Smashburger

Smashburger is consistent with great food and good service!
Love that they open early, we usually get hungry early when out for a road trip and this was a perfect early lunch.
Not busy at all during that time, service was nice and we got our food shortly after sitting down.
Veggie burger and salad were great, guys loved their burgers and fries.
Veggie fries are a nice change, nothing artifical there, just flash fried carrots and green beans.
Prices and portions are fair, the salads are huge and the quality is better than most chains as well.
Plenty of seating, nice and clean restaurant, great stop in the area!

Excellent service, great food, and great location! I was on my way to the beach from another smash burger location that got my order wrong, so instead of returning to the other store I stopped here. They went above and beyond to make sure I got the correct order and had everything I needed. Highly recommend this location!

Super busy here on a Sunday afternoon. I love the selection of offerings they have, especially the turkey burgers and sweet potato fries. All of the ingredients were above average. Ended up busing our own table for seating outside, again it was busy, and waited about average for the food to come out. I also love how parking is free in the attached parking garage.

It was hard for me to find this location but I’m glad I found it and got great service there and have really good food hamburgers and the main thing I really love is sweet potato fries. Definitely a place to have a nice enjoying lunch. I came bAck two times from their delicious food and ordered some good shake as well.

I hate to downgrade Smashburger because it used to be one of my favorite burger spots but I really think the quality has dwindled over the years. The last couple of times that I’ve stopped by Smashburger, everything has just been getting worse.
This time, I placed an order to go. I tried to do it via the website but it didn’t offer a pay with cash option so I called the store instead. My food was ready when I arrived 15 minutes later.
I drove home and put my food on the plate. I stuck with my usual create your own chicken sandwich order with lettuce, tomato and ranch. The only difference was that I decided to try the crispy chicken instead of the grilled this time. Both chickens are good but I think I prefer the grilled, which just seems so much healthier and makes me feel better about myself. The main issue was that the lettuce was turning brown and wasn’t crisp so I threw it away and used some lettuce that I had in the fridge instead.
Even my beloved smashfries seem different. They’re much greasier than I remember and I don’t enjoy them nearly as much as I used to.

I love it here! I live up the street from smash and almost every day after school, I get my crispy chicken San Diego with added cucumbers and my smash fires. The workers are very sweet and friendly. They are really dedicated to making your food fresh. Leaving me to leave with a happy smile. :) Thanks so much for always customizing my order.

First, I absolutely love the Smash Burger in Point Loma. Unfortunately, this one was just bad.
We walked into the basically empty store relatively early on a Friday night. There were 4 employees visible. Only one was working (and he wasn’t the manager.) The guy behind the register was really the only saving grace here. He was trying to make shakes and take orders and he truly seemed to be trying his damnedest to take care of people. The manager was off to the side moving at a snails pace, doing basically nothing. While placing our order I even heard her tell the cashier to slow down. We finished our order and went to find a place to sit. Garbage was everywhere. We found the one clean-​ish table, wiped it off, and sat down. The food arrived minus the shakes and most of it was good, but the veggie frites were raw. Our shakes arrived after we were done eating. They were in paper to-​go cups more akin to a McDonald’s than the ones I’m used to at the Smash Burger in Point Loma. Maybe I’m biased because I’ve seen how Good this place could be, but it doesn’t compete with the local food spots nearby at all.

So glad we found this little place last night!!! We were walking everywhere and nothing looked appetizing until we stumbled into smashburger! The food was excellent, the fries are on my «top fries» list, the price is fair, and the service was excellent. Thank you smashburger!!!

Worst experience at a Smash Burger. Our first disappointment came when our $ 4.59 shakes were served in paper cups instead of a chilled glass. The waitress argued that they only have six glasses and that we get the same amount of milkshake. I told her that it’s not about the amount but that on a hot day we like the chilled glass. She then said that people have broken most of their glasses so they serve them in «to go» then they got our entire order wrong. When they brought the burgers they served it with fries that had been suiting around awhile. We are not going back to this location.

This is a good spot to grab a well-​made burger and tasty French fries if you’re in Del Mar.
It is located in Del Mar Plaza which has several high-​end restaurants on the upper levels. I am a fan of this Smashburger because the menu has many good options, the prices are reasonable and the quality of the food is good. It has an outside patio where you can eat great food and enjoy the fresh ocean air. Also the outdoor patio is dog friendly and they even provide water bowls for your thirsty puppies.
I ordered the BBQ Bacon cheddar burger and got the large ½ pound patty. It was humungous and delicious, and the beef tasted like good quality beef. My gf ordered the Buffalo and Blue cheese burger which was delicious too! It has blue cheese crumbles and Frank’s Hot Sauce which is a winning taste combo. The Smash fries are tossed in oil and rosemary and garlic and they were delicious and fragrant.
Cool spot in Del Mar for good food after a day at the beach.

Super bomb after a day hike in Del Mar/​Torrey Pines.
Not a fan of the skinny fries.

Excellent burgers and they validate so you can park in the covered garage parking free for 2 hours.

