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OT: So I ate a Smashburger for the first time ever. It was ok not great.

dstearn
dstearn Posts: 1,705
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I ate at a Smashburger for the first time last Monday. Ordered the classic burger with their skinny fries.
For me it was ok, not great. There seemed to be too much rub on the burger, kind of a garlic salt taste to it.
I prefer grilling the hand made gourmet burgers that I purchase at my local butcher using my grill grates which are perfect for searing burgers. 
Just my thoughts, your taste buds may vary.
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  • LCEgghead
    LCEgghead Posts: 10
    I agree...It was good but not up to the hype I heard.  However, I'm a die hard In N Out burger fan. LOL
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,586
    are you comparing a homemade burger to a fast food burger =)
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • dstearn
    dstearn Posts: 1,705
    fishlessman said:
    are you comparing a homemade burger to a fast food burger =)
    No just Smashburger. :-)
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  • Mama Roneck
    Mama Roneck Posts: 386
    IMHO, their burgers and fries are way too salty.  Plus their service isn't great, at least at the location near me.  I think it may have something to do with their line system, which can't keep up when it gets busy.

    OTOH, we travel to Cali each summer, and the kids know that the first stop after we pick up a rental car is In-N-Out Burger.

    We have Shake Shack in NY, which is definitely OK, but still not In-N-Out!
    Mamaroneck
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    We have Smashburger near me.....meh. Alright but not great.  Cheeseburger Bobby's is much better IMO.  No In N Out to compare it to though.  
    Couple of local guys started Village Burger near me that now has a couple of locations......it's top notch.  Great burgers, fries and their frozen custard incredible. 
    Down side of cooking on the egg is much of the protein we used to enjoy eating out is no longer better than what we get at home.

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  • dstearn
    dstearn Posts: 1,705
    I wish we had an In N Out Burger in IL. 
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    edited March 2017
    I tried a SmashBurger when they first opened here and have never gone back! Steak'nShake have been doing smash burgers for longer than the hot shot at SmashBurger has been alive! Beside S n S does them better and for cheaper! BTW I only tried 5 Guys twice and never went back there either. A burger dripping with grease is ok, but dripping in peanut oil??? NO way!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    RRP said:
    I tried a SmashBurger when they first opened here and have never gone back! Steak'nShake have been doing smash burgers for longer than the hot shot at SmashBurger has been alive! Beside S n S does them better and for cheaper! BTW I only tried 5 Guys twice and never went back there either. A burger dripping with grease is ok, but dripping in peanut oil??? NO way!
    I was thinking the same thing : steak and shake! 

    Plus they have great old school shakes!
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  • dstearn
    dstearn Posts: 1,705
    edited March 2017
    Rowdy's in Yorkville is famous for their burgers. Lucky for me my butcher is their supplier. http://www.rowdysbarandgrill.com/
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    dstearn said:
    Rowdy's in Yorkville is famous for their burgers. Lucky for me my butcher is their supplier. http://www.rowdysbarandgrill.com/
    Place looks cool. It's nice to have a tavern/bar with some good food. 
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,172
    It's hard to beat a burger from the Cook Out. The Carolina crowd knows what I'm talking about...
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  • SmokingPiney
    SmokingPiney Posts: 2,319
    5 Guys here blows Smashburger out of the water. 
    Living the good life smoking and joking
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,896
    In the midwest, a double butter burger with cheese from Culvers is tough to beat.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • Cubs1908
    Cubs1908 Posts: 11
    2 Smashburgers have closed near me in Chicagoland and I expect more will eventually close nationwide.   Not surprising since the founder Rick Schaden has a history of defrauding franchisees (see Quizno's).  They start a franchise and run it well in the short term sign up franchisees and within a few year they become the sole supplier for the franchise and charge a 30% markup on all food and supplies.


    Schaumburg, IL
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    StillH2OEgger said:
    In the midwest, a double butter burger with cheese from Culvers is tough to beat.
    I hear you, but I hate buying their burgers and then being bothered to take all that veggie crap off! I used to ask them to leave it off, but the request never seemed to get to the back room so I just quit going there. 
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • clifkincaid
    clifkincaid Posts: 572
    How but making your own smashburgers!
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    RRP said:
    StillH2OEgger said:
    In the midwest, a double butter burger with cheese from Culvers is tough to beat.
    I hear you, but I hate buying their burgers and then being bothered to take all that veggie crap off! I used to ask them to leave it off, but the request never seemed to get to the back room so I just quit going there. 
    All those veggies helps prevent constipation, son!
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    Lots of fellow eggers make home made smash burgers. I'd think there's something to it, even if you didn't like the fast food variety
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited March 2017
    StillH2OEgger said:
    In the midwest, a double butter burger with cheese from Culvers is tough to beat.
    Yessir, the best around hands down, love their crinkle fries too.

    Waiting patiently for Culver's Northwoods fried walleye dinner.  
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • onedbguru
    onedbguru Posts: 1,648
    I did smashburgers on my CI griddle - Boy was it good.  The trick is to properly season the meat by mixing the seasoning in vs just on the outside.  Since I was using 93/7, I mixed in a bit of EVOO. 
    (in the pics, the wife likes thick burgers. Lucky I have both a grate and a griddle in my XL =)  ) 




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