This place is ridiculously over priced. I bought a double bacon burger and some smash tots froes... That coseted me 27. And some change... The bun was not properly toasted. That it was soggy as fuck, even the bottled gaterade is also extremely over priced Learning no never buy here from yhese overproced stufff read more

Smashburger - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

No shakes. No service. I was forced to order from a kiosk that was faulty. $14 for just a burger. I asked for help and the staff said they couldn't help me because all the cashiers were on break. The staff is also refusing to serve shakes right now as well. :insert much frustration: Why did I just pay $14 for some crap-tactic over priced burger? Huge miss SmashBurger! read more

Too pricey! All American Double Burger was okay (can't even compare it to In and Out's Double Double), French Fries was fresh and crispy but bland. Service was average, took a while for my order but understandable. Tables, floor, and surrounding area were clean. read more

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Stopped here last night with my wife after the Theresa Caputo show next door. We each got burgers and shared an order of tots. The food was absolutely delicious! Also, with how many people were there, they got us our order in under 5 minutes ! Great speed & service ! read more

Smashburger - Double bacon smash burger - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

Ordered 5 piece only got 3 Fries and three nuggets were $20 I had already gone up to my room to feed my son and did not could not leave him to go back downstairs Disappointed read more

$36 for cold food and melted shakes. I visited here on August 24 is fairly slow. There was just one gentleman ahead of me. We both placed a similar order or a burger and fries. Mine also included two shakes about 10 minutes later. His order was ready. I waited a few minutes and then decided to check out my order given we both ordered the same thing just a minute apart, so I'm looking at the grill and there are no burgers on the grill but yet I see the Cook placing the tots that I ordered into a bag so I said oh is my order ready and she said no it'll be a few more minutes so I'm thinking to myself. How is that possible? There's no burger on the grill yet I ordered a burger and if the burger is done, why would it be a few more minutes given they just put the fries in the bag regardless I waited a few more minutes and collected my order but it's also important to know. Is that shortly after I ordered so now thinking 15 minutes of past, they had made the two vanilla shake thing ordered upon collecting my order I left, and once in my car tried both tots and the burger. Both were cold. In addition given the shakes were made so much earlier they were basically vanilla milk. This place is so poorly managed. The employees are not attentive while I was waiting, I noticed just standing there chatting rather than being efficient and getting my order out regardless just not a great experience and quite frankly the employees don't seem to care terrible place if I could give it a negative number I would read more

I was very disappointed yesterday for the hamburgers I bought from this place because I had to use the restroom after eating. Also, having to wait 30 minutes for my 4 hamburgers and 4 fries. I noticed about 9 guest received their food before mine; however these people had ordered their food after me. read more

I had a great meal here when Smash Burger first opened a few years ago. I was very happy with the food. Haven't ate there since. I was there just recently and had a single Burger with fries and shake. This time the Burger was soggy the Burger was dry and way over cooked, I was surprised how they stopped using beef stake tomatoes and started using these little tiny Roma Tomatoes, Very small 2 thin slices, what a joke. But they change you almost 30 bucks for the meal. read more

Smashburger - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

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Have Sebastian as a dishwasher or ss a cook .NOT interacting with customers ... ZERO social skills to be taking to customers ( or not talking at all ) by the way bacon chesseburgers are the bomb .. read more

I ordered Smashburger inside Harrah's, and this was honestly one of the worst burgers I have had. The patty was literally smashed cold to the point of being dry and unappealing, and the flavor just was not there. The fries were half-full in the cup and cold as ice, which made the meal even more disappointing. I should have known better ordering at 9:45 PM, but even then, the quality should never be this low. Overall, a very unpleasant experience and definitely not worth the price. read more

Smashburger - Single all-American - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

Very positive experience compared to our stop at Starbucks earlier. Bertha took our order and was friendly and super sweet. The kids loved the shakes! read more

