Ed Levine on Halfsteak's Burgers

Posted by Robyn Lee, April 1, 2009 at 2:00 PM

In his latest New York City restaurant review, Ed Levine reviews the double patty burger and sliders from Halfsteak:

Anything between two pieces of bread should be avoided here: the sliders ($6.50) were dry and mealy, as was the burger ($11.50). Neither patty had the slightest bit of internal moisture.

More photos after the jump.

According to some of the comments left on Ed's review, we may have just gotten unlucky with our dry burgers, in which case, do not expect consistency. Nick might have more colorful language to contribute, but the main point is that we couldn't recommend this burger or the sliders. No moisture = no burger happiness. Try Txikito if you want an awesome $10+ double patty burger.

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1 Comment:

@Adam,
I ate the Halfsteak Burger this past Friday and while it wasn't a transcendant experience, the burger was very tasty. The patties are cooked a required medium since they're on the thinner side, but mine still contained some juiciness beneath a charred exterior. The secret sauce was more dijon than Thousand Island, however, and combining that with the salt-pepper crusted burger made for a salty experience that was neutralized by a few dips in ketchup. As I commented on Ed's review, the service and the dessert alone are reason enough to go back. You're in the front room or at the bar but you're still at a top NYC steakhouse and you'll feel quite pampered for a great price.

I agree, I won't send people over to Halfsteak with claims of burger transendance, but I had a nice experience and would go back, if not for the $14 steak and fries then for a date with a lucky female carnivore.

NYC Food Guy at 5:39PM on 04/01/09

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