Burger Schmurger’s OG Schmurger. Photo courtesy of Burger Schmurger.
There’s a new smashburger restaurant coming to our neighborhood.
East Dallas-based Burger Schmurger is expanding to the Preston Hollow area with plans to open a second location near Preston Road and Forest Lane in spring 2027.
The restaurant’s expansion comes in response to continued requests from customers across Dallas for a second location, according to a press release.
“When we kept seeing the same faces drive in from the Preston Hollow area week after week, we knew we owed it to them to get a little closer,” Founder Dave Culwell said in a statement.
Culwell and co-owner Phil Schanbaum opened the original Burger Schmurger at 718 N. Buckner Blvd. in 2025. The new location will bring the restaurant’s neighborhood-focused atmosphere to a different part of Dallas, Schanbaum said.
“Burger Schmurger was built to feed the neighborhood,” Schanbaum said. “With demand spreading far beyond East Dallas, Preston and Forest felt like the natural place to build our next community home.”
The Preston Road and Forest Lane location will feature a larger space and prominent street-side appeal. Its design will incorporate vintage elements similar to those at the original East Dallas restaurant. Additionally, the restaurant’s kitchen is being designed to serve as the home base for the company’s catering operations.
Coeval Studio, the design firm behind the original location, will return to lead the design of the new restaurant, according to the press release.
The exact address, opening date and hiring plans have not yet been announced. Additional details are expected in the coming months.
