2nd Annual NY Burger Week, May 1-7, 2013 – Events and Tickets

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To celebrate National Hamburger Month, Burger ConquestThe Food Film Festival & Burger GPS proudly bring you the 2nd Annual NY Burger Week, May 1-7, 2013.

Hashtag = #NYBW
Tweet @BurgerWeek & @BurgerConquest

From gourmet blends to off-menu specialities, to beer pairings, NY Burger Week will pay tribute to the world’s greatest sandwich, the Hamburger. Each restaurateur and Chef will be preparing a unique event that pays tribute to the Burger in their own way.


WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013

GUNS N ROSES “APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION” BURGER & BEER PAIRING DINNER AT IDLE HANDS BAR & THAT BURGER

Idle Hands That Burger

$30 for 4 Mini Burgers, Tots & 6 beers paired with “Appetite for Destruction”  

Burger Guns n Roses Beer Tater Tots

May 1, 2013
Idle Hands Bar
25 Avenue B, Downstairs
7:00 & 8:00 pm seatings

Price: $30.00
Ticket link: http://bit.ly/GNRNYBW

To celebrate the kick off of NY Burger Week  & National Hamburger Month, Idle Hands Bar has put together a VERY SPECIAL edition of their weekly Tasting event. Tonight we celebrate the Guns And Roses epic debut album “Appetite For Destruction” with a special burger and beer pairing.

Stone Ballast Green Flash Breweries Guns N Roses

We welcome representatives from 3 of our favorite South California breweries to do a perfect craft beer & burger pairing dinner with all 12 songs on the album! 

BURGER MENU:

1. Welcome to The (That) Burger:
– Sauteed Onions, Sauteed Jalapeños, American Cheese

2. Out to Eat Me:
– Bacon, That Bourbon Ketchup, Blue Cheese

3. Paradise Burger:
– Lettuce, Guacamole, Red Island Sauce, Cheddar Cheese

4. Sweet Burger ‘o Mine:
– Sauteed Pineapple with Teriyaki Sauce, Honey Ham, Cheddar Cheese.

Beers & Pairings TBA

**Must be seated 15 minutes before event**


THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013

BOURBON & BURGER PAIRING DINNER  

Hardings NYC

$35 for a private bourbon cocktail course, bourbon tasting,
house-made, hand-ground Burger & a paired bourbon cocktail

Hardings Burger and Bourbon Dinner NY Burger Week

Brought to you by The Whiskey Roundtable
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May 2, 2013
Harding’s NYC
32 E 21st St
New York, NY 10010
6:00, 7:00 & 7:45 pm seatings

Price: $35.00
Ticket Link: http://bit.ly/HardNYBW 

  • Cocktail making course
  • Private bourbon tasting and food pairing
  • Kitchen walk-thru 
  • Private dinner with Burger and paired bourbon cocktail 
This one is a doozy! First you’ll be greeted by head bartender Trevor Schneider who will teach you how to make a bourbon smash with Larceny bourbon. Yes, you’ll be drinking one of them while you ask any bourbon questions you have to a representative from the Larceny distillery.
 
Then you’ll move into The Den, Harding’s private whisky room, where you’ll experience an intimate tasting lesson with Elijah Craigh bourbon. You’ll be served a paired dish of Chef Ariel Fox’s crispy Yukon potato skins with shaved blue cheese.
 
From there you’ll take a walk into Harding’s kitchen where Chef Ariel Fox will explain how they make their burger with a custom blend of 80/20 lean to fat ratio mix of chuck and skirt beef that is then mixed with a 30% ratio of short rib.
 
The small group of you will then be seated at a community table on Harding’s VIP balcony dining table where you’ll devour said succulent Burger along with some skin-on rosemary frech fries with a paired bourbon cocktail.

Due to the intensity of this event, there is a very limited amount of tickets. Sleep on this one and you’ll be sorry.
**Must be seated 15 minutes before event** 

About The Whiskey Roundtable 
The Whiskey Roundtable is a collective that will present topics about whiskey in a troubadour fashion.


THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013

OFF-MENU BURGERS & PUTTS BEER DINNER
CO-HOSTED BY BOOZY BURBS

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$35 for 3 Off-Menu Burgers, Fries, 2 Craft Beers & Mini Golf

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May 2, 2013
Hudson 303 Sport Cafe
Tappan Golf Center
116 Route 303, Tappan, NY
7:30pm

Price: $35.00
Ticket link: http://bit.ly/HudNYBW 

  • Three (3) 1/3 LB Off-Menu Burgers
  • Choice of 2 full-sized Drafts from Hudson 303’s selection of 24 taps
  • 1 order of Fresh Hand-Cut French Fries
  • 1 round of miniature golf

To celebrate NY Burger Week  & National Hamburger Month, Hudson 303 Sport Cafe’s chef has put together a SPECIAL menu of burgers, served with beer and fries. After the meal, attendees will have the opportunity to play a round on their award winning 18 hole course.

BURGER / FOOD MENU:

1. Hudson Signature Burger
– 1/3 pound of Hudson beef topped with a fried egg, homemade chili & cheddar cheese. Served on an onion roll.

2. Spicy Korean Pork Belly Burger (created exclusively for event)
– 1/3 pound of Hudson beef topped with marinated & sauteed pork loin, kimchi and spicy pepper paste. Served on a brioche roll.

3. Stuffed Burger (created exclusively for event)
– 1/3 pound of Hudson beef stuffed with smoked sausage, jalapeno and pepper jack topped with carmelized onions and pepper jack served with a chipotle aioli. Served on a potato roll.

4. Fresh Hand-Cut Fries 

BEER MENU 
Any 2 full sized (either 16oz or 12oz depending on beer ABV) tap beers. Hudson 303 has 24 rotating taps. View Current List.

GOLF
A round on the outdoor 18 hole miniature golf course at Tappan Golf Center (Hudson 303 Sport Cafe is inside the Tappan Golf Center, which also houses the miniature golf course).

**Must be seated 15 minutes before event**


FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013

GET REAL PRESENTS THE “3B’s”
– Beer, Bowling & Burger Festival –

featuring beer from 24 different craft breweries

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May 3, 2013
Bowlmor Times Square
222 W. 44th St
New York, NY 10036
6 – 9 pm

TWO TICKET OPTIONS

Price: $18
Ticket link: http://bit.ly/3BSNYBW

  • Admission to event
  • Choice of 8 Craft Beers from 24 different Breweries
  • Choice of 1 crafty Mini Burger featuring all natural, certified humane Angus beef from Burger Maker
  • Jarlsberg Cheese sampling and beer pairing
  • Gourmet Pickles & Chips from McCLure’s Pickles
  • Voucher for 1 game of bowling
  • Prizes for best bowling shirt

Price: $38.00
Ticket link: http://bit.ly/3BSNYBW

  • Admission to event
  • Craft Beer from 24 different breweries
  • 3 crafty Mini Burgers featuring all natural certified humane Angus Beef from Burger Maker
  • Jarlsberg Cheese sampling and Beer pairing
  • Gourmet Pickles & Chips from McClure’s Pickles
  • Voucher for 1 game of bowling
  • Prizes for best bowling shirt

When Get Real Presents throws a festival there’s no playing games, unless it’s bowling! This one promises to be a rager! We’ve invited 24 of our favorite American craft breweries to pour some of their finest and freshest spring seasonals which you can use to wash down all the delicious food. We’ll have Pickles and Chips from our good friends at McClure’s Pickles  We also welcome in Jarlsberg Cheese for a sampling of their tasty Cheeses including a specialty cheese & beer pairing. But seeing as this is NY Burger Week, we have lined up a special menu of mini-burgers made with Burger Maker’s certified humane, no antibiotics, hormones or steroids, all natural Angus beef. You know, THE GOOD STUFF.

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You know you can trust Get Real to bring you the best food and beer events!

