Comments on: BREAKING: City Burger to Become Schnitzel Shop?

By: J Cyzl

J Cyzl — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:46:30 +0000

city burger was a joke.
overpriced mediocre food that was NEVER cooked right. i ate there 3 or 4 times every single time they cooked the meat into a hockypuck, even when i ordered it medium rare. good riddance.

By: stevenp

stevenp — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:31:27 +0000

Zach can clear up the whole glatt kosher issue. Wait, nevermind, he’s a porkophile!

By: MikeNYC

MikeNYC — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:59:14 +0000

Holy crap! I had two cheeseburgers there late Tuesday afternoon. They were pretty good, not great. Dunno why they asked if I wanted it medium each time, and then served them well. And the cook was smashing down on my burger with the spatula (!) But it’s too bad they’re gone.

This operation always seemed doomed from the start, to me. The first few times I tried to go there they were closed, including a ‘door locked at 4:30 when they close at 5:00 PM’ type thing. I really hate that. Plus it wasn’t the best location.

By: meyekull

meyekull — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:27:53 +0000

Can someone now prepare a comparison of the differences between Kosher Meat and Halal Meat?
You can leave off the rabbinical certification which is a corrupt process.

When i worked at the Concord Hotel (Kosher) in 1977, Enemencio, the dishwasher, used to make himself cheeseburgers in the coffee shop grill when no one was looking. Oops

By: BigAl72

BigAl72 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:49:41 +0000

@mamacita- I can’t really explain the difference between Glatt kosher and regular kosher (basically I’m pretty sure it’s just a difference of strictness with regards to certain standards), but I can quickly give the basics on what’s kosher.

Kosher basically means that the food is certified by a rabbi that it complies with various Jewish laws about food. For meat to be kosher it has to be slaughtered in a certain way.

Certain meats are automatically not kosher, such as meat from pigs, or other animals without cloven hooves that doesn’t chew its cud. Poultry is ok, however. Also, any shellfish or fish that does not have scales is not kosher.

Finally, it is unkosher to serve meat at the same meal that you serve dairy products. Poultry is counted as meat, but eggs and fish are not.

There are lots of more rules, which I don’t really know.

Look here for more info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosher

By: Teena in Toronto

Teena in Toronto — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:42:17 +0000

I just saw your interview on “Great Food Revolution” … very cool!

Teena in Toronto
http://www.purple4mee.com

By: LarryB

LarryB — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:37:13 +0000

This has been a fun one to watch develop as well:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriprocessors

By: DocChuck09

DocChuck09 — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:59:34 +0000

RE: “For meat to be kosher, it must come from a kosher animal and be slaughtered in a kosher way.”

No disrespect to your ‘religious’ beliefs, but do you REALLY believe that meat you purchase in NYC markets adheres 100% to your definition of “Kosher”?

If you do, I think that your are VERY naive.

The vendors in NYC are interested in the ‘bottom line’ only. They don’t give a HOOT about your religious beliefs.

And if you don’t believe me, then ask all of the many rabbis who were arrested in New Jersey today, some of whom were in charge of enforcing “kosher” standards.

You REALLY need to wake up and smell the coffee.

By: Pigeon

Pigeon — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:42:04 +0000

That’s sad. My first burger after 10 years of being a vegetarian was from City Burger, so it will always hold a special place in my heart.

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