Times Square is an area I typically avoid at all costs. Fighting for sidewalk space with the throngs of tourists who inexplicably create a logjam by photographing pointless buildings is not high on my "To Do" List.
Last Friday a group of 10 coworkers braved the aforementioned conditions and headed over to Brooklyn Diner for lunch. Recently dubbed one of the city's best burgers by New York Magazine, and I certainly was not disappointed.
Pictured here,
the Burger is a perfect blend of succulent, ground chuck beef, a slice of vermont cheddar cheese (also cripsy bacon if preferred), and a toasted sesame bun that more resembles challah bread than your traditional bun. The beef is loosely packed, and like a piece of Toro from Sushi Yasuda, the freshness was apparent. The meal is not for the light-hearted, as mounds of thinly sliced fries and carmelized onion rings accompany the burger.
Overall, Brooklyn Diner lived up to the hype taste wise, and definitely ranks in the upper echelon of burgers in NYC. Some may find $15 for the burger a bit prohibitive, I wouldn't have minded sinking my teeth into a little more beef, and a little less fries.
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