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Djerdan

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221 W. 38th St., New York, NY 10018 40.7538 -73.989364
nr. Eighth Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
work212-921-1183 Send to Phone

  • Cuisine: Eastern European
  • Price Range: $$

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  • Reader Rating:

    7.8 out of 10

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    9 Reviews | Write a Review

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

Official Website

djerdan.com

Hours

Mon-Sat, 11am-10pm; Sun, noon-8pm

Nearby Subway Stops

1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, S, W at Times Sq.-42nd St.

Prices

$10.95-$16.95

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Lunch
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Profile

This garment-district cafeteria makes the best and biggest bureks in town—titanic slabs of flaky phyllo pie hefted from the oven throughout the day. The spinach-and-cheese version is sublime, but the ground-beef is even better. The kitchen also turns out great servings of stuffed cabbage and beef goulash as well as cevapi, tasty Bosnian beef sausages served with feta, onion, and a peppery condiment so alarmingly bright red that in the absence of a flare, you could use it as a roadside distress signal.

7.8 "Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10
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88% Would you go back?
44% Would you take a date?
77% Would you take kids?
66% Would you go on business?
33% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 8.2
Service: 8.1
Décor: 7.2
Value: 7.6
Djerdan

Easier than a trip to Zagreb

MLeopold from 11743 | Posted on 12/4/09

Overall Rating: 109 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 8
Décor: 7
Value: 10

On a Thursday night we found an oasis of calm good service and food that tasted like going to a good restaurant in eastern Europe - in this case Croatia or Bosnia. They are famous for their "burek" -- justifiably so. We had a properly chilled salad made with the freshest ingredients, a spinach burek (the portions are large), a fine entree and a most amazing apple dessert. We will definitely return and sample some of the other dishes. This is a real find!

Djerdan

Not-bad lunch and prices, ditsy service

nepoconnell from 10304 | Posted on 7/20/09

Overall Rating: 106 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 7
Service: 4
Décor: 7
Value: 7

We work across the street and thought that this would be a quick place for lunch. Nope! 1 hour 45 minutes later, we got the check. Our tasty salads with shaved feta and our sodas came quickly, but we didn't get our bureks until we reminded the waitress, 45 minutes later, that we hadn't received our food yet. She was very nice and apologetic about it, but didn't seem to know what we were talking about. Bureks arrived lukewarm but still semi-tasty. I'd order again, but call ahead for takeout next time...and would get the spinach burek again. Still, I've had WAY better bureks in the Bronx and Staten Island.

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