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Mini Ditka
 Post subject: Smashburger
PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:31 pm 
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Is it any good? They have a $12 for $6 deal on Groupon today.

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 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:50 pm 
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Its pretty good.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:54 pm 
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Yes.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 4:14 pm 
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Nothing special. We went there once. That was enough.
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 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:55 pm 
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There is a bar up here that has a 1/2 beef&1/2 bacon burger.I am tempted to try it out.

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 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:14 am 
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With the groupon, it's a good deal. The burgers are good, the chicken sandwiches are good. It's basically a B1G1 free.
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 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 3:37 pm 
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Five Guys is better. At least better than the one in Bloomingdale.

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 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 3:46 pm 
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Five Guys is too expensive. Not paying that much for a burger, sorry.

Can't do Smashburger. Won't patronize a restaurant that uses Impact as its typeface.

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 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 3:56 pm 
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My little brother has gone the 5 guys in Oak Park a few times. I've never been because I hear it's so expensive.

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immessedup17 wrote:
You'll get out of a Smashburger / Five Guys / Meatheads for the same cost of Jimmy John's / Chipotle / Panera. It is worth the money.

It is a fast-casual restaurant...not a five star dining experience.

Well if we all do Bowling V at the Forest Park Estates, we can all go to Five Guys afterwards. :D

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 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
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spmack wrote:
My little brother has gone the 5 guys in Oak Park a few times. I've never been because I hear it's so expensive.


It's not that bad. Every so often I'll spend $10 for a good burger & fries, especially since most fast food burgers taste (salt)watery to me. Maybe once, twice a month.

As for the chains' wavering quality, I can certainly appreciate that criticism.

And as for Smashburger's typeface, it is annoying. Actually so was the "too cool" atmosphere they seemingly(laughably) attempted in there the other day.

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 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:11 pm 
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smashburger has onion strings that epitomize the concept of 'savory' ... beyond that, just go get a whopper or double quarter-pounder, save some money, and be done with it.

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 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:25 pm 
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If I am going to pay the kind of money 5 guys charges for a burger and fries, I will go to a sit down place and not have my food want to come right back out. Those places are tooo greasy and costly for what you are getting.

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:06 pm 
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I plan to try Smashburger now that I'm in town. I've heard good things.

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Don Tiny
 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:42 pm 
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FavreFan wrote:
I plan to try Smashburger now that I'm in town. I've heard good things.


It's not terrible .... finally got around to trying a fried egg on a burger .... holy shit, that's almost a paradigm shift in how one enjoys a burger .... and try those onion string thingies - fries are (basically) fries after all.

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doug - evergreen park
 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 7:51 am 
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chaspoppcap wrote:
There is a bar up here that has a 1/2 beef&1/2 bacon burger.I am tempted to try it out.


I'm making these tomorrow...got 3lbs of each 8)

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 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:28 am 
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I like smash burger. That is all.

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 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:08 am 
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Q.Bovifs wrote:
I will be sampling Smashburger for lunch today. Will report back later.

For a really good SW suburbs burger, pop into the late-twentysonmethigs/early-thirtysomethings local beerhole&grill "Joe Daniels" at 12218 South Harlem Avenue Palos Heights, IL 60463.

Very meaty Burger, thick, and has excellent "burger texture" that the aformentioned selections usually lack. Catches a nice char on the edge a bit like a nice steak, too.

Waitresses are usually pretty nice-looking as well.

Thank me later.
I highly recommend getting your burger on the spicy chipotle bun Panthro.

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doug - evergreen park
 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
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I miss Joe Daniels...I really liked that place. Also miss Henry's near 107th and Roberts.

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 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:20 am 
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Why has Fatburger not made it out to the Chicagoland area? Its greasy as all hell but damn is it good once or twice a year.

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 Post subject: Re: Smashburger
PostPosted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 12:39 pm 
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It seems somewhat counterintuitive to push all the fat and moisture out of the ground beef in the cooking process. Even if it it cheap, say 65/35 USDI, you'd end up with way less weight than you started with.

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