MidCity SmashedBurger

MidCity SmashedBurger
One of the restaurant chain's food carts in Portland, Oregon, in 2025
Restaurant information
Established2020 (2020)
OwnerMike Aldridge
ChefMike Aldridge
LocationOregon, United States
Websitemidcitysmashedburger.com

MidCity SmashedBurger (also known as MidCity SmashBurger) is a small chain of restaurants based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Chef Mike Aldridge founded the business as a pop-up restaurant in New Orleans in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, then relocated and relaunched as a food cart in Portland in early 2021. MidCity specializes in smash burgers, featuring meat pressed directly on a flat-top grill. MidCity has also operated in Bend and Beaverton. The restaurant has garnered a positive reception and has been praised for serving some of the best burgers in Portland and Central Oregon.