(212) 488-5900

24 E 12th St (5th Avenue and University Place)
New York, NY 10003 40.734116 -73.993253

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Neighborhoods: Greenwich Village, Downtown

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Hours:

Sun-Thu 11:30am-12am

Fri-Sat 11:30am-2am

Last updated 5.01.11

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Restaurant Special Features:

Casual Date Spot, Notable Beer List, Family-Friendly Dining, Late Night Dining, Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Happy Hour, Carry Out, Dine At The Bar, Private Parties, Bar Menu, Prix Fixe Menu

Cuisine:

Hamburgers

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What People Are Saying About Stand

Featured Review

Josh Ozersky

Contributor

Stand opened to much fanfare in 2007 but the buzz faded quickly, thanks to a too-hard bun and some peculiar gourmet sodas that nobody liked (rosemary, was it?). But after a change of ownership, the place has righted itself, adopting a soft bun from Amy's Bread that's dressed with olive oil and then grilled--the better to support a range of first-rate burgers, the beef versions of which are supplied by Pat LaFrieda, the city's reigning burgermaster. The shakes are handmade and popular too, particularly a marshmallow number that has garnered a devout neighborhood following. The place is spacious…

Editor's Tips

The Extras:
For non-beef-eaters, Stand has a first-rate crab cake sandwich, and some great salad options.
Know Before You Go:
The Stand Burger, ground beef with fresh parsley and garlic mixed in, is the thing to get.
When to Go:
Stand stays open on Friday until 4am--why not go for a late-night treat?
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “In a burger addled town I found Stand to be disappointing, however the overall atmosphere and the staff were very friendly and invitingly appealing.”
  2. “they got this place beat if you want just a good burger, if you want really nice atmosphere, Stand is winning though.”
  3. “That said, the service was fine and the ambience is nice.”
  4. “The decor suits the place too - simple, unpretentious, but nice presentation and good quality,”
  5. “This is a fun place to go for some very good burgers in a nice setting.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “Our respective drinks of chocolate malted shake and housemade ginger ale were satisfying, with my friend especially impressed with the thick ginger flavor in his drink.”
drinks
88.88999938964844% positive
  1. “GREAT selection of unique beers on tap.”
  2. “The drinks are great, I only wish that the food measured up.”
  3. “The marshmallow milkshake was intensely flavorful and the cocktails were mixed perfectly.”
  4. “The staff was really cool and nice, and they had some good beers.”
  5. “Great drinks, skip the mains!”
  6. “The drink order was wrong, root beer float instead of coke (no biggie), my sweet iced tea, neither cold or sweet ( I was told it was freshly brewed so it was still hot, but I did get an extra glass of ice).”
  7. “Our respective drinks of chocolate malted shake and housemade ginger ale were satisfying, with my friend especially impressed with the thick ginger flavor in his drink.”
  8. “The fresh Ginger beer was out if this world.”
  9. “The fries were average but good, the onion rings were superb and the beer list (according to my husband) was very good”
food quality
83.55999946594238% positive
  1. “By the way, the best burger I have ever had was at the Ritz in Battery Park.”
  2. “It's a chock full of healthy stuff salad with a skewer of three burger patties on top (your choice of meat: beef, turker or chicken).”
  3. “went again the other day with my husband and I ordered the 'burger salad', a great, lowcarb option.”
  4. “fries - good sized for a small.”
  5. “My burger (minis) had quite a few hard things in it as well (must be ground up cartiledge), a big 'deal-breaker' for any burger joint in my opinion.”
  6. “they got this place beat if you want just a good burger, if you want really nice atmosphere, Stand is winning though.”
  7. “The burgers are very good, and substantial - definitely high quality.”
  8. “If you ever go to Montreal, we have a real place with a fantastic burger with real meat.”
  9. “The fries were average but good, the onion rings were superb and the beer list (according to my husband) was very good”
  10. “Not to mention the poor cows, who suffer the posthumous indignity of becoming unmemorable burgers on soggy buns.”
  11. “The fries are good as well - better than most places, and you get plenty for the price.”
  12. “thought mine (egg & cheese) was pretty good, so did my daughter (she loves salt), salt, salt , salt, big pockets of tongue numbing salt.”
  13. “Very good burgers”
  14. “came here last night for dinner with a friend, and I absolutely loved the food.”
  15. “came to this place expecting to pay a little extra for a great burger.”
  16. “Salad was tasty bt very simple.”
  17. “.....and I thought it would be a decent meal giving them lots of choice in their meal decisions.”
