Why are New Yorkers OBSESSED With These Burgers?

today we're looking for Manhattan's best burger experiences from Quick bites to Old School diners there's something for everybody here we go we're at noan which is New York's first Korean American gastro pub and they have a legendary Burger that's calling our name what's up guys welcome to noan number one Burger in New York City it's a mural of my grandfather not me everyone thought it was me I'm not a narcissist come on in come on in fresh patties so it's really a of using some nostalgic ingredients with some high quality ingredients like we use a great blend of of meat we smash it it's a technique that really matters going to season it with our special Umami seasoning what's in it I can't tell you there's our Sesame buns we get customade Sesame seated buns from a local bakery look how soft and are look at all those air pockets you got a nice steer on one side and while the other side is cooking we're going to start to layer some cheese over the top so now we're going to give it a quick steam just to melt the cheese over the top so I love American cheese cuz it just melts right into the cracks and crevice of the burger patty every nook and cranny that's what I really love and we sear every burger patty to order sesame seed is so important so this burger was really inspired by my favorite burger growing up when I moved to America when I was 8 years old I fell in love with Big Mac the SES me SE on the bun that to me is like childhood right there nice and toasted this is our kimchi Special Sauce we're going to do some raw onion on the bottom add some freshness and a little bite this is our homemade roasted kimchi my mom's recipe so we make this here we make about 100 lb of Napa cabbage a week and then on top we're going to add some of our homemade house pickles so when I came over this burger the the real thing was Korean barbecue is meat and kimchi whether it's pork belly you know marinated Meats whatever so how can I take Korean traditional flavors and incorporate that into American staple as a burger so the bun is a vehicle for a Korean barbecue in my mind we don't play around number one I don't think I've ever been so hungry watching a burger made in my entire life I'm telling you this is this is a pretty Burger it's been calling out to me it even feels nice to hold all right ready let's take a bite something a Jay said in there is really standing out to me these two buns here are just holding together that Korean barbecue experience and as soon as I tasted the kimchi and the kimchi sauce with the moist patties and the cheese oh flavor explosion off the charts this has to be the best burger ever had like right away you bite into it that hilly soft bun you got that pack full of like kimchi I don't know what to say about this this thing is perfection really it's hard to pinpoint any weaknesses when the two sesame seed buns he's searing it and buttering it at the same time every single part of this burger has been so well thought out and even with so much going on this is memorable and I think the the word legendary does make a lot of sense here a cheeseburger meets Korean barbecue really unlike anything I've had before and that that's what they're going for I mean that's the theme Here the the Korean American experience with some beers this is a maku Korean beer a lot of Kim cheese I've had in the past been much spicier than this one but I think this is the perfect temperature because if it was too spicy it might take away from the burger too much you ever get something that you like so much but you don't want to eat it too fast because you want to savor every bite this is a burger like that for me it looks so pretty I didn't even want to touch it at first I'm trying to think if I've ever had a better Burger in my life and I'm I'm struggling I've had some good ones in New York like at Raul's we filmed there that was really memorable but I don't know maybe because because I saw this birthed right in front of me this burger will always have a special place in my heart as I eat it you said 10 out of 10 I'm not a ratings Channel but this would be pretty close to a 10 out of 10 for me as far as burgers are concerned what about you for me it's a 10 out of 10 they perfected it with this another thing about this thing is the price 21 bucks I easily pay $21 for this normally I would find it very difficult to justify a $21 Burger but in in this case I would justify the lost you know this isn't a fast food spot I think this is a burger you come to celebrate something this is a nice date night this is a nice friends night catching up you want to spend some time here to enjoy it you've heard of Shake Shack you've heard of Five Guys but have you heard of seven Street Burger which has built a cult following in the city since it opened just 2 years ago and now there are more than a dozen locations and this is one of the hottest Burger spots in all of New York and we're going to see if it actually lives up to that hype action kid seven Street Burger you've heard all the hype what are your first impressions I mean this is basically a hole in the wall right here and they make decision making really simple because their menu barely has any choices cheeseburger double impossible fries Coke that's it keep it simple three cheeseburgers they bring you the burgers outside we are sitting under heat lamps it's about 40° right now this is nice I'm going to let you get yours first this thing is greasy and sloppy look at this the Patty is bigger than the bun like one and 1/2 times size of the bun here all their burgers are served with grilled onions American cheese pickles and their house sauce and a griddle toasted Martin potato bun also notice the crisp edges of the Patty here one of New York's hottest Burgers right now 7th Street let's try it remember not quite a White Castle slider not quite a shack Burger but perfectly in between the first thing that hit me was the onions caramelized onions on top what hit me at first is the sauce this is kind of like a Big Mac sauce this thing is amazing the sauce is really what makes it I love how thin the beef is and just satisfying overall I love the Simplicity of this you know exactly what you're getting no lettuce no tomato just plenty of Grease plenty of burger here no frills No Frills yeah