I am a huge smashburger fan. Every summer when friends come to stay with us at our beach house, we are sure to bring them here for a post-​swim burger.
Pros:
The fries– perfect, hot, crispy thin, and salty. Honestly perfection.
The burgers– juicy and yet somehow also crispy. I get the San Diego burger, so I can’t comment on the regular burger but I think the San Diego is one of the best burgers I’ve ever had from a fast food style restaurant. You’d think the thin patties wouldn’t fill you up, but they definitely do!!!
Milkshakes– good, nothing special.
Service: their burgers come so quickly, even with a long line and they’re always very polite.
Cons:
Constantly having issues with their liquor license– so you can’t buy any beer here, at least as of July 2015.
They also often run out of things– out of buns or ice cream for milkshakes, etc.
those are my only complaints! Love it here!

My wife and I were walking by the Del Mar location and decided to get milkshakes. There was no line, I ordered, was given a number, and sat down to wait for the shakes. They cost almost $ 10, including tax, and took about 6 – 7 minutes to prepare.
When the shakes were handed to me, the server misidentified the flavors. Interestingly, they were so similar in taste and color that it didn’t really matter. You would think a peanut butter & jelly shake would taste and look different than a Butterfinger shake. Nope.
Plus, the shakes were a bit on the watery side, and I think too much milk was added to not enough ice cream.
The near deal-​killer for my wife was the post-​order pronouncement that they were out of whipped cream. It was early afternoon, by the way, not 10 minutes before closing. Out of whipped cream in the middle of a Sunday afternoon. Wow.
Not a good first impression, not likely to have a second one.

This place is totally fine, basically what you’d expect from a Smashburger. Service was pretty decent!
But oh maaaan, guys, you have GOT to cool it on the oil on the smash fries. Mine were soaked. I seriously had to dab the oil off with a napkin like people do with pizza, and there was still so much oil left that it wasn’t very appetizing. Threw most of them away.

Some friends and I came here during a little Del Mar visit. We were looking for someplace decent to eat and decided on Smashburger since we were familiar with it and looooved the fries there. A filling meal before walking down to the beach. Beautiful location too.
I believe I got the San Diego burger with Smashfries. The fries are sooo thin and gooood. The burger was decent, I would get again or try another one. I don’t like cilantro so I’m not sure why I settled with the SD burger haha. Still good though. They also have a good selection of beers and I thought it’d be a nice treat for myself on such a nice day.
The wait for the food was a bit slow but goes by fast while chatting with friends. I also remember seeing a banner they had up on their wall that mentioned a student discount meal, something like $ 8 for a type of burger and fries. I don’t know if that’s still around but I remember thinking it was a good deal.
It’s been awhile since I’ve been, but I hope the place is still good. I’ve noticed the comments about cleanliness and management… Come here for a little higher end fast food.

My wife and I have visited the Del Mar location several times and have always walked away happy. The burgers are always awesome and made to order… tons of options! I love the fries and having the option the get onion rings is fantastic. Last but not least, Haagen-​Dazs shakes!!!
Oh, I always get lucky and find parking right up front on the street.

I took my son here the other day and he had to have a Oreo milkshake which he loved! He also had a kids burger with just cheese and of course I had to try it, it was pretty good and I’m not a burger gal. He had the regular fries which were cut thin and crispy.
I had no idea they had salads here and they even catered to my tastes. I had a chicken salad with cranberries, feta, nuts and greens. It was really good. Always dressing on the side, and they had a few choices that were seemingly healthy.
My friend had a burger with bacon and cheese and also ordered their specialty fries with rosemary and olive oil. They were to oily even for him but I had a bite of his burger and it was so juicy and flavorful, I couldn’t help taking another one!
All in all it was good for a burger joint. My only real disappointment was no Scricha, only Cholula which I don’t care for.

Oh my how this place has fallen down. Not only was it always more pricier than its competitors but now it just doesn’t taste as great. Not sure if it’s just this location but it was really empty and only like two people were working here. My beef patty was really salty and oily; quite different than what I had the last time I came here which was many months ago when there was a lineup around the same time.
My friend ordered the breaded chicken sandwich and it was also very dry and salty and didn’t test so great either. My other friends ordered the grilled chicken sandwich and it was mad oily. Also the ketchup bottle was not opened when I tried to squeeze the ketchup; I realized that the seal was not removed…
Left very disappointed in the quality as it did not match up to the price and my expectations.

We only ended up here because we were in the area and my friend had promised her daughter a chocolate ice cream and this was the closest thing we could find in the area. The line was long and we finally out our order in for milkshakes and went to sit down to wait for them.
We sat in a booth and waited… and waited… and waited. Finally my fella went up to the counter to find out where our drinks were, since it seemed like an easy enough order. Apparently they had forgotten what we had ordered and the empty cups just sat on the counter. The manager finally brought our drinks out and apologized for the wait explaining that since they had forgotten what we ordered and they couldn’t find us, they usually save the forgotten shakes for the staff. Not sure why he would mention that part to us since we were waiting patiently for our order.
They refunded us the amount we paid, since we waited so long, which we appreciated. The shakes were tasty, but it just seemed odd that they made no effort to try to locate us in the restaurant and instead just decided to assume we left.