The Burger Joint
The Burger Joint
119 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10019
This is not new, but it is a phenomenal burger joint that transports me back to my Chicago youth. The original is located in the Parker Meridien Hotel, hidden behind a floor to ceiling curtain in the lobby (super secret but follow the smell) where the space has been transformed from lobby chic to a bare bones, no frills burger joint! There is graffiti on the wall, tons of posters of icons from bygone eras, and a simple menu of burgers or cheeseburgers (the works or less), fries, and milkshakes ... that's it. Oh, and order a pitcher of beer --- it's the simple pleasures in life!