Smashburger

I believe it is fair to say that Americans love hamburgers. With the countless options for satisfying our hamburger cravings, finding a hamburger is not very hard. We have countless hamburger chains such as McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Five Guys, In-N-Out, Sonic, and Jack in the Box. Besides fast food chain restaurants that are focused on hamburgers, many sit down restaurants offer hamburgers on their menus so it is not hard to find a place that serves a hamburger.When I heard that a new burger restaurant was coming to Massachusetts, I was intrigued. The new burger restaurant is called Smashburger. Smashburger is a casual quick service burger restaurant chain that was founded in Denver, Colorado. The name Smashburger comes from the way in which the restaurant prepares their hamburgers. They take a ball of ground beef and they smash it flat on the griddle. That is why it is called Smashburger. Besides hamburgers, Smashburger offers grilled chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, milkshakes, veggie burgers, salads, fries, onions, and my favorite sweet potato fries. If you want a beer with your burger, Smashburger has you covered as well. When I ventured to the only Smashburger in Massachusetts which is located in the Sherwood Plaza in Natick right off of Route 9 I ordered the BBQ Bacon and Chedder Burger with a side of sweet potato fries. The burger itself was very good. I personally love the combination of bacon and barbecue sauce on a cheeseburger. The kicker to the cheeseburger was the fried onions on the burger. These fried onions are nothing like typical onion rings. Instead they are thin strings and not rings. The sweet potato fries were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Just the way french fries should be. Compared to some of my favorite places for a hamburger, Smashburger ranks with Five Guys in that it is one of the best hamburgers that is made by a fast food chain. In-N-Out will reign king of fast food hamburger chains and I am sad that they will probably not establish a base on the East Coast. Compared to other hamburgers I have had that come from sit down restaurants, the Smashburger needs some help. For hamburgers I love going to Eagle's Deli in Boston and Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage across the street from Harvard Yard in Cambridge. For what it is worth, Smashburger is a better bet than Wendy's, McDonald's, and Burger King without question. The burger itself tastes like beef and not some meat patty that has absolutely no flavor which you might find in hamburgers from other fast food hamburger chains. If you have not tried Smashburger I would recommend it to any hamburger enthusiast.