"We had the brilliant idea to rank smashburgers in this city and experienced a minor crisis: do these all taste the same? Surely, they don’t. But then we tried Ban Ban Burger, a Thai-influenced spot on Sawtelle from the Tuk Tuk Thai people, and our palate for lacy-crisp beef patties was reinvigorated. We love the punchy wagyu laab burger that zaps the sides of your mouth (in a pleasant way) with minty-garlicky gremolata, but our favorite is the fried-egg-topped grapow burger. The basil chili sauce sizzles on your tongue, cooled down just enough by american cheese and a runny yolk. Just maybe don’t wear white if you order this drippy burger—there’s a lot of sauce for the delicate potato roll. " - brant cox, sylvio martins, nikko duren, garrett snyder
