MidCity SmashedBurger | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 2020 |
Owner(s) | Mike Aldridge |
Chef | Mike Aldridge |
State | Oregon |
Country | United States |
Website | midcitysmashedburger |
MidCity SmashedBurger (also known as MidCity SmashBurger) is a small chain of restaurants based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Chef Mike Aldridge founded the business as a pop-up restaurant in New Orleans in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, then relocated and relaunched as a food cart in Portland in early 2021. MidCity specializes in smash burgers, featuring meat pressed directly on a flat-top grill. MidCity has also operated in Bend and Beaverton. The restaurant has garnered a positive reception and has been praised for serving some of the best burgers in Portland and Central Oregon.