Comments on: City Burger Reinvents Itself With Black Label

By: burgersnob in the bush tower

burgersnob in the bush tower — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:24:20 +0000

I had this thing two days in a row. You can definitely taste the common lineage with Shake Shack burgers.

Though I’m not very happy about the cost, I am willing to pay for it since they deliver to my office.

By: JustNancy

JustNancy — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:02:09 +0000

A burger war has to take into account the two different styles: the thin double patty (Five Guys, Shake Shack) and the one big clunk kind. They’re totally different and I think they’d have to be judged differently.

By: dougiec

dougiec — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:49:08 +0000

Burger Wars it is! Shake Shack, Burger Joint, City Burger, and Five Guys. I’d be happy to partake.

By: wayne

wayne — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:21:28 +0000

Shitty service, overdone burgers and high prices is no way to survive a recession in southwest midtown. They must be aiming to be the next Sakae Sushi

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:20:42 +0000

I think there are a variety of ways to look at this burger. From the Midtown Lunch perspective of a $10 lunch… I would guess a $13 cheeseburger is not for everyone.

From a cheeseburger to cheeseburger comparison perspective, this is definitely worth trying. Yes it’s an expensive take-out burger but it tastes different. I can’t tell you if it lives up to this black label hype, but it definitely has a completely different taste. If you’re really into trying the various burgers in this city, you owe it to yourself to at least try this one. I think of those that do, many will come away with a kinder impression of City Burger.

With all that said, there was no line when I went, so the criticism of the service may still stand.

By: Wined & Dined

Wined & Dined — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:26:42 +0000

no way this burger is as good as burger joint or a shackburger…this calls for a ‘burger wars’ midtown lunch edition.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:47:42 +0000

A gallon of oil won’t make a bicycle pedal itself.

By: JustNancy

JustNancy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:38:58 +0000

I’m glad to see a midtown burger place crank up the intensity. There are plenty of blah $10+ burgers in midtown. Dude’s trying to (re)claim a piece of the action! For marketing, I totally think he should do the “cheese no charge” to offset the hefty price tag. Dram Shop does that and I totally appreciate it. I always found a buck, buck-25 extra for cheese just stupid. I’m going to start carrying Kraft singles in my handbag.

By: Dubbininbklyn

Dubbininbklyn — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:35:42 +0000

I am salivating over the fact that Mamacita illegally downloads Top Gear. That is so sexy…

By: sandra

sandra — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:29:56 +0000

Has their service gotten any faster? That was my main complaint about City Burger, more so than the food itself.