Jg melon review

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Melon always comes up in conversation about the best burger in the city. Boy, was I totally wrong. The bar area is softly lit, while the dining area is even darker. It made me wonder if the sun had set, would I have even been able to see my food. My friends and I snagged a few seats at the bar while waiting about minutes for our table in the back.

Jg melon review

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. One of the few nice things about the original J. Melon, perennially packed and irrationally celebrated for its no-frills pub burgers, is the soundtrack of sizzling meat. Cooks slap fat patties on a griddle with such frequency that the Pavlovian hiss of browning beef never ceases. One could mistake the low-level hum for an ambient mood tape — like a soothing track of summer rainfall or ocean waves. Then you come to your senses. If only — J. No shortage of publications, including Eater , has placed J. G Melon among its ranks of top New York burgers.

What are you looking for? It is simply a dry, bland, hockey puck of a burger. Written by Chris Stang.

NYC Review. American Burgers. Greenwich Village. When plans for a second location of the classic Upper East Side burger joint J. Melon were announced in late , people had mixed reactions. Much like when a classic movie starts production on a sequel decades after the original, excitement was met with a great deal of skepticism. Then again, maybe you can.

NYC Review. American Burgers. Greenwich Village. When plans for a second location of the classic Upper East Side burger joint J. Melon were announced in late , people had mixed reactions. Much like when a classic movie starts production on a sequel decades after the original, excitement was met with a great deal of skepticism. Then again, maybe you can. Because as far as we can tell, the new J. Melon is an excellent copy of the first. The new spot on MacDougal Street is run by a few seasoned restaurateurs and one longtime manager of the original who licensed both the name and the watermelon trinkets from the 3rd Avenue location.

Jg melon review

NYC Review. Bar Food Burgers. Upper East Side. There was a time when this was the only restaurant anywhere near the Upper East Side that we would make a trip for. Melon's is one of the better burgers in New York City, and it had it's 30th anniversary long before Shake Shack and Five Guys started opening up locations around town like Duane Reade. Nowadays there are a few more culinary bright spots in the area, but it seemed necessary that we give J. Melon's it's due respect. If you haven't been, there are a few things you should know: it will inevitably be crowded, you need to drink beers by the bottle not from the tap , and the service will not be friendly. But before you go running to Yelp to tell all your "friends" about how mean they were to you, consider this—it's a New York institution that's been serving burgers since TGI Friday's was nothing more than a swinging singles bar down the street. Respect your elders and eat.

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Can anyone really find fault in that? Written by Chris Stang. A bacon cheeseburger from J. My friends and I snagged a few seats at the bar while waiting about minutes for our table in the back. And if you stand in front of the bar staring at your phone, you won't be served. Clearly, he is missing the entire point of J. Melon, the iconic Upper East Side restaurant. In fact, it is remarkably good. Sign me up. The bar area is softly lit, while the dining area is even darker. That thing we said about how you spent your weekend? The smell of the beef can only be matched by its incredible flavor, which has never changed in my 15 plus years of visiting the establishment.

On Tuesday, Eater published an article slamming J. Melon, the iconic Upper East Side restaurant. Clearly, he is missing the entire point of J.

Actually, they seem to have also licensed every other detail, from the burger recipe to the cottage fries to the sweet, dank smell of wet bar towels and stale beer. Perhaps some of these absurdities would be tolerable if the place were truly dirt cheap, if J. NYC Review. But before you go running to Yelp to tell all your "friends" about how mean they were to you, consider this—it's a New York institution that's been serving burgers since TGI Friday's was nothing more than a swinging singles bar down the street. This is not to say that the food at J. One of the few nice things about the original J. Nowadays there are a few more culinary bright spots in the area, but it seemed necessary that we give J. It is simply a dry, bland, hockey puck of a burger. Then again, maybe you can. Melon embraces simplicity and creates a damn good burger.