New Frites N Meats Truck Hit the Street Today (Downtown Lunch Jealousy Ensues)
Earlier in the month the Schnitzel Truck threw competition to the wind, and hipped everyone to a brand new vendor hitting the scene called Frites N Meats. One would assume burger and fries from the twitter account, but it’s all been pretty shrouded in secrecy… until today. The Frites N Meats has been spotted setting up on Greenwich and Chambers this morning- and from the looks of their website they’re serving up burgers and fries. They’ve got two kinds of burgers from DeBragga (grass fed angus, and wagyu), three different buns from Balthazar (brioche, potato onion, and sesame seed), and 5 different kinds of cheese from Murray’s (gruyere, goat, brie, cheddar, and blue.) Uh… that sounds pretty great.
We found out that their permit is only for that location in Washington Market Park… so sadly there will be no Frites N Meats for Midtown. (Boooooo!) I guess I take a little bit of solace knowing that our Downtown Lunch’ers are incredibly happy right now (but not much.)
Check out the menu, after the jump.
You can check out their official website, and follow them on Twitter here.
Posted: 1:15 pm, October 28th, 2009 under Downtown NYC, Frites N Meats.
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yeah, but…the real question is, and remains for any burger place in the freakin world, are they better then In-n-Out?
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::swoon:: they had me at ‘onion jam’ and ‘garlicky guacamole’
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That’s freakin expensive! I’d be interested in photos….b/c it better be f;ing huge to be worth it….
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Don’t get all this hatin on Kobe/Wagyu for burgers. Like clockwork a similar comment shows up every single time anyone mentions it. Usually more than once for any given post, as well. It’s kinda funny, in a knee-jerk, reflexive kind of way.
I had it once in a burger at Del Friscos and it was just fine. In fact it was really good. But I have no idea of the exact blend. It was a while ago.
Likin’ Wagyu in a burger(and talkin about it on a food blog) just ain’t allowed, I guess. At least not without someone telling you you’re wrong about doing it that way. Strange that no other cut generates a nearly 100% probability of people tellin you that using it in a burger is wrong. Just Wagyu.
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Saving the world…one burger at a time????
Jesus wept.
Wankers.
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5.50 for a grass fed angus burger is freakin expensive?
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DeBragga is a pretty high end purveyor of meat, so it’s naturally a bit more expensive than something you’d get from Sysco. Momofuku and Craft are two of their customers off the top of my head.
I also respect their decision to not go with LaFrieda. Everyone and their mother is doing that lately.
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I love potato onion bread from Balthazar. yumm…
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i am just going to go and order a bun with ketchup, mayo, and mustard. if they charge me, i will sue.
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OMG brie on a burger??? I’ve never had that before and I want it. now.
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steve, you are such a dork.
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thanks mkim.
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Also……the bun is “free”…….what fucking planet are these tossers on?
Yes…im 2 glasses into a nice Chablis.
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Again, it comes down to the quality of the ingredients. If their default bun was some generic off the shelf bun and the Balthazar bun was a $1 extra, i’d pay the $1.
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Pricey burger off a truck. I don’t know. I won’t be running downtown or scrambling to get it. Good luck to them. Their ingredients do sound awesome though.
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I think its awesome they have grass fed angus! and greenwich and chambers is walking distance. looks like they are targeting the junior college kids….
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Grass-fed Angus is okay, but no where nearly as good as grass-fed Longhorn beef from Brenham, Texas.
My Texas relatives have been raising Longhorn cattle for three generations now, and I personally refuse to eat any other type of beef.
Of course, my wife and I DO enjoy bison from Ted Turner’s vast herd in South Dakota. But, then, that is a different type of treat altogether.
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@ Steve – I was thinking that myself. Free Bread! And you can make a salad with the greens, onion, and mayo.
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steve, your comment made me chuckle
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So how many MLers are gutsy enough to line up and only order their free bread, raw onion, tomato, and mesclun greens with ketchup, mayo and mustard?
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I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT
OH MY GOD THIS IS LIKE TWO BLOCKS FROM MY HIGH SCHOOL. ARGH!Ok, sorry for the caps. I really. really. really. love frites.
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Putting expensive cuts of meat into burgers is like making ticker tape out of Picassos and Matisses..
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Fred, DocChuck got out of his cage again.
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can’t wait to try this!
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yvo went to stuyvsent…smarty pants!
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i went to BMCC…Woo! COMMUNITY COLIGE!
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Bistro Burger in San Francisco makes a mean Brie Burger…
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Steve, you’re not REALLY a ‘Sr. Financial Analyst’, are you?
Come on, Steve, be honest with us. Tell us what you REALLY do to earn a living.
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Was there today, and let me tell you: these burgers are freaken best. Yes, I’ve had the in-n-out, and the frites-n-meats burger beats it fair-n-square ;)
The meat was juicy, flavorful, just perfectly cooked – not too big and not small either, excellent portion for lunch served on a bun of choice (I had sesame but will definitely try the potato bun next time) and with your choice of additional toppings… I selected the bacon and the garlicky aoili along with Gruyere cheese. That came with tomato, onion and greens. Perfect. I predict long lines. Also, looks like they do the “stamp the card” thing: get your ten burgers and the 11th one is on them. As per one of the guys at the truck today: “you are getting closer to your freebie!” – cute!
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Here is the picture by the way: http://twitpic.com/nbqo9
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FoodieShmoodie, your pic is gone. =( I’m definitely interested but debating how badly I want to try it. I never go to that area anymore.
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I just want to say that I’m glad they didn’t jump on the LaFrieda wagon like all these other burger places. Yes, LaFrieda does great ground beef, but what makes each restaurant’s burgers stand out if the guy next door is using the same burger blend? I think the best burgers are ground in house (Like DBGB), the wagyu burger is so freakin good! So juicy! I bet these street burgers are 10 times better than Bill’s Burgers (had it yesterday and wasn’t impressed at all), but probably doesn’t compare to In-N-Out. Nothing can top In-N-Out, not even Shake Shack.
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I had this today. The brioche bread is like the sesame seed bread, but softer (it has more egg in it). I had the angus burger with cheddar, onion jam and applewood smoked bacon. I followed it up with frites with the sundried tomato condiment. It was AWESOME.
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what’s with all these “jesus wept” refrences, rudy?
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MarisainMidtown, my first brie on a burger was at l’express recently and it was incredible.
goat cheese on a burger?
for shame.
and enough with the wagyu burgers. wagyu is not meant to be ground.