better at what Smashburger tries to do.
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