For Lunch - Smash Burger

Another volley in the burger chain wars. My favorite chain is In N Out is thus the watermark I use to compare against.  My first foray into Smash Burger.  Their claim to fame is the ball of beef thats smashed when place on the cooktop.  The smashing flattens out the ball and sears the outside to seal in the juices and create a crusty patty.

I step into this recently opened location.  I proceed to place my order for a classic smash burher, haystack onions and drink.  This combo is considerably pricier than a comparable set #2, cheeseburger, at In N Out.  As I am handed my reciept, I am informed that the "secret" code to the bathroom is listed at the top.  On this day it was 9998#.  I have it on good authority tomorrow's code will be 9999#.

I am presented with my order layed out open face.  Their smash sauce fills the little container near the burger.  Its basically a spicy mayo.  The onions are shoestring dusted with flour and deep fried.  Decent enough at first but I couldnt finish it all.  I grew tired of the flavor toward the end of the meal.  The patty itself is good enough but I didnt think the whole burger could stand up to my comparison.  It just didnt seem to taste as fresh as the competition.  I would still prefer this to McD but it does not overthrow the top of my list.  But for the price, McD would win out 8 times out of 10.