  18. “do have to say that the food was great and the toasted marshmallow milkshake was the best I've ever had in the world:) But thinking about that lousy service keeps me from wanting to go back which is a shame.”
  19. “I'm a huge fan of burgers, and so when I find a restaurant that manages to serve great burgers, I have to tell people about it.”
  20. “The first time I went when they first opened, I was excited- I love burgers.”
  21. “Way overrated burger, awful service”
  22. “had a a hamburger on the brioche, comes w lettuce and green peppercorn sauce, similiar to an apoive sauce but more suited for a burger, and it was great, the burger was 7 oz, perfect medium rare, not overdressed and the perfect size.”
  23. “We'll definitely go back, but it's not the best burger I've had in NYC.”
  24. “Also got an order of onion rings, which were outstanding ?”
  25. “The selection in meats/hamburgers and sides are the main reason I recommend this place.”
  26. “thought the green peppercorn sauce brought an interesting element to the burger, tasting like steak au poivre more than a burger.”
  27. “the veggie burger was great, fresh and hearty.”
  28. “The taste of the actual burger is good, but by far not the best in the city.”
  29. “Other reviewers complained about the prices, but it's NYC and the burgers are good, so deal with it.”
  30. “In a burger addled town I found Stand to be disappointing, however the overall atmosphere and the staff were very friendly and invitingly appealing.”
  31. “If you are looking for the perfectly shaped round burger with a bun that is not too big or too small and you don't care about the extras( since when are fries considered and extra at $5 a pop) then this is your kind of burger palace.”
  32. “Decent food and friendly service.”
  33. “One friend had a veggie burger, which was tasteless.”
  34. “The egg is unmemorable; the pickle plate was rather interesting, with the pickled green bean as a standout--crunchy and slightly spicy (they should consider making it a separate dish).”
  35. “sweet potato fries (a special) were also tasty and crispy.”
  36. “By the way, the sweet potato side was not very good, the fries were excellent.”
  37. “Excellent burger.”
  38. “But my favorite part of all was the yummy Kaluha Shake.”
  39. “pretty good fries.”
  40. “guess I am one of the few people in America who actually enjoys small portions, as I can never finish the average NY 80z burger and feel guilty for wasting food and money.”
  41. “An "easy" place to pop-in without reserves and have a great meal, where you don't have to deal with attitude, or "posers", or having to yell to speak to your tablemate.”
  42. “The drinks are great, I only wish that the food measured up.”
  43. “Personally, I prefer the diner on the corner of 12th and University that offers a cheeseburger special for half the price, although the beef is arguably not as good and the place is not trendy.”
  44. “This is a fun place to go for some very good burgers in a nice setting.”
  45. “The beef was just OK, but the toppings were delicious.”
  46. “We're building ourselves an ideological prison out of overpriced burgers, people!”
  47. “Like a good steak, it stands alone and doesn't need sauce.”
  48. “The price not that bad, but w/other high quality/low price burger joints out there, hmm.”
  49. “The food tasted great.”
  50. “The Stand is a new one and, while the burger is indeed good, this is a designer burger with a perfect roll on a white plate, for $9.00.”
  51. “These aren't the best burgers!”
  52. “As for the food goes, we went to Strand because NY Magazine said they served one of the best burgers in NYC.”
  53. “This burger was fantastic.”
  54. “The food was pretty good, but stay away from the shoestring fries.”
  55. “Great burger, OK sides”
  56. “It's a pity that the tasty fare in this clean, noisy and open space is spoiled so much by an unapologetically surly, unkempt, and utterly uncaring staff, from the moment you walk in to the moment you pay the relatively hefty check and leave.”
  57. “The burger was DELICIOUS.”
  58. “On the other hand, my burger was excellent.”
  59. “My family trekked into the city from Long Island specifically because we heard this was the new place for great burgers and we love burgers.”
  60. “Better than good food; worst service around.”
  61. “Then came the burgers: dry, tasteless beef sitting atop what was once, I'm sure, a perfectly lovely bun that had somehow, somewhere between the kitchen and the table, liquefied.”
  62. “am the female version of Wimpy (Think Popeye), and am forever searching for the perfect burger.”
  63. “The mini burger was perfect in every way - size, flavor, appearance.”
  64. “Cooked medium rare, juicy, some kind of creamy egg/mayo, crispy bacon, cheese, and a perfect bun.”
  65. “One of the best burgers I've ever eaten!”
  66. “The fresh Ginger beer was out if this world.”
  67. “Nice space, interesting food.”
  68. “The sweet potato fries were excellent - in fact we needed seconds.”
  69. “The burger was great - good ingrediants, well cooked, very tatsy.”
