60 The Queens Courier • BUZZ • JANUARY 23, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com dining out BUILD-A-BURGER AT BURGER BISTRO BY BRADLEY HAWKS editorial@queenscourier.com Last month, the space next door to JJ’s Asian Fusion became a Burger Bistro, the company’s fourth location in the city. The original is in Bay Ridge, with a sophomore effort in Park Slope, a third on the Upper East Side, and now our own outpost here in Astoria, sharing the same 31st Avenue restaurant corridor as Milkflower, Pachanga Patterson, Il Bambino, Enthaice, Zenon, Point Brazil, Brick Café, and Café Boulis—just to name a few in that 10-block stretch. While the company achieved status as the #2 burger in the city from Zagat, this location is also just a couple blocks from the Astoria based giant, Bareburger—which, if lines and wait times mean anything at all, is currently making one of the most popular patties in town. Both Bareburger and the Burger Bistro feature a “build your own” selection of toppings, offering everything from tuna and kobe beef (at Burger Bistro) to ostrich and bison (at Bareburger). Because we were anxious to see how this newcomer holds up to the competition, we stopped by after they’d been open a week, just to test things out. Truth be told, we have already returned more than once. While the burger is certainly one to drool over, I mostly loved that it could be served on toasted garlic bread– reminding me of my old college burger joint that sold GCB’s (garlic cheese burgers). Other bread options, however, include potato, wheat, or brioche rolls, as well as sliders or lettuce wraps. There are several side dishes to choose from, as well, from various tater tots to homemade chips, and fried onions to split pea salad. The buffalo tots were kinda sorta outrageous. Crispy tater tots lightly tossed in a creamy buffalo sauce, then topped with diced celery and crumbled blue cheese. Other side choices include deepfried corn on the cob, fried artichoke hearts, and a few salad options, including one with Portobello mushrooms, pears and goat cheese. The ice cream sandwich was probably one of the best I have ever tasted, with two sugar crystal-coated chocolate sugar cookies, sandwiching a cold, firm scoop of fresh peppermint ice cream. They also have versions with snicker doodles and cinnamon ice cream, or oatmeal raisin with buttercream ice cream. At lunch, you can order a cheeseburger with one topping and a side order for $10 —and they offer other specials throughout the week. Funky burger toppings range from buffalo shrimp to pickled jalapeños, onion frizzles, wasabi mayo, and portobello mushrooms… just to name a few. The selection of toppings, meat, breads, cheese, and sides is extremely generous, yet still fits on one page. In fact, the menu is a dry erase board where you actually mark your choices before turning it in to the server. And thank goodness it is dry erase. Leave yourself plenty of time to play with the choices to create a burger and side combination that is just what you want. The cooks execute everything perfectly–you just have to tell them what to do! View Over 200 Reviews at queenscourier.com BURGER BISTRO 37-03 31st Avenue Astoria, NY 347-808-8454 www.theburgerbistro.com THE COURIER/Photo by Bradley Hawks NEVADA DINER SPARKLING, BRAND NEW NEVADA DINER. CELEBRATING GRAND OPENING. COME AND CELEBRATE WITH US ==FULL COURSE DINNER== Served 4 to 10PM Monday thru Friday, Except Holidays INCLUDES: Cup of Soup, Salad, Entrée, Potato and Vegetable or Pasta, Dessert and Coffee, Tea or Soda $1995 CHOICE OF SOUP: Soup Du Jour, Manhattan Clam Chowder or Chicken Consomme with Fine Noodles, Matzoh Ball or Rice DINNER SALAD: with choice of dressing • CHOICE OF ENTRÉE 1.BROILED BLUEFISH SCAMPI Broiled Bluefish in a garlic scampi sauce, served with rice and vegetable 2.BROILED TILAPIA with Mediterranean sauce and rice 3.BROILED FRESH BROOK TROUT in lemon butter sauce 4.CALAMARI FRA DIAVOLO calamari and mussels served over linguine 5.CHICKEN PARMAGIANA with spaghetti 6. TWO BROILED PORK CHOPS with applesauce 7. ROAST YOUNG TOM TURKEY with dressing 8. BROILED ROUMANIAN STEAK TIPS with rice 9. BAKED CHICKEN in light lemon sauce 10. CHICKEN KABAB with mushroom, onions, pepper and tomatoes over rice 11. CHICKEN CORDON BLEU with penne pasta in light mushroom cream sauce 12. GRILLED CHICKEN SORRENTINO with eggplant and mozzarella 13. CHICKEN FRANCAISE with rice or pasta 14. ROAST HALF CHICKEN with dressing 15. PENNE ALA VODKA with chicken 16. HOMEMADE MEATLOAF OR TURKEY MEATLOAF with mushroom gravy sauce 17. PASTA NEAVAU BOLOGNESE served over Spaghetti 18. BAKED LASAGNA wide pasta layered with ricotta & mozzarella with a delicious meat sauce. (no veg, pot.) CHOICE OF DESSERT: ANY OF OUR FRESH BAKED PIES OR CAKES CHOICE OF BEVERAGE: COFFEE • TEA • FRESH BREWED DECAF • SODA BREAKFAST SPECIALS 7 days a week • LUNCH SPECIAL Monday-Friday DINNER SPECIAL 7 days a Week OPEN 6 AM TIL MIDNIGHT 7 Days A Week OPEN 24 HOURS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY former site of Sage Diner • 80-26 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst (718) 426-2229 • Fax: (718) 426-3535 FREE DELIVERY EVERYDAY from 11AM to 10PM FREE PARKING • WHEEL CHAIR ACCESSIBLE
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