BURGER MENU

Baby Boomer Burger
-Avocado, Cheddar Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato and Boomer Esiason’s Secret Sauce (made with 9 Ingredients and 4 Condiments)

The Rev’s Holy Hot & Hog Burger
-Honey Bacon, Sriracha & Jarslberg Cheese

That’s Nacho Burger
-Queso Sauce & Crushed Blue Corn Chips

CHEESE TASTING

  • Classic Jarlsberg 
  • Hickory Smoked Jarlsber
  • Snofrisk soft Goat Cheese
  • Snofrisk firm Goat Cheese

FEATURED BREWERIES

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PRIZES FOR BEST BOWLING SHIRT 

  • Grand Prize: 2 Lane Open bar party for 10 at Bowlmor, Bronx Brewery dickeys work shirt, Sierra Nevada Brewing Wall Mirror & Jarslberg Cheese Kit:  Tote of Jarlsberg and Norwegian cheeses plus a cheese service board.
  • Runner Up: $100 Bowlmor gift card& a Bronx Brewery Hat
  • 3rd Prize: $25 Bowlmor gift card

*This is a 21 and over event

SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013

AMSTEL LIGHT, THE OFFICIAL BEER OF THE BURGER, PRESENTS THE 2ND ANNUAL NY BURGER CRAWL

-brought to you by Burger GPS with Beef from Burger Maker & Cheese from Jarlsberg

NY Burger Week Burger Crawl with Amstel Light

$70 for 10 beers + 5 gourmet sliders at 10 walkable bars on Sat, May 4th 

May 4, 2013
Murray Hill / Kips Bay Neighborhood, NYC
12:30 – 3:00 pm – Check In
1:00 – 7:00 pm – Burger Crawl

Price: $70.00

  • One (1) 8 oz Amstel Light at all locations
  • 5 tickets redeemable for a mini-burger / slider at your choice of locations
  • 10% off their bill on additional spending
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There’s no better way to spend the Saturday of NY Burger Week than by exploring some of the best bars & restaurants of a neighborhood than a Burger Crawl! Join Burger GPS for a beer & burgerriffic crawl through Murray Hill & Kips Bay on this Cinco De Mayo weekend. You’ll get an Amstel Light, the official beer of the Burger, at each of the 10 locations as well as your choice of burgers from 5 of them. The beef is all natural, certified humane Angus beef from Burger Maker with select burgers being topped by Jarlsberg Cheese. If that’s not enough, get 10% off your bill at every location on any other beer, food or drinks you order.

PARTICIPATING BARS & RESTAURANTS: 

**Purchase your ticket to begin the crawl at either Manhattan Brewhouse or Slattery’s Midtown Pub.**

Check in runs from 12:30 – 3:00 pm & the crawl goes from 1:00 – 7:00 pm.

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SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2013

THE 67 BURGER EXCLUSIVE OFF-MENU BURGER BASH

$45 for 4 Off-Menu Burgers, Beer Tasting & French Fries for 2 people

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May 5, 2013
67 Burger
234 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
12 – 2 pm

Price: $45.00 for 2 people
Ticket link: http://bit.ly/67NYBW

  • 4 different Off-Menu Burger Creations from Chef Jeff Maslanka
  • 2 draft beers from Empire Brewing Company with tasting from brewery rep
  • 1 order of French Fries
  • **Each ticket is good for 2 people**

The Off-Menu Burger Bash is NY Burger Week’s signature event and where it all started. We’re extremely excited to be bringing this delicious event to 67 Burger in Park Slope. Chef Jeff promises to whip out some doosey Burgers including his famous “Pastrami Burger.” Grab a bud & join us for what will be an awesome Burger party.

Wash it all down with a couple of delicious, Brooklyn made Beers from Empire Brewing Company. A representative from the brewery will be on hand to take you through a Beer tasting and answer any questions you have.

Vote for your favorite Burger at the end of the meal and whichever Burger has the most votes will become the official 67 Burger for National Hamburger Month!!

