Long Island City: For All Your 24-Ounce Burger Needs, Head to M. Wells Diner

M. Wells' dinner menu features a $42 burger. What? It's made of a 28-ounce lamb and beef patty tucked into a 14-ounce bun, for a total of 2.4 pounds of burger. Ah, ok.

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16 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, March 8, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Long Island City, M. Wells Diner, megaburgers, NYC, Queens, reviews

NYC: My Favorite New Burger, at LIC's Burger Garage

If you're in the neighborhood, you owe it to yourself to add The Burger Garage to your lunch- or dinnertime roster. It's also worth a detour if you're a 7-, G-, E-, or M-train rider and your commute takes you through the Court Square/23rd-Ely. In a city where new burger joints often backfire despite the best intentions, the Burger Garage seems to be firing on all cylinders.

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18 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Long Island City, NYC, Queens, recommended, reviews, The Burger Garage

Dear AHT: Tip on a Special at Jackson Avenue Steakhouse

Clicking in to the AHT inbox today, there's this. --The Mgmt. Yo Adam, Yesterday I was walking around Long Island City and noticed a daily special run by Jackson Avenue Steakhouse. For $7.95 you get an eight-ounce burger, fries and...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, August 18, 2008 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: Dear AHT, Jackson Avenue Steakhouse, Long Island City, NYC, Queens, tips

Lohan Takes Job as Burger Joint Waitress

New York Daily News OK. She's not really a burger waitress. She'll just be playing one on TV. The New York Daily News has photos of the starlet on location in Long Island City, Queens, shooting a scene for...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 24, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Tagged: celebrities, Lindsay Lohan, Long Island City, Queens, TV, Ugly Betty, videos

Harry's at Water Taxi Beach Wins Borough Burger Battle

Where the Magic Happens: Water Taxi Beach burgers, in situ. Last night's Battle of the Burough Burgers. Part of the Cuisine of Queens (and Beyond) event in Astoria. Four boroughs pitting their burgers against one another. (Staten Island was...

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6 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 21, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Tagged: events, Harry Hawk, Harry's at Water Taxi Beach, Long Island City, Queens

Saturday's Burger Bash

Clockwise from top left: the Onion Burger, the Butter Burger, the Pimento Cheese Burger. Photographs courtesy Jason Perlow A big thanks to all you readers who made it out to the Gothamist–AHT Beach Burger Bash on Saturday. All of...

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7 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 30, 2007 at 11:30 AM
Tagged: events, Long Island City, NYC, Queens, Water Taxi Beach

Beach Burger Bash: Winning Burgers

Remember last week when we told you about our upcoming Gothamist-AHT Beach Burger Bash at Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City? And how we let you vote on the burgers that we'd serve? Well, the results are in, and...

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 23, 2007 at 4:55 PM
Tagged: announcements, events, Long Island City, NYC, Queens, Water Taxi Beach

We're Havin' a Burger Party! And You're Invited

The Gothamist-AHT/SE QBQ BBQ II Photograph courtesy of Jason Perlow After the success of our Gothamist-A Hamburger Today QBQ BBQ last year (that's Quality Before Quantity), we've decided to team up with Gothamist again this year for another burger bash...

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7 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 16, 2007 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: events, Long Island City, NYC, QBQ BBQ, Queens

Post in Progress: Burger Party Report

It's late, I'm tired and still not feeling right after last night's party, and I need to get to bed. I'll finish the wrap-up of the Gothamist-AHT QBQ Beach Burger Bash tomorrow night after I get home from work. Until...

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 25, 2006 at 10:57 PM
Tagged: events, Long Island City, NYC, Queens

Gothamist-AHT QBQ Beach Burger Bash Still On

IMG_42041, blogged to AHT from the Flickr photostream of bayshore Despite today's intermittent showers, the Gothamist-AHT QBQ Beach Burger Bash is still on. There are tent(s) on the beach to take shelter in, and, who knows, maybe we'll get...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 24, 2006 at 3:15 PM
Tagged: events, Long Island City, NYC, Queens