This past Wednesday marked the grand opening of a new smash burger place in the building which was once Mac’s Kitchen & Bar on McFarland Avenue in Rossville. They specialize in smash burgers with a few other classic meals on their menu.
All their smash burgers start out with two smash patties, your choice of beef, ground chicken, or black bean topped with their signature Flip Sauce. It’s served on a brioche bun with Tallow Chips. A pickle wedge, spring mix and onions are served on the side. Their Flip Sauce is smoky red-pepper aioli, and it is fantastic.
The interior is spacious and the backroom has a few arcade games you can enjoy while you wait for your food. There are several large screen TVs, a few of which were playing old music videos like they did on MTV. One TV at the front was playing reruns of Saved by the Bell. When you enter, you place your order at the front desk. They get your cell phone number and when your order is ready you will receive a text message.
The name of the place is tied to the days of vinyl records played on radio stations. Records have two sides. As they state in their website, the A-side was the single — the song everybody already knew the words to. Flip it over, and the B-side was where the real character lived: looser, a little unexpected and the track a DJ might surprise you with at the end of the night…