The smashburger trend is smashing it in Fresno and Clovis.
Forgive our pun, but two new restaurants have opened in what is the latest food trend to hit the area. Local favorite Hammy’s Smash Burgers opened its first Clovis location, and newcomer Smash’N Burgers has opened in central Fresno.
Both serve the hamburger patties pressed thin and crispy with lacy edges. Both have limited menus, with the option to stack patties two or three high and smothered in cheese and their own sauce. And both have french fries with various cheesy and meaty toppings.
Hammy’s is at 393 W. Shaw Ave., in the former CHICK N’ BROS spot in front of Walmart (in a move that clearly demonstrates the fried chicken trend cooling and the smashburger trend heating up). It opened at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30.
The business opened its first location on West Shaw Avenue near Costco in Fresno in October 2022. It got such an enthusiastic following that barely a year later owner Hamzah “Hammy” Ahmed decided to open two more restaurants .