July 01, 2015 New York USA Americas

JG Melon: A Heavy Duty American Burger
Non-smokers friendly

Phone Number: +1 212 744-0585

Address: 1291 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10021, United States

Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.G._Melon

Price Range: 15-30 $

RATING:72/100

Welcoming: 3/5

Food Temperature: 7/10

Ambiance / Music: 7.5/10

Menu Choice: 3/5

Food Taste: 26/30

Architecture / Interior: 7/10

Food presentation: 6/10

Service: 6/10

Value for money: 7/10

My burger tour around New York started at JG Melon, known to be one of the finest burger joints in town. A place where usually people stand in line for a table. Burgers, fries and sandwiches.

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JG Melon doesn't accept credit cards so be prepared to pay cash.

The restaurant looks old, a dark space covered with dark brown wood and decorated with dozens of paintings and pictures. A long bar on the left side, an open kitchen with musical the symphonies of grilling and high chairs where an accustomed clientele seems to come here often. I loved the red ceiling, yellow lighting and music box.

Pictures of watermelons decorate all the walls.

They're famous for burgers, so I ordered a bacon cheese burger and fries. I was looking at the tables surrounding our table when a bowl of salad arrived. It was one of those old molded faux wood bowls we had in our houses years back in Lebanon, so a mix of lettuce and tomatoes mixed without complication seems to satisfy the hungry. Anyway, who would come here a salad?

More fries and burgers were coming here and there, rich aromas and smells, burgers which looked American and fatty... I was so excited to try them.

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A good burger! A small plate that didn't look too appetizing landed in front of me but it had a rich smell I liked. On the plate were fresh vegetables next to a burger, two buns flattened and buttered to soaking limit with a thick shining meat and a layer of yellow cheese. On top, a mountain of crispy bacon strips cooked to perfection. You bite into it and change your mind about the first impression. Amazing to say the least, a sensation you'll feel as you sink your teeth into it. A thick 225 gram super juicy meat exploding with hot juices and pleasant fat inside a sticky bun, crispy bacon in a sandwich not requiring any sauce, ketchup or whatever one would normally add to a burger. A bite, another, a third, I couldn't stop.

Then I added all those vegetables with ketchup and the burger couldn't taste any better. My recommendation is to eat it as is, without any additives.

I loved the fries. Round shaped, sliced thin, cut and fried to crunchy perfection and a warm heart. I loved them.

That's not a usual burger, that's not a burger you'll eat at McDonald's but a connoisseur, kind of heavy and fatty, one that any meat lover would adore!

That's my kind of burger.

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