Old Bridge 3
“Do not be dissuaded by the dingy looking outside of Old Bridge (Stari Most in their native language).”
“The only Bosnian place that I've been (see my list of Cevapi and such places) to that serves up their pljeskavica injected with cheese.”
“We went there tonight with a friend of mine and his Bosnian friend, and my introduction to Bosnian food was very tasty.”
Old Bridge 3
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Ok food.
Ordered the Cevapi consisting of small grilled beef sausages served with lepina and chopped onion on the side. But basically the dish contains sausages, patties, lamb, chicken, onion, and bread. Also they come with two sauces: white sauce (same as the yogurt gyro sauce, and a red sauce for flavor and not spicy)
The sausages wasn't the best out there. The patties was ok. The chicken was ok, but they didn't have hot sauce to mix it with the chicken. The lamb was hard and chewy. The bread was ok as well.
Basically, you pay for what you get…
It's also called Old Bridge but since I found it under Stari Most which is the Bosnian name of the restaurant, I'm copying and pasting my review in here too.
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Yes yes yes!
The only Bosnian place that I've been (see my list of Cevapi and such places) to that serves up their pljeskavica injected with cheese. The bf says, that's how it really is in the old country. Anyway, It totally changes the entire eating experience. Think of the shroom burger from shake shack-the one stuffed with cheese but 2x larger. I love seeing cheese ozzing. Served with Yugo staples-avjar, sour cream, onions and pita.
They also serve other Yugo dishes-cevapi, sarma, soups and salads.
Stari Most / Old Bridge serves my favorite burgers in the city. I don't know whether that statement would have more or less credibility with the additional context of: "I am not really a burgers person". I would hope more for I've had more than a few thousand, even if the trend a few years back towards 'gourmet burgers' was almost completely lost on me.
As other yelpers have noted, the ambiance inside the restaurant (board outside says Old Bridge Balkan Burgers) is similar to entering someone's home, and the service is as courteous and considerate to reinforce that impression. This is the only Bosnian restaurant I've tried that doesn't serve bureks, but you should only come here if you're hankering for burgers. There are two competent versions available.
The first is the Pljeskavica. One bite into it, and you would realize that the Balkan cuisines have raised ground meat into an art form (my prior disappointing experience at Djerdan, notwithstanding). The extremely wide patty, served inside the large pita bread (not as fluffier as at Cevabdzinica, makes sense in a burger versus the thicker version with Cevapi) likely has some lamb mixed into the beef. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if there are more cuts of meat that add firmness and flavor to the patty! The burger is served with chopped onions and ajvar (paprika, eggplant, red bell peppers) spread.
The other, my preferred, option is the Sarajevo burger. The 'bun' used is smaller than that for the Pljeskavica, but the patty has the same wonderful charred exterior and juicy interior. The taste is enhanced by the liberal use of Bulgarian feta cheese, in addition to tomatoes and lettuce. It's still accompanied by the chopped onions and ajvar spread, though I find that the taste is enhanced by mixing in the Kemak (cream cheese / clotted cream).
I've been the only customer here at both of my visits, and I'm hoping it was only because the visits were on warm, sunny days and that people were out and about. It would be a real shame if Old Bridge would lose out to the likes of Bareburger, 5 Napkin, and all the chains mushrooming across the city! C'mon Astoria, you deserve better. Recognize and appreciate the culturally rich dining options you have!