I get the feeling that at a restaurant convention, someone last year stood up and suggested that folks in Kansas City consume a lot more burgers than the rest of the country.
Smashburger, a fast-casual burger joint based out of Denver, will be the latest burger chain to enter the Kansas City market, with two stores slated to open in the spring.
The Star reports that the restaurant in Overland Park will be splitting a space with Starbucks in the Fountains Shopping Center (6555 W. 119th Street), where Starbucks is downsizing and giving up the west corner. And the Lawrence Journal-World has footage of the Lawrence location, which will be in the Bauer Farm development at the northeast corner of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive.
A franchise is also planned for Manhattan, while the company is looking for a fourth location in
Kansas City, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri, and Overland Park.
In addition to the signature smashed burgers (angus beef patties pressed flat on the grill), customers can expect regional specialties. The Wichita location has a Wichita Shocker Burger (fried pickles, grilled onions, American cheese, chipotle mayo, barbecue sauce, lettuce and tomato), and a blueberry shake was developed for new stores in Jersey.
Other than "spring," there's no timetable for when the restaurant will open in Overland Park, but 119th is getting crowded. There's Five Guys Burgers and Fries (12025 Metcalf), Foster's Grille (11831 Metcalf), and Back Yard Burgers (7335 W. 119th Street) all within a three-block stretch. It might be time for a burger decathlon this spring.
[Image via Houston Press' Eating Our Words]
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Smashburger in Lawrence packs an extra "Secret" sales tax on every purchase.
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Shame on you!
Believe the Back Yard Burgers at 119th closed a couple months back, as well as the one on 95th.
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