www.psburgers.com
The Order: The P.S. Paris, medium rare. With a fried egg, sauteed spinach, gruyere, smoked bacon, and Dijon honey mustard.
Side Order: Gruyere Fries (+$1.75)
$8.95 + $1.75 = $10.70
Drink Order: Coca-Cola
Burger Menu Rating: 8.5/15
This relatively new and tiny little place in Mineola right by the train station has caught my eye numerous times as I made my way down 2nd St. to the Black Sheep Ale House (hands down the best beer bar in Nassau County). Brightly lit, and sparsely decorated, P.S. Burgers stands out from the rest of the stores (Wong's Noodle House, St. James, etc.) on the street. With windows emblazoned with stamps featuring the likeness of burgers, P.S. Burgers promises burgers themed and styled from cuisine around the world.
Brandon and Kana. Super excited about eating burgers. Who wouldn't be?
Accompanied by my friends Brandon and Kana, I finally made my way inside P.S. Burgers for a late lunch. The place was basically deserted, and was spotless. There was no evidence that prior to our being there, the restaurant was packed, churning out burger after burger. But luckily for us there was no line, so our wait time was short (I've heard that peak hour wait times here are upwards of 15 minutes - not very fast). I was surprised, though, when I was able to order my burger cooked medium rare. A place like this, with what were evidently thin patties, often doesn't allow, or even try, cooking the burgers to temperature.
The yellowing of the picture doesn't do it justice.
Well the burger was overcooked. I'm sure they tried to make it medium rare, and given such a small patty, I'm surprised they even tried, but it was still overcooked to medium well (-2). The other disappointing thing about the burger was that the fried egg was cooked over well. I wasn't given a choice, but with an egg on a burger, I've come to expect it to be at least over medium, if not over easy. Who doesn't want delicious runny egg yolk all over the burger?! That being said, those were the only two disappointing things about the burger. There was so much flavor involved in this burger that it was hard to stop and think about what I was eating! The cooked spinach with the egg and bacon worked really well. It was like eating breakfast on top of my burger. The bun - I went with the brioche - was slightly charred, but not too much. It was fantastic for sopping up the juices and holding the entire burger together while not overwhelming with the additional char flavor.
Gruyere Fries. Sounds amazing right? Totally not worth it for the amount of actual cheese on the fries. But, had there been more, it would have ended up a cold lumpy cheese mess. I'd skip the Gruyere Fries and go for the regular fries. The sweet potato fries were also soggy and disappointing.
What's great about the menu here are the options. Not only is every burger interesting, but you can specify what bread, what meat, what everything. Not that that's anything new in the burger world, but the ingredients here are really good. The price point is also a little high, but given the options, it's something I'm willing to look past. They also just recently opened up a second location in the West Village, and at both locations you can order online for pick up, or delivery. I'd definitely make another trip back here to try some of their other burgers, but stress that they really shouldn't leave the burger on the grill as long as they think they need to.
Cooked Correctly: 3/5
Design/Ingredients: 2.5/4
Plating: 1.5/3
Value: 1.5/3
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