5 Napkin Burger
“All the condiments worked wonderfully with the burger as well, particularly the rosemary aioli and the caramelized onions.”
“All appetizers are awesome, but I always starte with the sushi, sounds weird that a burger joint has asian food, but man do they do it right!”
“The cocktails and shakes here are also pretty good, but the burger is really the star- as it should be.”
5 Napkin Burger
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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The Five Napkin burger is cheesy and stoked in rosemary aoli. It was cooked correctly to medium-rare. It came with a forlorn handful or rosemary fries. My wife's burger salad had a nice assemblage of greens with an overcooked char-crusted well-done patty of beef. I eat fast, but before my wife was done eating — which I pointed out — the service said "do you want any dessert" and plunked down the dessert menu. Needless to say, this is a turn-the-tables kind of place — efficient but lacking in warmth, food good enough but nothing amazing. Kind of like Applebees.
Five Napkin has been around here for quite some time. Not as popular as Five Guys or Shake Shack, but a fixture in the city burger scene. Since there's a lot of competition, haven't really tried it until late night Sunday cravings took hold.
Ordered the Avocado Ranch Burger ($16) and substituted regular fries with Poutine (a couple bucks extra). Burger is certainly big as you need two hands to hold it, and juicy. Was hoping for more guacamole out of this burger and possibly less ranch, yet it all stayed within the bun, so that's a plus. Poutine was a disappointment. Not enough cheese or gravy, and the curds were tiny (at least I got a lot).
Got all this to go – got the meal within 15 minutes, so decent service. Wouldn't say I'd be back here, though they do have a lot of options.
The name really says it all. As someone whose favorite food is a good cheeseburger I feel like I have a bit higher than normal expectations. The burger was AMAZING. I went pretty plain jane just cheese, bacon and mayo and soooo worth it! the burger was on the larger side and I didn't really need the fries but they also were very good!. The wait wasn't bad we were there mid day on a Saturday in May so I was honestly a bit shocked we got in as quickly as we did. We did order drinks at the bar while waiting and they were delicious but the bar was very hard to get into almost no space and very busy.
Staff seemed very hurried and things seemed rushed. The waitress wasn't rude at all but was very "what would you like", "Here are your drinks", "anything else?" Etc.
Why not give 5 Napkins, 5 Stars? The staff was friendly, the space was well decorated, the ambiance was great and the food was definitely on par with what I was expecting.
We had the Buffalo Chicken Sandwich and a Turkey Cheese Burger…one with Sweet Potato Fries and one with Regular Hand Cut Fries. Both were so amazingly good. The turkey burger was well seasoned and the chicken burger was not drenched in sauce it had just the right amount….
Decent place, it was great I would go again and experiment with their other burgers.
It is around $15 per burger so that's not terribly fun to pay BUT it was worth it.
My all-time favorite burger restaurant for a (somewhat) classy, sit-down experience. The staff is extremely friendly and makes for a comfortable environment that's also great for groups. Plus if there's a holiday, they usually deck out the place with decorations.
Burgers here are cooked to perfection. I always order medium-rare and am never disappointed. It's greasy but umami in my mouth, making me finish every bite even though I'm already stuffed by the delicious fries. The dishes are pretty expensive ($15/burger and side) but totally worth the experience and great food.
They used to have wasabi deviled eggs and potato skin appetizers which were the bomb, but they stopped serving them the last time I came. Bring them back, 5 Napkin Burger!!
Ok. Picture this. Rainy day. Bestie. And the best damn burger and margaritas your belly can hold. We dined leisurely for well over 2 hours. The staff was totally welcoming and attentive. No room for dessert but it helped my short stay in NYC be that much better. Fries are yummy too. I guess I will try actual brunch next time.
Really great burgers and atmosphere.
I was craving a burger and I had not been here in a long time so while I was in town I dropped into this location. There was no wait on a Saturday afternoon for a party of two and we got seated right away. The waiter was on point and took out drink orders as soon as we sat down. We didn't even have to ask for water because he had it ready for us right after we got seated. He explained the menu and he specials they had for this particular day. They have a small selection of local craft beer as well as the popular domestics and imports. I order a appetizer of the Italian putine. It was delicious gravy fries with mozzarella cheese curd. I had the signature 5 napkin burger at it was a great choice. I love how they have the cheese completely melted into the burger. The burger it's self was fantastic medium well but still very juicy and flavorful. I loved the sweat potato fried that I got to go along with my burger sine I had the regular fries in my appetizer. I am a fan and will return.
Recently came here for dinner after not being here for a while (the food was getting pretty gross) and was pleasantly surprised. Totally revamped menu with plenty of healthy options. Will definitely be back.