In April 2017, I did my first smash burger pop-up as the Burger Beast Burger Cart at my Burger Museum. My smash burger was and continues to be inspired by the burgers first cooked by White Castle co-founder Walt Anderson in 2016.
Who would have known that smash burger pop-ups would officially be a thing all over the U.S. five years later? It seems like just yesterday that burger food trucks were the rage.
Most burger popups seem to be inspired by the Oklahoma Fried Onion Burger, or OKC Burger, popularized by the Burger Scholar George Motz. However, in my neck of the woods, folks are beginning to add another regional specialty, the Frita Cubana, to their pop-up menus.
If your favorite kind or style of burger sandwich does not exist in pop-up form yet, give it some time. Before you know it, there will be every kind of burger imaginable. I’m waiting for a Patty Melt pop-up!
There will probably even be some vegan burger pop-ups, and that’s when we’ll know this revolutionary trend has jumped the shark 😂
Am I missing any important ones? Let me know in the comments.
Smash Burger Pop-Ups in the U.S.
California Burger Pop-Ups
Hangaburs (El Sereno)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/hangaburs
Hap’s Burgers (Pasadena)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/haps_burgers
Tripp Burgers (Los Angeles)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/trippburgers
Florida Burger Pop-Ups
BMC Smash Burgers (Fort Lauderdale)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/eat.bmc
Cowy Burger (Miami)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cowyburger
Cruz Diablo (Miami)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thecruzdiablo
Kenny’s Smash Burger (Fort Lauderdale)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kennysmashburger
Krsp. (Miami)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/eatkrsp
Little Bird’s Food Services (Miami)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/littlebirdsfoodservice
Only Doubles (Naples)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/onlydbls
Poblano South (West Palm Beach)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/poblanosouth
Shaun’s Cooking (Hollywood)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/shaunscooking
Smash Bros Burgers (Miami)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/smash.brosburgers
Speakeasy Burger (Orlando)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/speakeasyburger
Ted’s Burgers (Miami)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/teds_burgers
New Jersey Burger Pop-Ups
Burger Buff (Toms River)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/burger.buff
New York Burger Pop-Ups
Gotham Burger Social Club (New York)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/gothamburgersocialclub
Texas Burger Pop-Ups
Bad Larry Burger Club (Austin)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/badlarryburgerclub
Burger Bodega (Houston)
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/burgerbodegahtx