Asian fusion burgers are generally a bad idea—the notion gets in the way of the execution, and what you end up with is something that's more of concept than a real burger (the same could be said for Social Eatz as a whole). But Sosa surprised us with the intelligently conceived, and more importantly, well-executed burgers on the menu here. More
[Photographs: Nick Solares] P.J. Clarke's 915 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022 (at 55th St; map); 212-317-1616; pjclarkes.com Short Order: A once great hamburger neutered by changing it to "natural" beef and a fancy bun—a change no one asked... More
[Photographs: Robyn Lee] Prime Burger 5 East 51st Street, New York NY 10022 (b/n Madison and 5th; map); 212-759 4730; primeburger.com Cooking Method: Broiled Short Order: Order correctly and you can get one of New York's great burgers in... More
That's right, Jorge Garcia, the actor who plays Hurley on ABC's Lost, is a huge, huge fan of P.J. Clarke's. On his blog, Dispatches from the Island, he says in a post titled "The Best. Period": I know people... More
Clockwise from top: Flip, City Burger, Black Iron The New York Times' Oliver Schwaner-Albright weighs in on three burgers for under $25 in New York City, two that use beef from Pat La Frieda—Flip and City Burger—and one—Black Iron... More
Prime Burger fulfills hunger for nostalgia more than for burgers. More
Today, upscale build-your-own burger joint Flip opened its first location in Bloomingdale's flagship store in New York City. Three of us Serious Eaters headed to Midtown East during our lunch break to bring you a quick look at their... More
A post-mortem examination. Lever House 390 Park Avenue, New York NY 10022 (entrance on 53rd Street; map); 212-888-2700 leverhouse.com Cooking Method: Grilled Short Order: Flavor of 73/27 La Frieda beef approximates char of summertime barbecue. Served on panino. Topped... More
Eater If its odd use of punctuation is any indication, Eater is seriously getting its knickers in a knot about the "off. the. menu. burger" at Lever House. Cheddar under fried egg with house pickles. Curious, I called Lever... More
Fun Factoid According to Wikipedia, "In the AMC Television series Mad Men, the employees of the Sterling Cooper advertising agency frequent P.J. Clarke's." I've been to P. J. Clarke's a number of times—the original in Midtown East and the... More
