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Openings: Five Guys, Seventh Avenue Park Slope
"This is great news, as Park Slope has a dearth of good burgers."
Please. Bonnie's, Johnny Mack's, Bar Toto. I could go on and on. I refuse to get weak in the knees because some played out burger chain is opening up. What we have is a dearth of good Chinese restaurants but that's a topic for a different blog.
Openings: Five Guys, Seventh Avenue Park Slope
I'm a PSer and agree re Johhny Mack's but also agree with Adam on Bonnie's - it definitely is way over-charred and tastes exactly like whatever is on the grill top. Have to try Bar Toto - haven't been.
But the best burger in PS is at Stone Park Cafe - Bar None!
Openings: Five Guys, Seventh Avenue Park Slope
I agree if it is cooked to death & Five Guys is, then what's the whoop. Shake Shack is a thin burger, but can be cooked any way you want. A real Cal style burger, but the fries are not that bad, as a matter of fact for a frozen frie pretty good.
Openings: Five Guys, Seventh Avenue Park Slope
I've tried the Five Guys more than a couple times at the Montague St. branch, and I've yet to have an "It" moment. What diff. does fresh meat make if it's cooked to death? A great test of a burger is to eat it plain, just the bun and maybe a little mustard (Ketchup? - grow up.). Shake Shack and Corner Bistro, to name two, have delicious plain burgers. Five Guys' plain burger literally reminded me of a Yankee Stadium concession, inferior to McDonald's.
Openings: Five Guys, Seventh Avenue Park Slope
@foodinmouth: Yeah. The Chinese places in the Slope are all pretty meh. Someone—not me—should start a Chinese food blog. Come to think of it, Jenny 8. Lee keeps a pretty good Chinese food blog.
Openings: Five Guys, Seventh Avenue Park Slope
@martiner1: Touché. I'll try Toto and revisit Johnny Mack's (it's been years), but I'm with George on Bonnie's. Not only do they use frozen patties, but they char the hell out of the patty exterior so all you taste is the flavor of the grill. Not only on the burger but on the bun, too. I also think Bonnie's bun-to-burger ratio is out of whack, weighted too much toward bread. But, like I said, I'll give Toto a try and hit up Johnny Mack's again.
Openings: Five Guys, Seventh Avenue Park Slope
come to think of it... i never eat burgers in the slope. this will be interesting for sure.
as for the dearth of Chinese restaurants in the hood, that's just how it goes. you either learn to appreciate American Chinese food or go to Chinatown
Openings: Five Guys, Seventh Avenue Park Slope
Bonnie's? Come on. They use frozen patties. Hooray for fresh meat and Five Guys.
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"This is great news, as Park Slope has a dearth of good burgers."
Please. Bonnie's, Johnny Mack's, Bar Toto. I could go on and on. I refuse to get weak in the knees because some played out burger chain is opening up. What we have is a dearth of good Chinese restaurants but that's a topic for a different blog.