Burger Showdown - JG Melon v Corner Bistro

JG Melon Restaurant 1291 3 Avenue, New York, NY‎ Near 74th St Phone: (212) 650-1310‎	Corner Bistro 331 West 4th Street, New York, NY Near Jane St Phone: (212) 242-9502

Went out with the co-workers and we always have the debate over which joint has the best NYC Burgers. My buddy Frank swore by Corner Bistro whereas I was extolling the virtues of JG Melon's offering. After many drinks and many laughs later, we were officially going to put the argument to rest that night. First stop was Corner Bistro where we ordered a bacon cheeseburger medium rare. As soon as we were finished, we got a cab up to JG to order the same. Below are our very scientific results:

• Corner Bistro Meat - Juicy, moist and pretty good beef flavor. Unfortunately the meat was room temperature which is not a quality I want in a burger.
  
• JG Melon Meat - (winner) - Great char flavor on the burger with way more beefiness going on. Temperature was nice and warm, but this burger seemed slightly dryer - still juicy, but not as much as Corner Bistro.

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• Corner Bistro Bun - A little bland and definitely harder than the JG Melon bun. Still decent though.
  
• JG Melon Bun - (winner) - Nice flavor on the bun and soft texture was a perfect complement for the burger. A tad hint of sweetness.

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• Corner Bistro Atmosphere - Winner - When I eat burgers, I want it to be like a steakhouse where you want to speak/laugh loudly with friends. Corner Bistro is basically a bar and it's hella loud, so we fit right in perfectly.
  
• JG Melon Atmosphere - Definitely more of a normal restaurant vibe, so we were hella loud and it was definitely not appreciated by the waitress or the family next door.

Conclusion - Although we had a better time at Corner Bistro, JG Melon's burger definitely blew Corner Bistro's away and that was a shock to my buddy Frank. Another score for Science!