  70. “If you want a great burger, go to BLT Burger, as their meat is very flavorful and I've never had a burger that was not cooked to perfection.”
  71. “However, if one is not in the mood to brave the element in Madison Square Park and 40-minute wait for a shake shack burger or fight through the drunken crowd in Corner Bistro, Stand is definitely a top choice for a tasty burger to satisfy your cravings.”
  72. “had just eated at WD-50 the day before, and I so much more appreciated this burger than that super fancy, expensive dinner!”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “GREAT selection of unique beers on tap.”
  2. “The selection in meats/hamburgers and sides are the main reason I recommend this place.”
  3. “Extensive menu including good shakes.”
overall
50.0% positive
  1. “good place for casual dating.”
  2. “Personally, I prefer the diner on the corner of 12th and University that offers a cheeseburger special for half the price, although the beef is arguably not as good and the place is not trendy.”
return potential
33.3299994468689% positive
  1. “do have to say that the food was great and the toasted marshmallow milkshake was the best I've ever had in the world:) But thinking about that lousy service keeps me from wanting to go back which is a shame.”
  2. “We'll definitely go back, but it's not the best burger I've had in NYC.”
service
73.33000183105469% positive
  1. “Our waiter was great, but at the end when we couldn't find him, we asked another waiter for our check, and he said I'm not your waiter and walked away!”
  2. “I've never been in a restaurant with such weird staff.”
  3. “As far as service note, I went to this restaurant on a Sunday during their lunch "rush" which was nothing as the place was more than half empty so the service was extremely attentive.”
  4. “do have to say that the food was great and the toasted marshmallow milkshake was the best I've ever had in the world:) But thinking about that lousy service keeps me from wanting to go back which is a shame.”
  5. “In a burger addled town I found Stand to be disappointing, however the overall atmosphere and the staff were very friendly and invitingly appealing.”
  6. “Better than good food; worst service around.”
  7. “Way overrated burger, awful service”
  8. “guess I am one of the few people in America who actually enjoys small portions, as I can never finish the average NY 80z burger and feel guilty for wasting food and money.”
  9. “Once there the service was ridiculous.”
  10. “The staff was really cool and nice, and they had some good beers.”
  11. “The waitress was very pleasant - all smiles and sweetness.”
  12. “Before even arriving to the restaurant we were met with rude service.”
  13. “We're building ourselves an ideological prison out of overpriced burgers, people!”
  14. “To top it off, the service was friendly and accessible.”
  15. “We waited and waited, but our waiter was more focused on leaving than giving us the best service possible.”
  16. “It's a pity that the tasty fare in this clean, noisy and open space is spoiled so much by an unapologetically surly, unkempt, and utterly uncaring staff, from the moment you walk in to the moment you pay the relatively hefty check and leave.”
  17. “Not good service”
  18. “That said, the service was fine and the ambience is nice.”
  19. “Decent food and friendly service.”
  20. “I'm a huge fan of burgers, and so when I find a restaurant that manages to serve great burgers, I have to tell people about it.”
value
65.0% positive
  1. “had just eated at WD-50 the day before, and I so much more appreciated this burger than that super fancy, expensive dinner!”
  2. “...good value in Village Google Search.”
  3. “Other reviewers complained about the prices, but it's NYC and the burgers are good, so deal with it.”
  4. “I'm a huge fan of burgers, and so when I find a restaurant that manages to serve great burgers, I have to tell people about it.”
  5. “Personally, I prefer the diner on the corner of 12th and University that offers a cheeseburger special for half the price, although the beef is arguably not as good and the place is not trendy.”
  6. “We're building ourselves an ideological prison out of overpriced burgers, people!”
  7. “guess I am one of the few people in America who actually enjoys small portions, as I can never finish the average NY 80z burger and feel guilty for wasting food and money.”
  8. “The price not that bad, but w/other high quality/low price burger joints out there, hmm.”
  9. “If the room was amazing, this may be worth it, but it is not.”
  10. “The fries are good as well - better than most places, and you get plenty for the price.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “However, if one is not in the mood to brave the element in Madison Square Park and 40-minute wait for a shake shack burger or fight through the drunken crowd in Corner Bistro, Stand is definitely a top choice for a tasty burger to satisfy your cravings.”
  2. “Reasonable and quick eats”
2 Star Rating: Below Average

