Easy Street Burgers
Hamburger restaurant · Studio City ·
Family-owned smash burger joint with crispy edges & tasty toppings
Family-owned smash burger joint with crispy edges & tasty toppings
"Your Order: Double Jalapeño Monster ($12.50) This spot in Studio City is best known for getting a rare 10/10 rating from food influencer Keith Lee, the same guy who thought ordering a salmon chopped cheese from a NYC bodega was a good idea (no comment). Suffice it to say, we weren’t as impressed. Though these burgers aren’t terrible, the main issue is the chewy, spiderweb-y, overcooked patties, which arrive less “smashed” and more “maimed in an industrial accident.” They’re also served open-faced, which means having to fold the squishy too-sweet bun in half like a poorly made taco. The saving grace here is topping options like fresh sliced jalapenos, but considering the upcharge for those (even grilled onions cost an extra $1) and the long wait times even during off-hours, we prefer other smashburger options a short drive away." - garrett snyder, sylvio martins, nikko duren
"After a viral TikTok by Keith Lee in October 2023, who tasted Easy Street’s jalapeño burger, double cheeseburger, and double bacon cheeseburger and awarded the latter two unprecedented perfect 10s—declaring “This is the best burger I’ve ever had, let alone in LA”—the Studio City spot that began as a 2019 pop-up (and became a brick-and-mortar in 2022) was inundated with fans. Comments ranged from people booking flights to lines forming hours before the 11 a.m. opening, with queues wrapping around the block along Lankershim Boulevard and customers eating cheeseburgers and Cajun fries on sidewalks and car hoods; the owners hired seven more people, turned off third-party delivery apps to prioritize in-person guests, and endured one- to two-hour waits while some patrons even offered staff hundreds of dollars to skip the line. Lee’s post earned massive engagement (over 320,000 views, 155 comments, and 14,000 likes), revenue doubled after his review, and a later March 2024 video inviting Cardi B brought another surge and an additional 25 percent growth." - Mona Holmes
"I observed that Kevin Noparvar’s short, positive video about Easy Street Burgers in Studio City had an immediate real-world impact, sending steady crowds to the spot after his minute-long endorsement went viral." - Cathy Chaplin
"While Easy Street isn’t new to Los Angeles, its burgers are having a moment after a visit and stellar review from TikToker Keith Lee. The burger at Easy Street is a classic smash burger with crispy edges that extend past the bun, melted cheese, and grilled onions." - Rebecca Roland
"Over the weekend, Keith Lee’s 15 million TikTok followers saw Cardi B review Easy Street Burger in Studio City; I noted that Lee originally reviewed the spot in 2023, that lines were already impossibly long, and that those lines will likely grow considerably following the Cardi B coverage." - Mona Holmes