Get ready for the sizzle -- Smashburger opened yesterday at 6551 West 119th Street in Overland Park. This is the first Kansas City area location for the Denver-based fast-casual chain that takes its name from the practice of smashing down its Angus beef patties on the grill.
The space is bright, with the bold red of Smashburger's logo driving the color scheme: red booths and circular red pendant lamps in a space formerly occupied by Starbuck's (it was split in half; Starbuck's is still adjacent to the burger shop).
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"That leaves a hell of a taste in your mouth," said the woman.
"Yup. That's a good one -- I'd come back for that," said the man.
Burgers are available in 1/3 lb. ($4.99 to $5.99) and 1/2 lb. ($5.99 to $6.99) sizes or with a chicken breast for what is known as smashchicken. The Spicy Baja (pepper jack cheese, guacamole, lettuce, tomato, onion, chipotle mayo, and jalapenos on a chipotle bun) and the Kansas City smashburger (grilled onions, garlic sauteed mushrooms, Swiss cheese, haystack onions and A-1 steak sauce on an egg bun) have been popular early sellers.
The chain also has its own special sauce -- smash sauce is a blend of mayonnaise, yellow mustard, pickled relish and lemon juice. You can also create your own burger, choosing a bun, cheese, sauce and toppings. Among the add ons is a fried egg (99 cents), beefy chili (99 cents), guacamole (99 cents) and fried pickles (49 cents).
Fries come in three flavors -- smash (rosemary, olive oil and garlic), sweet potato (smash seasoning with sweet potatoes), or French fries (shoestring potatoes with sea salt). They're $2.79 to $2.99 as a basket, $1.99 with the order of a sandwich. Other sides include veggie frites (flash-fried asparagus spears, carrot sticks and green beens) and haystack onions (thinly sliced crispy onions).
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Got that right!!!! If you want to lose your shirt Buy a Smash Burger or a Quiznos and while they are cashing your check stick a broom handle up your butt cause your the SUCKER. RIP OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smash Burger is owned at the corporate level by the same two guys who own Quiznos. Shaden and his Dad. I have never met another Quiznos owner that was happy with their investment. Give the Smash Burger owners a couple of years and you will see them at the class action law suit store just like we had to do with Quiznos. RIP OFF - CORRUPT -- NO INTEGRITY. That is the business model of Quiznos at the corporate level so do not expect anything else for Smash Burger.
If one goes in downtown, ChefBurger goes out of business. SmashBurger is so much better and cheaper. I agree with Chimpo, they moved into underserved location with very few good fast places.
And Tommy K.'s view of the urban core is KCMO and Lawrence. He's a fool and lets not speak of him again.
Why would you open in the urban core when you can open balls-deep in the 'burbs across the street from the largest office park in the metro?
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