October 30, 2011
Live, from New York, it’s Cheeseburger Saturday Night! Starring, Korzo Haus and featuring the Ready for Prime Beef Player, Marty Wombacher. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, Korzo Haus!
It's a horrific night out tonight. Windy, snowy/rainy and it's freezing. I'm hoping to get a cab, no way am I walking over there.
Usually it would be hard to get a cab at this time on a Saturday night, but since it's so shitty out, there's not many people out and about and I snagged one within minutes. Here's my view from the back seat.
And the view of another cab from the side window. Heh heh...heh heh.
And here we are, Korzo Haus. Let's get inside and escape the rotten elements out here.
It's nice and cozy in here. The front room has a bar/counter that you can sit at and it overlooks the kitchen area.
And no sooner am I seated than Matt delivers a bottle of beer. I complimented him on his John Entwistle-like t-shirt.
Here's Keith who was working in the kitchen area. Keith's an artist and graphic novelist, check out his work here: Nobodyland.
Jay a.k.a. Dick Bulger was seated next to me and is hanging a portrait that Jay drew of him. That's horse menstrual blood on his face. You had to be there, folks!
There's a brick-walled dining area in the back with wooden tables.
But I preferred to sit up front where the action is happening.
I ordred the Korzo burger which is a burger that is grilled, then wrapped in Langol dough and deep fried. I've never had a deep fried burger and I'm curious as to how it will be. We'll find out soon as Steven starts to make the burger.
Condiments are placed next to me and the burger is about to be served!
Wow, it looks and smells great!
Wow, it's one of the best cheeseburgers I've ever had. I thought it would be greasy, but it's not at all. It's crispy on the outside and doughy and soft on the inside. I added some of the homemade hot sauce and was in burger heaven!
No wonder it won the best burger of the year from Village Voice! Goodnight everybody and see you tomorrow after dark.
My Meal
I got the Korzo Burger which is a ground beef burger with bacon, cheese, house made mustard and a dill pickle wrapped up in Langol dough and deep fried. Deep frying things sometimes can be gimmicky and gross, but this was one delicious burger. it wasn't greasy at all, like I had thought it would be and the different textures and tastes from the fresh cheese to the pickles to the homemade mustard made for one of the most delicious cheeseburgers I've ever had. If you come to New York or if you live here, you have to try it out.
In addition to the Korzo Burger, there’s four other varieties of burgers available including: The Slav, which is a beef patty, slow-cooked pork neck, haus sauerkraut, caraway seeds, juniper berries and bryndza; The Otto is a five meat burger including fresh ground blend of beef, pork butt, neck, hudson valley fois gras, chicken crisps & apple kompot and for you vegetarians there’s a Portobello burger which is all vegetarian, oven-roasted portobello mushroom, edam, bryndza, mozzarella, baby arugula topped with a spicy garlic emulsion. Also available are Spicy Hungarian Goulash, Fresh Bratwurst and a Wonderwurst Platter which includes, three sausages, sauerkraut, horseradish and haus mustard.
Bottled and draft beer are available and there’s also an ever-changing daily menu which you can view from their website listed below.
Cheeseburger Rating
Four Wimpy's—The mark of cheeseburger excellence!
Korzo Haus
178 E 7th St. (Between Avenues A and B)
212-780-0181
Further reading: Time Out New York, New York Near Say and EV Grieve.
Man buys ring woman throws it away,
Same old thing happens everyday.
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Bonus Photo by Ragin' R.R!
MAD commenter and quote-supplier, Ragin' R.R. sent in this picture of a Halloween mutant strain of Cardboard Box Man. Aaaahh!
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Reader Comments (20)
That Korzo burger looks a lot like a Beef Wellington, one of Chef Gordon Ramsay's pet obsessions and something he spends a lot of time ranting and snarling about on Hell's Kitchen when the contestants on that show make even the slightest mistake preparing it. Might have been a pretty lively post today if you had old Gordo along as a dinner guest.
All new episodes of Bevis and Butthead!?! Would have thought those two would either be dead or going up before a parole board for their fifth or sixth hearing by now....
Holy Lipitor pill Batman !
I love the wooden entrance and the brick walls inside. Take off the mustard and I would definitely give that burger a try! Don't think I would have without hearing your review though.
@Jaws: I've never watched, Hell's Kitchen, prefer to go to the real thing! And yeah, Beavis and Butthead are back. I said, "back," heh heh...heh heh.
@Gene: Ha ha ha! I took a double dose of Crestor today!
@kari: It's a cool little place and really cozy. I'm sure they'd make the burger sans mustard, they're real friendly in there!
"That's horse menstrual blood on his face. "
Okay - um.. I need to know MORE about THAT!
@Meleah: There was red magic marker all over his face and he told me it was horse menstrual blood. I'm not sure, but I think he had had a drink or three before I got there!
Good picture of person at crosswalk (not sure male or female), with garbage on sidewalk. Rough night.
Always been a fan of cheeseburger saturday night! This is an interesting one. Don't think i've seen one like that here in town.......being Milwaukee......it may show up when i'm in my seventies! Looks good unlike the weather! Stay warm and drink plenty of fluids to fight off any illness! Cheers WomBurger!
Interesting. That last photo looks as though it could be captioned. "Have you seen this man? He's wanted for Burning Down the Haus."
Also, Sharpies are never dull.
Holy Shit!! DEEP FRIED CHEESE BURGER!!! You've made this little Aussie happy today, Marty.
I woke up thinking about burgers and I know that I won't get a burger like that anywhere around here :(
But looks like a shitty night to be out on the town in NYC and Korzo Haus looks like the perfect place to retreat and stuff your arteries with awesomness and booze.
damn as bad as the weather was it looks like MAD had a great meal...wish i could have had sumthin' that looked that good and that sounds delicious...
“I'm not telling you, 'Never eat a hamburger.' Just eat the good ones with real beef, you know, like the ones from that mom-and-pop diner down the street, ... And it's so good that when you take a bite out of that burger, you just know somewhere in the world a vegan is crying.”
~Homer Simpson
sure it applies to cheeseburgers, too...
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@Al: A rough night indeed, freezing out there!
@Professor Dungpie: Thanks, drinking fluids right now! Cheers to you, Professor!
@csp: Ha ha ha!
@Clacky On your next trip here we have to stop and have one of these burgers, you won't believe it!
@rr: PERFECT QUOTE! Thanks!
Looks dellsh.
@Melanie: Delish it was!
I wouldn't have tried it without your recommendation either but it sounds awesome!
@Britta: You have to try it next time you're in town, a great cheeseburger!
See what I mean about the big, black nerd glasses? Um, that burger looked delicious, but when I make my visit, I'm going for the Otto, hold the apples.
@Biff: I'm with you on the Otto, hold the apple! And of course we all know that "Otto" spelled backwards is "Otto." I think that's what you call a padiddle.
Fo shizzle, my diddle. Them burgers're incredibibble.
@Biff: Indeedibbly!