May 29, 2011

Live, from New York, it’s Cheeseburger Saturday Night! Starring Burger & Barrel and featuring the ready for prime beef player, Marty Wombacher. Ladies and gentlemen...Burger & Barrel!

(But first a word from our sponsor)

(We now return to our broadcast, already in progress.)

And we're off. It's a holiday weekend and the city's quieter than usual. I love three day weekends in New York!

We're taking a cab there. I read some frightening subway news over at EV Grieve!

And here we are at the Burger & Barrel, looks nice, let's go inside.

Wow, nice and dark inside, I think Al would like this place.

And the lovely and friendly Emma serves up a can of Porkslap Ale.

Some of the lit up bottles behind the bar.

They have beer and a full bar, but this place is known for its wine selection. Bottles line the wall around the bar.

The view from my perch at the bar.

Some of the specials are listed on a chalkboard on a wall opposite the bar.

My beer illuminated by...FIRE!

And now for a look at the menu. Emma suggested I try the Bash Burger, so that's exactly what I ordered. It comes with Tater Tots!

Emma places the order and through the magic of this thing called the internet...

Here it is in all its glory! It's a giant burger, topped with two onion rings. And it comes with Tater Tots!

Burp! It was delicious, right up there with the Juicy Lucy!

Obligatory bathroom mirror shot! Goodnight everybody and see you tomorrow after dark.

My Meal
They have several styles of burgers at Burger & Barrel but Emma suggested the Bash Burger which is a burger with carmelized onions, bacon jam, pickles and cheese. Yeah, you read right, bacon jam! It was delcious and while it wasn’t better than Whitman’s Juicy Lucy, it was just as good. So for now the B&B’s Bash Burger and Whitman’s Juicy Lucy top the burger list here at MAD. Oh and the Tater Tots were excellent as well!

Cheeseburger Rating
Four Wimpy’s, and that’s as good as it gets!

Burger & Barrel
25 W. Houston St. (Near Mercer St.)
212-334-7320

Further reading: NY Eater, Daily Candy, The Feast and Smoking Hot Waitress.

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Pickup Lines
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Potatoes
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Bonus photo
MAD commenter and one third of the BBC, Gene Rubbico spotted a vanishing species at the bar, Down the Hatch in Locust Point, MD. He captured a shot of the ever-elusive cigarette machine and sent it in. Great shot, thanks Gene!