Halal Smash Burger and Phillies (Western Avenue) — Restaurant in Lake View Township

Halal Smash Burger & Phillies Review

Location: near western and foster Ave Chicago IL Certification: HMS certified

I was driving by the area and decided to check it out. It’s a simple corner location but parking is an issue. Side parking requires permits and Main Street parking is limited.

I ordered the Chicago style smash burger fries and a drink. No combo meal deal. 🤷‍♂️

Burger: Chicago styles is a smash burger with Lettuce cheese onion tomato toppings ans their sauce. I’m a fan of potato bun and this did not disappoint. The meat itself was perfect in thickness. Not too thin. The flavor was subtle. Tasted fresh. 8/10.

Fries: I ordered the seasoned curly fries. Unfortunately the fries were NOT good. They weren’t seasoned, Over fried and extremely hard/crispy. The bag it was in was soaking in oil. I couldn’t finish it. 2/10

Drinks: Pepsi products

Overall: I was pleased with the burger. Will get it again in the future. Will try their Philly next time. Avoid the curly fries, will try the...

I usually never give 5 star reviews but this place is truly amazing. From the welcoming atmosphere to the halal food, this place does not disappoint. We came in on their lunch special where we got the Cheesy Sriracha burger, Philly Chicken, Crispy Chicken, and the 10pc peri peri wings, which all came with fries and a drink. Right off the bat, prices were good compared to other spots, about $45 total. The food took exactly 25 minutes, and just by the look of it we were amazed. Everything was hot and fresh! Shoutout to the two employees who made our visit 10 times better who had a great convo with us— we’ll be back! You could actually tell the employees cared about the food they make and the customers they served (since they gave us extra)! The employees themselves were very conversational, friendly, and made the food much more enjoyable. I’ll be coming back soon (but I’m gonna need a...

Our medical office ordered lunch for us all and unfortunately it was not communicated with us that there was 1 cook and that it would be very very late before it arrived. Thankfully the delivery driver was kind enough to be the one communicating with me about how he was there waiting for the food for a long time. I called the restaurant to get an ETA and the person who answered the phone said they were wrapping it up now, fact or the matter was that was false and it wasn’t nearly done. It was another 30 minutes before it left the restaurant. When we received our food it was cold. I fully understand if there is one cook, but it should have been communicated to us that there would be a delay. We did not get the chance to even eat since it took so long we missed our lunch completely and had to get back to a very busy clinic. We had high hopes, but was very...