The Spiciest Burger in NYC – Island Burgers

This is going to be a tale of two burger reviews. That’s the kind of thing that happens when you mess with the spiciest burger in New York City. Island Burgers doesn’t tout its Napalm Burger as the spiciest in town, but I’m dubbing it as such until another joint in the city puts something…

Soothsayer

Pro tip: If you’re going to a Vietnamese restaurant for dinner, don’t get a banh mi sandwich for lunch. People of Earth, I am apparently incapable of managing my own diet. Okay, I already knew that. I manage a burger blog, so my diet is obviously a mess to begin with. But this was a…

Lighthouse

When Lighthouse started using Fleishers dry aged beef in their burgers, they called it out on Instagram. Impulsive (dickish?) as I am, I posted a comment sarcastically asking how much more expensive the burger is now that it contained premium beef. You see, I think the dry aged beef trend is largely unnecessary and often…

Trademark Taste & Grind

Not to be confused with Trademark Burger in SoHo, Trademark Taste & Grind is another brand new burger joint in Manhattan, though further uptown and existing within an entirely different sort of concept. Nestled almost secretly behind a coffee shop in Hotel Le Soleil, Trademark is dimly lit with intimate booths that will have you…

Bar Suzette

Bar Suzette is an interesting entity. Last week one could go to a Bar Suzette at many locations, all within market settings. With the closing the Mad Sq. Eats for the summer, that leaves one less option to go to bar Suzette. The Chelsea Market location focuses on crepes, while the Urbanspace outposts will sling you a patty…