Five Napkin Burger on a Snowy Evening
This large wrap-around the corner restaurant on 9th Avenue and 45th Street is always packed. Which is why I don’t go there all that often (I’m just not willing to wait that long for a burger – I always think I’ll stop in sometime when I walk by and they’re not swamped.) And as I walked by tonight and once again decided the line was too long for me, I remembered how I lucked out and got a table there one snowy night last winter and never told you about it.
Last winter was crazy with snow and one night a huge snow-storm came in while I was in a theatre watching a Broadway show. We had planned to grab a bite after the show, so we found ourselves wandering over to 9th Avenue – cars spinning out all around us. By the time we got the few blocks over, we were simply covered in snow.
Josie covered in snow
But the upside of the crazy weather was finding Five Napkin Burger only half-full – and we were psyched to enjoy a nice, warm, juicy burger! Whenever I look at their menu, I’m perplexed by the Sushi portion of the menu – just doesn’t seem to ‘go’ in a restaurant with the word Burger in the name….but I just skip right over it and focus on which burger to try this time. Read the full article →
