Burgers Bar- Guest Post

Guest post from Upper West Sider

There are many preconceived notions associated with Burgers Bar.  You always feel like you need to get straight into a bed after a double burger with three different sauces and french fries on the side. It's perceived as a dirty, unhealthy restaurant that you only go to at 1AM on a Thursday night when you're walking from the Kotel to the King David and the smell of French fries reminds you that you're starving.

The Teaneck natives have been unable to overcome these hard feelings and haven't given the place a chance.  The place is literally always empty.

As a "foreigner" who was in the mood for a big fat burger (and by the way, that's one of the only times you should go there), I was actually quite impressed.

A double burger, topped with lettuce tomatoes, onions and their signature Mustaengo made for a great entrée.  The crispy poppers were a phenomenal starter and I even returned for those a few days later as a late night snack.  There are few things that I enjoy more than some good fried chicken strips bathed in the sauce of my choice.

The only real disappointment were the appetizers.  Everything is fried with the exception of the grilled portabella, which I don't think anyone ever orders.  Burgers Bar has to pick up their healthy game - everybody's doing it now.  Nobody can come eat in the place with their wife (unless she's pregnant) or teenage daughter without a decent offering of grilled vegetables, grilled chicken, steamed this and low fat that.

The place is empty, hence the service is great. 

Burgers Bar - pickup your game some more, know your market, cater to their desires and the place won't be empty on Thursday nights.  Burgers Bar far from qualifies for a family's new Tuesday night dinner venue, but when you're in the mood for a juicy burger, chicken poppers and some fries, Burgers Bar is the place.