Astoria, NYC: Jackson Hole Airline Diner, Where Bigger Is Not Necessarily Better

If you're on the way home from the airport and your curiosity gets the best of you, I wouldn't blame you for stopping to see a minor location in a great Scorsese film. Or to even take some photos — it's crazy photogenic in the hands of a better photographer than I. But don't bother with the burger. Bigger is not better here.

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17 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, September 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Airline Diner, Astoria, Goodfellas, Jackson Hole, movie locations, NYC, Queens, reviews

Astoria, OR: Pepper Bacon and Berry Mustard Burgers at Bridgewater Bistro

Bridgewater Bistro in Astoria, Oregon, is a solid spot to grab a burger, particularly one with pepper bacon and house-made cranberry-blueberry mustard.

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7 Comments | Posted by Erin Jackson, July 11, 2011 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: AHT Reviews, Astoria, Bridgewater Bistro, Oregon, recommended, reviews

Astoria, NYC: A Great Burger in an Unlikely Spot at Astor Bake Shop

Astor Bake Shop opened just shy of a year ago in an unlikely place. Far from the subway lines that serve Astoria, it's a place you might only visit if you lived in the area or took a short detour south after a day in Astoria Park. The shop is the "labor of love" of chef-owner George McKirdy, a veteran of some fancy Manhattan restaurants. Although a bakery in appellation, it serves a short menu of breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes as well. Among them a very good burger, maybe even the best I've had so far in Astoria.

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24 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Astor Bake Shop, Astoria, La Frieda beef, NYC, Queens, recommended, reviews

Astoria, NYC: A Pretty Sweet Burger at Sweet Afton

The patty takes on a nice sear, giving you some crunchy bits and some carnal, cavemanish UGH-FIRE-GOOOOOD flavor. Oh, and it's nicely seasoned. They're not afraid of salt here.

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9 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 19, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Astoria, La Frieda beef, NYC, Queens, recommended, reviews, Sweet Afton

Astoria, NYC: 5 Napkin Burger Doesn't Live Up to the Hype

I have to admit that I came to 5 Napkin Burger prejudice against it, so much so that I willfully avoided eating it until this week. It's not just the size of the burger—a full 10-ounce patty, which is at least twice my ideal patty size—but also the amount and indeed the very nature of the toppings that are served with it. Not surprisingly, considering that the burger was born at Upper West Side bistro Nice Matin, the restaurant's namesake dish is all frogged up, the hamburger equivalent of French onion soup.

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13 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, December 21, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: 5 Napkin Burger, AHT reviews, Astoria, NYC, Queens, reviews

Astoria NYC: BareBurger

Clockwise from top left: Bareburger's corner location has roll-up garage doors for warmer weather (it was anything but warm last night); with solid, wood tables and designery metal chairs, the interior has a sort of rustic-modern feel; the Jalapeño...

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9 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 29, 2010 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Astoria, Bare Burger, fancy-pants burgers, NYC, organic burgers, pub burgers, reviews

Dear AHT: You Have to Check Out Bare Burger in Astoria

[Photographs: Bare Burger] I had a great burger at Bare Burger in Astoria last night, thought I'd tip you off, I don't seem to find it mentioned on AHT. I think it is relatively new, thought you might want...

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8 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 15, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Tagged: Astoria, Bare Burger, Dear AHT, NYC, Queens, reader recommendations, sustainorganic burgers

First Impression of Petey's Burger in Queens

Petey's Burger in Astoria, Queens, specializes in California-style burgers, à la In-N-Out (the red and yellow color palette seems to allude to the West Coast burger chain). I visited Petey's last November shortly after it first opened with the...

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13 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, January 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Astoria, NYC, Petey's Burger, Queens, reviews

The Burger Battle of the Boroughs

There's a battle a brewin' among the burgermeisters of New York. On May 20, restaurants representing Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx—hey: where's Staten Island?!?—will duke it out for bragging rights for the best burger in the city at the...

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, March 18, 2008 at 5:35 PM
Tagged: 67 Burger, Astoria, Brgr, Coals, Harry's at Water Taxi Beach, Joe's Best Burger, Queens, Resto, The Farm on Adderley