Business Profile: Smashburger, Cortlandt
Photo credit: Neal Rentz
The new burger restaurant, Smashburger, in Cortlandt has been open for only a few months but is already a smash hit.
“It was very, very busy in the beginning. It slowed down, but it’s still pretty busy, so we’re doing well,” Fairfield, Ct. resident Vincent Petry, the restaurant’s general manager, said last week
Petry said the restaurant chain is popular “because the burgers are just high quality and everyone’s made fresh in the morning and cooked to perfection. They’re not pre-made burgers.”
The national Smashburger chain opened in Cortlandt three months ago on Route 6. It is the only Smashburger in northern Westchester, Petry said
Petry said smash is a trademark of the chain’s hamburgers, which are made from 100 percent Angus beef. “We roll it every morning by hand and then we cook it on a buttered grill,” he said. “It’s smashed mechanically by the grill press and we season it with our Smashburger sauce.”
“The barbeque bacon and cheddar is probably the biggest selling burger,” Petry noted. It consists of the special sauce, lettuce, onion, tomato, pickles and American cheese and it is served on an egg bun.
Some of the hamburgers include the avocado club, buffalo and blue cheese, spicy jalapeno Baja, spinach and goat cheese and truffle mushroom Swiss.
Smashburger also offers chicken sandwiches, salads and side dishes which include a variety of fries, fried Haystack Onions, fried pickles, and Veggie Frites, which are fried green beans and carrot strips. The restaurant’s hand spun milkshakes feature Haagen-Dazs ice cream. Petry said the restaurant has a liquor license and sells beer. A children’s menu is also available.
Petry said his favorite sandwich at his restaurant is the “Create Your Own” chicken sandwich, “where I just put whatever I want on it.”
Petry has been in the restaurant industry for about 30 years. “I just like to mix with people and serve good food and I enjoy the restaurant business,” he said.
Petry said Smashburger is continuing to expand. The corporation is seeking to add two more of its restaurants in Westchester and also some in Connecticut.
Smashburger is located at 3025 E. Main St. (Route 6) in Cortlandt. It is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information call 914-236-5202 or visit Smashburger.com.
