I'd have been inclined to agree with the five-star reviewer before. No more.
The Hayes Valley, previously my favorite vegetarian burger in town, is now literally a hash brown. Who would knowingly order a hash brown sandwich?
The signature burger is also a shadow of its former self--prepackaged beef, dry store-bought role, nothing like a smash burger (as suggested by the very name of the joint).
Note, nothing anywhere indicates that the menu has changed since last we visited. These undeclared adjustments scream desperation--food cost containment? laziness? contempt? the culinary equivalent of torching the place? Definitely torching any reputation or good will. read more