Walk into one of the swankiest hotels in New York and the last thing you'd expect to find is a dive, but that's exactly what you'll get when you walk through the nearly hidden door in Le Parker Meridian into The Burger Joint. After scarfing down our burgers, we spent the remaining 5 minutes playing the "find the coolest famous person signature on the walls" game. My latest goal is to become a celebrity so I will finally be allowed to make my mark on the walls.
It's not like the menu is big (choice of burger, cheeseburger, fries, milkshake, box wine), but be prepared to tell them exactly how you want it (how it should be cooked and topping choices of lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, ketchup, mustard, mayo) the minute you step up to the register or else face the wrath of angry customers waiting in line behind you in the tiny box of a restaurant (maybe 150 square feet). The no-frills menu is written in marker on cardboard for reference.
The burgers are not in the fashion of JG Melon's or PJ Clarke's. But that doesn't make them bad. Much like the line drawn between Chicago and New York style pizza, there are two very distinct kinds of burgers. Burger Joint falls into the greasy (in a good way) category à la Shake Shack or In-N-Out. When I asked Dave if he thought this was better than Shake Shack, I learned he had never even been to the famed Madison Square Park burger stop. Now I know what I'll be doing next weekend!
Somehow, greasy burgers and fries was a super delicious and perfect way to end our cultured Broadway Musical-filled Sunday. Loved the burger. Still think it may come in a hair below Shake Shack (I love their special sauce but they lose points for their mass expansion). If you haven't been yet, make sure to give it a shot so you can weigh in on the great burger debate.
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