One day about 5 months ago, I walked by an empty storefront with a sign: "5 napkin burger - coming soon." I googled 5 napkin burger and found out that the chain had been voted best burger in NYC! I thought back to all of the burgers I'd eaten in NYC - at Corner Bistro, JG Melon's, Raw, Shake Shack to name a few - and couldn't even fathom what a better burger might taste like... Anticipation ran high every day as signs of progress began to appear. My friend B even called to ascertain when the restaurant might be opening and we learned it would be in March.
We tried to go the week the restaurant opened, but the wait was 2 hours long, so we just had drinks at the bar....(mixed crowd... potentially Boston bridge & tunnel - more than 1 scrunchie was spotted). So, finally today, my friend A generously offered to buy me lunch and the long-awaited day had come. He ordered a burger salad and I had to get the original 5 napkin burger which came with gruyere, carmelized onions and white bread. When my burger came, I was a little disappointed b/c I had ordered a medium burger, but this was pinkly rare... I thought it was kinda greasy and the cheese and bread weren't great. :( Even though the company was good, the meal did not even come close to my expectations of deliciousness.
Sadly, I have to give the 5 napkins 4 stars out of 10.
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