Burger Heaven
“(how I like my men–haha, kidding) I also ordered sweet potato fries which were very good…and of large proportion!”
“Located on the corner of 62nd and Lex, Burger Heaven is a beautiful place to eat with floor to ceiling windows which allow you to look out on one of the prettiest neighborhoods in the city.”
“The staff were so sweet, made little characters and airplanes out of the napkins and served our food so quickly!”
Burger Heaven
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: 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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This review may be a little altered because I was romanced by the staff…
The service was good on a Saturday night.
There were minimal people here.
My boyfriend took me here to get chicken fingers.
They were ok. Honey mustard was in abundance.
The fries were good enough.
The burgers I can't speak for but my meat eating dinner partner likes this place.
But the best part? Getting a man-made paper flower by the waiter. ensured that my bf was going to tip him well.
During the 2.5 or so months a year I live in NYC on Upper East Side this is one of my go-to breakfast joints.
I started Yelp in August after my last trip (about 2 weeks every 2.5 months) and am happy to plug this neighborhood favorite.
In my 2 years living part-time on the UES, Burger Heaven has changed a bit, a new slightly higher-priced menu as well as a full bar with Maker's Mark and other comparable liquors. There aren't too many places like this in the city–much less the UES, which unlike the Upper West Side, has practically no moderately priced eateries, just cheap cheap and very expensive–where you can get a decent martini and a great burger or a Mimosa and a 7 buck omelet.
Located on the corner of 62nd and Lex, Burger Heaven is a beautiful place to eat with floor to ceiling windows which allow you to look out on one of the prettiest neighborhoods in the city. (I'm an uptown girl, perhaps because at 40, I think living downtown or the Village or SoHo is far too hectic and jarring on the nerves and I love both the UWS and UES.)
The service is more than good. It truly is a family and I love walking in and saying hi to everyone my first day or two back in the city. With a long face, I say goodbye to people here (and at Fishtail).
The omelet is not the most spectacular omelet ever, nor are the breakfast potatoes going to change your life. But it's decent and reasonably priced as well as incredibly fast. You can get in and get out of here in 25 minutes if you need to dash.
The burgers are wonderful but not cheap. They aren't like the Bloomingdale's David Burke burger but this is not a 7 buck burger either if you get lettuce, tomato, onion and cheese. The patties are large, juicy and always cooked just as you order it.
I love the cole slaw here and while I do not eat French fries, they are good if you like fries.
The upstairs offers an even better view than the downstairs but I never go up there. Burger Heaven has no WiFi so this is not a place to surf the internet while you eat as so many places in the cities have become.
My only serious complaint is the coffee: it is, without question, the worst coffee I have ever had in NYC. Gas stations have better coffee by far (in CA, at least) and I cannot for the life of me understand why they don't switch vendors.
Even the regulars from the neighborhood, older men and women, joke about this bilge water passing as coffee! I never have cash and Smiley's on the corner has 10 buck minimum on credit cards so I don't usually bring my own, but the wrap place down the street (cheap and excellent but not a place I could bear to sit and eat due to the repellent fumes from the cleaning fluids they use) has great coffee and if I am not in a hurry, I will bring my own.
I always have one burger per trip from Burger Heaven. Also, they deliver in the neighborhood with no extra charge which is very nice.
Sometime times summer, they started Happy Hour with 5 buck specialty cocktails. Fun!
Stumbled upon this place with my family when they visited a while back. We were all hungry and decided to try it out. It was no success for any of us.
Although the food was ok, the service was terrible. In a party of 5 they got all the orders wrong in one way or another, and we multiple times had to ask for water. We were served our food at different times and we always had to follow up refills. Over all we felt like demanding costumers but at the same time we did not have high or unreasonable expectations.
I realize I should not judge a place based on only one waiter but at the same time that one waiter ruin any chance for me going back there.
I decided to just walk into a place without looking up the reviews first. Very unlike me, but I wanted to find a NY gem without any bias. I was craving a burger, so when we stumbled upon Burger Heaven and it was packed, I figured it must be good for burgers. After we left, I said to my friend, "eh, I'd give them 3 stars maybe." I looked up the Yelp reviews after we walked out and was sad that there are so many good options in NY and we happened to find the place with 2 1/2 stars 🙁
I will say, though, that many of the reviews mention how horrible the service was and yet our waitress was so sweet and accommodating even though they were crazy busy during peak lunch time. We were having troubles deciding which burger we wanted and she took the time to explain the options and give us her feedback on some of the burgers. Their regular fries are fresh and cut in-house, but their curly fries are not. However, I love curly fries so I went with those and my friend got the house cut fries. Both were pretty good. The burgers weren't anything outstanding and the bun was very dry/hard. Since their name is Burger Heaven I would expect burgers to be their specialty (go figure), hence the lacking stars. Food came out incredibly fast, so I assume they have burgers being made constantly because it seemed like we waited only 5 minutes for our food. It's like sit-down fast food.
If you're in a hurry and want a quick burger, this would be an okay option, but I would say there are better options nearby if you're looking for a more exciting meal. Needless to say, I didn't find my NY burger gem, but it wasn't a complete waste of a meal.
Stopped in to grab lunch. Service was fast which is perfect as as we wanted a grab and go. This is more of a sit down diner. I got the chicken cutlet sandwich came with side of cole slaw, but tasted bland as there was no sauce or anything on it. I asked for a side of ranch dressing. My friend got the turkey club which was good. Good place for a quick lunch if you are looking for a basic sandwich or burger.
Let's get one thing straight – this place sucks…I'd almost say terrible and give it 1-star, but I guess it is edible, but then again a microwavable Hot Pocket is edible as well.
Anyway, with so many great burger options in the city and nearby (P.J. Clarke's, Bareburger, New York Burger, Shake Shack, even Five Guys and Brgr, or even Tony the Dragon food cart), why would anyone come here? And on top of the poor quality, the burger is $16, and with a drink + tax, you're spending over $20 for a burger you wish you hadn't even eaten. I'd say the burger is maybe a notch higher than a burger from a bad (not good) diner, to give you some perspective.
So I have no clue why people like this place, other than maybe having the ability to get sweet potato fries, or that they just haven't been to any of the other places I mentioned. It's so bad in my opinion, that sometimes my company will order-in Burger Heaven for us (for Free), and I'll even pass on it cause I'd rather not waste calories on a tasteless burger, just my opinion…Caveat emptor.
Came here to grab a burger on the go before popping into the F train station and did not expect this joint to be such a fancy diner. Their food is overpriced but I guess you pay for the ambience. The wait wasn't too bad (5-10 minutes) and they packed my turkey burger very neatly in a circular aluminum pan. The turkey patty was thick too, which was nice but for $11.85, that is still one expensive burger.
I've passed by Burger Heaven for years, and I finally went in last weekend when it started pouring and I had no umbrella.
It felt strange to be in a diner in Manhattan, but we didn't really have much of a choice. They have a pretty nice outdoor seating area, but because of the weather we had to sit inside. Burger Heaven's saving grace was it's happy hour special (which is available on weekends too.) I had some vodka/orange juice/grenadine drink which was great, and my friend got a frozen margarita which didn't look as good. They were both only $5, so if you want to drink and don't mind a sub par ambiance, this is the place for you.
We also got a small plate of average sweet potato fries for $6. Most of the burgers and sandwiches don't come with fries, so a meal at this little dinner would be about $20, which is ridiculous.
On the bright side, our waiter was very nice and happy!