I'm telling you the sauce brings it all together that that in the onion on it would be perfect to me if the onions were just a little bit more caramelized a little bit more but other than that it's a good fast food Burger I have to say yeah this thing 6 and2 bucks I mean great price Great Value too you know I've eaten at all the the city chains and a lot of people say that Shake Shack is overrated I am a Shake Shack fan I do not think seven Street Burger is overrated I think I'm jumping on the hype train they got one of these in Brooklyn I'm going to be hitting up near me now it ain't pretty but it works yep and these just keep expanding and expanding in two years there's over 12 which is now matched Five Guys shake check's got about three dozen so this could be coming to a city near you and why not come to the original the OG 7 Street Burger on S Street what do you think Shake Shack versus seven Street what would you pick seven Street the price is definitely better yeah I think Shake Shacks is at least 8 bucks I think for me it would depend on what kind of mood I'm made if I want a couple of burgers I i' pick seven street I'm really on the fence I think I need to try more of these before I give my final opinion on it this is Lexington Candy Shop it's been open since 1925 and it is the city's oldest running family luncheonette all right action kid what are your impressions walking through these doors wow this is like a really really retro Diner I mean I've seen this place before when I walked by but I never stepped inside first time for me too this is definitely my favorite kind of Diner in New York I mean this place is absolutely absolutely legendary I their milkshakes are really good as well does this remind you of your past with the New Jersey diners this is like a New Jersey diner but even more vintage this is more like Corner lunet this is dying out in New York these are very tough to find the store started in 1925 and they made candy and chocolates down in the basement cuz we're on our fourth generation so it's still in the same family still in the same location and we're featuring The but burger what can you say about it well it's a a decadent product like what they do in the steak houses after the steaks cooked they add butter to it they give that nice glistening taste everything just tastes better with butter I'll do uh one of the ButterBurgers fries and I want to do one of your famous Coca-Cola floats uh butter burger and uh small egg cream thank you so much this is their world famous Coca-Cola float this is one of the only places left in New York you can still get Coke the old fashioned way Coca-Cola syrup Seltzer and a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top I have never tried this before and I'm [Music] excited wow this feels like something I would run in here four at 3:00 on a school day in 1965 and I'd be sitting at the counter enjoying this this tastes like a childhood I never had so egg cream for those who don't know it's syrup and salt water and really good that's old school New York City drink right there that's that's another tough one to find the only place in Manhattan I know that's very famous for it is raised candy shop that we have filmed before that's another destination worth visiting oh when they said butterburger they Meed look like we got butter on the Patty you got butter on the bun I don't know if butter would be a good replacement for cheese I'll be curious and you can do butter and cheese I just thought it was too much I want to see just the butter you can there's a butter cheeseburger too butter is glistening [Music] you could just hear the juices and the butter dripping out as I took that first bite it's so juicy I never really thought about putting butter on a burger before it sounds a little interesting to me but I'm all about this right now combined with the Coca-Cola float this is really like going back in time it's like being a kid the Patty is solid the bun is soft and crunchy lettuce but that butter it works it's like definitely a replacement for cheese or you can even add cheese on this if you want it won't hurt do not sleep on the fries here and normally I want to douse my fries with ketchup I don't even think it's necessary here you don't need it here to be honest these are like nice Hardy fries they were telling me with a Coke float you could eat the ice cream with a spoon but I've just left it in and I'm starting to get some of that vanilla ice cream flavor towards the bottom so this this is a drink that just has a big payoff at the end longer you let it sit tastes so good if you just order a Coke period they'll give it to you with syrup and seltzer but I say go for it I think add the ice cream this is definitely elevated the butter burger this is what you have to order if you come here if you're in the mood for it oh yeah and you combine with the experience of sitting in one of New York's oldest running family luncheonettes this just checks off so many boxes in why I put it in the video you definitely know this place is retro when you have like tens of bottles of Coke against the wall in the window yeah they they really do you're right they have some old looking Cokes that I've never seen before is that like the 1980 Olympics on there you have kids take them here or if you're a kid at heart like me come here as well next T candy shop definitely has a new widespread appeal you know right before we came in it was absolutely jam-packed they've gone viral on social media many times over and I'm I'm really happy that a new generation is discovering a lost art if you're not from the US you probably never saw anything like this unless it was in a movie and this place actually has been in a couple of movies this uh was featured in 3 days of the Condor of Robert Redford they even have a menu on the wall from 1925 a Coke was 10 cents and fantasy Sunday was 25 cents so in 100 years a little bit of inflation right yeah a lot of inflation maybe in the last two or three years a lot of inflation now how do you know where the best burgers in Manhattan are I always get asked where are the best Bodega and deli sandwiches and in this video we show you some really really tasty ones head here next

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Length: 12min 38sec (758 seconds)

Published: Fri Dec 22 2023