Smash Burger

Among other things.

I have determined that Mike is my 

Food Emissary.

It's an official title.

He travels a fair amount and he is in charge of eating 

all the food I will never get to.

Pinks.

In-N-Out Burger

Both fine California establishments.

I'm not a big Cali fan so chances are

 I won't be partaking of these myself.

His reviews: 

Pinks, fine but don't need to go there again.

In-N-Out, he's glad it's a chain, he can get another one

easily enough. Oh, and he likes that they are "neat", 

they come all wrapped up in a paper holder. 

Go figure, that would appeal to him :o)

We have been able to try 

Nathan's Hot Dogs, no big whoop, 

and Five Guys, big whoop!

together. 

I love that I am married to a guy who finds adventure in 

searching out and trying trendy foods.

Leave the paragliding and spelunking to others.

This is my kind of thrill!

So, our latest joint venture:

Smash Burger.

This is where it gets funny.

I had to pull images for In-N-Out and Smash Burgers from the internet

because Blogger won't upload the picture from Mike's 

phone, and we didn't think to bring the camera to

Smash Burger.

This is not at all what our Smash Burgers looked like.

Our burgers were truly "smashed."

As in flattened out and kind of griddle fried.

Think Steak and Shake.

Which definitely has it's place in burgerland, 

it's just not this one represented as a

Smash Burger. 

That being said, our review,

eh, wasn't a waste of time. 

The sides were great, onion haystack and 

sweet potato fries with olive oil and rosemary.

But the burgers were just OK.

Five Guys Burgers and Fries is opening

just blocks away from my home.

If you wait long enough the mountain will come to Mohammed.

Now I'll just wait for that mountain called

In-N-Out.