Molly's Pub, Flatiron: Awesome Pub Burger

Everything about Molly's seems wrong. The service is slow. When the cheeseburger hits your table, you're worried they've cooked it way beyond the medium-rare you've ordered, because the patty is black and glistening with grease. In fact, it looks...

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 9, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Flatiron District, Manhattan, Molly's Shebeen, NYC, pub burgers, pubs, reviews

12 Burgers in 8 Hours, a Burger Bender

Editor's note: Kenji Alt is a food writer for Cook's Illustrated magazine who takes a special interest in burgers. He is also a madman. You might remember his post on The Blumenburger, where he followed Heston Blumenthal's burger recipe, which...

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44 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, August 25, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, BLT Burger, Brooklyn, Burger Joint, Burgers Shakes and Fries, Connecticut, Corner Bistro, DuMont Burger, Five Guys, J. Kenji Alt, Louis' Lunch, Manhattan, McSorley's Ale House, New Haven, NYC, pubs, reviews, Shake Shack, The Spotted Pig

P. J. Clarke's: A Pub That Doesn't Serve a Pub Burger

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...

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17 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, August 14, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Lincoln Square, Manhattan, Midtown East, NYC, P. J. Clarke's, pubs, reviews, UWS

J. G. Melon

If it's Tuesday, it must be time for another review from Nick Solares. Nick is also the publisher of Beef Aficionado, his blog that explores beef beyond burgerdom. J. G. Melon has been mentioned quite a bit on A Hamburger...

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17 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, July 22, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, J. G. Melon, Manhattan, NYC, pub burgers, pubs, reviews, UES

O'Connell's Pub; St. Louis

Editor's note: A short time ago, Serious Eater Ann Lemons contacted me about contributing some burger intel to A Hamburger Today/Serious Eats. "Sure thing!" I said. Here's the result. For more on St. Louis–area food, check out Lemons's blog: St....

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6 Comments | Posted by lemons, October 15, 2007 at 1:15 PM
Tagged: Missouri, O'Connell's Pub, pub burgers, pubs, St. Louis