Solid Smash Milwaukee Ave Corridor Est. 2022

Nash Bros

Smashville Double Cheeseburger
Milwaukee Ave Corridor, Niles, Illinois · Halal fast-casual concept · 6 sources scored
📍 9353 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles, IL 60714 · 📞 (224) 470-6121

One of Chicago's few halal-certified smashburger destinations, with paper-thin patties, Nash Sauce, and late-night service in Niles.

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Smash Score
79SMASH
SCORE
Solid Smash
#-- Nationally
National Ranking
#-- in Niles
City Ranking
6 Sources
Scored Inputs
Medium
Confidence
Last calculated April 2026
Algorithm v1.1

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The Story

Niles' Milwaukee Avenue Corridor
halal smashburgers with late-night reach.

Nash Bros opened around 2022 in the former DMZ Cafe space at 9353 N Milwaukee Ave in Niles. Family-owned and fully Zabiha Halal certified, the kitchen focuses on Nashville hot chicken and smash burgers, with late-night service through midnight on Wednesday through Saturday.

The signature Smashville Double Cheeseburger uses two paper-thin smashed halal patties, American and cheddar cheese, and house Nash Sauce on brioche. Sources consistently call out the crust and repeat-order reliability, especially on Google, Restaurant Guru, and DoorDash.

At 79, Nash Bros lands in Solid Smash territory with strong crowd-platform performance and one Tier 2 Chicago food-community signal from LTH Forum's annual Black Friday crawl.

Score Breakdown

How the 79 Was Calculated

Critics 35% weight
0
Crowd 45% weight
90
Community 10% weight
72
Accolades 10% weight
0
RAW WEIGHTED AVG
79.28
QUALITATIVE BOOST
+0
COMPETITION BONUS
+0
Final score formula: 79.28 raw weighted average + 0 qualitative boost + +0 competition bonus = 79.
The Burger

Smashville Double Cheeseburger

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Build
Double paper-thin halal smash patties with full crust and juicy center
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Cheese
American and cheddar blend
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Bun
Brioche bun
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Toppings
Nash Sauce, pickles, onions; single/double/triple options
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Price
$12.25 (Double)
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Notes
Single $10.99, Double $12.25, Triple $15.99; Impossible option available
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Concept
Halal fast-casual with Nashville hot chicken and smashburgers
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Opened
2022
Location

Find Nash Bros

⭐ Original Location - Milwaukee Ave Corridor
Nash Bros
9353 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles, IL 60714
(224) 470-6121
Monday11am-9pm
Tuesday11am-9pm
Wednesday11am-12am
Thursday11am-12am
Friday11am-12am
Saturday11am-12am
Sunday11am-9pm
What Critics & Diners Say

Review Excerpts

"

The smash burger is the best. Hands down. The fries are awesome as well.

Google Reviews
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True smash burger that is pressed paper thin and has a good crust. One of the best burgers in Chicago!

Yelp / Google Reviews
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Nash Bros was one of eight stops on the Annual Black Friday Food Crawl along Milwaukee Avenue - a ripe trove of places to try.

LTH Forum
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Smashville double cheeseburger - messy and sauce paired really well!

Restaurant Guru
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Great burger, got all the fixings...really good. The smash fries were so good.

Google Reviews
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Hot chicken sandwich is probably one of the best I've had so far outside of Nashville - just the right amount of heat.

TikTok / Consumer
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$35 for 2 chicken sandwiches is not for me. Portions could be larger for the price.

Consumer Reviewer
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I had a Chicago Style Hot Chick sandwich. It was a fresh chicken breast on a toasted brioche bun with hot giardiniera. Very good.

TripAdvisor
Accolades & List Inclusions

The Record

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Annual Black Friday Food Crawl - Milwaukee Ave Stop
2023 - LTH Forum selected Nash Bros as one of 8 stops on the corridor crawl.
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Top 10 Best Halal Restaurants near Niles, IL
2025 - Appears in Yelp's curated halal listings for the Niles market.
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Halal Burger Haven - Featured Restaurant
Featured by foodjoyy.com as a highlighted halal burger destination in Niles.
Our Assessment

Strengths & Caveats

✓ Strengths
Consumer reviewers call the Smashville burger the best and praise the paper-thin crust technique.
4.5 Google and 4.5 Restaurant Guru with 562 reviews support strong consistency.
4.6 DoorDash from 500+ orders suggests repeat-order reliability.
100% Zabiha Halal certification fills a key suburban Chicago gap for halal smashburgers.
LTH Forum Black Friday crawl inclusion adds a relevant Tier 2 Chicago food-community signal.
⚠ Caveats
No Tier 1 Chicago food-media coverage found in current sources.
LTH Forum mention is crawl-level coverage and not a full burger feature.
TripAdvisor signal is thin with one review and chicken-led commentary.
Yelp star rating remains estimated in source notes and should be directly reconfirmed.
No burger-competition wins documented in the scored source set.