05/25/10

DMANBURGER "Stand Burger"

by DMANBURGER , Citysearch Contributor at Citysearch

•Recently I visited the much blogged and written about Stand burger. In its conceptual phase it was expressed by a who’s who of food aficionados that such criminalist burger atrocities had occurred there. A penchant for the dramatic and skeptical, I was interested to see what sparked such auspicious burger educators to voice their dissatisfaction. Interestingly Stand Burger was created by noodle king Jonathan Morr , famous for APT and Republic who then in 2007 started to think burgers. Stand has a modern open feel with some communal bench seating and a spacious dining room, perfect for a large crowd. I sat at the bar which was teaming with youngsters and college types. ESPN was showing on all TV’s and people were drinking like fish for 3.00pm in the afternoon, which made for a raucous bar scene. I found out there was a relatively new burger on the menu, the BOLD Burger, a gigantic twin patty goliath of Pat La Frieda beef stacked on a brioche bun with apple wood smoked bacon, sautéed onions, American and cheddar cheese, pickle, tomato, chipotle sauce and fried egg.

The menu has an array of beefy pleasures, burgers for every palette are featured here such as the Stand Burger noted as the “best burger in Manhattan at any price” with onion marmalade; Mushroom Beef Burger, Buffalo Blue Cheeseburger,Veggie Burger with quinoa, mushroom, zucchini and parmesan and the Hamburger with shredded lettuce onion marmalade and green peppercorn sauce. Other favorites on the menu include a Burger Salad, Shrimp Po’Boy, Crabbie Pattie Sandwich, fries and Onion rings-which are blogged about as the best in the city!

I went with the Hamburger, BOLD Burger, and the much hyped about Toasted Marshmallow Shake. The Hamburger arrived first; it was plump and piled with shredded lettuce and green peppercorn sauce oozing out the sides. I thought the green peppercorn sauce brought an interesting element to the burger, tasting like steak au poivre more than a burger. In the distance I could see the BOLD Burger coming from the kitchen; it was like a tower of beef and pork levitating across the room. All I could see was this thing of structured beef beauty coming at me, it was daunting but at the same time exciting. I picked it up to take my first bite, struggling to handle its bulkiness. I opened wide, but just grazed the outside of the beast, the taste was succulent and juicy for the first 2 or 3 bites but then fell apart in my hands ending up like a meatloaf on my plate. I finished what I could of the burger, but it lost its juiciness and its flavor and ended up in torn mangled pieces on my plate. The Toasted Marshmallow shake with honey lavender chocolate, peanut butter cap, mint cookies and cream; however was one of the best things I have ever tasted ! It didn’t have any Bourbon in it, but it was a good $7.00 milkshake. In a burger addled town I found Stand to be disappointing, however the overall atmosphere and the staff were very friendly and invitingly appealing.

  • Pros: toasted marshmallow shakes
  • Cons: dry burgers
3 Star Rating: Average

05/14/10

Trendy Burger Joint with Great Shakes & Full Bar

by Janie Ho at Citysearch

With purple hues, sleek track lighting, open-air walls and modern bar, Stand's waitress-only burger joint is a haven on NYU stomping grounds. The old-fashioned diner-style bar wraps around the middle of the large modern room, finishing the look with tall '50s-style milkshakes, from toasted marshmallow to alchie blends à la popular demand. The variety of burgers comes on chewy, toasted bakery buns, on which my first-ever salmon burger was a trip. But given the locale, there's probably a lot more of that going around.

