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Zagat Names Burger Joint Best Midtown Lunch

By Midtown Lunch   Oct 12, 2007

The 2008 Zagat guide arrived in stores this week, and once again the Burger Joint in the Parker Meridien Hotel has received the highest score of any Midtown Lunch that appears in the guide (a 24).  Ess a Bagel, who I wrote about this week, was a close runner up with a 23.  If you [...] FULL REVIEW

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Burger Joint

By Eating In Translation   Aug 31, 2007

In at least one sense, Burger Joint is destination dining. Unless you're standing in just the right spot in Le Parker Meridien's blocklong atrium, you won't spot the only signs of this out-of-place eatery: a neon burger, and, often, a... FULL REVIEW

Burger Joint

By FoodMayhem   May 21, 2007

The place informally known as Burger Joint, hidden in Le Parker Meridien, seems so out of place in a fancy hotel. Yet, they manage to get long lines of people waiting for their very limited menu: burger, cheeseburger, grilled cheese, fries, brownies, and milkshakes. I think that's it (with some other beverages). They have signs up to tell you how to order and a sign that says, "We don't spit in FULL REVIEW

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Burgers & Art

By I Eat NY   Feb 07, 2007

Carol and I met up for lunch at Burger Joint yesterday. They’ve raised their prices but they’re still good. This hidden gem in the Parker Meridian Hotel has gotten so much press, what is there to say? Minor celebs like Daisy Fuentes sign their walls—everyone goes. I was surprised to see that the burger was now 6 bux, but it’s still the best place if you’re on 57th St. to get a good burger. Lunch wasn’t the high point though, we met up to see the Martin Ramirez show at the American Folk Art Museum. It was awesome! Ramirez was a regular guy, farming in Mexico until he went to Cali to help build the railroads and send money back home to his... FULL REVIEW

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Burger Joint NY New York at Le Parker Meridien Hotel

By Plate of the Day   Oct 24, 2006

As most New Yorker’s know, some of the best bars, clubs and restaurants are usually hidden and tucked away in a dark alley and off the beaten path. For example to get to the popular roof top bar / lounge 230 5th Ave, you have to walk into the building lobby and take a set of elevators in the back hall but there are no visible signs to point you in the right direction (nowadays however you’ll find a long line of B&T revelers on the weekends). For most businesses, being hidden is not the best strategy to win new customers but in this situation it actually helps draw in more crowds due to its mysterious and exclusive nature. FULL REVIEW

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The Burger Joint @ Le Parker Meridien

By Midtown Lunch   Aug 21, 2006

If you have ever been on a NYC food message board, then you know that nothing gets the troops riled up more then a post about “The Best” Hamburger in New York City. One thread, started two months ago, just got its 100th reply. People really are crazy… I’m not really a hamburger connoisseur- but I do enjoy a burger now and again. I haven’t eaten at a McDonalds, Burger King, or Wendy’s in years- but living in L.A. for two years, I couldn’t stay away from In ‘n Out… so I’m not anti-burger or anything, I just think the whole NYC “best burger” argument seems pretty silly. FULL REVIEW

Burger Joint (at Le Parker Meridien)

By Big Apple Dining Guide   Aug 15, 2006

Expect to wait on a long line in a hotel to get a tasty, sloppy burger in a dumpy room (which might bring back memories of a roller rink/bowling alley cafeteria) that has a brick wall that Ashton Kutcher decided to sign "Ashton Kutcher Rules" on, as well as other celebrity signatures. Whoopdie doo. FULL REVIEW

Too Good Burgers New York City Entry #92 Burger Joint at the Parker Meridien and db Bistro Moderne at the City Club Hotel

By Veal Cheeks   May 14, 2006

Hamburgers are nothing to sneeze at. It is not for nothing that the American fast food industry applied their Fordist techniques most successfully to those pucks of beef. Seemingly anyone can flip a burger, making it the ideal entry job for teens whom no parent would think of trusting with the family meal. FULL REVIEW

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Burger Joint

By Mona's Apple   Apr 12, 2006

Months ago, my friend from work, SuDokuGal, mentioned getting a group to eat at Le Parker Meridien's Burger Joint. Somehow, none of us motivated to actually pick a day until she finally declared, "Next Wednesday, be there or be square." This is on par with my New York City experience. I'm always "wishin', and hopin', and thinkin', and prayin'" to meet up with certain people, and often it's a matter of mustering up the motivation to pick a date and just do it. After a few months of talking about it (and seeing the enormous picture of the burger on their website), we finally got our act together and made it happen. Needless to say, my stomach was excited all day long. Sayonara diet! Let the extra long weekend of gluttony begin. I figured the wedding weekend would be lots of drinking and eating, so why not get started on Wednesday night? FULL REVIEW

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My Darling, My Hamburger

By Diner's Journal   Mar 27, 2006

One of the readers who posted a response to my Friday dispatch about the re-opening of the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park asked, “If Shake Shack isn’t your favorite burger in the city, what is?” FULL REVIEW

Burgers approved by Paris Hilton?

