In case anyone is in the troubling position of not having kosher hamburgers at your every beckon call and are looking for some DARN GOOD burgers while in the New York City / Teaneck area, I'd like to share with you some of my favorites I have had over the past few days (spring break baby, go big or go home).
Sunday night my family took out from Hummus Elite in Englewood, NJ. While this a primarily Mediterranean cuisine restaurant, I, of course, settled my sights on the Cowboy Burger. This modest (yeah right) 8 oz beef burger with pastrami, grilled onion and spicy mayo, topped with a fried egg was a delectable feast fit for a kosher queen. It was unreal. I felt like I was on Man vs. Food while I was attempting to eat this entire monstrosity. Don't worry, I obviously finished the entire burger. It's safe to say that I wasn't too upset about missing out on Froyo with the cousins that night; I was stuffed! In any event, the Cowboy Burger is a must try for anyone in the area. Probably not an every night affair, since it kind of was like eating a heart attack (G-d forbid) on a plate, but definitely a once in a lifetime must have!
Tonight, I just got back from Talia's Steakhouse in the city with two of my best friends. I hadn't seen my best friend since her wedding a few months ago, so that made the meal even more special! I've been to Talia's before and gotten a regular 6 oz Prime Burger, which is really good. But tonight, since I'm on spring break and clearly going wild (ha.ha.), I decided to get a special treat, the 9 oz (I get it, I like to eat) Lamb Burger, topped with (wait for it)...one piece of American Tofu Cheese. Let me tell you, the tofu cheese tastes and feels like the real thing! I was thoroughly impressed, and was in a little bit of kosher food heaven. A delectable burger, with wonderful friends, followed by Tiramisu (my fav) for dessert, always keeps Talia's Steakhouse at the top of my favorite kosher restaurants list. What is also really nice is that they have a "Recession Menu", which has the same yummy items for a little bit cheaper (and smaller portions). My Lamb Burger obviously didn't make this menu, but I was living it up on my "big night out" in the city, so all is good.I won't be shocked if I tackle one or two more burgers in the next 5 days that I'm in New Jersey. I just can't get enough. Hopefully one day soon, with H-shem's help, I will have burgers readily available and I won't feel this need to eat the entire city's burgers in one week. May you all find good kosher food, and wonderful friends wherever your life's journeys take you!
