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Category Archives: burgers

Burgers of all kinds. Lamb, pork, beef it’s all fair game. Anything that’s circular and served in a bun goes in here.

Stand Down and Step Away from the Grill

Stand4 (24 East 12th st, between University Pl and 5th ave) is some kind of mix between a French bistro and an American burger joint. It sounds nice but comes off a bit like a cafeteria. Or maybe it was all the kids eating with their parents that did that. There are lots of kids, [...]

Korean/New York/Korean Burgers Spicy Delight

New York Hot Dog and Coffee (245 Bleecker St, NY, NY), a Korean chain, gave away 100 of their bulgogi and kimchi hamburgers today. Let me repeat that, 100 free kimchi and bulgogi hamburgers. Free. 100. Yup, that sounds like a good reason to take a lunch break. Thanks to A Hamburger Today for the [...]

Carbs on Carbs: Japanese Rice Burger

This won’t be a full review, but I found a strange sandwich experience that deserves a mention here on Simply Sandwiches. Sunrise Mart (494 Broome St.), is a small Japanese market offering groceries, sushi, and prepared lunches. They have bento boxes and onigiri, sushi and curry – and now, a rice “burger” ($8.49 with fries).
The [...]

An Open Letter to Bacon

Dearest Bacon,
Where do I begin? You’ve gotten so popular these days. Well, you and your twin brother, Pork Belly. Why does he get all the fancy gigs? It seems like every upscale joint in town is dropping him on the menu. Why does he get all the fame? I know it upsets you so, but [...]

ShakeShack Presents the Uber-Burger

Everyone loves to sit in Madison Square Park and grin at the city spinning around them. It’s an old fact. Everyone loves Shake Shack. Another aging fact.  Everyone grumbles about the line. Also a fact. The hamburgers are delicious. Fact again. The towering mountain of meat, cheese and deep fried mushrooms known as the “Shack [...]

Hurricane Locastro

As I write this sandwich review, I am still experiencing partial paralysis, and have a food baby that’s in the second trimester and kicking. Go to Flub-a-Dub-Chubs Hotdog Emporium (3021 N Broadway, Chicago, IL). And get a Locastro, a Chubby (1/4 Pound Hot Dog) on top of a hamburger, coated in Pepperjack Cheese, [...]