Smash Buddies: Bold burgers, rotating specials, and a welcoming bar vibe.
Smash Buddies in Columbus serves burgers guests call the best they've had, featuring a rotating burger of the week, a standout patty melt, and crispy loaded tots. The bar delivers fast, personable service in a casual, clean setting. Notable menu touches include yacht sauce and seasonal specials like a pumpkin spice espresso martini, all backed by a friendly, attentive team.
460 S Front St, Columbus, OH 43215, USA
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Thin, crispy-edged patties with options like the Original, All-American Triple, and weekly rotating specials.
Crispy, seasoned tots available plain or loaded with toppings for a perfect side.
A selection of beers, cocktails, and specials like pumpkin spice espresso martinis.
Welcoming celebrations with options to bring cakes and personalized service for birthdays or gatherings.
Quick order fulfillment with staff known for going above and beyond to ensure a great experience.
Overall rating
Pop A Dose Yo
This is the place to go to for a burger. The patty melt was beyond exceptional and that yacht sauce is incredibly delicious. The Loaded Tots come with a lot and is worth every dollar. Reno took our order and he was one of the best hosts I've ever had. Courteous, nice, kept the place clean! I think he made our food and if so he gets a 11/10 from me. Highly recommend coming here.
Keaton Curnutte
Pumpkin spice espresso martini as a special? Done. Super easy to understand menu with only one side for food and one side for food? Done. Rotating burger of the week to ensure there is ALWAYS something you haven't had? Done. Ridiculously fast service and personable workers that make you feel more welcome than your own home? Done. Honestly, wasn't sure if such a checklist was possible but I found out today that it is. It feels very casual but also you get the feeling that there are real professionals back in that kitchen just having a great time. Hearing the hiss and sear of the grill as you sit and listen to some good bar music just really sells the atmosphere. The tots are to die for, the burgers are simply FANTASTIC. Please, go here. If you have ever loved a burger before you simply must. I want to shoutout specifically: Quan: for joking with us and serving us so well, ensuring our satisfaction to the fullest. Dacia: for appealing to the barista in me and recommending the pumpkin spice espresso martini. TJ: for making sure our burgers looked good enough for instagram. Cooley: for probably salting those tots so good. Nick: for absolutely cooking the hell of our food.
Kathryn Gnau
I absolutely LOVED our experience at smash buddies. We had a surprise dinner for my fiancé Jacob! I called ahead of time and the restaurant said they were OK if I brought in some cake for it. They were super understanding and accommodating, and the food was phenomenal legitimately this is the best burger I’ve ever had in my life. I will 100% be back. Staff jumped in and sang happy birthday to him and were be beyond nice to us. Honestly, every single person in there deserves a raise and a huge tip because they were all phenomenal at their job and went above and beyond so my group and I had a great experience! If you want a clean restaurant, great food and wonderful staff go here!!! I had a single original burger with extra yacht sauce and ketchup!! My fiancé, Jacob had the all-American triple with bacon! We both devoured our meals as if everyone else, and we all got tots, And they were the best ones I’ve ever had!! Please, if you haven’t been here, give it a shot!
Gregg Dunham
As my intro says, I'm a burger guy and typically love thick fat medium rare burgers. I'm admitting to skepticism when I arrived and saw those super skinny burgers. The flavor of those skinny crunchy yummy things were ridiculously good!!! Not saying I'm a convert, but I love these burgers just as much as their thicker cousins!!! Tots were scrumptious as well. Dinning area could have been slightly cleaner, but definitely not a reason to not check this place out!! Worth every penny and the service was awesome as a bonus!!
TML
One of the best smash burger joints I’ve tried❗️my partners patty melt was fantastic! Even though I got the original burger, it was still flavorful. The tater tots are amazing, it has the crunch, the softness and the seasonings. I’ll be back and my family members will stop by as well🙂
