USA Burger Service
Hamburger restaurant · Little River
8300 NE 2nd Ave Suite 102, Miami, FL 33138
Highlights
Smashed burgers, housemade buns, and creative fries await
Smashed burgers, housemade buns, and creative fries await
"USBS's housemade potato bun is so soft that your fingers leave little imprints like a memory foam mattress. The smashed and seared patties are covered in a runny cheese sauce that sinks into all the burger’s little cracks and charred bits. It's a classic smashburger with just enough unique elements to make it taste like a one-of-a-kind creation. Add to that the pun-loving team who run this food hall stand like the Bob's Burgers superfans they are, and this place always puts us in a good mood." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino
"Bigger isn’t always better in a burger, but the double “2-Day” option at USBS Burger is an exception. It is served on a potato bun and comes oozing with melted “Government Cheese,” which is a mix of cheddar and fontina, plus a mayonnaise-based “priority sauce” with mustard and onion that elevates the flavor. Pair it with a side of its “Caribbean Tariff” fries tossed in jerk spice and served with spicy mustard. Best for: No-nonsense, smashed burger inside the Citadel" - Stacy Moya
"The burgers from USBS are one of our favorites in the city. A big reason for this is their exquisite, spongy housemade buns, which absorb the cheese sauce so, when you take a bite, it almost eats like a cream-filled donut. The only reason they’re not higher in this ranking is due to inconsistent smashing. We’ve had versions with patties that are paper-thin, and we’ve had versions that don’t look like a smashburger much at all. This might have something to do with a delivery error (that’s a mail joke). But even on their least-smashed days, this is still one of Miami’s best burgers." - mariana trabanino, virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer
"This vendor inside The Citadel specializes in burgers, but their fried chicken sandwich is absolutely worth a try. The “Carrier Pigeon” is made from ground chicken and formed into an aesthetically pleasing little round patty. The breading is thin but crispy, and there’s a crunchy cabbage situation on top that we approve of. " - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino
"We first met United States Burger Service on a Friday afternoon behind Wynwood’s Boxelder, and we were hooked pretty much right away. Yes, it had something to do with the several high percentage IPAs we’d just consumed, but it was more because of how delicious these little burgers were. The patties had that magical crust you get from a perfect sear. There was a runny cheese sauce that sunk into all the burger’s little cracks and charred bits. The buns were freshly baked potato rolls dotted with poppy seeds, and they were so soft that your fingers left little imprints like a memory foam mattress. Plus, the burger fit perfectly in the palm of our hand, which allowed us to easily wash down each bite with another IPA without having to put the whole thing down over and over again, risking a structural burger catastrophe. We’ve remembered that burger nearly every Friday since, but after a couple of years of the roaming pop-up life, USBS finally has its own space inside The Citadel, a food hall in Little Haiti. And thankfully their burgers are exactly how we remember them. They’ve expanded the menu slightly from their pop-ups days, adding veggie options and a wonderful fried chicken sandwich. But you’re still coming here for the burger. Keep in mind they aren’t the biggest burgers in town - still about the size of your palm - so if you are extremely hungry, you may want to consider getting two or supplementing your order with some other Citadel vendors, like a scoop of one of Frice Cream’s exceptional ice cream flavors. Food Rundown photo credit: Tasty Planet 2-Day This is USBS’s standard burger. It comes with two patties (order the “Ground” if you’d prefer one), “government cheese,” and priority sauce. That “government cheese” is more of a cheese sauce with a base of (if we had to guess, American cheese). It mixes with the priority sauce (which is part mayonnaise, if we can keep guessing) and coats both patties beautifully, so every bite is a lovely combination of salty beef and cheese sauce. But even despite all that good stuff, their freshly baked and impossibly soft potato buns steal the show. photo credit: Tasty Planet Carrier Pigeon This is USBS’s fried chicken sandwich. Unlike most fried chicken sandwiches we’ve tasted recently, this one is made from ground chicken formed into an aesthetically pleasing round patty - rather than a whole fried breast or thigh. The breading is thin but crispy and there’s a crunchy cabbage situation on top that we approve of. This is an excellent little fried chicken sandwich. Snail Mail USBS offers a couple of veggie patty options and the Snail Mail is their simplest version. The patty isn’t one of those meat imitation patties. It tastes like a black bean burger and it works very well with the cabbage and lemon vinaigrette it’s topped with. And, of course, there’s that bun carrying the whole thing to victory. photo credit: Tasty Planet Caribbean Tariff USBS has four fry options that come coated in various spices. The “Caribbean Tariff” fries are tossed in jerk spice and come with a spicy mustard. Prioritize them, but if you’re here with someone else, make them get the sazon completa-dusted Cuban Tariff to split." - Ryan Pfeffer
