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BLT Burger

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470 Sixth Ave., New York, NY 10011
nr. 11th St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-243-8226 Send to Phone

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    6 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: American Traditional, Dessert / Ice Cream Shop, Hamburgers
Photo by Shanna Ravindra

Official Website

bltburger.com

Hours

Daily, 11:30am-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

F, V at 14th St.; 1, 2, 3 at 14th St.

Prices

$8-$17

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Delivery
  • Dine at the Bar
  • Lunch
  • Notable Chef
  • Take-Out
  • Reservations Not Required

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Not Accepted

Delivery Area

Waverly Pl. to 21st St., Fourth Ave. to Washington St.

Profile

When Laurent Tourondel opened BLT Steak—the flagship of his burgeoning BLT empire—food snobs took one look at the glorified meat-and-potatoes menu and winced. What's a fine French chef doing serving stacks of onion rings and hunks of unadulterated USDA Prime? Giving the people what they want, bien sur. And Tourondel, who made his name at the French seafood specialist Cello, has built a booming industry doing just that, with variations on a crowd-pleasing theme at BLT Fish, BLT Prime, and the opening of BLT Burger.

The same fiendish junk-food frame of mind that gave rise to BLT Fish's jalapeño poppers have here yielded such unabashed Americana as saucy chicken wings, chili-cheese fries, kiddie cupcakes, and a modest array of burgers served with all the fixin's on soft, squishy buns. The "classic" combines sirloin, brisket, chuck, and short rib, but high-rollers and contrarians can opt for the $16 six-ounce "American Kobe" or the flavorful lamb merguez, dressed in the Greek-gyro fashion with yogurt sauce, onions, cucumbers, and tomatoes. BLT beverage czar Fred Dexheimer roams the booth-lined, wood-wainscoted premises, and his boozy touch is evident in the list of spiked milkshakes and fruity house cocktails. The beer selection is especially fine, with distinct categories for not only draft and bottled, but canned as well—gimmicky, yes, but tasteful too, in the case of Dale's Pale Ale, an award-winning Colorado brew.

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66% Would you go back?
50% Would you take a date?
66% Would you take kids?
16% Would you go on business?
16% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 7.5
Service: 6.0
Décor: 6.7
Value: 5.7

Sadly overhyped...

AngieRose from 10003 | Posted on 9/30/09

Overall Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 5
Service: 4
Décor: 6
Value: 5

I went in looking for a good burger with no frills. I'm all about the food, so although the decor was simple, yet elegant, I was totally let down by the food. The beer selection was good, cocktails "eh", but milkshakes were a MUST have (spiked or virgin). The table ordered appetizers to share and a burger a piece. The appetizers: the side salad was lacking (and cost an outrageous $12) but the fried pickles were great, unfortunately we had to wait a half hour for them after ordering in an empty restaurant. And 30 seconds after the appetizers arrived, the burgers: recommended to be cooked medium, but definitely order them medium-rare--between the lamb, the tex-mex, and the BLT, the toppings were the most interesting parts. Overall... :(

Rip-off

acmewidget from 10031 | Posted on 8/23/09

Overall Rating: 4 (Not Recommended)
Food: 6
Service: 4
Décor: 4
Value: 3

Food is average for a burger joint, service is variable and indifferent, and they charge $4 for a soda (which the waitor apologizes for but doesn't do anything to correct). The ugly taxidermy steer in the back is looking rather sad too--is the eye infected? Won't go back.

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