Smash burgers seem to be popping up around Shreveport-Bossier, and you’ll want to try one (or more).
According to the Food Network, a smash burger is a thin beef patty cooked on a super-hot griddle. The burger is smashed down, usually with a spatula, to increase browning and craggy bits on the surface for extra flavor.
I wanted to try some smash burgers to see what the hype was about. As a fan of thick, juicy, no craggy-bits burgers, I fully expected to be somewhat disappointed, but I came away singing the praises of these local smash burgers…