Smash Jibarito — Restaurant in West Chicago Township

On my first visit, Smash Jibarito moved to the very top of my list to take guests from out of town. Its now my go to burger place until the producers of The Bear find it and make it impossible to get in. As "the vegetarian" I get labeled the worst out of this group of very picky eaters. Between all of us we had everything on the menu. Everyone was thrilled and vowed to be back soon, especially me. (I would have been back the next day but left town the following morning.) I have no love for Beyond/Impossible meat alternatives, but this place did it right. If you're not a burger lover, I'd still go and have the Aye el Amor without a patty. The rest of the jibarito can definitely stand alone without the patty or try the loaded chips. Everything was so perfectly cooked and thought out, you can definitely tell the entire team is passionate about everything on the menu, and that passion is definitely infectious. A special shout out to the chips. As a rule, I hate places that have house chips instead of fries. There is always an exception to every rule, and I humbly and enthusiastically can say I will be back just...

I was able to try all three smash burger styles and both the plantain and pan sobao “buns” with my family. We all agreed that the Aye El Amor with the plantain bun was the best burger by far. The Aye El Amor comes with their house pickled peppers and cheese sauce which are both truly so delicious (I usually don’t even like peppers).

The plantain bun beat out the pan sobao bun by a long shot. Not that the pan was bad by any means, but it’s hard to compare the two when the tostones were so flavorful.

Safe to say you should absolutely try Smash Jibarito at their new Humbolt...

I heard great things about Smash Jibarito and decided to go with my wife for our "date night." Let me say, I'm very glad we checked it out! Friendly staff, terrific atmosphere of a neighborhood joint, and the food.. DELICIOUS! We both ordered the Puerto Rican Smash Burger...man, it was tasty! I licked my fingers AND my wife's! And the price is great, too! We're going back soon with friends! If you're looking for something different AND great-tasting with a fun, relaxing atmosphere AND easy on the wallet, get over to Smash...