This smash burger joint in Bondi Junction does one thing very well
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Hi Hi Burger, from Paul Allam, the co-founder of Bourke Street Bakery, has opened in Bondi Junction with a lean menu of four burgers.
The staple option –featuring beef, American cheese and pickles – comes in at just $7.90, putting it on par with a Big Mac. But unlike McDonald's, the beef is sourced from Vic's Meats, and the potato buns are made in-house at Bourke Street Bakery.
Rounding out the menu is a double smash burger, a veggie smash, made with a quinoa, chickpea and carrot patty, and a special smash, topped with fried pork belly and iceberg lettuce. Add in fries, with a choice of spicy seasoning or loaded, and a hot chocolate brownie, and that's the whole menu.
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