There’s something about eating a well-cooked burger that leaves so many people with a great deal of satisfaction and contentment. I’m one of those people. As you have seen from my previous posts, I’m crazy about burgers. Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting Top Brgr, conveniently located on 103 West 14 Street about ten feet from the train station. As I walked in I was greeted by Ron Raykin, the owner of Top Brgr, who helpfully explained the menu to me.
Top Brgr takes great pride in serving 100% Kobe beef in all its burgers, raising the bar to how a model burger should be prepared. Aside from beef burgers, Top Brgr also provides a vegetarian option with its veggie burgers. In creating its burgers, Top Brgr allows customers to make their own, giving them a bun-and-patty base with unlimited toppings to choose from. Starting with the burger basics, all sauces, dressings, and vinaigrettes toppings are unrestricted with no extra charge. Then there are the super toppings, which include different types of cheese, mushrooms, and cooked onions, these costing only a dollar extra. Finally, Top Brgr offers extraordinarily unique “super duper toppings” that cannot be found in other burger houses for only $2.50 extra, and I was extremely impressed with the variety of toppings available. For my mini Kobe burger (4 oz.), I wanted to make my burger something that I’ve never tried before, so I decided to put avocado and red & black caviar inside my lettuce-onion-cheddar burger. Having caviar on a burger may sound strange, especially because fish products and meat are not commonly found in the same dish; however, putting caviar in my burger might just be one of the best decisions I’ve made over the past 19 years of my life. The caviar’s distinct taste blended perfectly with the smoky grilled flavor of the patty, making me savor every bite of the mini burger.
Mini Kobe Burger with Caviar & Avocado
Aside from the burger, I also ordered Cajun fries from their extensive list of fries, and I found my hand continuing to reach for them even after I had finished the entire basket by myself. Richly dusted with Cajun pepper and salt, the abundance of zesty flavor in the fries was enough to make me crave them as I write this review. To top everything off, the vanilla milkshake that I had ordered brought me back to my childhood of eating at an all-American diner with my family, with its perfect blend of sweet and creamy. All of the ice-cream and milkshakes in Top Brgr are homemade, giving them the intense richness and taste that would make anybody return to try all of their flavors.
Cajun Fries
Top Brgr’s menu doesn’t stop at just burgers, fries, and milkshakes. They also offer flavored chicken wings, onion rings, salads, corn on the cob, fried Oreos, and fried pickles, or as they call them, “frickles”. My visit to Top Brgr was superb and I strongly recommend it to people of all ages and tastes. With so much diversity in its menu, Top Brgr definitely offers the entire package of good food, variety, and environment. Where else would you be able to have caviar on your burger for the price a college student can afford?
Visit www.topbrgr.com to check out their beyond-amazing, variety packed menu!
Becky Kim, Queens College, Read my blog and follow me on Twitter
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