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Smashburger heads to Louisville

August 16, 2011

Smashburger will open its first Louisville, Ky., location Sept. 7 and has a subsequent location planned to open there in the coming months.

Louisville area Smashburgers will feature a regional menu created with Kentuckiana flavors and tastes in mind. These locally inspired menu items include the Bluegrass Burger, which starts with a 100 percent Certified Angus Beef burger on a butter toasted egg bun topped with applewood smoked bacon, melted cheddar bar cheese, Wild Turkey Bourbon bbq sauce, and fried banana pepper rings. The Louisville menu also will include the Bourbon BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad featuring applewood smoked bacon, haystack onions, fresh lettuce, tomato, Wild Turkey Bourbon BBQ sauce and ranch dressing on a butter toasted egg bun. A new side item of Fried Banana Pepper Rings served with buttermilk ranch dressing also has been introduced to the menu.

Smashburger is being introduced to Louisville by The Jones Group, an investment group of partners who have over 30 years of combined restaurant experience.

“We are very excited about Smashburger and feel that Louisville community is an ideal market for our group’s first store,” stated Kevin O’Laughlin, a partner with The Jones group. “We look forward to becoming involved in the Louisville community and participating at local events.”

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