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Nick-
Stopped by this place on my way home from work one day and it was the best burger (slider?) that i have eaten in a long time. Then this morning i saw this same guy on TV with Bobby Flay. Its nice to see a small place like this still keeps the art of the burger alive.

@Damon Gambuto Maybe just the tennis. I just got back from Roscoe's Chicken and waffles....

Looks awful, that slider from White Diamond. The beef looks like it's been cut into a flower shape and left in a pit of lukewarm fat for a week.

@Nick ^5 darling, more juicy burgers please!!

@hotdoglover Actually its like going to Luger's and getting a hamburger. I would have had a hot dog but I was working and having consumed several burgers that day with more to go after I had to choose my battles. I will be back however and not just for the dogs, the clam strips looked amazing.

@Lvn4life Ketchup and mayo come standard on the burger but what you are seeing is mostly burger juice! I generally prefer my burgers sans tomatoes and ketchup.

@UnasBravas The topping to beef ratio is very California, but the smoky patty does assert itself.

@Nick - what type of sauce is that hanging off the back of the burger? Ketshup? Ketshup and tomatoes together = overkill

The balance of tomato and onion to beef looks all wrong to me.

I think that brioche is IDEAL for a burger! English muffins are the worst of cop-outs.

potato bun.

end of discussion.

Great job. I've been trying to visit them all and review them. I recently dropped by the White Mana and the White Diamond in Clark- which stands out because they use poppy seed rolls and lots of pickles. I was surprised at how good the Mana was.

Another MIA joint is the Short Stop in Belleville and Bloomfield. They were similar to the Mana, but not as good. The Bloomfield one is a Dunkin Donuts near the Bloomfield Ave / GSP traffic maze.

I also miss all the little flame broiler burger spots that have disappeared- The Anthony Wayne, the Red Chimney. Not sure if any of those are left in North Jersey. A newcomer is Lil Burgers in Nutley, which makes slider-size flame broiled burgers on potato rolls. Not bad, actually.

Great job Nick! What amazing research. I had no idea there were so many 'Whites' in North Jersey. Is someone buying White Diamond?

@pastry262: A pilgrimage would be a good idea. I've always despised White Castle burgers (well, when I say always I mean since I first tried one in...'97?), but I visited White Manna a few months back and fell in love. They redeemed sliders in my eyes.

Thanks, roboppy. Man, these sliders look good. If only more slider-focused places would migrate Westward. I've been to White Castle, but it was a big "meh" for me. Looks like I'm going to have to make a pilgrimage to the East Coast!