536180 Mon Jul 07 08:25:28 -0700 2008 28 18 Manhattan 0 3844742 Looking for great homemade onion rings. The East Villiage/Gramercy area ideally but willing to go elsewhere on a good recommendation. Many thanks! Mon Jul 07 08:25:29 -0700 2008 122862 c11 1 3844784 Molly's has great onion rings. It's on 3rd ave. I believe between 22nd and 23rd street. Mon Jul 07 08:34:29 -0700 2008 3844742 155729 sloane 2 3844828 2nd for Molly's Mon Jul 07 08:44:40 -0700 2008 3844784 12695 harrison 1 3844957 Definitely try Stand on 12th between 5th & University- good burgers and excellent onion rings. Mon Jul 07 09:18:36 -0700 2008 3844742 203536 Spends Rent on Food 2 3855937 Didn't really care for the onion rings at Stand. Batter was too thick, not crunchy and didn't add much flavor. RUB's onion strings are pretty decent, though a little too greasy, so I'm still searching for the elusive apogee of onion ring goodness. Thu Jul 10 08:27:38 -0700 2008 3844957 68363 JungMann 3 3859179 Maybe it was an off night? I too don't care for batter that's too thick and not crunchy - which is precisely why I love Stand. Each time I've been there it's been very lightly battered and crisp. Fri Jul 11 07:06:42 -0700 2008 3855937 203536 Spends Rent on Food 4 4039596 I went back to try the rings again and got an order straight out of the fryer. They just weren't my style. I wouldn't call the batter light. It's got a definite thickness and heaviness to it, especially considering how much grease they absorbed. Flavor was okay, but not something I would go back for. Tue Sep 16 12:08:17 -0700 2008 3859179 68363 JungMann 1 3844968 when i saw the title of the post, i immediately thought molly's and stand even before i read the replies. i would love to see what others come up with as i have a serious OR craving right now. Mon Jul 07 09:21:38 -0700 2008 3844742 57300 nativeNYer 1 3845516 I love the onion strings at RUB - the best I've ever had, and consistently great. But note that they are string, not rings, so they may not be exactly what you're looking for. Mon Jul 07 11:37:13 -0700 2008 3844742 12880 LloydG 2 3846428 Seconded! The rub reminded me of the Cajun fries at Five Guys. Mon Jul 07 15:21:40 -0700 2008 3845516 50581 yt28 1 3845777 BLT Prime has awesome giantic onion rings. Mon Jul 07 12:42:45 -0700 2008 3844742 54254 kobetobiko 2 3847156 Second the BLT Prime suggestion! Mon Jul 07 19:25:09 -0700 2008 3845777 167790 GA578 1 3845817 Not in the EV/Gramercy area, but I had some awesome buttermilk onion rings at Porter House at Time Warner. Then again, I love onion rings in all forms -- even at White Castles. Mon Jul 07 12:51:57 -0700 2008 3844742 10763 Miss Needle 2 3845839 Mollys is my choice. Mon Jul 07 12:58:33 -0700 2008 3845817 79984 princeofpork 1 3846076 Ruth's Chris has AMAZING onion rings. Huge, crispy - they're breaded in panko or something. Divine. That said, I love batter dipped onion rings too, but unfortunately I've never found any to my liking in NYC. Mon Jul 07 13:47:49 -0700 2008 3844742 56050 biondanonima 1 3847126 BLT Steak has HUGE crunchy rings. I also enjoy the ones at Molly's. Mon Jul 07 19:12:28 -0700 2008 3844742 11223 roze 1 3847996 Pete's Tavern Tue Jul 08 06:39:37 -0700 2008 3844742 123164 kcijones001 1 3849158 In midtown, Virgil's are actually quite fine. Tue Jul 08 12:00:37 -0700 2008 3844742 67314 ssf36 1 3849491 I can't rave about the rest of their menu, but Heartland Brewery -- at least the one by me in Midtown/Rockefeller Center -- has great onion rings: batter-dipped, big and crispy. The dipping sauce is good, too. Tue Jul 08 13:14:15 -0700 2008 3844742 125796 majorette 1 3850550 Personally, I don't know, but I'll quote Ed Levine as he usually knows whats going on: http://www.seriouseats.com/newyork/2007/10/best-onion-rings-in-new-york-were-looking-for.html " * Telepan: At lunch and brunch Bill Telepan serves what he calls his "volcano" with his most excellent hamburger. The volcano is a bunch of onion rings stacked horseshoe-style surrounded by a mound of superb french fries. * Porter House New York: Michael Lomanaco makes the most beautiful burnished brown onion rings dipped in buttermilk and fried up just right so that the onion ring doesn't separate from its sheath when you pop it into your mouth. * The Good Fork: Brooklyn's best onion rings (unless someone tells me otherwise) are the tempura-battered beauties found in Red Hook at the Good Fork. These babies come with the Good Fork's excellent hamburger, but they make a perfect side dish for just about anything else on the menu here." Tue Jul 08 18:10:13 -0700 2008 3844742 155328 Taylor.Watson 2 3855776 Seconded on Telepan. I have only had the Molly's rings once but I thought they were a bit burned. Thu Jul 10 07:38:56 -0700 2008 3850550 146247 craig_g 3 3856331 I have heard Craft and Craftsteak have good onion rings. How are Molly's fries? Thu Jul 10 10:16:33 -0700 2008 3855776 76968 steakrules85 4 3857476 Very average - they must spend more time on the onion rings! Thu Jul 10 14:56:59 -0700 2008 3856331 12695 harrison 1 4039665 The vidalia onion rings that accompany the steak entree at dinner at the ritzy Gotham Bar and Grill are easily the best I've ever had. I was pleased to learn on my last visit that the rings can be ordered a la carte, served with some interesting "marrow mustard custard" for dipping. You won't need a reservation to sit at the bar and have a beer and onion rings. Tue Sep 16 12:31:41 -0700 2008 3844742 28969 D...DF 1 5161406 IHOP once gave me an order of the best tasting, largest & crispiest onion rings I had ever eaten. Then the next visit to IHOP, small & greasy & most of them were almost burnt! What a disapointment! Fri Nov 06 11:31:24 -0800 2009 3844742 1122299 GrMaLinda 2 5161429 Bubby's does great Onion Strings. You can't get onion strings in the UK :( only onion rings which I love, but your onion strings are amazing :) Fri Nov 06 11:41:07 -0800 2009 5161406 245697 kansel 1 5161471 go to ..the chip shop in brooklyn..everyhting is fried...not healthy but real good Fri Nov 06 11:56:54 -0800 2009 3844742 11476 intrepid 1 5161718 Best onion rings I have had in Manhattan.... Del Frisco's, BLT Prime, Rare Bar and Grill, Smith and Wollensky's. Fri Nov 06 13:07:15 -0800 2009 3844742 76968 steakrules85 2 5161927 if youre ever in greenwich CT, do the onion rings at burger shakes and fries Fri Nov 06 14:12:44 -0800 2009 5161718 11476 intrepid