(212) 759-4729

5 E 51 St Ste 1
New York, NY 10022 40.7591 -73.9763

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Neighborhoods: Midtown Center, Midtown

PRIMEBURGER.COM

Years in business

Established in 1938

Hours:

Mon-Fri Weekdays

Open Saturdays

Last updated 10.17.11

What People Are Saying About Prime Burger

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Former Midtown coffee shop continues to serve breakfast fare in addition to sandwiches and juicy burgers for lunch and dinner.

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food quality
61.11000061035156% positive
  1. Wonderful place to stop and have a quick, tasty bite!
  2. Do not eat here, the food was horrible - the waiters were so rude - very dirty and unkept establishment.
  3. Great burger, fries, staff
  4. The service was pretty slow - it took a while for the food to come after our order was placed - maybe about 10 minutes.
  5. diner like food, non-remarkable burger, yucky onion rings
  6. Burgers not cooked to order - served how they want to serve - french fries - cooked in dirty greasy oil.
  7. Their home-made relish is the perfect complement to the delicious, definitely NOT low-fat, beef patties.
  8. great place for a homemade food at fast food prices.
  9. The Prime Burger is an unpretentious, 1930s-style lunch counter that serves very good, very basic food.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. great place for a homemade food at fast food prices.
service
62.5% positive
  1. The service was pretty slow - it took a while for the food to come after our order was placed - maybe about 10 minutes.
  2. Great burger, fries, staff
  3. ... wait staff attentive and efficient.
  4. Do not eat here, the food was horrible - the waiters were so rude - very dirty and unkept establishment.
value
100.0% positive
  1. great place for a homemade food at fast food prices.
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. Wonderful place to stop and have a quick, tasty bite!
  2. The service was pretty slow - it took a while for the food to come after our order was placed - maybe about 10 minutes.
1 Star Rating: Poor

07/09/09

DON'T GO !!!!

by JoeNorthEnd

This place is horrible!! And that this being nice. Anybody that writes anything different is either a moron or they have a personal gain with this dump. You had flies all over the place !!! The service area was a mess with spilled and dirty items all over the place. This place needs to be closed by the NYC Restaurant Inspectors!!! It is criminal that this place is allowed to operate. Then to add insult, they charge you a la carte for everything. Don't be fooled by the picture. DON'T GO!!!!! I put a one star because a star was required. Truthfully, this place deserves negative stars !!!

1 Star Rating: Poor

12/08/08

horrible

by Awful11

Do not eat here, the food was horrible - the waiters were so rude - very dirty and unkept establishment. McDonalds serves a better burger for 1/10 the price. Burgers not cooked to order - served how they want to serve - french fries - cooked in dirty greasy oil. Complain to the owner working the register - he is too busy counting all the money he makes from unlucky people who mistakenly dined at his diner. Also as we were leaving another unsatisfied patron leaving told us he noticed that they store the buns in the male restroom.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

04/27/07

diner like food, non-remarkable burger, yucky onion rings

by daveng

This place is pretty diner-ish, which is nice if you are looking for a non-chic place. The burger was a generic looking burger - plain bun with melted american and iceberg lettuce - and was decent but non-remarkable, probably slightly better than your average diner burger. The service was pretty slow - it took a while for the food to come after our order was placed - maybe about 10 minutes. I also ordered the onion rings, or, as described on the menu "french fried onions" - terrible. Fried onions with bits of oil sogged batter - really disgusting.

  • Pros: diner decor, adult high chairs, non-chic, pretty cheap
  • Cons: side orders were pretty bad, service was slow
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/20/03

Wonderful!

by nycreviewer23

Great burger, fries, staff ... the works! Amazingly cheap for NYC ... my friends and I all concurred that it definitely was one of the tastiest burgers around! Very quick service ... no hassle ... wait staff attentive and efficient.

Wonderful place to stop and have a quick, tasty bite!

  • Pros: Fast service, Tasty food
4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/13/03

Good Value!

by FairWinds

Great to see that this branch is still open after the closing of the flagship in Watseka, Illinois. A "best value" for midtown breakfast and lunch. Standard diner fare served under the WCHS maroon and white banners. Customers here, however, do not stare.

The Details on Prime Burger

Place Categories:

  • great staff
  • great place
  • very good basic food
  • really disgusting oil sogged batter
  • great fries
  • great burger
  • yucky onion rings
  • rude waiters
  • delicious not lowfat
  • perfect complement
  • pretty slow service
  • dirty greasy oil
  • delicious beef patties
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