junior's bar & grill

saturday night was try-a-new-burger-joint night, and we finally tried Junior's Bar & Grill, albany ny. Junior's is the casual kid brother restaurant to chic The Point(which is directly next door). The Point currently has the standing as my #1 favorite albany burger, so naturally i was beyond pumped to hit Junior's. we started with 2 orders of wings (the "moonshine" which are this yummy sweet & spicy honey-mustard concoction & some hot)... they were huge, saucy, juicy, perfect. for burgers kyle & i did the two burger split - i ordered the One-Eyed Willie (fried onion strips, bacon, cheddar & fried egg, & kyle got the California Chase (lettuce, deep fried pickles, bacon, monte jack, onion rings, russian dressing, side of guac). all ordered medium rare.

the burgers were HUGE (1/2 lb patties), served on kaiser buns. for the size, i was expecting a very juicy burger, but even though the meat was very fresh & tasty it didn't have a lot of juice to it. it was served a solid medium as there was no pink in the middle, which may in part factor into the minimal juice aspect. with that, the kaiser bun was a little bit of overkill since i didn't need that bready a bun to combat the burger juices. the fried egg had no liquid to it, which i prefer when egging a burger b/c that runny yolk is the bessst when it drips down into all the juicy burger fun. i'm focusing on the negative though - the meat & the toppings were all fantastic, and i think if this was cooked right it is still a very good contender on the albany burger list. separately, the fries it came with were awesome. i'd pop it a 6 ******. i would try it again, it had a great atmosphere (and good bar food variety on the menu), but if i need a king-of-all-burgers i'll spend a few bucks more and go across the street to the Point.