The Experience: You know what I can’t stand about the larger food websites servicing New York City? Cynicism. Before visiting Uncle Sam’s Burgers, a new fast-casual outpost on 5th Avenue that originated in China, I read a few articles about the restaurant’s opening on the typical larger sites. What I found was coverage ranging from…
2015 was a great year for burgers in New York City. New restaurants debuted amazing hamburger offerings, and old favorites proved that they are still in the game. In 2015, I wrote about burgers from 73 different burger joints in New York City alone. While I do encourage you to go back and read about…
The Experience: Say you’re a man. Say you’re a man whose name has been synonymous with food in uptown Manhattan for decades. Say you want to try something new in the same geographic area, but you want your new project to be infused with youthful energy. Eli’s Night Shift is your answer.
The Experience: I’m always in search of the quintessential “neighborhood bar,” regardless of whether or not I’m from that specific neighborhood. I try to seek out spots that come close to the epitome of a hangout joint; a bar or pub that has a familiar clientele and workers that give off the vibe that they’ve been…
The Experience: Much to my surprise and delight, Amsterdam Avenue in the low 80s has developed a little GBZ. What’s most encouraging about this particular GBZ is that it is bad up of burger joints that are taking wildly different approaches to serving great burgers. Joe’s is killing it with an elemental burger. Barley & Grain…