BURGER MENU

The Down Under Aussie Burger
– Fire roasted and Pickled Beet Root, Pineapple Rings charred on an open fire, Malaysian spicy Pork Jerky, French Fries & an sunny side up Egg
Chef Jeff says: “It’s a hot mess!

The Chili Relleno Burger
– Melty Jack Cheese, grilled Tomato Red Sauce, Poblano Chili dipped in a light Egg Batter and fried to a crisp!
Chef Jeff says: “Boom.”

THE Pastrami Burger
– Homemade Pastrami Spice crusted Burger with Sauerkraut & Deli Mustard on a Pretzel Bun
Chef Jeff says: “!!!”

Hippy Forager Burger
– Beef Patty topped with a melange of wild Mushrooms, Spring Onions, Truffled Tomato Sauce & Smoked Gouda Cheese Sauce
Chef Jeff says: “Finders Keepers!”

**Must be seated by 11:50am**

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

Win Tickets to a Private Party With Burger Land Travel Channel Host and Hamburger Expert George Motz

Watch + Eat!
Buy a ticket to ANY 2013 NY Burger Week event and you will be entered to win a pair of tickets a private Burger & Beer Party on May 6th in Brooklyn. Join Travel Channel Host and Hamburger Expert George Motz to celebrate the launch of his brand new TV show, Burger Land.

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Presented by Burger GPS – the iPhone app that finds you a great burger anywhere in the USA.

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Monday, May 6th, 2013
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Location TBA – Brooklyn, NY

  • You must be 21+ years old to enter the venue.
  • Your invite includes entry to private party, burgers and beer.

Made possible with generous support from The Food Film Festival and Burger Conquest.

*Winners will be chosen at random on Sunday, May 5, 2013. If you win, you will be notified by email and must reply within 24 hours to receive your passes.


TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013

GET REAL PRESENTS THE BEER BURGER CONQUEST DINNER

NY Burger Week Alewife

$45 for 5 gourmet Burgers from 5 animals
paried with 5 craft beers from 5 breweries

Alewife NYC

May 7, 2013
Alewife
5-14 51st Avenue
Long Island City, NY
7:00pm

Price: $45.00
Ticket link: http://bit.ly/AWNYBW 

All good things must come to an end but the finale of NY Burger Week will leave you begging for more. On Tuesday, May 7, NY Burger Week culminates at the Alewife in Long Island City, Queens, for a world-class Beer and Burger pairing dinner brought to you by Get Real Presents. Chefs Travis and Gregorio have put together a menu featuring 5 different gastronomic Burger expeditions from 5 different meats—each of expertly paired with a top-rated craft Beer by the Alewife’s Beer sommelier, Patrick Donagher.

BURGER MENU

1. “Get Him to the Greek”
– Burger Ground Lamb, Tzatziki,Hummus, Red Onions

2. Jaegershnitzel Burger
– Ground Veal, Red Cabbage, Hunter Sauce

3.Twisted Sister Burger aka Dee Snider Burger
– Ground Bison, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Bacon, Siracha

4. Quack Attack
– Ground Duck. Duck Cracklin, Foie Gras, Pomegranate Hoison

5. Luther Burger aka Diabetic Coma
– Ground Beef, Cheddar Cheese sandwiched between Glazed Doughnut

Pairings TBA

**Must be seated 15 minutes before event**

 

Must be 21+ to consume alcohol.

Sign up for the email newsletter, check out the Burger Week website and follow @BurgerConquest on Twitter for more details & event announcements.

About NY Burger Week
NY Burger Week is an annual delicious celebration of all things Burger in New York. It is an extension of the burger blog, BurgerConquest.com written by sales marketing strategist, David “Rev” Ciancio. Rev has written about more than 600 Burgers, been featured on 9 different TV shows and named an “Expert Burger Taster” by The Learning Channel.

