text: Last night I was invited to Smashburger as a VIP YAY and was able to partake in some of their menu items for free Now me pass up a free meal hmm NEVER nnSo I mosey on to Tempe after sitting in traffic for about an hour boooo but was able to snag a great parking space and made my way into Smashburger My first impression was that it was cute little place and yes it is a bit small but cute for a burger place I met up with Christina who by the way was fabulous Thank you Christina for inviting me and she gave me a menu told me about the place and let me know that anything I wanted was on the house Got To love that right The first thing I asked her was where is the ladies room In which she informed me that it was actually outside around the corner as that is how the restaurants are set up on College Ave If you could have seen the look on my face WOW So after getting what has to be the biggest bathroom key ring I have EVER seen I made my way around the corner to the ladies room Although it was well lit it still creeped me out that I had to go around the corner and kind of towards the back Although it was very clean still not really comfortable with that but again I guess that is how it is on College Ave star nnAnywho I proceeded to order the following food to try out and here they are nnChocolate Milkshake OMG I do not even like Haagen Daz ice cream that is what the shakes are made with and let me tell you that this was the BEST chocolate milkshake I have had in a very long time Think rich and oh so good stars nnSmashfries they are made with rosemary olive oil garlic and other herbs I was a little bummed as depending on which fry I picked up it was either cold warm or hot Not consistent star nnOnion stack Now I love me some onion rings but I did not get to try them because when I got them guess what they were COLD I was so disappointed How do you get cold onion rings Double boo stars nnArizona Smashburger I had the lb one and it had habanero cheese guacamole onions chipotle mayo and fresh jalapenos on a chipotle bun I did not have the lettuce and tomato but it comes with that too OMG That was one good burger Nice and spicy the bun was way to small for that burger but it was so good A chipotle bun Who knew The seasonings that they put on this burger made it really pop I was thoroughly happy with it stars nnI did meet Greg and Kirk Regional Vice President and Franchise Owner in that order I believe and I did express my thoughts on my meal especially my fries and onion rings They did offer to bring me out more and apologized profusely but I declined as I did not want to waste any more food even if it was free as I there was no way I was going to be able to anything else after that burger and milkshake stars nnOh and the best part of the night I got to meet fellow yelper Alexander C and his friend Erin and I was able to go in the back and smash my own burger That was very cool stars nnSo all in all a few quirks regarding hot fries and onions rings but the burgers were really good Its a little pricey as well so be warned They are opening up a couple more in the next few months One on th Ave and McDowell and one on th St and Camelback so be on the lookout These locations will have wine and beer added as well