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Djerdan

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221 W. 38th St., New York, NY 10018
nr. Eighth Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-921-1183 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    7.6 out of 10

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    8 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Eastern European
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.

7.6 "Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10
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87% Would you go back?
37% Would you take a date?
75% Would you take kids?
62% Would you go on business?
25% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 8.1
Service: 8.1
Décor: 7.3
Value: 7.3

Not-bad lunch and prices, ditsy service

nepoconnell from 10304 | Posted on 7/20/09

Overall Rating: 6 (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.

Stale Burek, Insipid Atmosphere

Knickerbocker from 10128 | Posted on 7/16/09

Overall Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)
Food: 2
Service: 7
Décor: 4
Value: 3

I asked my waitress about the bureks, and she told me that Djerdan doesn't bake them on premises. Instead, they buy them from elsewhere and reheat them. That was quite obvious. If you enjoy reheated leftovers, this is the place for you. If you want fresh food, go elsewhere.

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