By Twenty Bucks A Day   Jan 05, 2006

Seemingly everyone and their mother has eaten at the Burger Joint, that quasi-secret enclave of fast food inside the Meridien hotel on 57th St.  You can now add my girlfriend and I; we checked off the 85th entry on Sietsema’s list last night.  I get the feeling that the place is some kind of sick joke, actually.  The hotel lobby at the Meridien looks like a Hungarian bathhouse, for god’s sake, not a place to stuff a griddle and deep fryer. FULL REVIEW

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Le Parker Meridien Burger Joint

By Pabulum   Dec 15, 2005

Behind the heavy curtains next to the front desk of Le Parker Meridien hotel is a hole-in-the-wall burger joint that serves no-nonsense burgers, French fries, milkshakes, beer and soda. They proudly declare that “If you don’t see it, we don’t have it!” The staff has a no-nonsense attitude to match the burgers they serve. They call out your name and you get your burgers wrapped in paper, your fries in a brown bag and your drink in a plastic cup. Thank you very much. FULL REVIEW

I just like saying the word "joint" as much as possible.

By Twenty Bucks A Day   Oct 06, 2005

Another burger post today, because I love you all more than a healthy cholesterol level.  Burger Joint has opened in the former Pop’s Pierogi space on Bleecker between 6th Av. and MacDougal St.  While less exotic, this replacement is surely more logical; I liked Pop’s fine but hadn’t been there in a long time due to their very inconsistent namesake item (I’m guessing only about half of the cooks knew how long to boil their pierogies). FULL REVIEW

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Burger joint vs shake shack

By A Full Belly   Sep 14, 2005

After reading this New Yorker piece on the Burger Joint at Le Parker Meridian, our friends over at Eater maintain that the result of a Shake Shack/Burger Joint cage match would be "too close to call." I love both places very much (see: my Shake Shack review from just after they opened) but felt that wasn't true and  decided to rank them on certain things; here are the results: FULL REVIEW

The Burger Bonanza

By How To Eat A Green Mango   Apr 25, 2005

The great thing about food is that it can be as exciting as something like, say, birdwatching. I'm serious, birdwatching can be a complete adrenaline rush. Not that I particularly birdwatch, but think about the thrill of finding that elusive special rarely seen bird. FULL REVIEW

The Other Burger Joint

By I Eat NY   Mar 20, 2005

I know I need to branch out, but whenever I go to see a movie at the Walter Reade, I go to either Angelo’s Pizza or the other Burger Joint, which is tucked away inside Le Parker Meridian hotel. It’s an odd location, but the Joint really packs them in. Follow the beige curtain, look for the neon burger sign, then step into the small wood paneled room. Their meat is really good. Tonight my burger (5 bux, 50 cents extra for cheese) was perfectly cooked medium rare and really juicy. The fries are the same old shoestrings that the other Burger Joint sells, but uptown they come in a brown bag for $1.50. I believe this helps remove at least 100 calories of grease. When I save on calories like that, I have no qualms about ordering one of their brownies for dessert. They are great, but I do feel like I need to find a new place to try. Anyone know of anything as cheap and delicious in the Lincoln Center area? FULL REVIEW

Burger Joint at Le Parker Meridian

By Kottke.org   Mar 15, 2005

After ice skating with friends in Central Park the other day, we hit the Burger Joint in Le Parker Meridien hotel for some much needed sustenance. This is one of those classic New York juxtapositions, a burgers-only greasy spoon (dinner: $8) in a midtown four-star hotel (rooms start at $300/night)...kinda like discovering an In-N-Out Burger in a Four Seasons hotel. Duck behind the curtain in the lobby and you'll find good burgers, beer (Sam Adams only), and an eclectic music mix (Bobby McFerrin, Edwin Starr's War, and some opera). FULL REVIEW

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The Burger Joint

By The Amateur Gourmet   Oct 01, 2004

Twas last night I had tickets to see "Opening Doors," a celebration of Stephen Sondheim, at Carnegie Hall. Arrived there much earlier than necessary and 'twas at a loss for where to eat dinner. Then I stumbled into the Parker Meridian hotel and a light went off in my head: FULL REVIEW

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A Burger Beacon Beckons

By The Food Section   Oct 03, 2003

Visiting The Burger Joint at Le Parker Meridien Hotel feels like walking into a restaurant conceived by David Lynch. But, don't be afraid. I've been there twice, and I haven't witnessed any log ladies. Moreover, any first flush of confusion at the surroundings dissipates once you order and eat the food. FULL REVIEW

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