More Burgers

Yesterday, I shared with you the wonder that is Five Napkin Burger.  I could blog for days about burgers, but I leave that to the burger blogs. 

When I was looking to start my burger journey, the first night I was available happened to be a night where I had to stay local.  I read good things about a place called Brgr, so off I went with Alex to see what Brgr was all about. 

Brgr.  Chelsea on 7th avenue and 26th street..  Burgers.  Order at counter. Five minutes later, burgers arrive. 

There are three types of turkey burgers on the menu, which is nice.  And you can also order any burger a la carte - choose your beef, number of patties, cheese, toppings, etc. 

I wish I could remember which burgers we ordered (I know they were not turkey, and one had gruyere).  This was back in August.  We picked up two Corona's, at $5.00 a pop, and split "The Trio:" russet fries, sweet potato fries, and onion hay, for $4.00. 

The food comes out. My burger is wrong so I had to send it back.  The burgers were...fine.  Nothing too great.  The trio was overwhelming.  Although I like russet fries, sweet potato fries, and onion hay, I did not like that they were all in the same carton.  The flavors combined, and I would have preferred the trio laid out, so I could reach for just one of the three fries, not all of them.  The beer were lovely of course.  But, this meal was about $32, for the burgers, fries, and beers.  And we did not get waiter service.  Shake Shack is not waiter service either, but the burgers are under $7.00, and it fun, and amazingly delicious.  Most of the burgers here were $8.00 and over!  I can get brunch for that cost, and be waited on, and spend more than 25 minutes in the establishment.  Nothing was awful...just not really worth it.

http://brgr.us/index.cfm?page=home

A few weeks later and we decide to try Jackson Hole, a place people rave about.  It has eight locations (we went to Murray Hill).  This is more than a burger place.  This is a bar type of place with an extensive menu - known for its burger, but with several other options.  For $12.65, Alex ordered the Eastsider.  It is a burger topped with ham, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, and fried onions.  So it is a heart attack on a plate.  I think we had to add $2.00 to make it a platter, to get the french fries.  I got the cheeseburger platter, for over $10.

The food arrives.  The steak fries...are ok.  The burgers...well...the meat was really good.  But it was so big, and SO juicy, that the entire bottom bun was soaked.  We could only handle the burgers for half of the time, and had to fork and knife through the rest of it.  Although it tasted good, it was such a huge mess.  Thank goodness this was not some sort of date...because that would be embarassing.  If you like huge, messy, will fall into a coma burger, then this is the place for you.  And huge, messy, comma burgers are not a bad thing!  But we just felt a little overwhelmed by it all.  As a Bill's Bar & Burger and Shake Shack lover, I like a burger I can grip and sink my teeth into. 

http://www.jacksonholeburgers.com/

All in all, BRGR and Jackson Hole are decent, but they are not my go to spots for burgers. 

Have a delicious day!

NYCMenuGirl