Smash burgers have experienced a rapid surge in popularity in North Texas and across the country. CLOSESo, what does a retro build-out have to do with a good smash burger? Patty Lou’s Smashburgers | Downtown PlanoBonnie says she can remember her mother using the guitar, but didn’t talk much about her musical past otherwise. The concept launched as a backyard pop-up in 2020, and owner Dave Culwell was one of North Texas’s early adopters of smash burgers. Smash burgers have been part of America’s collective culinary story for decades, and now, these owners want the next generation to make greasy memories of their own.