this semester, chase & i are taking a stake institute class to get 2.0 credits towards religion.   not only do we get to spend an hour a week learning about our gospel together, but we get to make a date night out of it.

i get out of my interior design class at 5:45, pick up chase at the tanner building where he studies, we grab some grub and shop around, then head to institute.  it is one of my favorite nights of the week.

this week, we decided to try somewhere new for our “date” and drove by a new burger joint called, “SmashBurger”.  i could see a lot of people inside and figured that meant it must be pretty tasty, so we parked and headed in.  little did we know that it was the ‘VIP night” and that the restaraunt wasn’t opening until the next day.  when we found out, chase turned on his charm and got the very quirky lady at the front to let us in as long as we promised to promote the business amongst our friends.  so we got free food, and it was fantastic!

chase really likes his burgers and he told me that this was by far the best burger he had ever had.  i guess their secret is that they put a ball of meat on the grill, smash it, and flash fry it.  supposedly it sears in the juices or whatever.  but it was definitely some good food…i especially loved the flavored fries.  what a successful date night!  and now for all of you in utah valley–CHECK OUT SMASHBURGER!  you wont’ regret it, i promise.

sorry, no pictures of me.  i’m not much of a red-meat girl, so no burger for old lindsey.  i had the chicken salad and didn’t think it was picture-worthy of me eating a salad, even though it was incredibly delicious.

oh, that reminds me, this burger place isn’t like others.  they have healthy alternatives to everything on their menu.  they serve grilled chicken burgers that upon inspection were actually very nutritious, and they also serve veggie fries {i’ve never heard of these before and was so excited!} made of flash-fried carrots and asparagus.  YUM!

we also really loved the atmosphere of the place.  it was very modern and i loved the red accents that they decorated with.  overall i was very impressed and will definitely be going back.  we might even make SmashBurger our weekly date night dinner!