Smashburger

After years of seeing these places around, I finally got the wife to agree to stop in with me.
Smashburger is like a hamburger restaurant disguised as a fast food restaurant and I LOVED IT!
Everything they are doing works | Quality — Value — Taste — Price

This place has gotten so much better — should have updated my review a long time ago! Fries are no longer soggy oily messes and my chicken sandwiches are consistently on point. The manager Sal is great, super attentive and I cannot say how much our family loves this spot. Definitely earned its 5 stars!

What can I say first off the service was amazing. I forgot her name but she was the manager. She was so nice and helpful. The food came out really fast which a pleasant surprise. I had never tried this before but the food was really great. The burger was so juicy and tasty. The smash fried are a must have. This is definitely gonna be my go to burger place. You can’t best great service and great food.

My family loves this place. It is a little pricey but so worth it. My favorite is the Smash chicken truffle mushroom burger. The flavor is incredible. And the sweet potato fries are the best I have ever had. Make up any excuse and try this place!

Great service — quick too! Many menu choices — food was delicious! Bacon cheese burger was excellent — Fries were thin & crispy– milk shake was thick & creamy. We’ll definitely eat here again.

The burgers here are good and the portions are great! Conveniently located near the docks of Redondo Beach.

Looooooooooove Smashburger. You can’t really compare SB to In-​N-​Out because they are both very different from each other. Smashburger has a thin beef patty but it is very juicy. If this is your first time, try the smash fries… You’ll love it.
Happy eating!

Super fresh burgers with super fresh ingredients! Very friendly staff & easy to call in orders over the phone! Love it! Great outdoor seating to eat also!

I really wanted this to be just as great as The LA Live version, the only reason I gave it two stars, was because I was really hungry had to eat all of it. The Classic Smashburger is what I ordered, and the shoestring garlic fries. Both were saturated with so much grease & oil, it was really gross. The meat wasn’t as meaty & big as the LA version, I just had a few weeks ago. The service seemed kinda slow here too, and I wasn’t even here during the noon rush hour, it was about 11;30am. It was 8 $ and change for this meal, 10 $ with a drink, but she gave me a cup for iced water. The fries didn’t seem to have much garlic flavor either. I def won’t be back here, ever.

I was extremely hungry after school and was looking for a place to eat, I came here since I knew that they have relatively good food. I ordered an Avocado Club Smashburger and was more than pleased with how it turned out. I’m not sure if it was the hunger, the amazing customer service provided by a friendly woman named Cheryl or a combination of the two, but that burger was the best I’ve had in weeks. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good place to eat burgers in the Redondo Beach area. Keep up the great work! I’ll be back for more Avocado Clubs. :)

My first time eating at Smashburger was a few nights ago, and I was pleasantly surprised. The fries were shoestring, which are my favorite, and they were good/​warm/​crisp. The burger was really good. It’s hard to compare anything to In N Out, but in terms of fast food, this is about the closest you can get. I will definitely visit this location again.

I had a 5 star meal… truly. I was so hungry as my first meal that day was at 3pm. not good. I know. I was also so excited to see a Smashburger as it had been a couple of years.
I got the avocado burger on a wheat bun, no sauce, no cheese. So good. I was one with my burger. Also had yam fries. Delicious. Even my cup of water with lemon tasted good.
My husband also got some milkshake concoction with peanut butter and smashed Oreos. Wow. That was good too.
The staff were very friendly if not overworked. They needed at least 1 – 2 more people behind the counter but our experience was still very good.

My son and I both got sick after eating burgers from here. Haven’t been back since.
It’s a shame, since the food and the shakes tasted delish. My son has a pretty sturdy constitution, too. Maybe someone was not diligent about hand washing that day?

Love smashburger.
Great customer service. The employees at the Redondo location are very polite, and always kind. There are 2 young ladies that are usually at the counter, they are both so nice, I think that is why I like this place so much. Next time I go, I will get their name so I can acknowledge them. I miss their peppermint shakes already.

Only been here once, but I would definitely come again if I was in the area. Burgers are great! Not your plain, regular burger, not also not a cuisine burger. Haha, I’d say they are right in the middle, and you get a good price on them! I also like how you have 3 different options on how big (or small) you want your meat to be. I like my patty thin and my fiancé likes his thick so that worked out great for us.
The employees are also amazing here. They deserve a 5 star. Very friendly, helpful at explaining the menu, getting condiments for you, and even gave us coupons. I wish I would have caught the two girls names so their manager could know how great their customer service was.

