The Burger Joint (not Burger Joint)

The Burger Joint (not Burger Joint)
241 3rd Ave (at 20th st)


You can never have enough mini burgers….(well no that’s not really true I find bad things start to happen when I reach the 5 burger mark) Anyway while I do stop by from time to time I have always had a thing against The Burger Joint for the simple reason that it tends to get mixed up with the far superior “Burger Joint” (shouldn’t the better place get the word “the” !?!? )

Anyway I checked out the Gramercy outpost. Its always packed with rookie cops from the police academy which is sometimes a downer if you choose to make it a drunk food stop and all of a sudden find your self having to behave.

The place is kinda cute. They have the old milk shoppe soda fountain style stools and counters overlooking the open grill. They serve RC and some other syrup added mixtures just incase you have a craving for choc cola or whatever…..
The burgers are small and come cooked to order on thick golden potato buns. I wouldn’t really classify this as a slider, they are more like mini burgers (huh?!?!) Ok to me it seems that sliders are thinner slices of beef with larger fluffy buns that tend to soak up the extra moisture from the burger and get mooshey as a result. Examples : sassys, white castle…They don’t really taste or feel like regular sized burgers (kinda like how mini corn doesn’t taste like big corn) Mini hamburgers are the same as regular hamburgers bite for bite, they just make your hands look bigger (like buffalo wings, mini carrots, or animal crackers)
The Burgers here are nothing special, especially if you don’t give extra points for mini size. Not on Pop Burger’s level by any means. They also don’t come with lettuce, tomato or onions, which annoyed me.

If your in the area, or have a cop fetish, maybe buy one. Its not like your going to use up too much stomach real estate or cash trying one. If your making a list of must try burgers id say save your time.

Type: Mini Blah Burger
Price: Cheep
Recommend: Nopers