First time posting on the site but I read it daily…

Got a cheeseburger + mayo and ketchup, medium well.

The patty was a little thicker than I expected which was a pleasant surprise.

I ended up taking off the top half of the bun and tossing it out… I have never done that before, but just didn’t like the taste of it. The rest of the burger tasted just fine though. I’ll make the trip back next Tuesday for another. It was definitely worth my 99 cents at least.

Comment from Rudy McBagel
Time: October 9, 2008, 2:03 pm

Samwich,All veggies should have their balls dipped in hot oil.

Just got back from City Burger. The 99-cent burgers start at 10 am, btw. All single burgers are 99 cents (regular, cheese, turkey, veggie–I doubt the salmon burgers are 99 cents but I didn’t ask). Of course, just 1 burger per customer!

I got mine with the works–lettuce, tomato, onions, pickle, mustard, and (supposedly) ketchup and mayo, which I didn’t detect. The onions were sharp and the generic yellow mustard a bit overwhelming, so next time I’d just get lettuce and tomato.

As to the burger, I ordered it medium-rare and it was closer to rare, but not a problem. The meat was moist but not juicy at all, not tasting even close to the Shake Shack burger which reportedly uses the same meat. I suspect a lot of the juices are lost on the grill from the sounds of it. The burger was a good size, fairly thick but no real char on the outside. The bun was a bit large and fluffy, and could use a bit of compression before eating.

Overall, not a bad burger but not exceptional. Not close to the Shack or Burger Joint offerings in terms of juiciness, but the quality of the meat puts it above the generic deli/shop burgers.