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Newsday Reviews Bobby's Burger Palace
Ooof... burn. Guess I won't be taking a trip upstate.
Anyone know of a place that does it's fries as good as Bourdain's Les Halles in the Midtown (20s - 60s east or west) area... especially that is open on weekends? Thx.
Third Avenue: Hamburger Row
I love sliders. I've always had a special place in my stomach for them and I've tried Sassy's 3 times in the last 2 years.
Their burgers are horrible.
I admit that the first time I was drunk, so I can't give an accurate review from that visit, but I remember thinking it was bad.
So bad, that I somehow found myself getting out of a cab up in Harlem outside of White Castle. I live over 60 blocks away from White Castle (2.7 mi.) so I paid roundtrip with tip $20 to get $12 worth of "murder burgers" as the neighborhood people call White Castle burgers.
The next time, I was in the area buying a team jersey at Modell's across the street and I decided to give it another go. I order 2 sliders and the meat was a tasteless, gristle filled (I thought I broke a tooth) mess. The whole burger was a bit limp, the bun was soggy and had a funny aftertaste. I threw it out and told my girlfriend to never let me buy them again.
My girlfriend obviously hates me, because a year later, I was in the area and I went in and she didn't remind me. Once again, they were just horrible. Really vile stuff. I'd say you would have to be drunk to enjoy them, but I'm proof that its not enough. Now I admit I didn't try anything else on the menu (veggie burgers, fries, etc.) but I don't really branch out when I'm at the Castle either.
If you want a decent slider in that area, go around the corner to Pizzeria Uno's (on 86th, between 2nd and 3rd so it kinda works..) They serve 3 patties on 3 soft sesame buns with Buffalo Cheddar and a spicy sauce. Unfortunately, these are about the only really tasty burgers on their menu and the service is spotty, so do what I do: sit at the bar and order.
Mr. Cutlets on the Perfect Hamburger
Okay, I'm going to get reamed for this, but I have to share...
You guys talk about ketchup, mayo, mustard...
When I was a young, hungry and broke (in other words, attending NYU,) it was difficult to be able to afford quality anything, much less a burger. Whenever we heard someone was going out on a date, we would bribe him or her to order extra food and to bring back doggie bags so that we could share (which brings back loving memories of convincing people to go to the Great American Pancake House so they could bring back HUBCAP sized pancakes for the whole dorm to share.)
Since doggies bags didn't stretch to the whole dorm floor very well, a few of us were introduced to a special burger only found at Blimpie's.
Yep, Blimpie's. And I love me a Meridian Burger Shack burger, a Shake Shack burger, etc., but this burger holds a special place in my heart.
It was their sole hot 'wich. A 16oz microwaved slab of what appeared to be greasy Salisbury Steak, 12" hero bread cut in half, 6 slices of Cheddar Cheese (melted at the end) ... but the best part was it's toppings. The "perfect" mix was
Salad oil
Red Vinegar
Salt
Pepper
Shredded lettuce
THIN sliced onions
I've tried to make the magic happen at home, but I've never been able to get the same taste. If you get a chance and are in good enough health to want to experiment, give it a shot. Maybe then someone can figure out how to distill the best part of this mess into something I can use with better burgers?
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it's actually French Dressing and it's a pretty tasty french fry dip.