Smish Smash
Restaurant · South of Market ·
Juicy smash burgers with crispy edges and tallow-fried fries
Juicy smash burgers with crispy edges and tallow-fried fries
"Functioning as a successful burger pop-up, this concept is cited as a model for how to thrive within or alongside Saluhall, with its January 2025 opening viewed by Izzy and Wooks’s owners as a hopeful sign and a possible blueprint for a more stable, prosperous chapter for the food hall." - Paolo Bicchieri
"For the trend-chaser, this recent Saluhall addition is a must if you like your patties crispy and thin. There’s a real meatiness to the smash burger — onions reduce almost atomically and the meat practically dematerializes into lacy, crispy edges — making for an oily, beefy delight that disappears as fast as the grill magicians can make it. The joy can be made vegetarian with an Impossible patty for just $1 extra, with most burgers under $13; keep it cheap and powerful with the Reggie Miller, a cheeseburger through and through, for $11 total." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Mentioned as part of a cohort of top-notch smash-burger pop-ups in the city." - Lauren Saria
"I thought it was dope that Smish Smash did a toy drive in Oakland." - Eater Staff
"I think the impossibly thin patties and addictively lacy edges on Smish Smash’s smashburgers make a strong case for this style: the burger was a meaty, greasy, cheesy festival-perfect lunch that didn’t leave me too full, with a single layer of melted American cheese, two palm-sized buns that let the meat shine, and curly fries that stayed supremely crispy through Local Natives’ entire set." - Dianne de Guzman
