what we love: Otherworldly-good burgers and steakhouse-quality sides partnered with excellent service and decor that was classier than we were
what we could live without: our inability to eat there daily
burger scale: A+
price range: Expense account
payment method: cash or credit, and possibly your first-born child
Oh Primehouse NY, captain of all things burger-worthy! Apparently the laudatory reviews were well merited, because we universally loved this joint.
But let's start with the service, which was a stellar accompaniment to our experience. The burger menu is generally reserved for lunch or the bar, so we had to request it specially since we came for a dinner seating. Did our waiter cringe in annoyance upon realizing that we twelve would not be ordering $50 steaks apiece? Not only did he not bat an eye, he was fun, friendly, attentive, and highly informative (sharing with us secrets of places to get excellent bone marrow, among other juicy morsels.) Considering our casual attire in this gleaming venue, this was clearly the mark of top-notch service and we were impressed.
More impressive still were....the burgers. The menu sports three main varietals: classic (lettuce, tomato, onion, and your choice of cheddar, Gruyere or American), steakhouse (caramelized onions, 'shrooms, steaksauce) and the Bacon & Blue (handcut slab bacon, Maytag blue cheese, lettuce, tomato, and sighs all around.)
The burgers are perfectly-cooked 10oz of Pat LaFrieda beef, smothered in toppings and nestled into a "pretzel" bun. Not sure why it is called pretzel bun, but it had the perfect structural integrity to hold together the burger ensemble without overpowering the flavor. The steakhouse burger's generous toppings complemented the flavorful meat without dominating it. The bacon was so thick that we removed some of it and used it as a spoon to better consume the outstanding mac & cheese side, a quality we found endearing.
The burgers are almost too large to eat sans knife and fork but finding a way to mange them as a whole is highly recommended and not impossible. But if you had to disassemble....you'd surely leave not a morsel of beef behind. Yup, it was that good.
The burgers are accompanied by excellent steakhouse wedge fries, thick-cut and crispy enough to pass muster from our "extra crispy fries" crowd. Sadly, the burgers are so yumdelish and generous, many fries were left behind as our stomachs reached capacity. Hurts so good.
Summary: We'd call it Burger Heaven if that name were not already claimed in NY. Suffice it to say, we've been drooling on our keyboards as we've reminisced about this burger.
The mac and Cheese:
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