Astonishingly terrible service!! Despite our order being wrong and taking immense time to prepare, we asked for more napkins since we have a somewhat huge order. The worker refused to provide us with more napkins and was insanely stingy about it. I never heard of a fast food joint limiting the amount of napkins especially since we had a huge party and large order and also tipped him as well. He straight up refused to give us more napkins and was being rude about it. It's literally just napkins....i mean I guess. I'm actually baffled of how stingy that employee was with supplies! We ordered 7 burgers, 2 fries, and 1 order of chicken tenders. I also asked for utensils and was given only 2 forks and 2 packet of ketchup. Again, I asked for more napkins and was given a massive glare and attitude, Ultimately, what's more important...saving a couple sheet of napkins or customer's satisfaction and potentially continued service? This is so insane to me. read more

The service was super slow. When the hours say that it opens at 11am, it better be open to start at 11am. The guy at the register took 15 minutes after 11am to count the register while a huge line formed. This is not acceptable. At least the food was good, but it was such a long wait. Also, expect to pay a premium for the food and drinks at this place because it is in the casino. There's seating at the back of the casino to "dine-in." It is definitely not my first choice for dining, but it is the cheaper out of all the other eats within the casino and it was supposed to be open at 11am which is an hour earlier than the other food places. read more

Good burger, but the bacon overshadows the taste, so get the one without bacon. Regular tots are excellent. I didn't care for the smash tots. Service is good. Inside the casino, so the location is great! read more

We got to Smash burger pretty late around 1930 (7:30pm) They close at 2200 (8pm), pretty early in my opinion but we got there just in time to order. Not much on the menu, it's not like other Smash Burger joints. Limited items here but you can add Avocado, mushrooms etc on your order for a fee. It's a bit pricey for the add ons. We ended up getting an order of smash fries, rosemary smash fries and three double classic burger (two with cheese and one without cheese). They were all freshly made, it was huge portion! I only ate half of mines. The fries were so crispy and flavorful. The staff working in the kitchen was very friendly, happy and made jokes while I was waiting for my food. Happy crew I love to see. They gave me so much condiments for my to go order. That's the service I like! I had ordered one time before at this location and it's always been fast and delicious. Can't go wrong with a classic burger and crispy fries. read more

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Very good food, fast service. Though of course it's in a casino so there might be a long line. Please be patient with the employeesthey are doing the best they can. Though always call out an employee who doesn't wash their hands. For instance; we were in line and another customer was saying hey excuse me tell him to wash his hands. He ( the cook ) was touching his hat and fixing his hair and was going to touch the food he was cooking. The manager quickly stopped him before he procceeded to the cooked food and then apologizd and went to wash his hands. So just keep an eye out. read more

Smashburger - Chicken tenders and garlic fries yummy!!! - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

The truffle mushroom burger is amazing. I love the soft buttery bun and the truffle after taste that kicks in after each savory bite. Nice to ish with rosemary flavored French fries. The cashiers are friendly. It's food is a little overpriced but it's located in a casino in Valley Center in a galaxy far far away with no other burger place around... Anyways, I'll be back . read more

Smashburger - the inside of a fast food restaurant - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

This place is located inside the Harrahs Southern California Resort. I thought the restaurants at the resort were outrageously overpriced, so this establishment offers one of the few affordable alternatives for a meal if you are staying at the resort. I ordered the turkey burger, which went for $10.93. I thought it was just ok. It was certainly nothing special. It was definitely not worth the price, but a lot more affordable than the full service restaurants there. read more

Smashburger - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

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Omg the cashier lady takes FOREVER taking orders. She took literally 15 minutes talking and taking order for group of four people in front of us. We have hungry kids waiting!!! Stop your small talking and get to work! I get that they're your friends but you got a line!! read more

Awful food. Think Carl's Jr/Jack in the box qualify. Based on the marketing/pics/advertisement on harrahs website I was expecting a great burger joint or at least as good as shake shack. They serve takeout only and you get to eat your dry heavily salted burger out of a brown paper back in depressing corner on the casino hotel floor. I took 2 bites and tossed my 40$ burger and fries combo in the trash. Id rather eat a happy meal and sit in at Mc Donald's. Avoid this place at all cost! read more

Standard SB quality at outrageous prices. Avoid if you can, but they know food options are limited in this area.

