Minetta Tavern

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Minetta Tavern

Minetta Tavern slog upp sina dörrar 1937 i Greenwich Village i New York. De är ett känt vattenhål för många författare och poeter, och till viss del så känns det som att tiden har stått still inne i lokalen – för här det känns som att man har klivit tillbaka i tiden till i en klassisk taverna. När vi recenserade dem första gången så hade de en Michelinstjärna, men sen dess har den plockats bort. Därför kände vi att det var läge att se om hamburgaren höll samma höga klass som vi mindes.

Vi beställde båda burgarna som fanns på menyn, deras välkända Black Label Burger med hängmörat kött och karamelliserad lök för 38 USD (390 kronor) samt en Minetta Burger med ost och karamelliserad lök för 30 USD (310 kronor). I båda portionerna ingick en generös portion pommes frites, vilket uppskattades i och med de ruskigt höga priserna. Och precis som alltid serverades båda burgarna med sallad, tomat och en pickle på sidan, och våra tre servitörer ställde även snabbt fram majonnäs, senap och ketchup.

Burgarna var saftiga och perfekt mediumstekta, och det fluffiga brödet kompletterade köttet perfekt. Vi kände dock inte att det hängmörade köttet i vår Black Label-burgare bjöd på några fina och djupa köttsmaker, utan smakade på gränsen till unket. Det är såklart en balansgång att hitta rätt smaker när det gäller hängmörat kött, och vi var faktiskt tvungna att balansera smakerna med lite av ketchupen. På vår Minetta Burger framträdde däremot en härlig köttsmak, som kompletterades utmärkt av den mjuka osten. Deras pommes frites var gyllene och friterade till perfektion, och vi har inget ont att säga om dem.

Minetta Tavern kan tyvärr inte längre titulera sig som en av världens bästa burgare längre, men om du ändå vill insupa burgarhistoria så är tavernan självklart värd ett besök.

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Minetta Tavern opened in New York’s Greenwich Village back in 1937, and has been a favourite among many authors and poets over the years. And in some cases is feels like time has stood still in here, and that we’d stepped into an old tavern. When we first reviewed them a few years back they had a Michelin star, but that’s no longer the case. So it was definitely time to pay them another visit to see if their burger still lived up to its former glory.

We ordered both burgers on their menu; the famous Black Label Burger with dry-aged beef and caramelised onions for 38 USD and a Minetta Burger with cheese and caramelised onions for 30 USD. Both orders came with a generous portion of french fries, which was appreciated seeing as the price-tag was so high. And just like before, our burgers came with lettuce, tomato and a pickle on the side, and our three waiters quickly placed some mayo, ketchup and mustard on the table.

Our burgers were juicy and cooked to a perfect medium, and the fluffy buns complemented the beef perfectly. However, the dry-aged beef in our Black Label Burger didn’t have those deep flavours we were hoping for, but rather that it tasted a bit off-putting. It’s always a challenge to stay on the right side of funky when it comes to dry-aged beef, and we actually had to balance out the flavours with some ketchup. Our Minetta Burger had no such problems, and the excellent meat was complemented by the soft cheese. Their french fries were golden brown and perfectly cooked, and we only have good things to say about them.

Minetta Tavern may no longer be one of the best burgers in the world, but we can still recommend a visit to the tavern if you want to bask in some burger history.

Adress

113 Macdougal St, New York USA

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Uppdatering juli 2022:
Vi har gjort ett återbesök på Minetta Tavern och anser att de har sänkt kvaliteten jämfört med våra tidigare besök. Vi har därför sänkt betyget från 5/5 till 4/5.

Recension från 20 september 2017

Recension skriven av Linus Josephson

Den anrika och Michelinbelönade restaurangen Minetta Tavern öppnade sina dörrar redan 1937, och har sedan dess förgyllt Greenwich Village i New York med sin goda mat. Men det är deras gourmetburgare som har gjort dem till ett hushållsnamn över hela USA, och de har figurerat på topplistor över världens bästa burgare flertalet gånger.

Lokalen osar av historia och väggarna pryds av fotografier av kända personer som har ätit på restaurangen. Vi bläddrarde symboliskt genom deras meny, men vi visste redan vad vi vill ha – nämligen deras berömda ”Black Label Burger” med hängmörat kött och karamelliserad lök.

Burgaren serverades med salladen, gurkan och tomaten på sidan, och var vacker i all sin enkelhet. Det hängmörade köttet, som kommer från den legendariska leverantören Pat LaFrieda och som steks med talg, var riktigt saftigt och hade en väldigt fet och god smak. Den söta löken fungerade som en perfekt smakbrytare mot den dominerande köttsmaken och det söta fluffiga briochebrödet.

Det enda negativa vi kan säga om upplevelsen var att prislappen på 33 dollar kan kännas lite väl kraftig, men samtidigt har talesättet ”man får vad man betalar för” aldrig varit mer sant än här. Minetta Tavern serverar utan tvekan en av de bästa burgarna vi har ätit, och tillhör det absoluta toppskiktet.

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