NY Magazine's Cheap Eats issue is out this week and they've included their top five burger joints in the city. Can't really argue, although I haven't made it to Donovan's Pub yet. Here's the list for your perusal.
SHAKE SHACK
A stinging slap in the face of the Great Gourmet Burger Movement from a few years back, the Shack Burger is a thing of simple beauty, made from a freshly ground mix of sirloin and brisket, loosely packed and served on a squishy bun that quickly becomes one with the crisp-edged meat.
BLUE SMOKE
This is the second-best burger in town, and it’s no surprise that, like the Shack Burger above (to say nothing of the great burger at Union Square Cafe), it comes from a Danny Meyer kitchen. Meyer is known as a groundbreaking restaurateur, but his greatest legacy might be his contribution to the burger pantheon.
BURGER JOINT
A no-frills char-grilled burger, well proportioned and modestly accoutred, that never fails to hit the spot.
DONOVAN’S PUB
The city’s premier bar burger. Order it with grilled onions and American cheese, and have it at the bar, a room thick with history and the occasional impenetrable brogue.
SCHNÄCK
You can order up to four 1-ounce Schnäckie patties stuffed into a single house-made mini-bun. But it’s more fun to order a whole pile of singles as if you were training for a competitive-eating contest.
I see all of the love that Schn ck gets everywhere and I have to say that I just don't get it. I've been to Schn ck three times now, each time hoping that the last time was a fluke and have walked out thoroughly disappointed each time. The sauce was always too salty and slightly bitter and the fries were overly greasy and mediocre.
If you don't like it, you don't like it. My new top five NY burgers, with all due respect to Rob and Robin, are as follows, and not in order: 1. Veselka 2. Chelsea Gallery Resaurant 3. 230 Fifth Avenue (malaysian sliders) 4. Burke in a Box 5. the Motz burger at Harry's Water Taxi
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6 Comments:
Glad to see Schnackies are finally getting the recognition they deserve.
Hamburger CPC at 4:21PM on 07/25/06
I see all of the love that Schn ck gets everywhere and I have to say that I just don't get it. I've been to Schn ck three times now, each time hoping that the last time was a fluke and have walked out thoroughly disappointed each time. The sauce was always too salty and slightly bitter and the fries were overly greasy and mediocre.
Hamburger JK at 5:58AM on 07/26/06
If you don't like it, you don't like it. My new top five NY burgers, with all due respect to Rob and Robin, are as follows, and not in order: 1. Veselka 2. Chelsea Gallery Resaurant 3. 230 Fifth Avenue (malaysian sliders) 4. Burke in a Box 5. the Motz burger at Harry's Water Taxi
Hamburger Mr. Cutlets at 8:12PM on 07/26/06
p.s. I am done with the Shake Shack. Though otherwise admirable, it's too thick to be a top five burger. Also, I don't like the shack sauce. Josh
Hamburger Mr. Cutlets at 8:13PM on 07/26/06
Having been sampling many of the top burgers in NYC over the last month (JG Melon, Luger's, Shake Shack, etc.), how can JG Melon not be on this list?
Hamburger Aaron at 8:45PM on 07/29/06
JG Melon burgers are cooked correctly, have good ingredients and I like the place. The only problem is that it is not a burger I will ever crave.
It tastes like the burger your friend makes if he can guess what Med rare is.
I would Not put them on any Top List. Shake Shack is the best place in the city, and I do Want for those burgers!
phauxtoe at 4:10PM on 06/20/08