Boston Restaurant Talk: smashburgers

Friday, June 26, 2026

Smashburger in Boston's Back Bay Has Closed

Another location of a Colorado-based chain of quick-casual burger restaurants has shut down.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Smashburger in Boston's Back Bay is no longer in business, with a check on the website for the chain seeming to confirm this, as the Boylston Street outlet is no longer listed. This comes on the heels of a location of the chain in Medford shutting down toward the end of 2025, leaving the local area with locations in Attleboro, Natick, and Westwood. (Another location in Plainville is gone as well).

The address for the now-closed location of Smashburger in the Back Bay was 545 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02116. The website for the chain is at https://smashburger.com/

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Friday, December 30, 2022

KKatie's Express to Expand to Plymouth, West Bridgewater

A group of burger bars that recently debuted a new quick-service concept is getting ready to expand that concept to two new locations.

According to its social media, KKatie's Express is planning to open outlets in Plymouth and West Bridgewater, joining one that opened in Plympton this spring. The concept is an offshoot of KKatie's Burger Bar, a group of full-service restaurants with locations in Marshfield, Plymouth, and Hyannis, and a Facebook post explains the new concept, saying that "If a KKatie's Burger Bar Burger and a Smash Burger has a Burger Baby...That's what KKatie's Express Burgers are - thinner double patties cooked faster with all the flavor you expect."

The website for KKatie's Express can be found at https://www.kkatiesexpress.com/

[February 3, 2023 update: According to its website, the West Bridgewater location of KKatie's Express is now open.]

by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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