About the Food Film Festival
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The Food Film Festival sprang from the imagination of Festival Director George Motz, the documentary filmmaker behind the award-winning Hamburger America film and book, along with co-creator Harry Hawk, formerly of Schnack and Water Taxi Beach. Through documentaries, features and short films, the Festival showcases the best, and the most memorable, of the world’s favorite foods. Along with a heaping helping of mouth-watering films, Motz, Hawk and company serve up the food that guests are watching on the screen for a multi-sensory, full-bodied experience.

About Burger GPS
BURGER GPS / Hamburger America
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George Motz’s Official State-by-State Guide to the most interesting burgers in the USA. Author / Filmmaker George Motz has eaten over 10,000 burgers in his life. Trust him and use this app to find your next great burger.

2nd Annual NY Burger Week, May 1-7, 2013 – Details Announced

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BURGER CONQUEST TO HOST 2ND ANNUAL NY BURGER WEEK,
MAY 1-7, 2013

To celebrate National Hamburger Month, Burger Conquest, The Food Film Festival & Burger GPS proudly bring you the 2nd Annual NY Burger Week, May 1-7, 2013.

Week long celebration will showcase some of the most innovative and trendsetting Burger makers in the world’s biggest Burger city.

Burger Conquest announces 2nd annual NY Burger Week from May 1-7, 2013. From gourmet blends to off-menu specialities, to beer pairings, NY Burger Week will pay tribute to the world’s greatest sandwich, the Hamburger. Each restaurateur and Chef will be preparing a unique event that pays tribute to the Burger in their own way.

NY Burger Week kicks off on the evening of May 1 at Idle Hands Bar with That Burger in the East Village. The menu will feature Burgers and beers “expertly paired” by NY Burger Week founder, Rev Ciancio, with each track on Guns N Roses debut album Appetite for Destruction. Attendees will enjoy craft beers from Ballast Point, Green Flash & Stone Brewing Companies as well as a selection of off-menu mini-Burgers & Tater Tots along with a special dipping sauce from the mind of Dan Petersen, the creator and Chef for That Burger . The Food and drink menu will be paired with a corresponding track from the rock album that set the world on fire. More details and tickets are available here: http://bit.ly/GNRNYBW

The flagship event of NY Burger Week, the Off-Menu Burger Bash, will be hosted by 67 Burger in Park Slope, Brooklyn on Sunday, May 5 at 12 p.m. Chef Jeffrey Maslanka will courageously prepare 4 of the most intense Burgers in his repertoire for an event your taste buds won’t want to miss. More details and tickets are available here: http://bit.ly/67NYBW

All good things must come to an end but the finale of NY Burger Week will leave you begging for more. On Tuesday, May 7, NY Burger Week culminates at the Alewife in Long Island City, Queens, for a world-class Beer and Burger pairing dinner brought to you by Get Real Presents. Chefs Travis and Gregorio have put together a menu featuring 5 different gastronomic Burger expeditions from 5 different meats—each of expertly paired with a top-rated craft Beer by the Alewife’s Beer sommelier, Patrick Donagher. More details and tickets are available here: http://bit.ly/AWNYBW

 

Must be 21+ to consume alcohol.

Four more events will be announced shortly as well as a month-long National Hamburger Month promotion that involves some of the best Burger restaurants in NYC. Interested restaurants, Chefs and sponsors interested in participating can find out how to get involved here.

Sign up for the email newsletter, check out the Burger Week website and follow @BurgerConquest on Twitter for more details & event announcements.

About NY Burger Week
NY Burger Week is an annual delicious celebration of all things Burger in New York. It is an extension of the burger blog, BurgerConquest.com written by sales marketing strategist, David “Rev” Ciancio. Rev has written about more than 600 Burgers, been featured on 9 different TV shows and named an “Expert Burger Taster” by The Learning Channel.

About the Food Film Festival
The Food Film Festival sprang from the imagination of Festival Director George Motz, the documentary filmmaker behind the award-winning Hamburger America film and book, along with co-creator Harry Hawk, formerly of Schnack and Water Taxi Beach. Through documentaries, features and short films, the Festival showcases the best, and the most memorable, of the world’s favorite foods. Along with a heaping helping of mouth-watering films, Motz, Hawk and company serve up the food that guests are watching on the screen for a multi-sensory, full-bodied experience.

