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Veselka Has a Burger You'll Continue to Crave the Next Day

Was excited to try this as it is on Top 10 lists. It is a far cry from belonging on any 'best of' list. Plenty of gristle and I'm still burping it up six hours later. Plenty of other good eats there -- do yourself a favor and pass on the burger.

BPstyler at 8:40PM on 09/13/09

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Secrets of Minetta Tavern's Black Label Burger

"The ribeye used in the Black Label is the same cut that is on the menu at Minetta Tavern for $90 (and is worth every penny)."

Is just the $90 ribeye worth every penny?

Good points about beef blend and the bread -- agreed.

BPstyler at 6:46PM on 04/21/09

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Secrets of Minetta Tavern's Black Label Burger

Great photos -- they tell the whole story. Looks delicious. To say it is worth every penny at $26, the excessive fawning and obligatory positive adjectives...ummm...yeah....how much did they pay to write this story? Did you blow them or did they blow you? Some photo captions would have done just fine.

BPstyler at 3:31PM on 04/10/09

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Meat-o-philes, Head to Rare Bar & Grill

Regarding a recent visit to Bleeker location: While the burgers are decent, be prepared for bad service and high prices. Brush up on your Spanish before going if you want to order. And if you need soap or hand towels in the bathroom, be prepared to re-stock yourself. Also, be warned about the special "cheese of the week from Murrays" -- they charge five bucks a slice. Yup, $5 bucks for a slice of cheese on top of a $15 bison burger. Oh and a 16oz Guinness is $8. Ouch. Felt like I'd been robbed when I shuffled out of there. The service, while good-intentioned was terrible and the prices outrageous, so the quality of the food has no possibility to outweigh its faults.

BPstyler at 1:33PM on 01/02/09

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From A Hamburger Today

Veselka Has a Burger You'll Continue to Crave the Next Day

Was excited to try this as it is on Top 10 lists. It is a far cry from belonging on any 'best of' list. Plenty of gristle and I'm still burping it up six hours later. Plenty of other good eats there -- do yourself a favor and pass on the burger.

BPstyler at 8:40PM on 09/13/09

From A Hamburger Today

Secrets of Minetta Tavern's Black Label Burger

"The ribeye used in the Black Label is the same cut that is on the menu at Minetta Tavern for $90 (and is worth every penny)."

Is just the $90 ribeye worth every penny?

Good points about beef blend and the bread -- agreed.

BPstyler at 6:46PM on 04/21/09

From A Hamburger Today

Secrets of Minetta Tavern's Black Label Burger

Great photos -- they tell the whole story. Looks delicious. To say it is worth every penny at $26, the excessive fawning and obligatory positive adjectives...ummm...yeah....how much did they pay to write this story? Did you blow them or did they blow you? Some photo captions would have done just fine.

BPstyler at 3:31PM on 04/10/09

From A Hamburger Today

Meat-o-philes, Head to Rare Bar & Grill

Regarding a recent visit to Bleeker location: While the burgers are decent, be prepared for bad service and high prices. Brush up on your Spanish before going if you want to order. And if you need soap or hand towels in the bathroom, be prepared to re-stock yourself. Also, be warned about the special "cheese of the week from Murrays" -- they charge five bucks a slice. Yup, $5 bucks for a slice of cheese on top of a $15 bison burger. Oh and a 16oz Guinness is $8. Ouch. Felt like I'd been robbed when I shuffled out of there. The service, while good-intentioned was terrible and the prices outrageous, so the quality of the food has no possibility to outweigh its faults.

BPstyler at 1:33PM on 01/02/09

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Secrets of Minetta Tavern's Black Label Burger

I had a great meal at Minetta a few weeks ago, the burger was so good we ordered a 2nd one at the end of the meal. For the price-point naysayers, it's definitely worth it. I've never tasted anything quite like it.

arlo_j at 9:22PM on 06/20/09

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Secrets of Minetta Tavern's Black Label Burger

i am currently on holiday in nyc and i was told by several friends and posts that i would be difficult to get into minettas at the moment , anyway i walked in last night , sat at the Bar and ordered the black label , medium rare ..
i havent eaten a burger more perfect than this , ever !! everything was in perfect balance , initially i thought there where too many fries on the plate , but that was not the case .. damn it was good .. plus the house pickle was delicious too .

le bump at 8:54AM on 06/08/09

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Secrets of Minetta Tavern's Black Label Burger

Charcoal flame, gas flame, any flame cooked burgers just end up tasting like smoke. Yuck. Griddle all the way.

ratbuddy at 12:28AM on 05/31/09

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Secrets of Minetta Tavern's Black Label Burger

@Burger Bob The butter is drizzled on it during the cooking, not after. You do not taste it. Secondly the Black Label is designed for griddle cooking, the superior method for burger preparation.

Nick Solares at 11:55PM on 05/30/09

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Secrets of Minetta Tavern's Black Label Burger

Sounds pretty good, but
first, I wouldn't want butter 'drizzled' on it, second, it would surely taste better if cooked over charcoal flame instead of frying on a griddle.

burger bob at 11:25PM on 05/30/09

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Secrets of Minetta Tavern's Black Label Burger

just had one of these bad boys this past sunday night and it was UNREAL. best burger i've had in recent memory. worth the $26 price tag. it was still all i could think about while tasting the benjamin burger and other great burgers at today's burger challenge.

WinedAndDined at 5:59PM on 05/05/09

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Secrets of Minetta Tavern's Black Label Burger

I'd pay $26 for a dry aged ribeye...why not a burger made from it? Heck, I'd pay that much for the FRENCH FRIES...they sound awesome too!

pjacob01 at 4:28PM on 05/05/09

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Secrets of Minetta Tavern's Black Label Burger

@BPstyler Please show me where I said anything about the price being justified. I happen to think it is but I don't see how you could have garnered that from the piece. And the photos do not tell the whole story, not even close. Take for example the beef blend - can you really deduce that the patty has dry aged beef by looking at it? How about the bread - does the picture reveal that the brioche has extra butter and salt to over come the inherent sweetness of the bread? I got paid to write the story alright - by Serious Eats. As for your spurious and frankly tasteless comments about "blowing" - I will leave them alone except to note that you obviously have an oral fixation.

Nick Solares at 3:48PM on 04/10/09

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Meat-o-philes, Head to Rare Bar & Grill

Being a Bostonian, it ain't too often that I'm in NYC sampling burgers. But while staying at a hotel on Lexington, I ate at "Rare" (located in the hotel) several times over the course of a couple of weeks. Consistently tasty burgers, cooked to order. Sometimes tough to get a seat at the bar, never mind the restaurant. But once seated, I had no problems w/ the food or the service. The fries were also pretty good too, but those burgers were phenomenal.

We have a great burger place up here called "RF O'Sullivans" and I would place the Rare burger right up there w/ O'Sullivans.

JSJoyce at 6:11PM on 01/28/09

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