PrintGreat New York Burgers I Won't Be Having for Lunch Today
What is it with New York burger joints that don't open until darkness looms? Are they trying to imply that burgers are not to be eaten until late in the day? I'm in a burger-foraging mood today, and I would love to try the burger at either Royale, which A Hamburger Today's Lauren Krueger made sound so good, or the Stoned Crow, but neither opens until at least 4 p.m. Have certain New York burgers attained such a level of hipness that they cannot be consumed until the sun goes down? C'mon, people. This is ridiculous.
Royale
157 Avenue C, New York NY (at 10th Street)
212-254-6600
Stoned Crow
85 Washington Place, New York NY
212-677-4022
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8 Comments:
Both of these places are bars, which often don't open until the late afternoon.
Adam Kuban at 11:31AM on 02/23/08
Occasionally restaurants and bars have to do abide by economic realities and in these cases lunch maybe not be in their best interests. Not every city block in NYC will be a profitable spot for lunch business...especially in the case of a low check item like a hamburger.
kevinpen at 11:27PM on 02/23/08
Did you end up burger-foraging somewhere else?
Adam Kuban at 7:20AM on 02/24/08
First of all I understand and appreciate the economic realities of bars and restaurants. Some burger-centric bars, like the Corner Bistro, manage to make lunch work. To me a burger is a quintessential lunchtime repast, so I just think if you're a bar owner with a heralded burger you could make lunch work someway, somehow.
Ed Levine at 7:25AM on 02/24/08
Burgers didn't make it on to my menu yesterday. I ended up going to the Druse restaurant Peter Meehan reviewed in Wednesday's Times on Ninth Avenue. Good, not great, and I will post about it. I also bought six tamales at the Leon Bakery. Sietsema has written that they are the best tamales in New York. They are not, though the spicy cheese tamales were quite tasty. Finally, I finally ate at the sweet tofu place everyone has written about. Interesting stuff, incredibly creamy texture of the tofu, but I'm not sure I feel the need to go back.
Ed Levine at 7:31AM on 02/24/08
I went to 5 Guys Burgers in Midtown on Thursday for lunch. I found it to be better than the Burger Joint 2 blocks away. The burgers (two patties) was moist and delicious, the fries were awesome, and the counter people were very friendly.
As luck would have it, the Treat Truck was nearby and I got the Caramel Creme cookies, which were amazing.
Charlie Fogg at 8:32AM on 02/24/08
I'm not too sad about missing either burger. I'll admit I've only had Stoned Crow and Royale once each but neither time was I very impressed with either burger. Royale was tasty but small, 6 ounces if I remember correctly. The bun was good but the meat itself was cooked on a flat griddle and mildly spice, if at all, not really enhancing the experience. Fries and onion rings were good at Royale though the orders were also a little small.
I ate at Stoned Crow about 6 months ago and while the burger was hearty and tasty, the bacon, of the pre-cooked and reheated variety, was tough and fatty and kind of hard to bite through. The fries at Stoned Crow were crisp, plentiful and delicious.
I will definitely be giving both places another try but it's tough to want to give Royale another chance due to it's off the beaten path location, but hey, we're foodies right? Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow....
NYC Food Guy at 6:25PM on 02/27/08
I have 2 words for this....Burger Burger!......Its a little take-out place downtown with some limited seating but its worth the trip.. Just try it and you'll know what I'm talking about.
coose at 9:23AM on 06/30/08