Early this year, I was shooting the shit with Otto Othman and Adrian Sandwich of PINCHO. I’ve known these guys since they were known as Pincho Factory, with only one location in my hometown of Westchester.
Now, there are fourteen restaurants between South Florida and Houston, Texas. And somehow, in all those years, we’ve only done smaller collabs like last year’s celebrating 15 years of Burger Beast.
We wanted to do something grander, so the Burger Beast Hacks were born. The plan was that during the summer, three different burgers would be available for a month each.
The only rule I had to follow was that I could not introduce new ingredients. All the burgers were created using sauces, types of bread, and techniques already available in the PINCHO kitchen.
We met up to test the ideas and, in my opinion, hit it out of the park. There is not one dud in the bunch. But I have to know, once you’ve tried all three, which was your favorite?
The Big PINCHO – August 17th, 2024
My friends, the last of the Burger Beast Summertime PINCHO x Burger Beast Hacks is finally upon us.
We’ve brought back the Foreman Grilled Cheese Burger, introduced the Perfecto Smash and Perfecto Smash El Combo, and now The Big PINCHO is the last of the trilogy!
The Big PINCHO is a take on the Classic Big Boy Double Deck Hamburger.
🍔 Top Layer: A smash burger patty topped with American cheese, Pincho sauce, shredded lettuce, and finely diced onions covered by a brioche top bun
🍔 Middle Layer: A freshly fried Hawaiian toston
🍔 Bottom Layer: Doubles everything up, adds pickles, and sits ever so gently on a brioche bottom bun
Do you know why The Big PINCHO sounds so good? Well, because it’s better than that, it’s FREAKIN’ Great!
Thank you to everyone who’s enjoyed the first two hacks; let’s finish strong. Who knows, maybe this become a yearly summertime thing.
Perfecto Smash Burger El Combo – July 16th, 2024
The Perfecto Smash and Perfecto Smash El Combo launched on Saturday, July 20th, at all PINCHO locations in Florida and Texas. This fella was available for one month exclusively through the PINCHO app.
There are two versions: the Perfecto Smash, which features double smash patties, provolone cheese, caramelized onions, potato sticks, and cilantro sauce.
Since this is a hack and I try to include history wherever possible, Perfecto Smash El Combo (pictured) is also inspired by Marty’s Hamburger Stand of Los Angeles. El Perfecto Combo next levels this sandwich by adding a split, griddled, all-beef hot dog.
So, the decision is yours: will it be the Perfecto Smash or Perfecto Smash El Combo? Remember, there is no wrong answer.
The Foreman – June 22nd, 2024
The first PINCHO x Burger Beast Hacks needed to be a throwback burger, so we started with an old-school PINCHO menu item: the Foreman Burger.
The Foreman is a big fella with a fresh beef patty topped with American cheese, pickles, and Pincho sauce between two grilled cheese sandwiches. If you remember it from back in the day, it’s just as good, if not better!