Bill's Bar and Burger

Sunday we were in NYC for a family thing, and grabbed a quick bite at Bill's Bar and Burger afterwards, which of course was delightful news to me to hear anything with burger in the name.

(photo + red glow of florescent lights)

the menu didn't have a ton of burger options, but did pride itself on having their patties ground fresh every morning & hand pressed. mmmmm. i had The Mexican (pepper jack cheese, pico de gallo, jalapeno, lettuce, chipotle aioli). at first glance was a fairly petite burger (the patties are 6 oz), but all the veggies were super fresh (including the jalapeno which were nice and thin-cut) and the traditional sesame seed bun had such a perfect little shape, like a lil stout burger soldier. first thing i noticed when i dove into this puppy was that it was juicy as hell (i had grease dripping down my chin at one point). they packed a ton of flavor into this little guy, which was cooked with a nice pink center. fries were crispy seasoned steak fries. i had it with a Rodenbach Classic Red Ale which was one of the better beers i've had in a while (reminded me to Lienenkugel Berry which is one of my favs but not sold in NY yet... just less sweet which was nice). i liked it i did. it's a good place to go to if you're craving a straight up burger with clean taste... not too many frills, just fresh fast food style. overall rating... 7 *******.