Search no further, I have found the best burger in New York City: Five Guys on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. YOU MUST GO. I NEVER eat red meat, but I'll eat a burger here - it's that good. Actually, technically, you don't have to come all the way to NYC for this burger - they're franchised! I don't know what it is about this city, but people will wait in long lines for food. I've done it - I've waited 30 minutes in Madison Square Park for a Burger at Shake Shack (which used to be the best burger in the city); I've waited 45 minutes to get ice cream at the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory (THE best ice cream in the city); and waited in long lines for cupcakes at Billy's Bakery and Magnolia.
Ordering a 'cheeseburger' at Five Guys is actually a double cheeseburger (so make sure you order a 'little cheeseburger' if you just want one patty.) I'd recommend getting a burger with everything: ketchup, mustard, sauteed onions, lettuce, sauteed mushrooms, pickles, tomatoes. You can watch them cook the burgers fresh, while munching on peanuts as you wait. And their fries are perfectly cooked in peanut oil and you can get them 'five guys style' or cajun.
Anyone reading this from the DC area probably knows Five Guys well. That's where they originated. Actually, I have to give credit to my friend Emily for providing me with my first Five Guys experience. (She used to live above one of their locations in DC when she was in grad school.)
Here's their website for my friends not in NYC or DC:
http://www.fiveguys.com
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