Barlines Smashville burger with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and tater tots
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Smash Score👍 Solid Smash
Solid Smash Est. 2013

Barlines

Smashville Double Stack
Downtown Nashville, Nashville, TN · 4 sources scored · Confidence: Medium ·Updated August 2026
📍 250 Rep. John Lewis Way S (250 5th Ave S), Nashville, TN 37203 ·📞 (615) 761-3644

The Smashville Double Stack at the Omni Nashville Hotel - right across from Bridgestone Arena, live music every night, and habagardil pickles on a brioche bun.

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Smash Score
78 SMASH
SCORE
👍 Solid Smash
4 Sources
Scored Inputs
Medium
Confidence
Last calculated August 2026
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Barlines Smashville burger with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and tater tots
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The Story

Nashville's Solid Smash
A bar & restaurant with a serious smash.

Barlines opened in 2013 as the flagship bar and restaurant of the Omni Nashville Hotel, positioned directly across from Bridgestone Arena - home of the Nashville Predators and the 'Smashville' nickname that defines Nashville's hockey culture. The concept is an upscale honky-tonk with live music every night of the week, 28 TVs, and a Southern-inspired New American menu that spans from pretzel appetizers to the house smash burger. The Smashville Double Stack is as much a nod to the arena next door as it is a burger.

Two smash patties pressed thin, American cheese, leaf lettuce, tomato, onions, and special sauce - standard smashburger architecture executed at hotel-bar quality. The differentiator is the habagardil pickles: a house-made habanero-dill pickle that adds a slow heat and herbaceous brightness to a build that would otherwise be conventional. At $23 the price reflects the Omni address, not a bargain-hunt smashburger - but TripAdvisor's #51-in-Nashville ranking confirms the overall food program earns the premium for enough guests to matter.

Smash Atlas Context Note

Barlines is primarily a bar and restaurant. The Smash Score reflects the featured burger specifically, not the full dining experience.

Score Breakdown

How the 78 Was Calculated

Critics 35% weight
0
Crowd 45% weight
83
Community 10% weight
0
Accolades 10% weight
0
RAW WEIGHTED AVG
77.74
COMPETITION BONUS
+0
SOURCES SCORED
4
Final score formula: 77.74 raw weighted average + +0 qualitative boost + +0 competition bonus = 78.
The Burger

Smashville Double Stack

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Build
Two smash beef patties pressed thin on a flat-top griddle
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Cheese
American cheese
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Bun
and habagardil pickles (habanero-dill) on a brioche bun
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Toppings & Sauce
onions, leaf lettuce, tomato, special sauce, and habagardil pickles (habanero-dill) . Marked gluten-friendly on the menu. Add applewood-smoked bacon for $4. Also available: Mid-Town Mushroom & Swiss Burger ($23) featuring smash patties with three-mushroom blend Swiss, black garlic aioli, and habagardil pickles.
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Price
$23
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Neighborhood
Downtown Nashville
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Operation
Bar & Restaurant
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Established
2013
The Smashville Double Stack is named for Bridgestone Arena directly across the street - 'Smashville' is Nashville's beloved nickname for the Nashville Predators and their arena. At $23, it's priced as a hotel bar item rather than a fast-casual smashburger. The habagardil pickles (habanero-dill) are a house proprietary ingredient that adds a distinctive heat-and-herb note to the standard smashburger build. Reviewers have called the Mushroom Swiss variant 'one of the best they've ever had.'
Locations

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⭐ Downtown Nashville
Barlines
250 Rep. John Lewis Way S (250 5th Ave S), Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 761-3644
Mon11am-12am
Tue11am-12am
Wed11am-12am
Thu11am-12am
Fri11am-1am
Sat11am-1am
Sun11am-12am
What Critics & Diners Say

Review Excerpts

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The Mushroom Swiss Smash burger is one of the best I've ever had.

TripAdvisor
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Excellent bar food in the Omni. The smash burgers are highly recommended.

TripAdvisor
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Great place to enjoy live music in the heart of Nashville without enduring excessive decibels, crowded hot bars, and constant screaming from passing party buses.

Google Maps
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The service is top-notch, with knowledgeable staff who can whip up fantastic cocktails.

Google Maps
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The giant pretzel appetizer was described as delicious, with beer cheese and spicy mustard dipping sauces. A great complement to the burgers.

Google Maps
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4.4 out of 5 across 982 Google reviews and 648 TripAdvisor reviews - ranked #51 of 1,746 Nashville restaurants on TripAdvisor.

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Accolades & List Inclusions

The Record

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Award-Winning Menu (Self-Claimed)
Barlines' official website and Omni Hotels marketing describe the menu as 'award-winning.' No specific award name, year, or category has been independently verified. Listed here as a claimed but unverified accolade.
Our Assessment

Strengths & Caveats

✓ Strengths
✓TripAdvisor #51 of 1,746 Nashville restaurants - exceptional ranking for a hotel restaurant in a competitive food city
✓Google 4.4/5 across 982 reviews and TripAdvisor 4.4/5 across 648 reviews - consistent high-signal crowd consensus
✓The 'Smashville' name is a direct nod to Bridgestone Arena next door - clever branding for a game-day crowd
✓Habagardil pickles (habanero-dill) are a unique house proprietary ingredient that distinguishes the build
✓Live music 7 days a week and a sports-bar atmosphere give the burger a destination venue context
✓Gluten-friendly option available for the Smashville Double Stack
⚠ Caveats
✗At $23, the Smashville Double Stack is priced as a hotel bar item - among the most expensive smashburgers in Nashville
✗Limited coverage from Nashville burger guides and local food publications
✗Hotel restaurant context means the smashburger is a menu item, not a smashburger destination - visitors may not come specifically for the burger
✗Diner feedback varies across platforms, especially on value at the hotel-restaurant price point