burger by irving plaza?

[missgmf]

looking for a great burger place by irving plaza?

[steve h.]

Molly's

[sugartoof]

Molly's, and they have another restaurant a couple doors over with a burger slider trio.
Lillie's is also nearby.
Angelo & Maxie's bar had a very good burger when I tried it (around the corner from the steakhouse on Park)

[MVNYC]

If you like a big pub style burger then Molly's Shabeen on Third ave is the place to go. They make a fantastic burger hands down. Beefy and juicy. Their onion rings are also excellent which you can substitute for the fries

[susiederkins]

Back Forty does a very good burger. And I haven't these burgers from these two places (but I intend to), but they're not too far: Whitman's and ABC Kitchen.

Take a pass on Stand. It's just so-so.

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Back Forty
190 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009

ABC Kitchen
35 E 18th St, New York, NY 10003

[sugartoof]

If you're not a fan of Stand, then I would be shocked if Whitman's wins you over. Unless of course you love Pimento burgers.

[AdamD]

shake shack madison square park
shack stack messy, caloric and downright delicious!
Madison Ave and East 23rd Street, Southeast Corner of Madison Square Park, New York, NY 10010

[gutsofsteel]

Shake Shack is not a "great burger place" - the burger is fine but not "great" and the place is outside and it's cold out!!!

[sugartoof]

I mostly agree, but to be fair, the heat lamps work sometimes.

[AdamD]

I happen to think it is. But true, if its below 40, it is less than ideal.

[sugartoof]

obviously, you're not alone, but it's essentially a fast food burger, and it's served outdoors. it's still the one burger people wait in lines for, and has many fans, strangely enough.

[AdamD]

True. But a fast food burger elevated to a delicious level. It is what started the LaFreida/burger blend craze. Its the godfather burger LOL.

While many swear by the madison square park version, one of my greatest pleasures is taking in the museum of natural history with my 5 yr old son and enjoying a shack stack after while he eats a plain hot dog. And this is a kid that will eat natto and ikura for breakfast, so healthy eating is not an issue with him.

[sugartoof]

It's certainly a step up from a dirty water hot dog cart.

I think of the LaFreida/burger blend craze as being more of a Minetta Lane, and short rib blend kind of thing. I guess the popularity of LaFreida does trace to Shake Shack, but I'm not sure the quality is always there.