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Pineapple-Spam Burgers & $5 Smashburgers: Burger Royale is Bringing the Old-School Burger Joint Back to Columbus

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Burger Royale / Photo x Abigail Reeder for Step Out Columbus

Picture this: you walk into the burger joint. It’s got those iconic diner stools and booths. A checkered floor. And a burger is $5. 

What year is this… 1950? Nope — you’re just at Burger Royale, and it sorta kinda feels like it. If you’re tired of boring fast-food burgers, and want to get a little adventurous, this is your new fav spot. 

Burger Royale / Photo x Abigail Reeder for Step Out Columbus

Inspired by the classic burger stands of the 1950s, Burger Royale serves California-style smash burgers the way they used to be made. That’s fresh, cooked to order, and packed with the kind of quality you can actually taste. 

Nothing here feels thrown together. Every burger is made to order and the ingredients are carefully picked. Even the buns are toasted in whole butter before they hit your plate. It all adds up to a burger that feels more like an experience than just another quick meal. It’s fast — without sacrificing quality. 

If that wasn’t reason enough to head over immediately, their menu was inspired by Pulp Fiction. Yes, that means you’ll find movie references everywhere — including one burger fans of the film already know by name.

Burger Royale / Photo x Abigail Reeder for Step Out Columbus

The Big Kahuna Burger.

It’s loaded with two smashed beef patties, American cheese, BBQ sauce, grilled Spam, caramelized pineapple, jalapeños, lettuce, and tomato. On paper? It sounds a little wild. After one bite? You’ll understand why people keep ordering it.

Not feeling quite that adventurous? The Royale with cheese is the restaurant’s biggest seller for a reason. It’s everything you want from a classic California-style smash burger, made with fresh, hand-pattied beef, soft brioche buns, and cooked to order.

Plus, through the end of August, you can grab a Double Royale with Cheese for just $5. It’s hard to beat a genuine craft burger experience for just five bucks.

Burger Royale / Photo x Abigail Reeder for Step Out Columbus

Okay, so the burgers might get all the attention, but don’t skip the fries. Instead of frozen fries dumped into vegetable oil, Burger Royale once again does things the old-school way. Every order is cut fresh, then fried in beef tallow. The result? Crispy outside yet fluffy inside. The flavor is so rich, it makes it kinda hard to stop eating them, but we’re not even mad.

So the next time someone says, “Where should we grab burgers?” skip the usual drive-thru. Some things are worth doing the old-school way, and Burger Royale proves burgers are one of them. So grab a $5 Double Royale with Cheese before the end of August. And taste what happens when six decades of burger tradition beat shortcuts.

Burger Royale

Ohio State Campus: 1758 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201
Inside Bowling Palace: 5707 Forest Hills Blvd., Columbus, OH 43231
burgerroyalecolumbus.com

This article is a paid promotion sponsored by an SOC advertiser and designed to share valuable info with our readers.

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