Comments on: Your First Look at the Frites N Meats Burger

By: andrew

andrew — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:53:11 +0000

I had the angus today at 52 and Park. I was excited to have them right nearby because I have heard about them and wanted to give their burgers a try. The burger was cooked properly maybe just a bit past medium rare, but still a little tough and chewy. I got one lump of unchewable gristle in there. Overall it wasn’t bad but it was certainly uninspiring, even with ham and gruyere to make it into an “El Cubano”. $8.50 is pretty steep for a non-spectacular burger. I don’t eat a lot of burgers but if I did I’d make the short walk to Goodburger at 54th and Lex rather than go back to this truck.

By: Monique

Monique — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:17:11 +0000

Went to FM on Friday with the coworkers but at 1:15 the line was about 30 ppl deep and I only had 40 mins. Today I got there at Noon with high hopes and expectations.
HUGE LET DOWN.
I started with the angus burger on the potato onion roll. Topped it with onion jam, gruyere, bacon, and mesclin lettuce. I also ordered the fries.
The order came out quickly and i almost left without my soda- good thing i checked my bag. But i should have checked my burger for a number of reasons.
One, it was raw. Charred on the outside and completely raw on the inside. I am a big fan of rare meat but it was still mooing.
two, the potato bun was hard and tough – I envisioned a buttery and soft bun. i was not a fan of the bread.
Third, the Bacon…or lack there of. where was it? They never put it on there. FML
lastly, the fries. SALTY is an understatement. Not the best frittes I have had (Pommes Frittes on 2nd Ave is still my fav) and with all the salt on the fries, my garlic ailoli was too pungent. I’d prefer a honey mustard dipping sauce or something…

Am I a complainer or what? I was so excited to try this place out but I am very disappointed. I am willing to give them another try but not until after they work out the kinks. I really would have liked to email them with my missing bacon and raw meat issue (in a Not-so Bitchy way, of course) but I couldnt find an email addy and i cant twitter taht- i dont want to give them a bad rep… Thanks for that.
I would go back to tell them myself but the place is a good 12 blocks from my office and I dotn feel like walking over there to tell him how much they disappointed me.

By: nightcrawler

nightcrawler — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:30:27 +0000

Went there on the 29th. The fryer was broken, and had to wait 45 minutes for my burger. However, the angus burger was sublime.

By: meatloafing

meatloafing — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:18:28 +0000

that roll is terrible!

By: Monique

Monique — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:36 +0000

I meant ANGUS … not Kobe.

By: Cosilicious

Cosilicious — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:29:14 +0000

fantastic, I can’t wait to try it.

By: Chris Seamens

Chris Seamens — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:03:53 +0000

Cheese – You and me both. Still good though. And thanks for your approval.

Wade – Chris is the name. And while technically Lunch’er Kevin was the first customer ever, I was able to have the experience vicariously.

By: Monique

Monique — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:47:03 +0000

I’m checking it out today- let you know how it goes. You’re not the first to tell me the wagyu isnt what they expected. Kobe it is!

By: Wade

Wade — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:40:30 +0000

Daniel, does this mean you were the first customer ever for this truck? That’s pretty cool. My only first was at the long-defunct Greenwich Village Arby’s.

By: CheeeeEEEEse

CheeeeEEEEse — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:39:26 +0000

Best downtown lunch review yet.

Sad on the overcooked-ness of that burger though.