Blue 9 Burger

(212) 979-0053

92 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10003 40.73216 -73.98803

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Neighborhoods: East Village, Downtown

Hours:

Sun 11:30am-12:30am

Mon 11:30am-1am

Tue 11:30am-1am

Wed 11:30am-1am

Thu 11:30am-3:30am

Fri 11:30am-3:30am

Sat 11:30am-3:30am

Price:

$

Last updated 4.19.12

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Lunch Spot, Cheap Eats

Cuisine:

Hamburgers

What People Are Saying About Blue 9 Burger

Featured Review

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In Short – The tiny menu includes assorted hamburgers French fries and shakes. Fries are cut on the premises, and burgers made to order, making this place a far cry from the typical chain burger. The small, well-lit establishment draws a college crowd that loves the bargain prices and doesn't mind the paucity of frills.

ambiance
50.0% positive
  1. “This place looks like a fast food place- not a nice decor, but if you want a great burger, this is the place to go.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “The shakes were ok, the vanila so-so and the chocolate was pretty good.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “The service is friendly (not that McD's has really set the bar high in that regard) and though it may take about five minutes for your order to come up it is worth the wait.”
food quality
78.04999828338623% positive
  1. “Great burgers”
  2. “had no trouble with cold fries or a long wait reported by other reviewers.”
  3. “The other reason is that the ingredients don't seem as fresh as they advertise at Blue 9.”
  4. “delicious quick burger”
  5. “This place looks like a fast food place- not a nice decor, but if you want a great burger, this is the place to go.”
  6. “love these burgers!”
  7. “mean sure, if you want a $3 burger moderately quickly, it's a good place to go (especially for college kids), but other than that.”
  8. “The fries at first bite were good but were fried in what tasted and felt like old oil and they were salty.”
  9. “The burgers were great!”
  10. “Blue 9 makes a great burger, without the wait of Corner Bistro.”
  11. “agree with the NYTimes article that these burgers are close to "the Platonic ideal" of what a perfect burger should be.”
  12. “They have the worlds worst fries and the meat is like the kind you get in a public school caf.”
  13. “The fries are absolutely the worst of any burger joint that I know (and I know of many on both coasts).”
  14. “like the burgers at Shake Shak, but Blue 9's are better.”
  15. “But it is a spectacular fresh small-patty fast food-style burger.”
  16. “Ain't the fries ain't bad either!”
  17. “In the city its the best place for a quick burger and fries with no lines, and a side of extra sauce doesn't cost anything.”
  18. “The Mango Chilli Dipping sauce for the fries is amazing.”
  19. “best burger on the block”
  20. “They are simply one of the best burgers in town”
  21. “cheeseburger, Fries, and a Coke will cost you over $6.00 -- It's expensive, therefore, there won't be as much turnover, therefore, the food will NOT BE FRESH.”
  22. “This burger is even more delicious than the In-N-Out burgers I used to love in SF, and at least as good as the more artisinal items you'd pick up at the occasional neighborhood places like Big Mouth or Burger Joint.”
  23. “Blue 9 does not come close to a good burger.”
  24. “fresh tasting, made to order burgers with fresh veggies and tasty sauce.”
  25. “The burgers are satisfying and delicious.”
  26. “The burgers are amazing and it's the perfect pit stop on the way home after a long night out.”
  27. “Who can tell if food is fresh when it is drowing in that much dressing.”
  28. “Fashioned after In n Out but still has its own charm, real potatoes in the fries and the burgers are great.”
  29. “Quality food, an ideal balance of meat, bun and toppings, all at a great price ($3 for a cheeseburger).”
  30. “Great burger and shakes at great prices, I'll take it until In-N-Out makes its way to the East Coast.”
  31. “think the burgers are great here.”
  32. “Great burger, horrible staff”
  33. “Try the interesting dipping sauce.”
  34. “The burger is pretty bland, the sauce isn't too flavorful, plus watery iceberg lettuce and tomatoes.”
  35. “The fries also taste fresh and similar to the California chain.”
  36. “Chaos in the kitchen and food all over the place is a huge contrast to it's California counterpart.”
  37. “Everything about the food is great but its too bad they had to hire the Wendy's reject staff to run the place.”
  38. “The fries and burgers are not fresh and crisp tasting like the cali joint.”
  39. “have to say these burgers are the best in Manhatten for myself.”
  40. “The shakes and burgers are good too but whatever you do try the mango chilli sauce, its delicious.”
  41. “Unlike In and Out, the patty is not fresh (a frozen taste) and as thin as a McDonald's hamburger.”
overall
75.0% positive
  1. “mean sure, if you want a $3 burger moderately quickly, it's a good place to go (especially for college kids), but other than that.”
  2. “Everything about the food is great but its too bad they had to hire the Wendy's reject staff to run the place.”
  3. “This place looks like a fast food place- not a nice decor, but if you want a great burger, this is the place to go.”
  4. “In the city its the best place for a quick burger and fries with no lines, and a side of extra sauce doesn't cost anything.”
service
60.0% positive
  1. “The service is friendly (not that McD's has really set the bar high in that regard) and though it may take about five minutes for your order to come up it is worth the wait.”
  2. “The price is right and the service is about as good as you'll get from an order-at-the-counter-get-a-number method.”
  3. “Everything about the food is great but its too bad they had to hire the Wendy's reject staff to run the place.”
  4. “The service, unfortunately, was slow on the second day.”
  5. “Great burger, horrible staff”
value
87.5% positive
  1. “cheeseburger, Fries, and a Coke will cost you over $6.00 -- It's expensive, therefore, there won't be as much turnover, therefore, the food will NOT BE FRESH.”
  2. “The price is also great.”
  3. “Quality food, an ideal balance of meat, bun and toppings, all at a great price ($3 for a cheeseburger).”
  4. “The price is right and the service is about as good as you'll get from an order-at-the-counter-get-a-number method.”
  5. “This is nothing but a cheap imitation that is overpriced.”
  6. “Chaos in the kitchen and food all over the place is a huge contrast to it's California counterpart.”
  7. “The service is friendly (not that McD's has really set the bar high in that regard) and though it may take about five minutes for your order to come up it is worth the wait.”
  8. “Great burger and shakes at great prices, I'll take it until In-N-Out makes its way to the East Coast.”
wait time
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “had no trouble with cold fries or a long wait reported by other reviewers.”
  2. “The service is friendly (not that McD's has really set the bar high in that regard) and though it may take about five minutes for your order to come up it is worth the wait.”
  3. “The burgers are amazing and it's the perfect pit stop on the way home after a long night out.”
  4. “delicious quick burger”
  5. “The service, unfortunately, was slow on the second day.”
  6. “In the city its the best place for a quick burger and fries with no lines, and a side of extra sauce doesn't cost anything.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/19/09

