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| | brgr | | | “The former co-owner of Moomba, TanDa, and Sage, has renounced fine-dining for fast food and joined the city’s burger-flipping frenzy.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Hamburgers |
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| | | | | | Just thought I'd drop in today with a quickie on Brgr in Chelsea—on Seventh Avenue at 26th Street. I've never done an in-depth look at the place, in part because it ended up being a go-to spot for me and the rest of the folks at the AHT–Serious Eats offices. And you know that old adage ab... Read More | | | | | | There is a lot to love about Chris Russell’s brgr: the serene $1 million nouveau chalet-style Rockwell Group interior, the commitment to sourcing most of its ingredients from small producers, and of course the fact that this stretch of Seventh Avenue has needed some decent nosh for more than a decad... Read More | | | | | | Look past the pretense, such as a blackboard list of "provisioners," and credit Brgr for a milkshake so dense that only a professional horn player could hurry it along. From a base o... Read More | | | | | | the mountain of clams compells you I had never eaten a fried clam sandwich before I went to Black Pearl, partially because I'm not big on molluscs. But you know what I am big on? THINGS THAT ARE COOKED IN HELLISHLY HOT FAT. It's a magical process that makes everything taste good. Kid doesn't li... Read More | | | | | | From the restaurant's hip design and web 2.0-esque name, brgr gives the impression that it churns out especially tasty burgers. Why else would they go through the trouble of creating a cool space for their vowel-less star creation and be able to charge $8 or more per bun-hugged patty if the foo... Read More | | | | | | Behold, the first images of the brgr burger, a "one-third pound natural Angus, sourced from boutique beefery Montana Legend, seasoned with house-blend spice mix and griddled or charbroiled to temperature," per the Robs; and "expensive," by Homesick Texan standards. He adds, &quo... Read More | | | | | | so many choices, so little stomach space When you're hungry, you tend to forget that your stomach will reach that point of over-satiated-ness. You know, when you feel like your stomach has expanded to reach your throat or that you're well into the gestation period with a new baby bolus. Dim sum l... Read More | | | | | | Substitute Brandt burger for the imaginary one.Image courtesy BRGR.BRGR does pretty good business in Chelsea, but wanna-be burger barons need to step up their game in this meat-manic town of ours. So BRGR, with little fanfare, has raised the caliber of its product, becoming the city’s first restau... Read More | | | | | | [Initially I hoped to write about stuff I ate a month ago. But the meals...oh, they keep piling on. Because I've procrastinated too much and have yet to stop consuming. So that I'm no longer a month behind, here's a recap of what I ate yesterday. I'll have to catch up on the other stuff later.] ... Read More | | | | | | In case you've been caught up in your holiday shopping, we wanted to let you know about some recent restaurant openings: - Kobe Club: If you're into Waygu beef, it's all over the menu at Jeffrey Chodorow's latest venture. Restaurant Girl gives us an early look. 68 West 58th Street, 212-644-5623. ... Read More | | | |
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