5 Napkin Burger
630 9th Avenue at 45th Street, NYC
212-757-2277
Chef Andy D’Amico creates new tradition from old with the “Burger for Two”
Fine dining restaurants have a rich tradition of serving celebratory entrees meant for sharing, like perfectly roasted Cote Du Boeuf, tender Chateaubriand or a whole roasted fish. The great American steakhouses pride themselves on their prime aged steak for two. Servers carve up the bounty tableside and diners watch with awe as the juices flow and the just rewards are plated. No matter what you’re eating, sharing a meal is a most memorable experience. Now, here we are at a time when the almighty burger is in the forefront of the public consciousness and star Chef Andy D’Amico (a man who knows a thing or two about the burger) has seized the moment, bringing a fine dining philosophy to the utmost icon of American foods as he introduces his Burger for Two ($22.50), now on the menu at Five Napkin Burger – the serious restaurant for serious burger lovers.
The genius of the Burger for Two fits perfectly into the ethos of Five Napkin Burger, the city’s only true fine dining restaurant devoted to the art of the hamburger. Here is a dish meant to evoke those grand platters of restaurants’ past, conveniently updated to suit today’s more casual dining public. Andy D’Amico and his Five Napkin Burger concept are at the forefront of the burger renaissance in America, at once in line with the trend and yet ahead of the pack with this gorgeously carnivorous offer. All hail the burger and all hail Chef Andy!
Two hungry mouths can bite into this sizeable burger consisting of a full 16oz of beef made from a lauded mix of La Frieda short rib, brisket and chuck, topped with cheddar, pickles, lettuce, tomato and onion and the restaurant’s signature Five Napkin Sauce, all betwixt a six inch bun. This juicy, meat-filled mound comes served with a choice of any two sides, like crispy, herb-inflected tater tots or buttermilk onion rings. The result is a sandwich that although large enough to feed two, can certainly be tackled by the type of eater who refuses to share his porterhouse at Peter Luger’s. With the Burger for Two, Five Napkin Burger has created the burger pinnacle. It is truly something to behold!
