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I've eaten countless Ted's burgers. I love them. I do agree with SOME of your gripes. However, the moistness of the burger is perfect if it's served when ready. It's prepared in STEAM man..it loses the fatty liquid but gets infused with H20 in the process which creates moisture. So I disagree with your opinion there. The shape of the burger is something I've always disagreed with. It does not fit the bun correctly. A simple adjustment to the shape of the "tray" that the burger is steamed with will solve this issue. It needs to be more square to fill out the surface of the bun. Besides the shape issue, the burger is fantastic. The cheese is unique and combines with the meat better than any other option. The bun may be a bit overized and "fluffy" but it does a good job containing the gooiness. You need a tougher bun than usual when dealing with melted cheese. I'd assume the shape issue has alot to do with not changing the rich history of the burger and restaurant. And that is what Ted's offers..a classic, unchanged experience. Overall, the Burger is unique, MOIST, and extremely delicious. A definite must have for burger lovers looking for something different.

Indeed everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I for one think they are delicious and suggest if you are in the area to consider eating there.

Three of us ate there on July 3rd, big lunch crowd. Burgers were not dry at all, I prefer a rare to medium rare burger for flavor but I found this a tasty burger variant if you will. Thought the kaiser roll worked well with it. Nick you should check out Greasy Nick's in New Rochelle for another kaiser roll burger experience.

Wow. Sounds like you were there at an off part of the day. When that place is packed the burgers come out of those boxes hot and moist. When the business slows, the burgers sometime sit too long. Looks like you also piled waaaay too much crap on that cheeseburg. Traditionally, the steamed cheeseburg should be served with only mustard and onion. For my money it's still a great spot to visit. I have been going there for over 7 years, maybe 50 times, and only once did I have a less-than-stellar experience. Sure, it's probably not the best way to handle good meat (which I did show in my doc BTW) but I guess that's what you get when you send a steak expert into a working-class burger joint.

@Scooter watch this space in the next few weeks, I will have a couple more CT reviews that are further off the beaten path. But as far as LL & Ted's goes they are both very important establishments and I think merit coverage.

I'm not crazy about the idea of a steamed burger, but I suppose I'd try it if given the chance. Meanwhile, I so want some of those home fries, which are something that are darned near impossible to find here on the west coast.

The cheeseburger at Ted's is nowhere near the moistest burger one can find. The cheese does not add moisture to the beef, it merely makes the bread tolerable. If I was fired up to hate the steamed cheeseburger I would not have spent the 4 hours it took to get there and back from NYC. I went with an open and curious mind, my interest piqued by Hamburger America. However, what the film does not show in quite the same way as real life is just how good the beef looks before it is steamed.