When i first ordered he pushed the first person assisting me aside and said he'll take my order. Efrain proceeded to take my order wrong and after catching it on the receipt and telling hkm he simply responded with we dont do any double smash burger. Done for his convenience. There seems to be a lot of chatter between them while prepping my order. Especially emphasing there isn't any cameras in the washroom. With pure laziness to make any correcguons and talk that is loud enough for everyone to listen to maybe this would be the best time to train him or work ethics. read more

Smashburger - Clearly says they do doubles. - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

Needed a little distance while gambling so grabbed a burger. The nice thing about a chain restaurant is that you know what to expect. So there aren't a lot of surprises. The burger was tasty. Unlike other Smash Burgers I've been to, this one makes the burgers in advance and they sit under a heat lamp. While I appreciated how quickly I could get back to the slots aka keep losing money, it would have been nice to have a freshly made burger. Staff was friendly. As a Caesars Rewards Diamond, I got a 10% discount. read more

Smashburger - Smash burger - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

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Food: 4. Came by for a Wednesday midday lunch. I ordered a Double Classic Smash Burger and Smashtots. I requested pickles on the side, onions grilled, and tots crispy. The person who took my order was efficient and helpful. Food came out timely, at the right temperature, and my special requests were followed. Burger was very good as well as the tots. For the tots, no additional cost to have them Smashtots. I prefer my fried potatoes with catsup and ranch and the Smashtots add didn't do anything for me. Service: 4.5 Value: 3.75 read more

Smashburger - Smashtots - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

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Located inside Harrah's Southern California, Smashburger is one of the quick eateries located in the resort. There's a small dining area (several tables and a counter) for the shared eateries here besides doing full takeout to your room or other areas. They serve burgers/sandwiches here in the forms of beef, chicken, turkey (ground), and black bean; chicken strips; salads; sides (fries and tots), and drinks (bottled, fountain, beer, shakes). The burgers are decently sized, cooked well enough, and seasoned properly. The fries are nicely thin and seasoned to nicely. Prices: Burgers/sandwiches/chicken strips $7-11; sides $4-5; salads $9; drinks $2-7 read more

This is a bit of a weird review. This is for the Smashburger inside Harrah's in Funner (Valley Center). The food itself was fine. It's crazy overpriced (2 burgers, one shared order of tots, and 2 bottled soft drinks - the only option) was $40) for "fast" food that was very slow. Now, partially this is my fault. I'd never been out to this casino before and didn't know what to expect. It's a giant casino in the middle of basically nothing. Super weird driving up to it in the dark. You go down this twisty two lane road and all of a sudden there's a giant casino tower with all the neon all by itself. There's a 4 story parking garage as well as a huge ground level parking lot. I found out what I was in for when I had to circle multiple levels to find a parking space! Yes, this place was PACKED - admittedly it was the Saturday of Superbowl weekend, but I didn't anticipate the crowds. We were there to see a show at the theatre (Penn and Teller) - the theatre was a nice venue, I'd see another show there. However, show started at 8 and it's a drive to get there, so we figured we'd have dinner at the casino. Mistake. There are several restaurants there from very casual to Hell's Kitchen and they were absolutely packed. It was a 40 minute line just to get these burgers and getting a table to eat them at was a challenge with other people waiting for tables standing over you like hunting cats ready to pounce the second you take your last bite! There was only one cashier working for this very long line, which is why it was so slow. The food came out pretty quickly once you ordered but... wow, what a wait for fast food. The burger was fine, in fact, pretty decent for fast food. The smashtots were really good, would definitely order those again. I wanted a milkshake but they're $10 each (without alcohol) so I passed. Alcoholic versions for $12 each. The pricing just seemed excessive, but you're paying for the convenience since you're out in the middle of nowhere basically. read more

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Waited a very long time to order my food. Seems like they're very unorganized. The food was subpar. The tater tots was cooked well, but the taste was quite basic. I also had the bacon cheeseburger which was just okay. Overall nothing spectacular with the food. The wait was the letdown of the meal. read more

Smashburger - Bacon cheeseburger with tater tots. - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

