“Red Hook Tavern is another spot that gets a lot of hype that is totally well-deserved. Great quality steakhouse burger with a subtle funk from the dry-aged meat.”
7.6/10American
AI-generated summary
The is the whole reason to go. It's dry-aged and simple, and people love the grilled onion and the peppery crust. Order it medium, since medium rare comes out closer to rare. The are the common complaint, a small pile and pretty mid next to a $29 . A minority finds the too salty and too plain.
“Red Hook Tavern is another spot that gets a lot of hype that is totally well-deserved. Great quality steakhouse burger with a subtle funk from the dry-aged meat.”
“Redhook Tavern hamburger sandwiches are very boring. And this is by design; they want you to enjoy the quality of their burger without anytime else getting in the way. And for some people that's enough! But for me, I found it disappointing”
“And red hook tavern was the best burger I’ve had in NYC, hands down. Loved the way they grilled the onion and put it on the bottom. Also had the cavatelli, romaine wedge, and French onion soup. Everything was great.”
“honestly my favorite part may have been the bun- perfectly toasted, a little crunch even to it and holds its shape.”
“to me it was on par with Minetta Tavern. Both are amazing burgers that let the patty's flavor do the work rather than smothering it with sauces.”
“Red Hooks burger I like to call the “meat pillow”. They assemble the fattiest and tastiest bits of cow into an incredible my rich and soft pillow of meat.”
“That doesn't look good for 36 dollars. No onions, lettuce, or tomatoes? One pickle? Is that crap what they call fries?”
“Red Hook Tavern is overrated unless you like the taste of onion and black pepper before actual dry-aged meat.”
“This was the best burger we had. Just an unbelievable first bite. The juicy patty, crisp bread - pop of the onion. Perfection. Wish we could've gone back. No notes.”
“This was the best burger we had. Just an unbelievable first bite. The juicy patty, crisp bread - pop of the onion. Perfection. Wish we could've gone back. No notes. 10/10”
“Red hook tavern's burger is TERRIBLE. Arrives cold, overdone buns, bland cold patty, and mine even had a damn hair in it 🤮. Horrible experience.”
“I generally like caramelized onions, but this one didn't need it. Tons of smokey umami from the dry aged meat.”