So my buddy Jim at work has been hyping up this place called "Burger Joint" for about a year now. Burger Joint is in the "le Parker Meridien" hotel in Manhattan. Yes, it sounds as nuts as it really is.

Basically, there is this shit hole burger stand in like this corner of the Meridien lobby. See the Meridien's pool in the picture above. The rest of the hotel seems just as nice.

I was slightly skeptical of what we were going to find when we got there (PS: we had put this trip off for about a year since we never can take off for a long lunch). Travel time was about 15 blocks each way.

Sure enough, in the corner of the main lobby, there is a line of people standing and waiting to get in to Burger Joint. Unreal. It's practically hidden from the hotel and all you see is this little sign of a burger (image above).

Moral of the story.. the food was awesome. Go there, you will be happy. Wait time was 45 minutes for us to get up to the counter. It is a free-for-all for seating, but we got a table. Burger and shake was $12.50.

You're welcome,
- Andrew