From a passion for hospitality: Burger Drops

Before Burger Drops became known for its smash burgers, it started as something much simpler: Greg Bourolias just wanted to gather people and take care of them. Not in a flashy way - but the way you do at a dinner table, or on a backyard porch, where there’s always too much food and someone telling you it needs more salt.Greg grew up in a Greek household where hospitality meant abundance. Aunts and uncles chiming in, kids crying, his dad manning the grill — food was the language of care. That instinct followed him into the restaurant world, where he started in the front of house, sweating through shifts, learning discipline from his dad, and understanding that the real reward wasn’t money - it was responsibility.Burger Drops was born from that mindset. An all-you-can-eat burger experience for $15 (a terrible financial decision, by his own admission) but one that delivered exactly what he cared about: generosity, connection, and memory-making. Burgers became the perfect canvas - simple, familiar, and powerful enough to secure a moment in someone’s life.In this conversation, Greg talks about why smash burgers aren’t new, why simplicity matters, how turning off delivery apps during busy moments is an act of respect, and why the most important thing in any restaurant is the people who walk through the door. This is a story about leadership, nostalgia, and creating food with freedom and honesty - because when you feed someone well, you give them a memory.Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTokFollow Sam Jen on Instagram