Maillards

1994 37th Ave, San Francisco

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What a delicious smash burger. Only open five hours a week at the outer sunset farmers market, I had to plan my Sunday around having this burger. Ordered at 1030 am for a rare brunch burger. It was definitely worth it. Meat was smashed and crispy, and the bun of the burger was soft and tasty. I definitely recommend checking out this pop up burger shop if you can make it.

Food: 5

Luis Fernando

Mmm, yammy . Recommend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Chew

A little overpriced for what it was.

drawonnoodles

I think it's a tad bit expensive for a stall at a farmer's market with no seating. I'm patiently waiting for them to open a brick and mortar. I spent $34 on two burgers, 1 fry, and 1 drink and I had to wait 30-40minutes. Then I had to sit on the sidewalk. But wow I hate that this is my favorite stall at the farmer's market. I feel bad for not trying the other delicious food because I keep coming back to Maillards. Their burger is what I think a smashburger should taste like. Crispy patty in a burger that's not too greasy. The flavors of the spicy burger is also pretty well made.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

linda m

Burgers are great but the wait can be a bit long.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 5

Caitlin Ghan

Best smash burger! It’s my first stop every time I go to this farmers market.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Abdulla Jasem

I wanted to hate this place and say it was just hype, but I couldn’t. I tried it twice and each time it was delicious. Sure, the lines can get long, but it took me an acceptable 30-40 minutes from lining to eating both times (I wouldn’t wait much longer than that). It was a very well balanced burger, from cheese, pickles, shallots, patty width, buns, etc. The fries here are pretty good and the sauces are interesting. The patties are smashed very well and the meat quality is better than your standard smash burger. You can see the chefs doing their thing live.

I actually have a theory for why Maillards smash burgers are smashier and better Maillard reaction’ed than others. It’s the wind.

Ok, hear me out. I make smash burgers at home and always wanted to try this. When you smash your cold patty on a hot pan, the water content in the patty evaporates rapidly and tries to escape from below the patty to the sides, which decreases the potential to have lacier edges and better Maillard reactions because of the water content. I always thought to myself: “what if I could blow away or vacuum this vapor?” That way, I could achieve a crispier, lacier, more Maillard’ed patty with minimal water interference. So, maybe this is what’s happening here? I have a weird and unjustified level of confidence in my (full of hot air) theory. For those who tried it at the bar, where was it smashier? I’d bet it was smashier at this outdoor location.

One thing about Maillards that I would appreciate seeing is a cleaner, more organized workspace, but I understand if it’s a bit chaotic since this is not a brick-and-mortar store and it’s Sundays only. Still, they should have a good understanding of how things flow by now.

Viviana Rios

Delicious!! Probably one of the best burgers I've had!

Jacore Baptiste

too much hype for me, nothing against them but I wouldn't wait in line for that burger again

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Single Patty Smash Burger

Paul-Elie Nauleau

Average smash burger and fries

Food: 3

Becky Tan

Friendly staff and delicious food. The line can be around 30min due to popularity, but it’s worth the wait

Brendan Walcoff

This burger has ruined other burgers for me. It’s perfect. The bun, the sauce, shallots, pickles, the cheese!!! Every item on the burger is essential and compliments the other items perfectly. That’s a labor of love and I’m thankful to be a part of that every time I order from them.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich, Single Patty Smash Burger, French Fries

jake seagle

Heritage Restaurant and Bar for Maillard Burger pop up, San Francisco, CA
Regular double- Whitney wasn't impressed. She said it was dry and under seasoned. She would try other places before coming back.
Spicy double- I really enjoyed this. Good level of heat and pepper flavor. I dipped my burger in the jalapeno aoli so I had moisture from that. I was happy.
The aoli was delicious with a great jalapeno flavor.
The fries are delicious little salt delivery mechanisms for sauce consumption.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

E Lee

Went to heritage bar for their pop up on a Tuesday and it was packed obviously for good reason. Double was better than spicy for me. The chicken nuggets were good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Single Patty Smash Burger

Czar Yarcia

Delicious! I got the jalapeño special with a side of fries.
They sometimes do pop ups at Olfactory Brewing in the Dogpatch.

Food: 5

Service: 5

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