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Portland's most critically acclaimed smashburger — #1 in The Oregonian, Eater Portland's most lauded value smash, and Big 7 Travel's #4 best burger in America. Now at multiple Portland cart locations.
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Chef Mike Aldridge started selling burgers from his porch in New Orleans' Mid-City neighborhood during the 2020 pandemic lockdown — a "super secret smash burger pop-up" that built a following fast enough to justify a real move. He relocated to Portland in early 2021, set up a food cart on SE Stark Street, and sold over 1,000 burgers in his first eight days. The Oregonian's Michael Russell called it Portland's best smash burger that same year. MidCity has since grown to multiple cart locations across the city.
The Smashy Boi is two thin patties of 80/20 Oregon beef from Painted Hills, smashed flat under a FINEX cast-iron press until the edges go lacy and the crust locks in. The SmashSauce — a 13-ingredient house blend — is what separates it: not just mayo and mustard, but a layered sauce that Willamette Week's Jason Cohen described as resembling a remoulade. American cheese, Martin's Potato Roll. No frills, no fuss. Big 7 Travel named it the #4 best burger in America in 2023; it's the only Pacific Northwest entry in their top 10.
MidCity operates as a multi-location food cart brand, so location hours and host venue schedules can vary by day.
MidCity had Portland's best smash burger.
One of the city's most lauded smash burgers may also be one of its least expensive.
Quite literally, smashing it. The New Orleans-born business boasts Portland's best smash burger — the only Pacific Northwest entry in the top 10 best burgers in America.
A miniature universe of interlocking textures and flavors: sweet, salty, crunchy, crispy, yieldingly soft yet bracingly tart, at once comfortingly sweet and primally savory.
Lots of crispy char — the grain-fed, 2-ounce patties make a more toothsome smash, and the 13-ingredient smash sauce gives it a character most smashburgers skip.
Probably the best smash burger in Oregon — perfectly greasy, amazing lacy edges cooked to perfection.