[Pigging by Wilfrid: July 2, 2012]
Commencing a Spring gallop through newcomers in the East Village burger stakes, I mentioned that after years of thin pickings, waves of new burgers kept crashing to the shore. Here's another one.
And after Five Napkin, That Burger, B.A.D. Burger, Bare Burger and The Cardinal, I'd hardly trouble to review it, except that it's pretty good.
The cheeseburger is $6.00 (double it, $7.75), for which you get a chubby patty, nicely pink in the center, with fully melted American cheese, and the other usual fixings, on a potato roll. Simple. So what should drag you here?
If you like your burgers messed around, there are a few exotic alternatives. The Shop Burgers, topped with pulled pork in a sweet-ish BBQ sauce, was pronounced by my daughter the best she's ever had. And she's had a few.
She liked not only the sweet notes introduced by the topping (not for me), but correctly observed that the whole sandwich was well judged and constructed -- not too big, not too small.
Those of you older than eleven might be more drawn by a list of organic wines, many by the glass, and craft (some organic) beers. Me, I plan to go back and work my way through the ciders. All this in a simple, plain tavern setting attractively built out by the father and son owners; and indeed, if you're not hungry, this is entirely useable as a bar. Always room for another burger joint -- as long as it's a good one.
Can't see a website, but there's a Facebook page.
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