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, 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

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

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

Dear AHT: Sunday Night Burger Special at Dirty Pierre's in Queens

Some burger intel we received this week in the AHT inbox. Hey AHT, I will be kicked out of Queens for revealing this secret, but IMNSHO, Dirty Pierre's is a hidden gem with one of the best burgers in NYC....

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, February 25, 2010 at 4:45 PM
Tagged: Dear AHT, Dirty Pierre's, NYC, Queens

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

Shake Shack Line Lengthens as Mercury Rises

The official start of spring may be at the end of the week, but the recent warm weather has meant that the lines at the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park have begun to lengthen. It might be a...

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4 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, March 16, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: Citi Field, Flatiron, Manhattan, NYC, openings, Queens, Shake Shack

Hollis Famous Burgers and Hip Hop Museum in Queens

Corey Kilgannon of the New York Times attended the grand opening of Hollis Famous Burgers and the Hollis Hip Hop Museum. The museum is a new addition to the burger joint, which opened last year. While waiting for their...

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, February 20, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: Hollis, Hollis Famous Burgers, NYC, Queens