7th Street Burger

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  • 8. 7th Street burger is a staple of the smash burger scene and boasts excellent value and a classic take on a favorite. It’s not always the best at getting those crispy edges I love on a smashburger but for the price point and accessibility, it’s a P4P fav.

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  • the burgers were a bit too greasy for my liking, but they tasted great nevertheless. No fancy ingredients, just meat, cheese, onions, pickles and their special sauce. I was a big fan of the fries as well, very crispy and delicious.

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  • replying to u/snazzyvalise: Au Cheval has a downstairs bar that’s walk in only. Minetta Tavern will serve walk ins at the bar, but there will likely be a wait unless you go very late. (I think they serve till midnight.) Other thoughts: Corner Bistro, JG Melon. For Smashed: Hamburger America, 7th Street Burger. Good luck.

    7th Street is so mid now. Patties have no crust which is the defining thing that makes smash burgers great. They are just drowning in grease.

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  • replying to u/shoats: 7th Street Burger for casual, Minetta Tavern for sit-down.

    overly greasy cuz they use meat with too much fat in it, often don’t achieve the crisp edge a smash burger should, and they rely heavily on the sauce and cheese to cover up what is otherwise bland, greasy beef, I’m perfectly happy to eat it but it’s not something I’d ever recommend

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  • The best bang for your buck now is 7th street ($9.50 for a double, loaded w/ onions and 'special' sauce), but the lack of anywhere to eat it sorta kills it for me.

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  • replying to u/panzerxiii: Considering it's George Motz running the joint, is this even a discussion?

    Definitely can't say the same about anything I've had from 7th st plus how imo both that burger and Gotham's rely on the sauce as a crutch, to the point where sauce flavor is mostly what comes through

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  • Am I crazy for thinking 7th street isn't good? I've gone twice now with friends and gotten it alongside Shake Shack and all 3 of us preferred Shake Shack. This is for the Williamsburg locations. There are no crispy bits and the meat has steamed every time.

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  • At both locations I have the opinion that the burgers seem greasier now than they used to be. I’ve found them overwhelmingly rich more than once on the last couple of occasions. Perhaps I’ve gotten demanding of my burgers and spoiled by 7th Streets (still) more than serviceable offering.

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  • I have had 7th street 3 times from multiple locations and have never once been impressed. Their party has too much fat in it and has this weird, soft texture; it falls apart and has no bite.

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  • replying to u/AceJokerZ: Hmm, no 7th street burger. I’ve seen the name around the city often. Feels like it should be good if they have a few locations around the city.

    It's alright. Way too greasy for what it is and the patty oddly has little beef flavor.

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  • for under $9 in nyc it’s hard to beat 7th street burger tbh, simple smashburger, soft potato bun, no nonsense and it actually tastes like way more than it costs

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  • replying to u/Dimerr: The most overrated burger of all time?

    fr, that burger tasted like grease and only grease. No crisp at all, bun fell apart so easily. This was across 3 visits

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  • replying to u/HaggisMac: 7th street is always under-seasoned and too greasy. It’s good for late night after drinking. Try Hamburger America or Gotham Burger Social Club for better smashburgers.

    There’s no flavor, way too greasy, and it came in a bun that’s way too big for the patty.

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  • skip 7th street, it's a decent burger but what I'd call a backyard burger,  basically something you can make yourself pretty easily. If you don't have access to burgers where you're from sure OK but would still consider it a wasted meal

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  • replying to u/garygreaonjr: It’s hilarious that 7th st is so popular when it’s just a Shake Shack dupe. There are already dozens of Shake Shacks in the city.

    Imo 7th st just does it better, their sauce is crack, the burgers are more caramelized, and their buns are better.

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  • replying to u/ThatCaviarIsAGarnish: I had 7th Street Burger for the first time last weekend--it was SO GOOD!! Loved the double cheeseburger and the fries, everything was so fresh. I was at their NoMad location in Manhattan but I live in Brooklyn so I'm really looking forward to going to their Brooklyn locations--Park Slope is most convenient for me, but I'm sometimes in downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg too.

    7th st is fine but I just don't understand all the superlatives thrown at it and this one in particular I just don't get. It's a big grease bomb there's nothing fresh about it.

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  • It was soaked in oil, everything stuck together and it looked very uninviting. The taste was not that great, I was expecting more flavour.

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  • It was soaked in oil, everything stuck together and it looked very uninviting. The taste was not that great, I was expecting more flavour.

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  • I wasn’t impressed at all and don’t understand the hype. The burger was extremely greasy & didn’t have a lot of flavor.

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  • 7th street burger is the BEST “fast” burger imo. And their fries with beef cheese and onion on top are INSANE.

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  • I really liked the burgers, could have had crispier edges.

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  • replying to u/Creamy_Martini: Minetta Tavern and 7th Street are very different experiences. 7th Street is more like a fast food experience. Not saying one is better than the other, but you should consider the experience you're looking for.

    7th Street is great, but it's more of a "drunk after the bar, eating burgers on the sidewalk" type of place than a "take guests from out of town" place.

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  • solid fast casual smash burger, I appreciated that it wasn't overly greasy.

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