5 Napkin Burger

It's delicious. Probably one of the best burger I've had in NY so far. Then again, I probably haven't been eating as much burger as one expects. So one fine Saturday, my friend decided to go try the place that she has listed in her to-go restaurant list according to her NY magazine guide to nice restaurants.

To begin with, the price was above average for dinning. On the condition that I had spent an indecent amount of money for dinner out the night before, this brunch made me (and my wallet) felt sadder. Setting that aside, I was willing to explore whatever my friend is interested in. So, we waited for a table, with the server ignoring us to pick a call and being a total bitch giving out the air of 'yes, we can afford to not do your business'. Then, the waiter who served us wasn't friendly either. In fact, most of the servers in that restaurant looks like they have lost ten thousand dollars in poker the last night.

So my friend was bitching about it and saying that she will never come back because of the lousy service. When the food was up, we couldn't believe the obscene amount of meat for the burger, fries as side, and, not a single piece of green can be found in this whole meal. All protein, tons of carb, and no green. How is this possible? Should you not at least have lettuce or even some pickle zucchini?

Anyway, the usual American portion was served and I could only eat 80% of everything, and leaving almost the fries untouched. Although I have given very negative feedback on the service and the totally unbalance meal, I must justify that the restaurant has a reason for drawing the crowd in the famous and competitive Hell's Kitchen. The burger was delicious, the meat patty was absolutely juicy and the bread is a perfect blend with the melting cheese. A messy but definitely fulfilling meal. My friend concluded that the name 5 Napkin was probably because the burger is so juicy, you will need to use up 5 Napkins. Interesting theory.

Some photos that I took at 5 Napkin and the burger:


Yes. They have the hooks used as decorations and I wonder if these were used hooks for the animals they used to make the burgers.


Oozing cheese, delicious medium-cooked ground chunk (10ounces, approximately 284grams.) with perfect combination of soft bread and caramelized onions... Heaven is near...


Not a single piece of green can be found in this meal.


Decorations, the hooks for the lights, the butcher scales and odd shapes bottles suspected to be soap dispensers.