Hurley's - a Stagehand's Bar before seeing COMPANY

232 W 48th St, New York, NY 10036

Dinner before seeing COMPANY

Notes

Just a few stagehands here :)

THE ULTIMATE PUB BURGER Whiskey bbq flavored onions, bacon, cheddar, tomato & lettuce on a toasted bun

COD PO BOY SANDWICH Pickled red Onions & spicy remoulade sauce

Phone rings, door chimes, in comes

Bacon Bar

836 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019

Happy hour before we see West Side Story at the Broadway Theater

Notes

Happy Hour has free BACON!!

LAMB BACON REUBEN  lamb shoulder bacon, gruyere cheese, sauerkraut, BarBacon special sauce, seeded rye bread

LAMB AND BACON BURGER house lamb & bacon burger, herb goat cheese, harissa, arugula, roasted garlic aioli, crispy shallots, pretzel bun

TATER TOTS

BACON ICE CREAM SUNDAE

Fork Hill Kitchen

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201 16th St, Union City, NJ 07087

This space has been several things in the 28 years we have lived here, an Eco for many years and an Italian Deli come to mind.

Notes

Located in Union City, on top of Union Hill, Fork Hill Kitchen proudly offers an appetizing, approachable, and BYO option to residents of the rapidly developing neighborhood in which it resides and those of the surrounding Hoboken, Jersey City, and Weehawken communities.

Founded in 2019 by a local couple, Fork Hill Kitchen was built around a love for food and bringing people together, with executive chef Eric Clemente's casual, simple and modern American menu served in a warm, inviting atmosphere.

Drawing from his vast culinary experience and driven by a commitment to quality, Eric uses fresh, locally-harvested ingredients--many of which are sourced at area farmer's markets--to produce a unique, innovative menu that seamlessly blends flavors and techniques from around the globe.

BURGER NIGHT !!

Support Local Artists

Life Pancake Company

426 Jersey Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (no website yet)

This was not even the second choice for lunch today.  The first choice was Chili's over near the ShopRite, BJ's, Newport Mall.  The second choice was the Brownstone Diner.  BUT the Brownstone does not exist any longer, it is now this "Life Pancake Company."

I was there about their second week after re-launch.  And the experience showed the LACK of experience of the kitchen and wait staff.

Notes

The Benedict Burger

The Benedict Burger is a mashup of eggs Benedict and a burger.  To me, this sounds like a perfect thing.  In practice the day I was there, not so perfect.  I ordered a burger cooked 'Medium' - it was cooked 'Well', very rarely my choice unless at a fast-food chain.  The beef patty was not the only thing cooked 'Well,' so was the fried egg.  Being fried is NOT my problem, it might have been listed as fried on the menu.  My problem was the yoke.  When cut into, the yoke should be totally runny like this:

Gordon Ramsay's Eggs Benedict

Oozing the smooth rich flavor of the yolk over the sandwich.  While I am on this rant, I will say the hollandaise sauce was not bad for diner hollandaise.  It might even have been house-made.

Same facade and exterior.

New Interior, gone is the counter service.  What WAS the ceiling in the old place?

The view from our table.  Some happy customers

Burger and Barrel - SoHo

25 W Houston St, New York, NY 10012

A funny thing happened on the way to this dinner:  I fell on my face.

Notes

Montauk Circle Burger Happy Hour

Montauk Circle Burger

99 Carl Fisher Plaza, Montauk, NY 11954

Still only beer and wine.

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Happy hour sliders 

Wagyu to Worldwide

Japanese Black makes up 90% of all fattened cattle in Japan, Japanese Brown is the other major breed. Top-quality wagyu boasts 20-25 percent marbled fat. This extremely high degree of marbled fat is what gives wagyu beef its superior texture and taste.

Japanese Black Cattle

Now, let's try some in Wagyu Burgers:

 

Wagyu to Worldwide

Burger Night @ The Bar @ Muse @ The End

Muse @ The End

41 S Euclid Ave, Montauk, NY 11954

A couple weeks ago while dining at Montauk Circle Burger, some fellow diners reminded us that Thursday was $12 Burger Night at the bar at Muse @ The End.

Notes

Happy Hour is 5pm-6:30pm at the bar. Two and Three Course Early Bird Prix Fixe l 5:30 to 6:30 Daily (excluding holiday weekends).  Thursday Burger Night - $12 Burgers Bar Only.

Burgers: 4 choices of cheese, added toppers - onions - mushrooms - bacon