Best burger in the world !!

by thinkbox

Me and my friends come all the way from Brooklyn to eat Blue 9 Burgers,

They are simply one of the best burgers in town

  • Pros: So tasty
  • Cons: the plase is a little small
4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/17/08

In NYC this might be as good as it gets...

by surfnrg

Same formula as In-N-Out, you can even order using in-n-out terminology... Not quite as addictive, and the consistancy is not nearly the same. Somedays it's perfectly put together, and other days not so much.

The biggest difference is the service and cleanliness. Typical NY attitude here, unfriendly, not so clean cut workers instead of the cute girls at In-N-Out. Chaos in the kitchen and food all over the place is a huge contrast to it's California counterpart. Also I had to take back my burger for them to get it right almost every time (even though the receipt had my order correctly).

Still, it's NYC and for us poor Californians who were woo'd here for the big bux (no other reason to move to this filthy hellhole) this is the closest we'll get without having to deal with the nearly unusable airports.

  • Pros: Food is great
  • Cons: Order accuracy, and employee attitude just not on par with in-out, dirty
4 Star Rating: Recommended

06/25/08

Simple Burger, Real Fries, Cheap for NY

by misderdix

So I used to Live in LA and then I moved to NY and now I'm back in LA. I've had the burger drama and here's where blue 9 fits in. In the city its the best place for a quick burger and fries with no lines, and a side of extra sauce doesn't cost anything. Fashioned after In n Out but still has its own charm, real potatoes in the fries and the burgers are great. It they opened a location in Madison Square Park, Shake Shack would be out of business in 6 months.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/02/08

I eat here weekly... it's THAT good!

by poodle123

I am a die hard fan of this place. I like the burgers at Shake Shak, but Blue 9's are better. They aren't nearly as oily or crumbly and you don't have to eat them in the cold or stand in line for 20 minutes to get your food. I suggest getting your burger medieval style and slathering on extra mango chili sauce. They really should bottle and sell the mango chili sauce that they provide alongside the ketchup -- it's really good and I love it on both the fries and the burgers.

  • Pros: burgers, fries, sauce
  • Cons: the dining area needs an overhaul
3 Star Rating: Average

08/16/07

Doesn't compare to In'n'Out

by gumbercules

I have to agree, this place doesn't come close to In'n'Out. It certainly tries to copy In'n'Out's style, but really fails to deliver.

One reason is that they're quite sloppy at Blue 9. The times I've been to Blue 9, I was the only one there; despite making only one burger, it looked like the guy was blindfolded when he assembled my burger; I always have to open up my burger and reassemble it myself. In'n'Out manages to prepare dozens of burgers at a time and still assemble them with consistent quality.

The other reason is that the ingredients don't seem as fresh as they advertise at Blue 9. I get the impression that they get the stuff fresh each day, but then it sits around in the open all day. Contrast that to In'n'Out, where you can see them prepping all the ingredients as they make the burgers. So while its technically fresh at Blue 9, they don't go the extra mile like In'n'Out does and prep the ingredients right before they make the burger.

Despite all that, its a decent hamburger. But I have to question whether people comparing it to In'n'Out have actually ever been to In'n'Out.

  • Pros: cheap, decent burger
  • Cons: sloppy, dingy surroundings

The Details on Blue 9 Burger

Place Categories:

  • great burgers
  • worst fries
  • great price
  • amazing mango chilli dipping sauce
  • good place
  • thin patty
  • love blue
  • fresh food
  • unpleasant experience
  • too bad staff
  • fresh ingredients
  • huge contrast
  • good shakes
  • great real potatoes
  • not nice decor
  • big bux
  • great product
  • fresh smallpatty fast foodstyle burger
  • poor californians
  • bad ai
  • best inout
  • terrific cheeseburger
  • good service
  • ridiculous wait
  • pretty good chocolate
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