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A classic, no-pretense smash burger from the King Dough team, made with local Indiana beef in a dog-friendly Holy Cross dive bar. Indianapolis Monthly-reviewed and featured in Indy's smashburger boom.
Restaurant photography via Yelp.
Natural State Provisions is the work of Adam and Alicia Sweet, the couple behind King Dough pizza, who turned a test kitchen in Fishers into a full-scale Holy Cross restaurant in 2022. The name nods to Arkansas - the Natural State - where Adam Sweet grew up, and the menu follows: sweet-tea-brined fried chicken, catfish, fried bologna, and a smash burger that earns its spot on the menu with Fisher Farms beef and Heirloom Acres tomatoes. The space is the old Flat12 / Rad Brewing building on Dorman Street, now filled with taxidermy, flour-sack art, and Pax Verum beer on tap.
Natural State Provisions uses local Indiana producers for its smash burger - Fischer Farms beef smashed on the griddle, Heirloom Acres tomatoes, American cheese, pickles, lettuce, onion, and house burger sauce. The smaller 'Twitty' build (a nod to Conway Twitty's country-Southern legacy) runs $9 on a sesame seed bun. Indianapolis Monthly called it 'as classic as can be' - a burger that fits the dog-and-dive-bar setting without trying to be anything it's not. Order the sweet potato fries and a Pax Verum draft alongside.
Natural State Provisions is a Southern comfort-food restaurant rather than a burger-first operation. Editorial coverage is credible, but critics generally position the smash burger as a solid supporting item instead of the kitchen's must-order dish.
The smash burger at this Holy Cross dog and dive bar is as classic as can be, with American cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, pickles, and burger sauce.
Brought to you by the minds behind King Dough, Natural State Provisions has an awesome southern-inspired menu including their rendition of the classic smashburger.
Real southern cooking has been a big hit.
It's crowned with American cheese and chunky bread-and-butter pickles.
Incredible beer and shot combinations, delicious sweet potato fries and unreal burgers like the double smashburger. Amazing patio too!
The Twitty burger was fire and came with homemade chips with an addicting seasoning.
The Smash Burger was well-seasoned but was kinda dry.