"The new burger joint called Smacking Burger opened this past Saturday inside the Mobil station at 51-63 Eighth Avenue, just north of Horatio Street. The owner, Tommy Hondros, also owns the last gas station in lower Manhattan, while his girlfriend, Elizabeth Torres, is running the burger joint. There are four types of smash burgers available: the Classic, the Big Smack, the O.K.T.O., and an A.T.W. ('all the way'). The double-pattied Big Smack was better than expected; it had not been smacked so hard that the moisture was completely gone from the meat. The All-the-Way burger with bacon sat up higher in the red checkerboard box, but it’s essentially the same as the Smack burger, with more items. The menu promises all sorts of add-ons, and for drinks, you can select one from the gas station grocery’s refrigerator case." - Robert Sietsema
