Today's Special Burger at Rub BBQ: Hamburger Oscar

Today's special burger at Rub BBQ is the Hamburger Oscar, a Rub house grind burger topped with butter poached lobster tail and Bearnaise sauce (13.50). You can also order it with just Bearnaise sauce for $9.25. It will be available...

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5 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, September 27, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: NYC, Rub BBQ

Choptank: An Overwrought and Overthought Burger in the West Village

[Photographs: Nick ] Choptank 308 Bleecker St, New York NY 10014 (b/n Grove and Barrow; map); 212-675-2009; choptanknyc.com Cooking Method: Grilled Short Order: There's far too much going on here—too much mayo, too much bun, too many onions, and...

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9 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, September 21, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Choptank, NYC, reviews, West Village

Today's Special Burger at Rub BBQ: Liver Burger

Today's special burger at Rub BBQ is the Liver Burger ($9.25), a Rub house grind patty blended with ground liver, topped with house cured bacon and sautéed onions. It will be available for dinner after 6 p.m. 208 West 23rd...

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9 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, September 20, 2010 at 1:30 PM
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Today's Special Burger at Rub BBQ: Fried Green Tomato Burger

Today's special burger at Rub BBQ is the Fried Green Tomato Burger ($9.25) topped with fried green tomato, Muenster cheese, remoulade, sliced red onion, and wild arugula. It will be available for dinner after 6 p.m. 208 West 23rd Street,...

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6 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, September 13, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: NYC, Rub BBQ

Today's Special Burger at Rub BBQ: The Working Man's Burger

Today's special burger at Rub BBQ is the Working Man's Burger ($9.25) topped with chipped ham (very thin slices), sautéed onions, and a beer and cheese sauce. It will be available for dinner after 6 p.m. 208 West 23rd Street,...

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, September 6, 2010 at 5:30 PM
Tagged: NYC, Rub BBQ

Banh Mi Burger from Rub BBQ

You can only get burgers at Rub BBQ on Monday nights after 6 p.m. Every week they offer a special burger-of-the-week in addition to their Rub Burger, hamburger, and cheeseburger that are offered every Monday. [Photographs: Robyn Lee] Last night...

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11 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, August 31, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Chelsea, NYC, reviews, Rub BBQ

Today's Special Burger at Rub BBQ: Banh Mi Burger

Today's special burger at Rub BBQ is the Banh Mi Burger ($9.25), featuring a beef patty made of Rub's proprietary blend mixed with shallots, garlic, ground peanuts, fish sauce, and coconut milk. It's topped with housemade Asian barbecued pork, housemade...

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11 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, August 30, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: NYC, Rub BBQ

Get Quality Burgers at Schnipper's Quality Kitchen in Midtown

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...

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9 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, August 24, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Midtown, NYC, reviews, Schnipper's Quality Kitchen

Today's Special Burger at Rub BBQ: Piccadilly Burger

Today's special burger at Rub BBQ is the Piccadilly Burger ($7.50), a classic Rub house burger topped with aged cheddar cheese and a spicy, green tomato piccadilly relish. It will be available for dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. 208...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, August 23, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: NYC, Rub BBQ

Costco Ground Beef? Hamburger Matty's Rooftop Cookout Made Me a Believer

A confession: I am ignorant of the supposed wonders of Costco. There were none around me when I was a kid, and when I moved to NYC, I simply didn't have the room to stock up on a year's supply of toilet paper. SE'rs have raved about the bulk superstore in numerous Talk topics, proclaiming its high-quality, low-cost food, but my friend Matty Jacobs's annual rooftop cookout made me a believer.

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21 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, August 20, 2010 at 1:15 PM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Brooklyn, Costco, Hamburger Matty, Matty Jacobs, NYC, reviews