For the Win

Hamburger restaurant · Hollywood Hills

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"Your Order: Double Cheeseburger ($11.50) We’d never thought we’d call a smashburger “balanced” but here we are. Opened by a former fine-dining chef, For The Win’s burgers nail the tasty middle ground between juicy, flavorful patties (that actually taste like beef) and crispy, lacy charred edges that peek out like a meat skirt. Their standard double on a soft potato bun—with Thousand Island-ish sauce, snappy pickles, and wispy grilled onions pressed into the patty—is a perfect poem of a burger by itself, but adding bacon and jalapeños is like putting a rear spoiler on a ‘03 Corolla: unnecessary, but an undeniable improvement. FTW now has four locations around town (including one at Grand Central Market), but the original in Hollywood is our go-to." - garrett snyder, sylvio martins, nikko duren

The Best Smash Burgers In Los Angeles, Ranked
Erin Mavian

6221 Franklin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028 Get directions

forthewinla.com
@forthewinla

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