Fantastic Swiss and mushroom burger! Great service. Be sure to bring ID with you to purchase with any payment card. Storefront in the casino. Shared (clean) dining area with Earl of Sandwich. Mushroom Swiss read more

Was able to enjoy a meal here at Smashburger. The team were friendly and properly wearing PPE. My burger was made fresh and tasted delicious. I'll be back again when visiting Funner! read more

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Update: it appears that the owner's response isn't genuine. I did what was asked and got no response. I came here at 7:40pm. They close at 8pm. I was told they are closed. I said you're open until 8pm. They said, no were closed because we haven't gotten our last break. I pushed, and pushed and they finally let me and the few folks behind me order. I purposely rushed here to order before they closed never imagining I was going to be a problem. When my order number was called it was missing 2 of the 3 items. I requested and received the items. Unfortunately, my Smash Fries were hard as rocks but at this point, I gave up. Once we got past this fiasco, I did express my sympathy that these workers appear to be suffering and they turned out to be nice folks. Something is broken here and I hope it improves. read more

I took my son here for lunch on a Friday afternoon. We walked all the way through the casino in order to find it . The casino had a small food court area so he ate there . We ordered quickly and the food was ready quickly, friendly staff ! My son ordered the classic burger with no cheese and a medium French fries. Not greasy , good seasoning, the meat tasted good quality. Fries were average in flavor . We will go back , Smashburgers are few and far between in North County San Diego ! Wish there were more ! read more

Smashburger - Order counter - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

I was staying at Harris's Rincon... I ate it Smashburger two different times... first time I asked for well-done hamburgers, no cheese, what did I get cheese and raw hamburgers and the guy was a total ass... second time I ordered two milkshakes chocolate the guy calls out my number. I go up there. Same guy is the first day and he says your shit's not ready yet. I'm working on it so come to find out my milkshakes were sitting there for 15 minutes while I waited again and when I got them, they were completely chocolate milk not milkshakes thanks a lot Smashburger. I won't eat there again and I suggest nobody else eats there it was the same guy with glasses... the milkshakes were $21.17 and the first day there was like $57 and change I would give them zero stars if possible once again thanks and have a happy new year... and these guys think it's their money and there's hamburgers so they make it the way they want to. This is my money. It's way more expensive than it should be for garbage. It's just as bad as you're competitors that have over 1 billion served thanks read more

If I could give a negative star I would because we were the last in line and it's only 945 pm and they close at 10pm and they won't serve us. Wow! I mean what kind of service is this closes at 10pm and yeah never agai Thanks Abby u have good customer service thx again it's been a wonderful experience! read more

Smashburger - Yeah - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

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I've eaten here 3 times and every time the burgers and fries have my taste buds singing. Great Service, great food and I'll be back for more. I've seen some not so good reviews about this place however my Son, my Sister and myself Always enjoy and great hamburgers and fried before we hit the road home. read more

I been wanting to do a review for Smash Burger located inside the Harrah's Casino. I'm usually helped by Bertha at the counter and she is so customer service friendly. She always smile and asked if you want to use your players card to pay for the food. Bertha is always positive and have a smile on her face. She makes me feel welcome when I visit there. Because of you Bertha, I look forward to visiting Smash Burger and to get a Turkey Burger now. It was delicious. I tried the grill chicken sandwich too another time and it was delicious. If you haven't tried Smash Burger at Harrah's, give them a try and say hello to Bertha. She's awesome . read more

Smashburger - A single turkey burger up & close without top bun and lettuce. - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

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With out a doubt. THE very worst cheeseburger, we have ever eaten. The cheese was just like the free government cheese. The cheese was way to flavored like imitation cheese spread. The sautéed onions were very stringy. Every bite and there was strings of onion, that our teeth couldn't cut through and hanging on our chins. It was laughable. We are not impressed with the beef, not to exceed 30% beef. $14 for a disgusting cheese burger? The server was in a bad mood and we had to repeat or order Three Times each. Our group of people won't be back. The fries were enjoyable. read more

