In his latest New York City restaurant review, Ed Levine reviews the burger from Daddy-O. He says:
I ordered my cheddar burger as always medium-rare. Alas, there wasn't a hint of pink to be found, much less red. It still tasted reasonably juicy and moist and beefy, but there was no burger greatness to be found, at least in our burger. The tater tots that came with the burger were crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside, just as they should be.
Check out the autopsy shot after the jump.
Near the end of the meal we noticed that other tables' burgers seemed to be cooked medium rare, hopefully making our overcooked burger an anomaly since Daddy-O is know as having one of the best burgers in the city. (If you're wondering, we ate at Daddy-O before the discussion about sending back overcooked burgers. We'll know better next time!)
Daddy-O
44 Bedford Street, New York NY 10014 (b/n Leroy and Carmine Streets; map)
212-414-8884
While this may be a clear and justified disappointment, I think it's just bad luck for Levine. I've been to this place a few times over and had satisfying burgers cooked to order. Actually, if anything, I've found that they err on the side of rareness, and burgers ordered medium have come medium-rare.
This is a little late, but..
I ordered a burger at "Joe's All American Bar and Grill" in Boston awhile back (the burger was about $11 at the time), medium rare. It came seriously well done, dry and crunchy on the outside, though not actually burnt. I had taken one bite and flagged the server and said "I'm sorry, I can't eat this; I ordered medium rare and it's way overcooked." The waiter apologized, took it back, and the manager on-duty brought the new burger and said there would be no charge for my burger. That's how it should work. I think the corporate/restaurant chain management training probably has a lot to do with it. Or maybe they're just reasonable.
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4 Comments:
Lazy topping placement too. They didn't even separate the onions rings.
EazyB at 11:29AM on 01/07/09
EazyB "They didn't even separate the onions rings."
Yea, a mouthful of ONION!
Jk
jkdrummer at 6:56PM on 01/07/09
While this may be a clear and justified disappointment, I think it's just bad luck for Levine. I've been to this place a few times over and had satisfying burgers cooked to order. Actually, if anything, I've found that they err on the side of rareness, and burgers ordered medium have come medium-rare.
Perpetua at 8:30PM on 01/07/09
This is a little late, but..
I ordered a burger at "Joe's All American Bar and Grill" in Boston awhile back (the burger was about $11 at the time), medium rare. It came seriously well done, dry and crunchy on the outside, though not actually burnt. I had taken one bite and flagged the server and said "I'm sorry, I can't eat this; I ordered medium rare and it's way overcooked." The waiter apologized, took it back, and the manager on-duty brought the new burger and said there would be no charge for my burger. That's how it should work. I think the corporate/restaurant chain management training probably has a lot to do with it. Or maybe they're just reasonable.
saswwp at 10:20PM on 01/08/09