Phillyist: Best Burgers in Old City

bec

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 14:09:33 -0500

i'm a big fan of the race street cafe burger - simple and delicious. also, as an old city resident, race street cafe is one of the few places i consider a "neighborhood joint" - most of the other places can be too touristy/night on the town. also, the food at charlie's pub is pretty good, though i've never had a burger there.

Charles G

Thu, 04 Aug 2005 17:29:11 -0500

The only reason for eating a burger at Sonny's is because if you're a little traditional like me, you like fries with your burger. Campo's obviously doesn't subscribe to this train of thought and the best you can do there are some salt & vinegar potato chips. I think I'd rather spend the extra $3 and goto metropolitan/continental/sassafras. The society hill burger isn't bad, but a little dry for my taste if I'm going to spend that much money for a "Hamburg Steak Sandwich". Plus you're 20% more likely to get quacked at on your way to society hill, curse those ducks!

Mike VanHelder

Thu, 04 Aug 2005 17:15:30 -0500

The Society Hill Hotel's burger isn't bad, but I wouldn't put it on a par with Sassafrass. I think it's up there with the Continental burger -- good, but not great. I will say this, though: Continental will cook your burger to perfectly to order. Usually I order medium and get medium-well instead, but not at Continental. They cook it just right.

Stephen

Thu, 04 Aug 2005 17:03:42 -0500

Ugh. Sassafras?!? It used to be good. Now the new ownership doesn't even make them on the premises. Yuck. Metropolitan is good and so is Campos, but Sonny's burger is nothing special. If you replace Sassafras with Society Hill Hotel, you've got the list about right.