www.popburger.com
The Order: Pop Burgers (2), medium rare. American cheese, lettuce, tomato, and special sauce.
Side Order: Tater Tots ($4.25)
$8.25 + $4.25 = $12.50
Drink Order: Water
Burger Menu Rating: 6/10
Pop Burger, you are confusing. I have now been to two of your locations. One of you is also a bar/lounge with table service. The other is a pub with lots of wood paneling. I have not to been to your third location, but I have no idea what to expect. If I had known you were all so different, I would not have expected any kind of consistency between your locations, but alas, I was uninformed. But more on this later. This review is for the Chelsea location.
First of all, woah. You can order your sliders medium rare. Most places don't even let you try for fear that they'll get it wrong, or they just don't want to try to cook it to order because its so difficult to do. But at Pop Burger you can! You have balls Pop. You have balls. Service was relatively fast, and the behind the counter service was pleasant. I've never been in here when its very busy, or I should say, its never been really busy when I've been here during either the lunch or dinner hour. Every time, however, the sliders have come out fairly quickly.
What was really nice about these sliders is that they weren't incredibly salty, like a lot of sliders I've eaten. It was great change, and a welcome one. The special sauce on the burger is really tasty, and a little bit tangy with each bite. The meat taste doesn't really come through on the burger all that much; these are thin patties. And hey! They cooked it almost perfectly! Still, a thicker patty would've been welcome. Like last week's burger, the stacking order was a little strange, with lettuce on the bottom, BUT there wasn't too much lettuce, so it wasn't terrible. Noticeable, but not as much of a detriment. I didn't taste the cheese at all, so it seemed kind of a waste, but I loved the bun. Soft, lightly toasted; a good vehicle for these sliders.
I've had both the fries and the tots. Both of them are normal, and lightly salted. I've never had the tots overcooked, though, so I'd say go for the tots as you're more likely to enjoy them (if you like tots, and let's be honest, who doesn't like tots).
As far as presentation goes, they have it all together. Nothing special, cardboard with the Pop logo all over it, etc. but when my order came up - and this may have been a fluke - the tater tots were artfully tipped over and spilled partly out of the cup. Well done preparer. Whether you did that by accident, or on purpose, it made my tray look all the more appetizing, as if the tots just couldn't wait to escape into my mouth.
'Now, Pop Burger. You have three locations. Why are the Pop Burgers at each location different prices? Wait, the fries and tots are different prices as well? Next you'll be telling me that the onion rings and the pop corn are also different prices at your varying locations. What? They are?! This is ridiculous!'
Most of the other menu items that are the same across the three locations are the same price. For best value for the aforementioned foodstuffs, go to their "Pop Pub" location on University Place, just south of Union Square. They're Pop Burgers, fries, tots and onion rings are the cheapest, the burgers coming in at $7.75 (vs. uptown's $9.25 - the burgers are made the same).
Sliders Cooked To Order! = +1
Presentation/Plating = 2pts
Design/Ingredients = 2pts
Value = 1pts
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