OK, So Citysearch.com has a list of Best Burger Joints in NYC.

How about Burger Joints in Jersey City??

Any suggestions?

I heard Brownstone serves good ones, but never tried.

Tips on Down Town area will be nice, but Heighs, JSQ all welcome!

Good Burgers at the Park Tavern on West Side Ave. Just off Communipauw. I have not been there in awhile, but they were always freshly made and tasty. Arthur's in Hoboken has good burgers also.

Park Tavern is a great bar (cheap Guiness on tap) and the burgers are fine, but they can be very slow with food orders.

My favorite would have to be White Mana (AKA Original Mana) on 1/9 Truck Route and Manhattan Ave. It's essentially the birthplace of American fast food. It's the original burger stand from the 1939 World's Fair, and has been in JC since the 40s. The is not the place to go if you're looking for a fancy half-pounder. It's more like the best White Castle burger the world has ever known. 3 cheese burgers, fries and a soda used to be $5, but I think it's up to $5.50. Open 24 hours, but the location is sketchy and draws a sometimes wild crowd late on weekends.

There's another one called White Manna (note the double-N) in Hackensack which some say is better, but I've never visited. It was once a chain of about a half-dozen restaurants, but JC has the original.

WHITE MANA! If you like grease, and onions.

If not, Arthur's in Hoboken does make a damn fine burger. Beats the hell out of their mediocre steaks.

Personally I think its hands down the White Star. Real burgers not prepressed cheap meat. The word is they even get there meat from Moloney's Meat Market... a real JC butcher. The fries are yummy, toppings even go into gourmet and good prices. Go on Wednesday and the even have them on the $5 food night menu (smaller version of course). I've converted many people into fans. Oh, and the rest of the menu is really tasty too!

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Apparently the White Star Bar serves SPAM as well.

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maybe so. but the screen name references elliott smith, so i'll give them a pass.

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No, I have no association with them except a frequent sometimes too frequent patron. They aren't the best at everything, but this thread is only about burgers in downtown JC.

Have to go with White Star. In fact, I'm eating one of their SPAM burgers right now! (Though I prefer the Jersey City Football Club)

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I live very close to White Star, and generally I've been a fan of their burgers.

Ok, I have to say, after my first White Star burger, I'm sold. Whatever it is that they're doing, they're doing it right. Best burger I've had in JC since, well, since Melt closed.

Yup, White Star's got a good burger and their fries are top notch. Personally, I've been pretty pleased with most of the stuff on their menu.

Anything outstanding Downtown/ Paulus Hook area?
With great fries would be nice too but I don't want to get greedy!
Come on hit me with some suggestions.


Thanks!

I would normally say Parkside Tavern on Westside Ave, but downtown I think both Embankment and, believe it or not, the Lamp Post.

I had opportunity to stop by Lamp Post several times in the afternoon and the burger was a killer, tasty, and good fries and onion rings.

I think Marco and Pepe have a great burger, just as long as you know how to eat beef, which is to say, rare.

The bar referred to above is (I think) the Park Tavern on West Side Ave just south of Communipaw. Amazing burgers, but probably not the OP's scene.

I like White Star's burger. They deliver.

why did I have to read this. Now all I'm going to think about is a PT burger with Taylor Ham. The craving won't go away until I go up there.

Marco and Pepe has a great burger in two sizes! And I'd have to say the Lamb Burger at American Masala is none too shabby. Their fries are unusual and addictive:
Check out the photo:
http://www.izzyeats.com/2009/08/perfe ... ty-lunching-american.html

It takes forever, and you have to like it medium-rare since it never comes out any other way, Marco and Pepe's are quite good. The fries are excellent. Also, the best Bloody Mary's I've ever tasted.

Burgers a the Light Horse Tavern are top notch.

Wow, just had a Kobe burger at Fire & Oak last night. It was amazing. IMO it blew away the Embankment's burger. Granted, it was a splurge ($17.95, includes fries), but worth it. I also upgraded the fries to their truffle cheese fries.

They also have a regular "Fire & Oak" burger on the menu that is a little less pricey, but I haven't tried it yet. I'll have to do a taste test.

Great service, good wine. We'll be going back. Also, they have a Monday special of $1 oysters. They were very good too.

(We also had a short rib sandwich, which we weren't impressed with. It was too sweet for our tastes. I wouldn't order that again)

tried the Skiners burger for the first time in a while last week. loved it. much improved since the last time. regular fries in place of shoe-string.

Just check your salt before pouring... unbelievably, there are still morons in this word that pull the old "uncrew the salt cap" gag.

white mana all the way! and then maybe PTs if it wasn't such a cop bar. nobody can walk in there without getting stared down by the damn porkers and their friends, esp. if you're not caucasian.

tommy's II on manila was the best until that dumb sandwich place overtook them.

haven't been down that block in a while but is tommy's 1 still around?

The burger at White Star is good, but I'm wondering if there is anywhere I'm missing?

Recommendations much appreciated. Looking for somewhere walking distance from the PATH, ideally Grove or Pavonia/Newport.

I am no downtown hater, like most folks think I am. Just think most of the stuff being dished out is not worth it.. but when I do go downtown to eat and I feel like a burger, I hit up the Lamp Post on 2nd street.

Huge, juicy man size burgers and not $30 bucks :) with good sides. Its not a yuppie den, just a laid back pub mate.

Park & Sixth is good, so are Skinners and Brightside. There are actually a decent amount of places for a good, if not great burger in DTJC. Most of the bars have decent burgers.

Another vote for "Park" Tavern.

Big, best, greasy burger in JC and one of the best bars all rolled into one. And, best of all, it ain't downtown!


http://www.yelp.com/biz/new-park-tavern-jersey-city


New Park Tavern
575 West Side Ave