Ode to Cozy Soup-N-Burger

[guttergourmet]

Whenever I think of the quintessential 24 hour Greek diner, I always think of Belushi and Akyroyd's "cheeburger cheeburger, no fries cheeps, no coke pepsi" routine. Everyone has a Greek diner that they consider a second home, whether it be for a huge breakfast, giant "cheeburger" or a midnight snack. As the name implies, Cozy Soup-N-Burger is just that-a second home. I've learned diner lingo as I've watched my daughter's tastes develop-GAC pronounced "Jack" (Grilled American Cheese) to a whiskey down BLT dry (toasted rye bacon lettuce tomato hold the mayo). The burgers may not win a burger bash but they're huge with 50 choices of toppings (try one with a sunny side up, I mean fried egg, on top). Everything is cooked to order and George, the head waiter, has trained everyone to make shakes and egg creams "like an old Jewish man from Brooklyn". The pancakes are as light as they are large. Hash browns are old school. So slide into a vinyl booth, morning, noon or midnight, order an Adam and Eve on a raft and enjoy.

[filmbomb]

I will always remember them letting us practically sleep there one very, very snowy night when we were camping out all night for U2 tickets in 1985 or so. Good people.

They have GREAT pea soup, and we love to split their turkey burgers!

[princeofpork]

Used to get my haircut at Astor Place and go across the stret to Cozy for years. I love the burger with the fried egg.

[small h]

Me too. Those big mirrors at Cozy were excellent for admiring a new haircut. I don't remember a thing about the food, though.