Smash Burgers
Loaded to the brim — double signature-blend patties (short rib, brisket & chuck), melty American, bacon-onion jam and pickles on a toasted brioche bun. Smashed to order, crispy on the edges.
Welcome to the basement
Great Food.Great Drinks.Get It Your Way.
Build-your-own burgers, loaded apps, fresh salads and ice-cold drinks — served up in a fun, no-rules hangout where every order is yours to design.
Who we are
A local hangout built on flavor and good times.
Basement Burger Bar is where great food, great drinks and friendly faces gather. Quality proteins, a wall of toppings, ice-cold pours — and the freedom to build every order exactly your way.
Built Your Way
Twelve proteins, a wall of toppings and house sauces. Stack it, sauce it, own it — no two burgers have to be the same.
Cooked to Crave
Our signature-blend patties smashed to order, buns toasted on the flat-top, and that legendary Basement Sauce on everything.
Drinks On Tap
Rotating craft taps, basement cocktails, and spiked shakes that hit different. Happy hour hits harder.
Your Local Hangout
Friendly faces, big tables and good energy. Grab friends, bring the family, post up at the bar — you're home.
The everyday burger
New · our signature burger
The Signature Beef Burger
Our house blend of short rib, brisket & chuck — ground fresh and smashed to order. It eats like a steak, and it's honestly the best burger you'll ever have. Meet your new everyday go-to.
Now serving Halal — signature blend, Australian bison & grilled chicken
Every burger is made to order. “The everyday burger” is just our nickname for this Signature Beef Burger — not a separate item on the menu.
Crowd favorites
Sink your teeth in
A taste of the lineup. Order one as-is or use it as a launch pad — everything is yours to customize.
Famous Basement Fries
Beer-battered fries — crispy and golden. Have them plain, or loaded your way with chili, onions, etc.
Shakes
Hand-spun classic shakes done right — and grown-up spiked shakes available too. (Not available at our Farmington location.)
The house challenge
Can you beat The Beast?
A 3 lb cheeseburger, 2 lb of loaded fries and a 30 oz shake — finish it in 25 minutes and it's free. Winners get their photo on the wall and a Beast Challenge tee. On at all three locations.
Come hang out
Find your basement
Three neighborhoods, one Basement — Greektown Detroit, Farmington and Canton. Dine in, take out, or order online. Hop over for each spot's address, hours and directions.
Specials & happy hour
Deals every day of the week
Happy hour and daily specials run at all three locations — Detroit, Farmington and Canton. They're a little different at each spot, so pick yours to see today's deals, times and prices.
The regulars
Loved by the neighborhood
Don't take our word for it.
“The food was great and you get a lot. Ordered a Drewski burger cuz it sounded interesting… it was phenomenal. The salad and onion rings were good as well. We will be back. The Drewski rules!!!”
“We were greeted immediately and seated. Our waiter was great. We each had burgers, fries and one had onion rings. Everything was amazing! Highly recommend!”
“Excellent burgers! The make your own burger was awesome. Highly recommend the bison burger and onion rings! Everything was delicious!”
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Questions? We got you
That's the whole idea. Pick your protein, temperature, bun, cheese, spreads and toppings — stack it exactly how you want it. Head to the Build Your Own Burger page to start, or build a salad your way too.
Go ahead and try — you'll be busy. With over a trillion ways to build one, even at a burger a day, every day, you'd be at it for more than two billion years. Translation: there's always a new favorite waiting, so you might as well start now.
Absolutely — more than most spots in the burger world. Build any burger on our Impossible™, house black-bean, falafel or portobello patty, load up a fresh salad, or swap in our gluten-free bun — one of our most popular picks. Not many places give you this many ways to eat your way.
We love groups — big parties and team nights are some of our favorite ones to host. Since each location has its own events and space to work around, the best way to set it up is to call the spot you have in mind and ask for the manager — they'll walk you through dates, space and all the options to make it just right. You'll find each location's direct number on our Locations page.
We do — each location runs its own happy hour with deals on drafts, martinis, sliders and wings. Head to the Specials & Events page and pick your store for the days, times and prices.