Burger That's Too Big?

[psawce]

I ate at Molly's last night. The burger was really tasty. It was cooked to medium rare the way I asked, and the bun was perfect. But does it really need to be that big? Is there a perfect size for a burger? I think there might be, and I think that many places overshoot it. I don't love Corner Bistro burgers any more. For some reason I think they've fallen off in the last few years, but the size seems about right.

[TonyO]

An 8 oz hand made burger seems to be right on the mark in my opinion.

[guttergourmet]

With burgers thin is definitely not in. Mollys, Donovans, Burger Joint, Paul's, Royale, Fanelli's, Melon's, Clark's and Corner Bistro still reigns supreme!

[jsmitty]

I've replied before on this. Daddy-o in the west village hass a great burger.

[nativeNYer]

i second the burger joint rec .... and, heck, i still crave white castle . i'd be in trouble if they opened one on the uws. i only know of one in manhattan in midtown west. any others? the slider place on lex in the 80s doesn't come close.

[a_and_w]

No others in Manhattan -- you have to go across the river to Jersey.

[ESNY]

There used to be one that was a combo with Church's chicken across 5th ave from the Empire state building. Has it closed? For all I know, it could've closed three years ago.

[TipsyMcStagger]

No other White Castle in Manhattan? Doesn't 103rd and 1st count as Manhattan?

Tipsy

[a_and_w]

D'oh! There are apparently several other White Castles in Manhattan. Apologies for the confusion...

[bakedbeans]

Molly's is a perfect burger. You might like White Castle better.

[a_and_w]

Nothing wrong with White Castle -- they steam a mean ham.

[a_and_w]

Have you tried Burger Joint in the Parker Meridien? Sort of in between a Shack Burger and Corner Bistro sizes...

[NAtiveNewYorker]

brgr is smaller. but the cost is a loss of jucyness. Thin AND juicy...GoodBurger on 2nd and 43rd...but it's not a waiter-service restaurant.

[randymac88]

In my book, Goodburger = Badburger. Totally overpriced, too small, and in my experience dried out. Rare makes a nice burger, but based on the above it definitely could be considered "too big". Definitely a mouthful.

[NAtiveNewYorker]

Goodburger is not dry. RARE is dry. Check the boards. I'm not the only one that thinks so.

For extra juice, go to SOHO Park. Another excellent, but thin burger.

[randymac88]

Maybe YOUR Goodburger wasn't dry, but mine was. Twice. And I ate at Rare today and it was a pretty good burger. Plenty of juice. I'm just reporting on my own experience though, as quite obviously they vary.