MannHattan Review - Horace Mann School

Joe Siegal’s Quest for the B
Every New Yorker has an opinion on where to get the best slice of pizza, but now, asking someone
where to find a great burger can spark a debate as well. Many restaurants now offer gourmet hamburgers
on their menus, and new fast-food style restaurants have been opening up all over the city,
specializing in hamburgers. Here, three of the best burgers in the city are rated according to their
quality, value, and restaurant service.
Shake Shack
Locations at Madison Square Park (23rd and Madison), 77th and Columbus, The Mets’ Citi Field, and
opening at 44th and 8th and 86th and Lexington this summer.
The popularity of Danny
Meyer’s Shake Shack restaurants
has been booming
recently, with new locations
opening to complement the
original outdoors Madison
Square Park location. The
restaurants offer single and
double burgers, as well as hot
dogs, fries, and shakes. The
burgers have good quality
lettuce and tomatoes on top
and use soft potato rolls for
buns. The meat is very juicy
and flavorful, but the burgers
are a fairly small size, making
the double a strong choice. A
single burger sells for $4.75,
and a double for $7.25, with
the prices inflated by $2 at
the Citi Field location. The Madison Square Park location is the original and best, even though lines
can take over half an hour at peak lunch times, leaving few tables open, though patrons can eat on the
surrounding park benches and grass. The Upper West Side location is indoors, and has scarce cafeteria-style
seating. However, lines are much shorter at this location. At Citi Field, hungry fans generally
will miss at least an inning or two waiting in line for food, as Shake Shack has become the most popular
concession at the new stadium.
Quality-4/5 (great tasting, but small burgers, fresh vegetables, and good buns)
Value-3/5 (Burger, fries, and drink costs about $10, more if you want a double burger or a shake instead)
Service-4/5 (multiple locations are accessible, clean, and bright, but be prepared to wait at Madison
Square Park)
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