SMASHBURGER
We tried a couple of Smashburgers yesterday, a couple of days into its opening, and found them surprisingly beefy, well-seasoned, just the right degree of greasy, and encased in a nice, squishy, fresh and eggy bun. (In other words, it was everything our burger at Grind wasn’t.)
We weren’t as thrilled with the gigantic salad — under-dressed and topped with insanely oversalted fried onions — but Slapsie Maxie loved the two fried eggs that adorned its top, so we’ll give it a pass.
Besides, who orders a friggin’ salad at a burger joint anyway?
Our 1/3 lb. cheeseburger, decent vanilla malt, and forgettable fries came to $11.49. We left a buck-fifty tip.
Just thought you’d like to know.
SMASHBURGER
7541 West Lake Mead Suite 2
Las Vegas, NV 89128
Restaurant reviews, quips, picks and pans-with some seriously salivating history-from the man who eats his way through Sin City every day.
March 23rd, 2010 at 8:14 am
Actually that salad looks pretty good. Although the lettuce seems irrelevant and it probably has more calories than the burger.
March 23rd, 2010 at 9:06 am
That salad looks like a hot mess – literally and figuratively speaking.
March 23rd, 2010 at 9:14 am
Lets see.. Fried onion rings. Fried egg. Bacon. Guacamole. Yeah.. the lettuce is getting in the damn way.
Smashburger expanded into the Dallas area recently. There is a location close to me. I’ve been twice. It’s pretty good. If you are a Las Vegas local and live nearby, go check it out. But if you are a tourist coming into town to spend some time on the Strip, I wouldn’t bother.
March 26th, 2010 at 7:33 am
I tried Smashburger on Sunday and was not pleased at all. The smashfries were extremely greasy I did not eat that much of them. Then the burger was so greasy it kept falling apart I gave up and threw it away. I won’t return to this place.
My order:
Create your own:
1/2lb
Spicy Chipotle bun
Pepper Jack Cheese
Light Mayo
Lettuce, Tomato, Grilled Onions
Maybe it is what I ordered but have had similar burgers to this elsewhere and was not as greasy and messy
April 6th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
I was not pleased with the portion sizes. They are very very stingy.
April 6th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
And one more thing, I’m not convinced that my 1/2lb burger was even a 1/2lb. That kind of cheap behavior by a company is just not cool business.
April 10th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Sorry, but this burger is nothing that sets the world on fire. Over priced too!
April 30th, 2010 at 12:53 am
I tried it last week and it is good. The meat gets a nice crispy texture to it from the grill. I like the fries – they are greasy because they are tossed in olive oil, so it’s sorta like a yummy grease.
October 31st, 2010 at 6:31 pm
I was shocked how good my 1/3 pound smashburger was. Fresh bun, perfect griddle char, crispy and fresh vegetables. My step son wanted to go and I was reluctant. I’m glad I went.
November 26th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
This is as tasty and fairly priced as any burger I have ever had–and at my age, 77, I have been an expert on inumerable burgers.
November 27th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
Went back again and it was nasty. Under cooked meat, stale bun, cold fries. Oh well.