Hungarian Smashburgers, located at 42 Union Square E, are being reintroduced to New York after originating in Budapest. The reviewer ordered a classic single cheeseburger and fries, both served at inadequate temperatures. The fries were cold, diminishing the flavor of the paprika, while the cheeseburger had an overly generous amount of mayo-heavy spread, with no detectable grilled onions. Ultimately, the reviewer found the experience disappointing, concluding that if this is Hungary's best, American burgers remain superior.
Whether social-media fame is sparked by an influencer or is the result of a concerted marketing effort to engineer a food's digital moment, timeline domination does not always correlate to actual quality.
When I ordered a classic single and fries, both were plucked from heat-lamped zones. Sadly, my shoestring fries were cold, making a signature sprinkle of paprika all but imperceptible.
Within its wrapper, a single cheeseburger patty was smashed until lacy and hanging invitingly outside of its Martin's bun, but there was way too much of the mayo-heavy spread.
I stopped eating halfway through, by which time a line had formed and a full assembly was underway, but it was too late for me.
Collection
[
|
...
]