Ok, maybe disappoint is a bit harsh. And relatively speaking, if I hadn't expected so much, I wouldn't have been disappointed, right?
Got there early, just after 5, which seems to be a good time to go... plenty of tables available and no line to wait in. We placed our order (I can't believe there's no bacon cheeseburger option!) and sat down. We both got the same thing, a cheeseburger-- mine with "the works" (onion, lettuce, tomato, pickle, ketchup & mustard SANS mayo) and his with mayo and some veggies; chocolate shakes and we split an order of fries.
Since our table was right off the teensy tiny kitchen area, they brought our food to our table (usually they just call out your name and you pick it up at the order counter), which was nice. Our shakes were up right away, the actual food a few minutes after that. Let me start by saying the shakes* are PERFECT. Thick and chocolately but not overly sweet, just right. Just like the five dollar shakes in Pulp Fiction. We both agreed on that. The burgers were okay... I still needed to add much more ketchup to what already came on the burger; he liberally added salt and pepper to his. In a word: seasoning. It was all but absent. The fries were good-- thin McDonald's looking ones but of course, much fresher and less greasy. Good portion size.
The Burger Joint (in Le Parker Meridien hotel)
entrances to hotel on both 56th and 57th St btwn 6th & 7th Aves
212/ 245-5000
N/Q/R/W to 57th St/ 7th Ave or F to 57th St/6th Ave
Oinks: 3.5/5
Why Bother: awesome chocolate shakes; good fries
Average Setback: $28.50 for 2 cheeseburgers, 2 chocolate shakes and 1 order of fries
* milkshakes available after 1:30PM only
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