About Burger GPS
BURGER GPS / Hamburger America
George Motz’s Official State-by-State Guide to the most interesting burgers in the USA. Author / Filmmaker George Motz has eaten over 10,000 burgers in his life. Trust him and use this app to find your next great burger.

Rub BBQ – 2nd Annual Exclusive Off-Menu Burger Bash, NY Burger Bash

Rub BBQ
http://www.rubbbq.net
208 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011

NY BURGER WEEK MAY 13-20, 2012

To celebrate National Hamburger Month, Burger Conquest proudly brings you NY BURGER WEEK! NY Burger Week is happening May 13-20, 2012 to coincide with American Craft Beer Week.

Burger Conquest has teamed up with Thrillist, the leading online Men’s publication and urban guide to bring NY 7 awesome days of Burger & Craft Beer events. To purchase tickets and offers for NY Burger Week go to Thrillist Rewards. To see all events go to the official NY Burger Week website.

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Tweet @BurgerWeek & @BurgerConquest

THE CONQUEST
I get asked all the time, “what is the best Burger you’ve ever eaten?” With 500 plus Burgers reviewed on this site, it shouldn’t be a surprise to know this query is very popular in conversations with me. What should surprise you, is that I do have an answer and there is a best Burger I have ever eaten and it’s at Rub BBQ in New York City.

Rub BBQ’s Monday Night Secret Burger is something I can talk about endlessly. It’s probably one of the most heralded, talked about and anticipated burgers in all the burgerverse and it’s only available on Monday nights. Every Monday, beginning at 6 pm, Rub BBQ starts serving them but doesn’t put them on the menu. You need to know to ask and while you’re at it, there is one more thing you should know. There is always more than 1 burger.

Each week Rub offers up THE “Rub Burger” which is Burger Conquest fave but they also put forth a different specialty each week. Ever since this burger ritual began more than a year ago, Rub BBQ has NEVER repeated a special burger. While I would like to tell you i’ve eaten them all, I haven’t but spend 10 minutes with owner Andrew Fischel and Chef Scott Smith and you’ll feel like you missed out on 60-70 of the most important burgers ever made.

In 2011, I worked with them to put together an Off-Menu Burger Bash, that was one of the most awesome & filling Burger events of all times. The event sold out both seatings in about an hour. People who were lucky enough to get tickets, were treated to a menu that had 5 of Rub’s Secret Monday Night Burgers along with some sides and some Boozy Milk Shakes. Well, what would Burger Conquest’s NY BURGER WEEK without including an event at Burger Conquest? Let’s not even discuss, instead let’s talk about NY Burger Week’s Grand Finale … One of the greatest New York Burger events EVER returns!

NY BURGER WEEK EVENT

THE RUB BBQ EXCLUSIVE OFF-MENU BURGER BASH



Rub BBQ
Ticket Link: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/247701
208 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011

Sunday May 20, 2012
12:00 – 2:00 pm

Price: $44.95

For our Second Annual Burger Bash Event, we are serving 4 off-the-menu Burgers from award winning barbeque-ists featuring:

  • The Mac-N-Cheese Burger: House Ground Burger topped with Deep Fried Mac N Cheese and Aioli
  • The Bacon Burger: House Ground Burger mixed with house made Bacon topped with Cheddar cheese and Pickled Red Onions
  • The Black and Blue Burger: House Ground Burger Blackened and topped with “Stinky” Blue Cheese
  • A North African Lamb Burger: House ground Beef and Lamb blend mixed with Moroccan Spices topped with a Pine Nut and Golden Raisin Relish

This flavor intensive feast includes:

  • Two Draft Craft Beers or Fountain Drinks (Soda, Tea or Lemonade)
  • Choice of 1 small order of Fries or Onion Strings

THE BURGERS
Rub’s process for Burger making is nothing short of intense. They house grind their own Meat and other than the Buns, they prep everything in house. They can’t just be whipped out or served quickly, they take time, hence the two hours it would take to eat my way through this epic Burger meal.

