Black Iron Burger

This place is great. They have an good ambiance, very helpful and friendly wait staff, and most importantly, awesome food.

The burger was cooked exactly to order (well done after my problems last week) and was delicious. The bun was pretty good. The fries were very crispy and tasty. The only problem with the burger was that it was a touch small. The guy at the next table had the right idea by ordering the double burger.

The beer selection was a little obscure but the waitress asked each member of the party what they liked and we all ended up with beers we were happy with.


Overall score 78/100

Waterfront Ale House

This place is great. They have tons of beer and there was no wait. The burgers were a full half-pound of awesome delicious tasty beef. The place itself is not flashy but also not shabby, more middle of the road pub style.

The burger was big and juicy with awesome condiments. The cheese tasted really good on the burger. Don't get the fried onions. They are a little too greasy. The bun was a very good brioche style bun. The fries were good but didn't come with enough salt and should have been seasoned. They had homemade hot sauce which wasn't insanely hot but tasted great and had a good kick to it. I poured a healthy dose of the hot sauce on my burger and it tasted great.

I will definitely go back to this place.

DuMont Burger

This place is great. Their burgers are amazing. Their Fries are good. Their beer is fresh and cold. The waitresses are cute. The ambiance is very pleasant.

The only thing that's bad is that the place is in Williamsburg and Williamsburg sucks. (we went to the one on Bedford)

The burger is so goddamn tasty at this place.

There are two burger choices on the menu: Big and Small. The larger burger has a brioche bun and the smaller one has a ciabatta bun. I like to get the big burger on the ciabatta bun.

I want another DuMont burger right now. I want to eat it like an animal and tear it to pieces and make a mess all over myself.

THIS IS THE BEST BURGER I CAN REMEMBER HAVING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE

Royale

The experience had a very strong start. We each took turns ordering the "Royale with Cheese" then snickering at our incredible wit. We were just as cool as Samuel L Jackson and John Travolta. For real. We got our drink on and chilled on the just-opened-for-summer patio. Life was good.

The Royale experience quickly and comprehensively shit the bed as soon as the food showed up. My co-bloggers ordered medium rare burgers that looked exactly the same as my well done burger. The burger was unimpressive and lacked character and flavor. The fries looked really good but tasted bland.

I don't mean to imply that this place is totally awful, because it isn't. The bar itself is a pleasant place to hang out and the beer tasted just fine. The prices are totally reasonable. The food isn't actually bad, it's just that in the context of our mission to find the greatest burger in NYC, this place failed.