Quality Burger in NYC – Great New Burger Joint?

Posted by Nick on July 23, 2010

After my bad experience with the much hyped Shake Shack in NYC, I was in no hurry to try another New York City burger joint. So, when I ate at the recently opened Quality Burger outside the World Financial Center earlier this week it was only because I was hungry and happened to be in the area.

The Quality Burger sign touted organic, grass-fed 100% black angus burgers. The actual restaurant is outside along the water. It is basically just an outdoor counter in front of some big grills. There are a couple of other food places along side of it, one of which was selling shrimp and other seafood.

Not a lot of items are on the Quality Burger menu. Just burgers, dogs and a salmon burger, if I recall correctly. The burgers are similar in price to those at Shake Shack, just under five bucks.

Here is what one looks like:

When you order, you can watch them throw your burger on the grill. As you can see, it is a decent sized burger. And, in my opinion, it tastes WAY better than the one over at Shake Shack. It is not greasy at all. And since it is cooked on an actual grill, it has that great cookout burger taste. You can also tell that the quality of beef is higher than that at Shake Shack.

All seating for Quality Burger is outside, but you can find tables and chairs right inside the World Financial Center if you need air conditioning. Plenty of seats are right by the AT&T Wireless kiosk, which is also near the cleanest public restrooms in this area of New York City.

Quality Burger
Battery Park
225 Liberty St
Manhattan, NY 10006
www.quality-burger.com

For related reading, have a look at my review of Shake Shack.