Rub BBQ started everyone with a choice of drinks including a selection from their craft beers on tap. While the first of the Burgers was hitting the flat iron, we had a choice of French Fries or Onion Rings. I went with the house cut whole Potato Fries, covered them up in a little vinegar and a “table mixed” BBQ / Ketchup.

Black and Blue Burger–  House Ground Burger coated in a Cajun Seasoning and then blackened & topped with a Valedon Spanish Blue Cheese and Remoulade. This was the juiciest, most perfectly executed Black and Blue Burger ever. The tastes happen in order of bite; first you taste the Blue Cheese, then the Cajun Spices and then the Beef. Chef Scott must be some kind of Wizard with his most impressive trick being able to make sure you can still taste the Beef in the middle of all the intense flavors surrounding it.


9 out of 10 Ounces

Fried Mac-N-Cheese Burger: House Ground Burger topped with home made Deep Fried Mac N Cheese and a Roasted Garlic Aioli on a Buttered Toasted Bun. Is there anything Rub BBQ can make that isn’t perfect? Not even if they were trying. Again, another perfectly cooked Beef Patty and this time topped with something that could’ve been served as it’s own dish! Mac n Cheese is awesome. When it’s deep fried, which is totally unnecessary, it makes it even more amazing. The Garlic Aioli gives a nice tangy taste to each bite and along with the juiciness of the Meat, keep it from being dry.


9 out of 10 Ounces

North African Lamb Burger: A blended Patty made from a Beef & Lamb mixed with Moroccan La Kama Spices topped with a Pine Nut, Golden Raisin and preserved Lemon Relish and a Mint Yogurt Sauce. The amount of creativity, time and execution that went into this Burger were well worth it. The North African Lamb Burger is absolutely amazing. The Relish makes all the difference here in pulling together this array of unique flavors.


8 out of 10 Ounces

Cheddar Bacon Burger: House Ground Burger mixed with ground house made, tripled smoked Bacon topped with vintage English Cheddar cheese and a Whole Grain Mustard. At this point in the meal, there was no room left in my stomach. I was filled to the brim with tasty Burgerness. BUT THAT WOULDN’T STOP ME FROM EATING THIS BURGER! In fact, World War Z could erupt and I wouldn’t make a move to evacuate NYC if this was sitting in front of me. In fact, this Burger is so fiercly packed with flavor that it might be used as a weapon to ward off the living dead. Did this need a Cheese as strong as the English Cheddar? No. Was it mandatory to add a robust Whole Grain Mustard? Not really. In fact, the Rub Burger Patty is so good that it doesn’t need the Bacon. But you know what? It wouldn’t be Rub BBQ without crossing the line of Burgery Greatness.


9 out of 10 Ounces
– Rev

Truly one of the most delicious and awesome Burger events out there in the Burgerverse. It was an awesome and appropriate grand finale to NY Burger Week. Do not miss out on the 3rd Annual Off-Menu Burger Bash at Rub BBQ in 2013. Hopefully again, during NY Burger Week.

THE BURGER COUNTQUEST
534 Burgers

May 20, 2012 – 1:44 pm

The Rev Meter for Social Community
The Rev Meter” is a social community meter for assessing how optimized a bar or restaurant is with social networking. By taking what he considers to be the 10 most important social networks and creating a point system, The Rev can accurately asses how well the business is using social networking as a tool. His goal here is to educate and assist great business to better effectively use these tools.

Rub BBQ scores a 10 on The Rev Meter!! They must’ve had some great help.

SCORING:
1 – 4 points:  You’ve missed the 5 basics and are less than optimized
5 points:       You’ve covered the basics, which is better than most but far from optimized.
6 – 9 points: You’re doing better than most and on your way to becoming a well respected social community whiz.
10 points:     Congrats on a perfect score!