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Bad Jimmy's
American
Glowing red neon and a tight menu of smash burgers and waffle fries in a downtown Phoenix storefront that used to pour rum cocktails. Bad Jimmy's is a casual burger shop that moonlights as a cocktail bar, which explains why half the room looks like they just escaped a nearby venue. The rotating specials reward repeat visits, and vanilla soft serve finished with olive oil is the kind of thing that sounds wrong until it doesn't. Phoenix New Times named it the city's top smashburger spot.
Eight honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Double Burger · Most Crave-Worthy Burger
- The Infatuation The 20 Best Restaurants In Phoenix
- AZ Central The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Smashburgers · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Burger Joint · Best of the Valley
- Phoenix New Times The top 10 burger joints in Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine Double Burger · Top 100 Dishes of Arizona
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Phoenix
One number, weighted & current 85
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Smash burgers Phoenix New Times, 2025
- Waffle fries Phoenix New Times, 2025
- Wings Phoenix New Times, 2025
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- Sazerac Cocktail Bar Drink · 52
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