  • Pros: Nice Environment, Tasty Shakes, though a bit too sweet.
  • Cons: Service a Little Weird on my visit.
3 Star Rating: Average

04/06/10

Burger was good .. but what's with all the excitement ?

by AnnaCanada at Citysearch

We're from Montreal. In for Easter weekend, visiting the city - spanning theater district to Chinatown...with a stop for dinner in the Village.

Found review of the Stand on a "...good value in Village Google Search..." Several restos were listed of varying cuisines....

We had 4 teenagers with us, 3 of our own and one friend who is shall we say a picky eater....okay very picky .....and I thought it would be a decent meal giving them lots of choice in their meal decisions...

The waitress was very pleasant - all smiles and sweetness. I guess we got lucky....based on some of what I have read since...

I encouraged the kids to consider the shakes - especially the Marquee Toasted Marshmallow. It did not disappoint. They all loved it..... A Large (Tall) one was kind of filling though - good size for sharing if you don't want to spoil your appetite - consider yourself warned!!

Burgers were good...but Patty seemed a little too ...well too much like a patty..... Perfectly round.... Meat was good but I would not say it tasted homemade.

We have a similar place here in Montreal - called M-Burger (or some such thing). Very similar - perhaps one copied the other .... I've only been once, and it was eerily like Deja Do...

The shoe string fries were too fine...more like julienne chips.....

The Sweet Potato fries were excellent - in fact we needed seconds.... a real hit with the kids....

One person's burger order was forgotten... Waitress was very apologetic, and it was immediately ordered, and we were told it was on the house.....

We were planning to tip extra, since she was so pleasant....We were surprised there was a 20% Tip already on the bill. Not sure if this is standard for parties of a certain size....for tourists...or standard for everyone at The Stand...... This was what we were going to leave...but as a result we did not tip anything extra. Hope she wasn't upset....

If you ever go to Montreal, we have a real place with a fantastic burger with real meat...not in a pre-shaped patty - DiLallo's - have the Buck Burger - bet you can't have just one !!!

  • Pros: Waitress was very pleasant
  • Cons: 20% tip automatically added (7 people in our party)
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/28/09

Fantastic Burgers, Fries & Shakes!

by BeHappyNYC at Citysearch

Thanks to "The Best Thing I Ever Ate" on Food Network I have been dying to go to Stand.

We had burgers & fries. The burger was DELICIOUS. I made the mistake of ordering the veggie burger upon reading a positive review on menupages and was seriously disappointed. When I return I will most definitely be getting the regular hamburger.

However, what we REALLY went there for was the Toasted Marshmallow Shake. This little beauty is heaven in a glass. HOW do they get it to be a toasty marshmallowy (new word) flavor? Boggles my mind. I am dreaming of returning there.

  • Pros: fantastic Marshmallow Shake!!!
1 Star Rating: Poor

10/01/09

Appalling Service

by cdv2003 at Citysearch

My date never got his burger.

When mine came out they said his would be out in 5 minutes, then our server disappeared for half and hour. Then, he dropped the check off without apologizing--he shrugged and asked if we wanted him to check on the missing burger. I was dying to get out of there, but my date really wanted to try the marshmallow milkshake (he was still hungry).

It took 20 minutes for us to get milkshakes because the server got my order wrong and the shakes went to the next table by mistake. Service is sloppy and careless and no apology is unforgivable. The veggie burger was average; the milkshakes were was tasty, but nothing could make up for such appalling service. I will never return.

  • Pros: Milkshake selection, atmosphere
  • Cons: Service, service, service

The Details on Stand

Place Categories:

  • great mini burger
  • friendly service
  • not best veggie burger
  • clean space
  • great food
  • excellent sweet potato fries
  • nice staff
  • not too big lovely bun
  • recommend place
  • great respective drinks
  • good toasted marshmallow milkshake
  • unique beers
  • crunchy pickle plate
  • invitingly appealing overall atmosphere
  • great meal
  • cold sweet iced tea
  • w\/other price
  • arguably not as good beef
  • cold coke
  • quite good taste
  • great lunch option
  • tasty special
  • quick eats
  • cold biggie
  • very flavorful meat

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