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I want to give a HUGE SHOUTOUT to my Mom, my friend Mildadrea Starr, her two cool ass kids, Rob Miccoli, Micah Henderson...
06/16/2026

I want to give a HUGE SHOUTOUT to my Mom, my friend Mildadrea Starr, her two cool ass kids, Rob Miccoli, Micah Henderson, and everyone else that has either helped out at the restaurant in the last few weeks - or just poked their heads in to say hello!

Momentum is building, things are getting tightened up, and we’re ready to start bringing in equipment!

It’s hard to believe that we just blew right past the 2 year anniversary of Get Smashed. But here we are - ready for whatever comes next.

Stay tuned guys! More updates to come 🤓

06/09/2026

Yuri and I stopped down to Gannon's Ice Cream for some delicious Orange Sherbet - and it got me thinking. Why is sherbet not pronounced like sorbet?

Admittedly, for the better part of 40 years, I’ve been pronouncing it SHER-BERT, because that’s what my family referred to it as. I was even corrected by a man named Bert a number of years ago, but it just sounded so wrong.

And now I know why - it’s because WE ARE ALL WRONG! 😆 I’m officially starting a movement. Regardless of who hops on the bandwagon, I’m now pronouncing sherbet like sorbet. Look at me weird if you wanna, but I’d rather that be the case than sound like a frog (ribbit) when I’m ordering my dessert 🤓

06/05/2026

BIG NEWS!!!

I want to thank ALL of you guys for your support, kindness, and creativity throughout this journey. It truly means SO MUCH to me. But it’s time for me to stick my neck out and have a go at this.

The future for Get Smashed is clear. No more detours. No more stops along the way. All of the time & energy I have been putting into making burgers for the last three months is being shifted into getting the James Street location open ASAP.

Admittedly, my perfectionism has been getting in the way of progress. I had this grand vision of what I wanted the restaurant to look like before I turned on the grills and opened the doors to the public. But the reality of the situation is the doors need to be open and we need to be feeding you. And I can focus on making my additional dreams a reality once we’re up and running.

I want to give a HUGE SHOUTOUT to my inner circle that have been instrumental in helping me through this journey, helping me make this decision - and really, helping me come to my senses. I hope someday I can repay the favor! Bravo Burger Joe Natarelli Justin Streeter Philip Aldi John Danella French Toast Rob Miccoli Rob Barrigar Allison Root Barrigar Jes Marshall and the others that aren’t on here or I can’t tag (Kelsey Rae, Mom, Dad, John Dias, Peter King, Joe Dunaway, Joe Inzalaco, Harold, and anyone else I may have forgotten!)

05/29/2026

The Salt & Pepper Boys are back with a quick update. Now that I’m writing this, maybe we’ll go by The SPG Boys 🤷🏻‍♂️🤓 because it just makes sense.

As much as this hurts right now, we’re gonna have to press pause on the burgers until we can get some sure footing for our next step. There are a lot of moving parts at play here, so we appreciate you sticking with us while we figure things out.

Just know that ALL OF YOU, your love, your gratitude, your kind words, and your support are the reasons why I’m not ready to throw in the towel. Even when things are unnecessarily difficult.

So, thank you. From the bottom of my heart. And thank you guys for believing in me and what we’ve created. This community means more to me than any of you may ever realize.

Like many of you have said - ONWARD AND UPWARD! 💜 Love you guys!!!

05/27/2026

“Pickles are great until you’re in one.” Socrates or someone idk 🤷🏻‍♂️

We’re still a long ways away from opening - but every little thing checked off the list is a milestone in my book. Final...
05/20/2026

We’re still a long ways away from opening - but every little thing checked off the list is a milestone in my book.

Finally got both of the custom neon OPEN signs hung and fired up - and they look great! Cannot say enough good things about Camille and the work he does at The Neon Shop in Lyncourt. He’s got one more project he’s working on for us that’s really going to bring the dining room to the next level.

Cannot wait to share this space with y’all!

05/17/2026

If you want to make a great meal, whatever it is, you’ve got to have a great foundation. That’s pretty obvious to me. And I’m all for letting people have fun with the food they’re creating - just don’t come at me with onion rings and bbq sauce on your burger without expecting some level of judgement 💁🏻‍♂️

With that being said - if your favorite burger spot can’t execute simple on a high level (meat, cheese, seasoning, and bun), is what you’re eating really about the burger? Or is it about the condiments and they’re treating the beef like an afterthought?

I’m not trying to shame anyone for liking what they like - unless it’s onion rings and bbq sauce on their burger 😆 I just feel like there isn’t an abundance of restaurants in the Syracuse area that are interested in elevating their craft, or even taking the time to perfect the simple things. And I want our local restaurant community to do better - for all of our guests! Because I do whole heartedly believe that you guys deserve better from our community, and that’s why we’re here making the push!

We love you guys!

05/16/2026

If your favorite burger spot can’t make a PLAIN CHEESEBURGER that makes you say WOAH 🤯 - do they really make good cheeseburgers?

If you know of a spot that makes a better plain cheeseburger than us, tag them in the comments - because I’ll need to see for myself!

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2601 James Street
Syracuse, NY
13206

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Friday 6pm - 10pm
Saturday 6pm - 10pm

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