Dinner:Yes

Lunch: Yes

Reservations: No

Price: Fair

Okay so I am sure you have not walked by this place and peeped in since it is a hidden treasure tucked away inside Le Parker Meridian Hotel. Like tucan sam you follow your nose to the corner of the lobby down a dark hallway only lit by a neon burger sign. Behind a sometimes curtain covered tiny room is this hole in the wall gem known to many informed foodies as The Burger Joint.

Adorning every wall is cheesy movie posters and signatures of people who left their mark…some celebs and the first lucky few who were asked to draw all over the walls. A luxury no longer afforded to current and new patrons. If you hit the spot at peak hour lunch or dinner expect to wait in line and for seating. There is maybe six booths and seven or so tables with stools and chairs. Here is a tip for securing a table, have a buddy or your girl wait on line while you hunt a table or vice versa. The menu or warning was written with a sharpie on the side of a cardboard box ripped and plastered to the wall.  It is all apart of the charm of this extremely charming establishment.

A hugely important tip is to be ready with your order when you step up, although they are not soup nazis I have seen them tell people to step to the side or they are holding everybody up so you have been warned.  Read their steps so you know what to say.  They have fountain cola and Beer on tap you can even get a pitcher but onto the important stuff the food.

These burgers are greasy and they are best served with the works, if you are one of those people who like no onions or something I suggest you eat elsewhere because you will lose the whole experience of this grease fire waiting to happen in your mouth. The fries are so greasy the paper bags they serve them in usually break open and the disappointing thing is the single patty cheeseburger with the works is a tease for a real burger lover. My suggestions is double up get two cheeseburgers with the works.

The only beer they have is Sam Adams but it complements the burgers and fries very well so no complaints on that. They have decent milkshakes and brownies but if you have room for that extra shit your either a huge fat ass, mad stoned, or you didn’t finish your burger like a woman. This place is a grease factory and I love it.

There is nothing like dragging an unknowing friend to grab some grub only to lead them to 57th street into a random hotel lobby to find a mans meal worthy of a noble name such as The Burger Joint. The smell of the lobby is something that leaves with you it’s kinda like magic grease.  Burgers for 8 bucks in the city is pretty fair but I wouldn’t consider this to be a cheap lunch, it just makes a place like GoodBurger look like they are really trying too hard when all us meat eaters want is the engulfment of pure flavor.  A must for any New Yorker and any burger lover who has the pleasure of a visit.

Check this place out with your stomach