I looked at the J. Alexander website. That's far from a quick lunch/burger place. I'm sure they do a good burger, but there are many restaurants like that who do a great burger in that category.

I was just talking about a good burger. I'm sure there are plenty of restaurants like it, I just don't know of many around here. :)

I had my first Smashburger burger the other day. The burger was pretty darn good but pretty darn expensive. The service was horrific. After staring at the bag containing my burger under the heat lamp while the two counter girls were respectively having their own snacks and talking to their boyfriend, I finally asked them if they'd mind me going back there to pick it up. They'd forgotten that I existed even though I was six feet from them waiting.

Two words, campfire sauce.

Or a slightly more verbose improvement, have 1/2 of your party get a side salad substitute, and the other 1/2 stay with the fries, still bottomless, but now you have salad too.

I've been wanting to try that and Googie Burger...

If Smashburger is the best your area offers I feel bad for you. It's good, not great. I can think of 5 burger joints within 5 miles of my house that are way better....I was hoping for better.

Location has something to do with it as well. I've been to 3 different Five Guys and the one I went to in Akron is better than the 2 I've been to in SW Ohio.

I've only been to one Smashburger. It was very good quality.

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I ate there last week and I loved it. I haven't been disappointed either time I ate there. The only thing I don't like is the price. I've been hearing a lot of great things about that Five Guys place or whatever here lately.. wish there was one in Waterloo.