It's great that Harrahs has some non-branded food outlets in their casino. Both Smashburger and the sandwich place right next to it are to-go restaurants only, with only a small dining area shared by both. When I say dining area, I mean a group of tables and chairs. In these Covid times, there's nothing else there. You have to get napkins, utensils, condiments, etc. directly from the counter. We ordered a double cheese burger and the tater tots. How can you possibly pass on ordering tater tots? I know I can't. And, speaking of tater tots, they were great. But...I'd recommend laying them out on a couple of napkins to soak up some of the oil. They have regular and seasoned (garlic). I'd get either because I like tater tots. The burger was juicy and cooked correctly. Definitely filling and one I would order again. If you are in the mood for a burger and fries (or tots), I'd recommend it. Enjoy! read more

So the only reason we chose this instead of Earl of Sandwich was because we wanted to try something new. Too sad, we were not impressed. First off, the cashier was great and very nice. He took my order and even manually entered my Rewards number to get the points since I didn't have my card but had it on my app. I ordered a bacon cheeseburger since I've been craving one. I was really excited to have one too. Sadly, when I checked my bag after receiving it, I noticed that we were missing one burger. So I went back to the counter to let them know and the worker seemed to be in a bad mood. I overheard one of the other employees suggest that she walk around to cool off or to calm down and she responded by saying if she did that, she would just walk out and not come back. I'm sorry, you should not say that with a customer in front of you. When I brought it to the attention of the employees that I was missing a burger they checked my order to see what I was missing. They looked around for the burger I was missing and said that it must be the burger that was left on the counter where they prepare the burgers. So they gave me that one. We walked back to our room to eat and when I opened up the burger that they said was mine and sadly it was not. I paid extra for a bacon cheeseburger and I just got a regular burger, definitely not what I ordered. Too too it off, the burger must have been sitting there awhile because it was cold. I was too tired to complain, plus the number on the receipt went straight to the general number so I didn't want to bother anymore. I ended up eating only have of my burger and there wasn't nothing special about it. Next time I will just go to Earl of Sandwich. read more

Smashburger - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California

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First experience at smashburger. Burger was OK, nothing really special. What WAS special was the price! $22 for a fast food burger and tots!!!!! I get it's 2024, but that's just ridiculous. Plenty of other local casino's where you don't get raped for food while you're there giving them $. Sit down gourmet burger and tots at valley view is $16-18. Hard pass on ever returning, thanks. Ps, thanks for the 1" thick stack of napkins with my 1 burger and tots. ‍ read more

Visited smash burger today 02-10-23 at 1:00 pm with no one in line to order at Harrahs smash burger. We visited this venue many times in the past but due to COVID we haven't been back for a couple of years! So today we drove a hundred miles round trip to visit Harrahs and smashburger. What a dissatisfied meal we had. The price of two basic burgers and a bottled water came to $31.00. They hit me up for $4.50 for a small water bottle. I asked for just 2 cups for water and I was told I had to walk to the bar and get water, I guess the hand sink water isn't good enough!!! I also asked if the burgers could be cooked medium or just pink inside. The weren't, dry insipid Pattie's, with a cloying mustardy type sauce. We requested mayonnaise and I was given 6 little packets of Heinz Mayo. We did have a side of fries for $6.41 . All served to me in paper bags. No utensils and no condiments table. You people need a license to steal. This is the last time I will ever visit this venue again. The kiosk is next to Hells Kitchen, I guess Gordon Ramsey must have blessed this venue cause it's hell's kitchen prices. Stay away unless you want to pay over 14.00$ for a small burger! 1 star for a sympathetic order/ cashier taker who apologized for all! I was offered a chance to visit the smash burger in San Clemente and wow! What a splendid surprise. Noel, the owner greeted us and we ordered two doubles, two fries and a soda to the tune of $33.00 , compare that to the rip off from Rincón Harrahs smashburger. The burgers were cooked perfectly, slightly pink as we requested. Sides of Mayo came from the kitchen and not one of those tasteless packets. Condiments on the table and served nicely on a small fancy tray and not in a paper bag! Overall , the food and service deserves 10 stars if we could! read more

Smashburger - Burgers Near Me - Valley Center, California