Heavy Handed Flip an space of Studio Metropolis right into a Smash Burger Playground

Over the previous few weeks, Heavy Handed house owners Danny Gordon and Max Miller have spent lengthy hours at their second and new location. Opening in the present day, April 19, within the former Mister O's area in Studio Metropolis, it's exhausting to overlook as they drive down Ventura Boulevard with a brand new coat of brilliant orange paint and a tall signal emblazoned with the graffiti-style purple emblem of the store The transformation is so wonderful that the three-month reworking appears virtually inconceivable.

For months, Gordon and Miller oversaw development, chosen paint, laid in customized orange tiles, and transformed a full-service restaurant right into a fast-casual one. The previous Mister O's, which closed in 2023, had many benefits for Heavy Handed 2.0. “We had the bonus of additional beer storage and [beer] faucet strains,” says Gordon. “We have now extra elbow room, indoor seating, and a coated patio — the issues we need to have in Santa Monica.”

With lighted menus, LED artwork, a light-weight tile bar backsplash, a wraparound patio, and a customized parking zone mural by artist DJ Neff, Heavy Handed actually made this area their very own. Those that are acquainted with the Santa Monica menu will see smash burger smash shorts, double or triple, fries, sodas, and dips (or not) delicate serve. Gordon says future choices will embrace a brand new batch of sauces with flavors like Funfeetti, chocolate and butterscotch. They're additionally including different menu objects, like a darkish chocolate coated pretzel down the highway.

Inside, the San Fernando Valley's Heavy Handed is sort of a hangout with TVs all through and sufficient seating for 75 folks. The sliding patio door will likely be open on heat days. The paintings needs to be one of the crucial Instagrammable within the Southland. Search for Willy Wonka-esque artwork depicting ice cream cones leaping off a trampoline right into a river of chocolate.

Eight beers are on faucet, and 18 can be found in a can. Choices on faucet embrace IPAs, sours, lagers, and a Dank And Infused pilsner. Talking of dank, Gordon and Miller are entering into the hashish recreation with their very own model, which is being offered at Erba in Sawtelle as of April 19, 2024.

Heavy Handed Studio Metropolis is open day by day from 11:30 am to 9 pm at 11838 Ventura Boulevard, Studio Metropolis, CA, 91604.