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Smash Jibarito

Super GemWicker Park · Puerto Rican/Burgers Community-sourced, unverified
📍 2534 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622

Founder Josean Irizarry started Smash Jibarito as a pop-up in 2022 after seeing a friend's jibarito sliders on Instagram — he bought ground beef and plantains the next day and had a working version by that weekend.

★★★★★ 4.8 via Google
Super GemChicago Exclusive GemDish Gem$$
The 'Aye El Amor' smash burger on plantain buns reinvents the jibarito entirely, and it's exactly as good as that sounds.
📈 Scores in the top 99% of Chicago Exclusive Gems on ChicagoSpecials.com

David Matulac joined in 2023, and the pair ran a kitchen residency inside West Town's Desert Hawk Bar starting in 2024 before building out this permanent Paseo Boricua storefront in Humboldt Park in 2025, in a former Guerrero's Tacos & Pizza space -- this address is that current, permanent home.

It reinvents the jibarito as a smash burger with plantain in place of a bun, holding a 4.8-star rating; limited seating, no public restroom.

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Smash Jibarito

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‘Aye El Amor’ Smash Burger
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Smash Jibarito

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The 'Aye El Amor' Smash Burger
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  • 4.8 stars — reinvents the jibarito as a smash burger with plantain in place of a bun; limited seating, no public restroom.

Hours

Mon-Tue11AM-9PM
Wed-Sun 9AM-9PM
📅 Reservations not available 🥡 Takeout unconfirmed 📞 (872) 315-3177

Amenities & accessibility

🚶Walk-in only
❔Takeout: unverified
❔Wheelchair access: unverified

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