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“5 Napkin Burger”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	New American	Hell's Kitchen	Moderate	Good

the burger lose its toppings in vain, I stationed my fries under the burger and thus created a spontaneous serving of the world’s best cheese fries. This is the way to go.

You’ll find the namesake burger listed in a section that includes some other burgers too, including a decent veggie burger that’s made in house from zucchini, carrots, lentils and wheat berries and topped with housemade 5N sauce, b&b pickles on a whole wheat roll ($11.95), and a selection of other “real” burgers like the Rarebit-Bacon Burger—topped with white cheddar sauce and grilled bacon ($12.95), the Ahi Tuna Burger—with ginger, scallions and soy, wasabi mayo, and tempura fried onions, on a sesame egg roll ($14.95), and the Lamb Kofta Burger—with chopped tomato & onion salad and green tahini sauce ($13.95).

While the burger is the thing, Andy’s menu aims to offer something for everyone. His concept is sort of like a modern American diner, with an all-day menu that offers something for every mood and craving: omelettes stuffed with creamed spinach and goat cheese ($15.50), oversized salads like the one topped with chipotle pork, crispy tortillas, pepitas, chayote, tomatoes, and avocado in a coriander and lime vinaigrette ($17.95), and roasted Bell & Evans chicken with a summery tomato and feta panzanella salad ($18.50). To drink, a wine list offers 100 choices by the bottle with selections from Long Island and California as well as Bordeaux and South America, as well as some nifty cocktails from Mixologist Avi Turgeman (the beer sommelier from Café Alsace) like the 5 Napkin Sling: Tanqueray gin, Benedictine, Cherry Herring, Grenadine and citrus and a seasonal beer from Blue Moon called the Honeymoon that was perfect for a hot summer night.

The space evokes a cross between a spiffed up butcher shop and a bistro—with lots of cozy booths and banquettes, and walls lined in subway tiles, bare bulbs hung on butcher hooks, and vintage meat scales and soda bottles lining shelves. It feels a little like Schiller’s Liquor bar, and has a similar bustling energy.

Before the burger, we started out with a trio of fine lobster roll sliders in mini brioche buns ($19.95) served with chef’s excellent thin and salty golden fries, and a bowl of hand cut pork chili that’s a bit soupy and spiced up with chiles and copped with crispy tortillas, a dollop of cr&eg ... [more, click below]

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Posted: August 3, 2008

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