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Zaitzeff
18 Ave. B
(2nd & 3rd Sts.)
East Village
212.477.7137
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Zaitzeff
You’ll find two types of fresh meat in the East Village. There’s the kind that screams “I just spent two hours applying mascara” and then there’s the class of meat that makes true carnivores salivate. Peter Zaitzeff’s third outpost, a sleek and simple, espresso-toned addition to his ever-growing burger chain (you’ll have to trek to the Financial District or Tenafly, NJ for the other two), is known for serving up the latter, but if you play your cards right, you might be able to slip your meat into the former later on. With sirloin ground on location and kobe straight from a Nebraska ranch, the grilled onion garnished burgers are sure to satisfy, especially on that infamous bun of choice: the Portuguese muffin, with its perfect chewiness-to-fluffiness ratio (hopefully your other piece of meat possesses a similar quality). Don’t miss the addictive, hand-cut mixed fries, a blend of crispy Idaho and sweet potato. When you’re done, wash it all down with a glass of Beringer or Nobilo as you try (in vain) to stop licking your fingers.
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Neighborhood:  East Village
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jeff says:


awesome burgers - probably my favorite in ny

I've been to this place about 5 times since my friend brought me there last summer. It's a mystery to me why it's not packed (the east village location). The first time I went my friend ordered her burger medium and it came out closer to rare, but they made her another (and let me eat the first one) and I've never had any problems the other times I went.

My favorite burger places in the city are JGMellon's, Shake Shack and this place. This place might be the winner. The meat is absolutely top quality, grass fed, and their bacon is insane. And their fries blow away the other two. They use an english muffin bun but it's nothing like the crappy english muffins you'd get in a diner - it's a perfect bun. And they have pretty good beer and wine.

THey will write this place up in the Times one day and it will be the most emailed article for a day and then there'll be lines to get in (fortunately it's a pretty big space) which will suck for me but I want them to do well cause they make great burgers and they're really nice.

2/18/2010 8:25:30 PM

Paul C. says:


Friendly owners, great food, great wine....what else do you need,

1/17/2008 1:20:00 PM


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