The people are declaring suburban corner store Macgregor’s Original the city’s unified smash burger champion. All three burgers are worthy in their own way. But no matter which you choose, Frank Sweet has found the sweet spot.

September 4, 2026

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I assumed people order smash burgers mostly just to let it rip. To step in the ring with a big, angry, triple-patty beefcake and find out who you really are. Turns out that’s just some people. (I see you.) Others want ratio above all: enough beef and cheese to justify the bun without destroying it, judicious saucing, pickles. Fin. Then there’s this whole class of divas who just want a slinky little single-tier smash. News to me!

So, if we all have different needs – if we can’t form consensus on what splits the greats from the gristle – why are the people declaring this little suburban corner store the unified champion of the Burgerverse?