I really like this place. The employees are really friendly, even giving me coupons for my next visit. I only order the salads here which are decent sized and very good.
(I got to test the burgers and stick fries my son and DH order and they are very good!)
There is plenty of seating, great value and plenty of parking.

We LOVE Smashburger. We’ve only been to this location, so we love THIS place. This was our kitchen for a long time after I had my first child. It again is our kitchen now that we’ve #2.
Why do we love Smashburger? Because the meat is juicy and flavorful. This probably has nothing to do with smashing the burger. Perhaps they marinate it or put a nice rub on it? Whatever the process, the meat is always tasty and well cooked.
Toppings are almost all free. I hate when places nickel and dime you for adding some fixings. We love the bacon and avocado burger with jalapeños, red onions and a side of pickles.
Fries? Oh god, don’t get me started on the ‘regular’ fries. There has been nothing more perfect than these shoestring fries. Salty and crispy no need for ketchup!
Never seen a bad looking burger here. I’ve tried most everything on the menu and can say whole heartedly that you can’t go wrong. Way better than those other semi-​fast food burger joints. I’d put these head to head with a fancy bistro burger or a full service restaurant.

I’ve been here twice the last few months and both times the customer service was underwhelming. First time, I ordered the avocado club (I wanted chicken but was not aware you can get it with beef, too). The cashier did not ask me what kind of meat so I assumed I would get chicken. Got it to go, and I get home it’s beef.
I figured this was a mistake on their part so I let it go.
Second time, same thing happened. Maybe it was my bad for not clearly stating I want the «chicken avocado club» as opposed to just «avocado club,» but I also think the cashier needs to ask beef or chicken. I get home and it’s beef again. I wrote a complaint on their website and the manager immediately called and apologized and said he would send me free coupons. He was friendly and felt bad, but after about 6 weeks, I still have not received anything in the mail.
The food is decent though. Will I come back? Maybe if I have a huge craving for a burger and I don’t feel like driving anywhere. But if management wants to improve this place, they need to make sure their cashiers are friendly, smile, are genuine, and always ask «chicken or beef»?

Sooooo, when you give a place three tries, and they a) don’t get better, b) go out of their way to disappoint, and c) make you question why you’d ever eat there again I guess it is time so say no more… never again.
Today, I was hungry and running errands in and around work stuff… stopped at Smashburger because I wanted a burger… then talked myself into slightly healthier option of chicken sandwich on whole grain bun with bacon (because everyone needs a little bacon) and avocado.
— The bun was nasty and stale
— The chicken was thinner than paper… seriously…was it a sheet of chicken?
— The lettuce was gross
— I asked for ranch on the side (I did carryout) I got no ranch
— My sweet potato fries were limp and cold
I could go on and on… same as last time I got a mushroom and swiss burger there and pleaded no mayo, and got a massive goober of mayo and the dude was annoyed at me when I sent it back, then scraped the mayo off a nasty cold burger and tried to pass it off as another burger…
These guys cut corners, the food is not high quality, and a nice cashier isn’t enough to offset the fact that the food should be decent… basically paid $ 11 for lunch today to get a nasty sandwich, that was bland, and cold bland fries… yuck.
Ain’t going back… would rather Smash my face in hot grease…
MEH!

The food itself was on average 3 stars, but the service was beyond great!
Spicy Jalapeño Baja w/​grilled chicken ($ 6.99): Substituted the bun with multi-​grain instead of the normal chipotle bun since I wanted to be somewhat «healthy» if I was going to be indulging in a burger. The grilled chicken looked like melted cheese when it came! I didn’t like the 4 – 5 pieces of just raw jalapeño on the burger. It should be at least grilled or sauteed for better smokey flavor. Overall, the burger was just average. nothing exceptional that stood out.
Smashfries ($ 2.99): Couldn’t taste any garlic or rosemary flavor in the fries but i DO love how they give you unlimited sauce for them! I got the chipotle mayo and truffle sauce. Both very well made! Love me some skinny fries.
Our party of 12 sat outside (pay first, get a number, grab a seat). One of my friends orders was messed up. The cashier quickly came out to apologize then offered a side of fries and drink. Someone came out a second time to see if we all got our order and if everything was still going okay. Since this is a fast-​food chain, i was surprised by the exceptional service we received!
Shared parking lot with many other stores including Whole Foods. However, there was plenty of open spaces when we arrived around 7:30pm on a Friday night.