“Stand”
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Lunch/Takeout |
New American |
East Village |
Moderate |
Great |
I like hamburgers. I mean, who doesn’t, right? Now, I’m not gonna write a blog about ‘em (that’s been done; see www.ahamburgertoday.com), but I think they’re swell. First, they taste good. But more than that, there’s something very comforting about them that makes you feel young and silly and happy. I like that they are a food you have to eat with your hands. I like that they get you messy. And I like that they are a food that most probably will cause you to smile at some point during the course your meal. So, yes, I like hamburgers. And with the rate that burger joints have sprouted from the sidewalks of this city—like wiry stubborn weeds in a summer garden—apparently I am not alone in my love of this culinary genre. Apparently, a lot of people like hamburgers. In fact, I think you’d be hard pressed to find a carnivore who doesn’t love them. Really, what’s not to love? Even a bad burger is kinda good. And these days when you get it right, you’re treated to a hot freshly seasoned mound of juicy meat snuggled into a top notch bun, most probably topped with some local farmhouse cheese, house-caramelized onions, artisan smoked bacon and homemade ketchup made from hand-picked tomatoes from the chef’s personal garden. What’s better than that? I mean add a plate of fries and I have no idea why you’d want to eat anything else. Like most people in the city, when I want to get my burger fix, I have my favorite places. For a simplest of burger pleasures, I go to Shake Shack (with a friend or enough reading material for a two hour wait.) You get four ounces of meaty goodness on a potato bun, and you’re set. When I get the hankering for a big beefy bad boy, I can’t say that I want anything other than April’s burger at The Spotted Pig. My second choice would be the one at Five Points, and you know what, they make a damn good one at Farm on Adderley and at Jane.
But wait, I’m getting carried away here. I don’t want this to be a piece on the best burgers in the city. (That story has been done to death.) So let me reel it in a bit and focus, because I want to talk specifically about one breed of burger. And that would be the mighty fine breed served at Stand, a place I’ve been spending a good number of my eating hours lately.
From Jonathan Morr, the man who made sushi sexy at Bond Street and noodles hip at Republic, Stand is th ... [more, click below]
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Posted: February 19, 2007
Other restaurants in East Village :
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Yujin-- Closed +
Jack's Luxury Oyster Bar +
Mermaid Inn +
Five Points +
Lavagna +
Five Points +
Bond Street +
Jewel Bako +
Alphabet Kitchen +
In Vino +
Bao 111 +
Chikalicious +
Il Buco +
Hearth +
Lima's Taste +
Mercadito +
Hedeh +
Momofuku +
Una Pizza Napoletana +
Winebar +
Uovo-- CLOSED +
Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction +
Gotham Bar & Grill +
Colors +
Chinatown Brasserie +
Knife and Fork +
European Union-- NEW CHEF; SEE APRIL 2007 Review +
Aroma Kitchen and Winebar +
Stand +
European Union +
Mercat +
Gemma +
Back Forty +
The Smith +
Seymour Burton +
Belcourt +
Graffiti +
The Redhead +
Double Crown +
Apiary +
Joe Doe +
Apiary by guest reviewer Kiri Tannenbaum +
DBGB +
Northern Spy +
Goat Town +
Saxon + Parole +
Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria +
Acme +
Calliope +
Nicoletta +
JEPPNEY by Claire Jaffe +
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