J.G. Melon

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J.G. Melon

J.G. Melon öppnade 1972 och har sedan dess varit känd som en institution med sin ikoniska gröna färg och hemtrevliga känsla. Vi har själva utnämnt dem som en av världens bästa burgarrestauranger, men nu hade det gått flera år sedan vårt senaste besök. Det var med andra ord dags att se om vi fortfarande tyckte att så var fallet. Vi besökte dem sent en torsdagkväll – långt efter middagstid för oss svenskar – och möttes av en fullsmockad restaurang. Som tur var lyckades vi ändå få ett bord ganska snabbt och placerades i ett bås på uteserveringen. Sällskapet bredvid oss på åtta personer åt alla burgare, och pratade högt om att det var stadens bästa burgare. Vi bubblade av förväntan. Vi beställde därför en cheeseburgare med bacon för 14,50 USD (150 kronor) och en portion pommes frites för 7,25 USD (75 kronor).

Burgaren serverades dekonstruerad med alla tillbehören vid sidan av, och vi valde att lägga på lök , pickles, en gnutta senap och självklart baconet. Tyvärr hade köttet stekts mer som en medium-well istället för den medium-rare vi bett om, men det var fortfarande riktigt saftigt och luftigt med en tydlig och härlig köttsmak. Brödet hade en god smörig smak, och höll ihop genom hela måltiden. Baconet var riktigt krispigt stekt och tillförde en fint knaprig textur. Tillsammans med de övriga ingredienserna blev samspelet exceptionellt, och vi njöt verkligen av varje tugga.

Till J.G. Melon går du för att uppleva klassisk burgarkärlek i sin enklaste form. Inte mycket har förändrats sedan sist, och det är fortfarande en av New Yorks bästa burgare. Men glöm inte kontanterna, för cash is king!

In English

J.G. Melon opened back in 1972 has been a bit of an institution with its iconic green design and cosy atmosphere. We’ve previously declared them as one of the best burger restaurants in the world, but now several years had passed since our last visit. The time was right to see if we still that was the case. We visited them late on a Thursday evening – long past dinner time – and the place was packed. Thankfully, we got an outdoor booth pretty quickly. The group of eight people next to us were all eating burgers, and spoke loudly of how this was the best burger in the city. We were giddy with anticipation, and ordered their Cheese burger with bacon for 14.5 USD and an order of french fries for 7.25 USD.

Our burger came served deconstructed with all ingredients on the side, and we added onions, pickles, a dab of mustard and of course the bacon. The beef had unfortunately been cooked more medium-well than the medium-rare we’d requested, but it was still very juicy and loose, with a distinctly deep beef flavour. The bun was buttery and held together nicely throughout our meal. And the bacon was super crispy and added some excellently crunchy textures. All of the ingredients worked exceptionally well together, and we loved every bite.

J.G. Melon is worth a visit to enjoy a delicious classic burger in its purest form. Not much has changed since our last visit, and this is still one of New York’s best burgers. But don’t forget, cash is king here.

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1291 3rd Ave, New York USA

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Recension från 26 juli 2017

Recension skriven av Linus Josephson

Ända sedan 1972 har J.G. Melons cheeseburgare varit en institution i New Yorks ständigt växande burgarscen. Deras hamburgare har utsetts som den bästa burgaren i New York av flertalet publikationer, och har en näst intill legendarisk status bland burgarentusiaster.

Vi besökte deras nyöppnade inkarnation av originalrestaurangen i Greenwich Village och möttes av deras klassiskt gröna bordsdukar samt melondekorationen de har blivit kända för. Vi beställde en klassisk cheeseburgare för tolv dollar, tillsammans med pommes frites för sex dollar extra.

Burgaren serverades dekonstruerad tillsammans med picklad gurka och rå rödlök vid sidan av. Brödet var ett fluffigt och sött potatisbröd som hade rostats lätt för hantera det saftiga köttet. Köttpucken i sig hade en fin stekyta, var löst packat och hade framförallt en riktigt fin köttsmak. Ovanpå köttet fanns en vackert smält ostskiva.

Texturen och smaken för denna enkla burgare var helt enkelt perfekt. Köttsmaken var dominerande, och både osten och det fluffiga brödet bidrog med en härligt mjuk känsla till hela måltiden. Det är enkelt att förstå varför J.G. Melons burgare är så omtyckt, då de inte försöker göra något nytt utan bara tillagar sin klassiska burgare så bra det bara går. Det är äkta burgarkärlek om något.

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