Burger Heaven?

Flip

Bloomingdale's
1000 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10022

(212) 705-2993


Recent Review By Debbie W. on Yelp.com:

I loved flip! Four HIGHLY enthusiastic stars. I never expected i'd find a great burger place in the basement of a department store, but this was a fantastic lunch, once you navigate yourself down down down through bloomingdales to find it. Find yourself a treasure map and make the trek cause its really worth it.

Its surprisingly roomy, very bright and very comfortable, and the menu is fairly simple...mostly burgers with a few alternatives. You build your own burger with 3 different kinds of beef burgers available as well as veggie, turkey, and a few other non-beef options. There are a number of sauce options, cheeses, toppings and several different delicious bread choices.

Three is the magic number at flip, and we tried all three beef burgers, short rib, brisket, and waygu. First of all-- you need to be there with two close friends, and do the bite and pass method so you get to try all three burgers. There's no better way to do this. Okay, so....two of them were great, and one was just ok, but most likely, that was because it was overcooked. The Waygu was our favorite by far-- so flavorful! The leaner short rib cut was very different, and pretty damned good too. The brisket was the overcooked one, and Im willing to give it one more chance. The side sauces were incredibly fresh and delicious. I had the pesto and it was bright and green and tasted like it had been made minutes before it was brought to the table. The Thai Peanut was equally impressive.

My favorite thing about the burgers is that they were relatively thin which i love. Thick enough to be filling, and so that they could be cooked medium rare, but not so thick that you cant easily get your mouth around them-- in fact, one of the bread options is rye bread, and the burger would fit nicely.

Oh and the service was terrific. Our waitress was sweet, on the ball, and was always there when we needed her without being annoying or hovery. Oh and i almost forgot...they have the cutest little dessert sliders of mini black and white cookies filled with ice cream. Seriously tiny (IM TALKING SMALL!) but adorable...and there are only two of them, but if you just need a lil bitty sweet-- its a nice touch.

So...my picks...grab two of your dearest friends, and head down for a waygu burger, medium rare, onion roll, sweet potato fries, side of pesto sauce, and make sure your friends try the other burgers and maybe some mac n cheese. Yum. I'll definitely be back.