SONIC Smasher
Sonic’s newer Angus smash burger, built for people who want crispy edges rather than a thick patty. The beef is pressed thin on the grill so it browns hard, then stacked with cheese. It shows the old drive-in chain chasing the smash burger trend, and doing it better than you might expect. A double version is on the board too.
What’s inside
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the SONIC Smasher yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef and cheese
Smash Burgers - Shares beef and cheese
Arby’s Roast Beef - Shares beef and cheese
Sloppy Joe Smash Burgers - Shares beef and cheese
Best Hamburger Ever
The SONIC Smasher on YouTube
Everyone who has cooked, copied or taste-tested it on camera.
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the SONIC Smasher.- Culver's · beef and cheese
SignatureButterBurger Cheese - Freshness Burger · beef and cheese
SignatureClassic Cheese Burger - Bobby's Burgers · beef and cheese
SignatureCrunchburger - Q Burger · beef and cheese
SignatureClassic Beef & Cheese Burger (經典牛肉起士堡)
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About Sonic Drive-In
Troy Smith opened a root beer stand called the Top Hat Drive-In in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1953. After seeing a restaurant in Louisiana where customers ordered through speakers, he wired up intercoms at every parking stall, and sales tripled. In 1959 he renamed it Sonic, promising “service with the speed of sound”.
Around 3,500 drive-ins across the United States, most densely in the South.
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