The latest video from This Must Be the Place—"a series of short films that explore the idea of home"—features Prime Burger, a burger joint/diner in Midtown Manhattan that opened in 1938 and has barely changed since the 1960s. Depending on who you talk to, it's either past its prime (according to Nick Solares) or one of New York's great burgers (according to Ed Levine). After watching this beautifully shot video by Lost & Found Films, featuring interviews with employees who've work there from just three years to 59 years, we can all hopefully agree it's a New York icon worth keeping around whether or not you like burgers.
The tourist hell of Midtown has a new eatery that's actual worth heading to. Here's a look at NYC's new Steak 'n Shake with behind-the-scenes photos showing how the burgers are made.
Midwest burger chain Steak 'n Shake is opening its first location, called Steak 'n Shake Signature, in New York City this Thursday, January 12, at 1695 Broadway (at 53rd Street, next to the Ed Sullivan Theater; map). Different from most Steak 'n Shakes, the Signature version is smaller, features counter-service instead of table service, and is open from 10 a.m. to midnight instead of 24 hours a day. Menu prices are the same as elsewhere. New additions to the New York menu (viewable here) are a six-ounce Signature Steakburger made with organic beef and beer and wine.
Despite $50+ prices for dry aged steaks at night (plus more for à la carte side dishes), steakhouses can offer some of the best lunch deals in town. We've previously commented on a few of Keens Steakhouse's lunch steak options, as well as the awesomely decadent Prime Rib Hash, and I'm happy to report that if you're into brick-thick steakhouse-style grilled burgers, theirs is a steal worth braving the dark, oak-covered, and suit-filled pub room for.
Ai Fiori is Italian fine dining phenom Michael White's latest restaurant venture. While White has made his name serving up world class Italian fair and garnering numerous stars from the New York Times and The Michelin Guide, he hails from Wisconsin and has a deep and abiding love, not to mention understanding, of the hamburger. Here's a look at how the White Label hamburger is made.
Schnipper's Quality Kitchen 620 8th Avenue, New York NY 10018 (at 41st St; map); 212-921-2400; schnippers.com Cooking Method: Griddled Short Order: A fast food/roadside-style burger that gets the fundamentals of burgercraft right, but elevates the genre by using top...
[Photographs: Robyn Lee] We checked out the new Shake Shack on the southwest corner of 44th Street and 8th Avenue this afternoon because documenting Shake Shack's Midtown domination = good excuse to gorge on Shack Burgers and concretes for...
[Photographs: Robyn Lee In his latest New York City restaurant review, Ed Levine reviews the burger from Má Pêche: The Chambers burger, currently made with 33% Imperial Wagyu and 67% Niman Ranch beef, is a fabulous burger--extremely beefy, just...
Classic cheeseburger, Schnipper's Quality Kitchen, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York NY 10018 (at 41st Street; map); 212-921-2400. [Photograph: Adam Kuban]...
