The breading outside is dark and dense; the satisfying crunch evokes a laborious cast iron skillet fry.
And the flavor is excellent, salty and spicy as hell. Josh Capon is famous for his expensive steaks , ground beef tacos , tournament-winning burgers , and Instagram photos with celebrities.
He is, at his best, a comfort food guy, a trait on fine display here in Flushing with a series of damn good sourdough grilled cheese sandwiches. Get either the broccoli rabe with havarti, light on grease and big on the deep flavor of the greens, or the bacon and tomato marmalade sandwich, a study in smoke and sweet. Is it the best sandwich in the stadium? It might be. Wait time: less than one minute. The best way to eat this ripoff of a dish is to remove the meat and eat the bread with the caramelized onions and scant bits of bodega-quality melted cheese.
The fries, however are majestic: golden ridges ruffled like an accordion surrounding potatoes as fluffy as angel food. Barbacoa shredded beef simmered with ancho chiles is the best order here, a mess of warming, profoundly beefy bliss.
If only Verano used fresher, more perfumed cilantro. Follow the Sutton Rule. And if the burger is gray, undersalted, and without char, send it back. The smarter move is to stick with the more reliable Shroomburger, a cheese-field fried mushroom, and the shakes.
Even as stadiums modernize their culinary offerings, sometimes the old school is still the best. Ryan Sutton is Eater New York's chief restaurant critic. See all his reviews in the archive. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. New York. Pocket Flipboard Email. Papa Rosso. Nick Solares Nick Solares. While the burger and fries are what you expect from Shake Shack decent fast food , this Citi Field location was overpriced with less than stellar customer service. In addition to our food we had ordered two sodas and and Smartwater for later. When we got the Smartwater, they had taken the cap off of the drink as per "policy".
So now we had to carry it back to our seets, spilling half on the way. Later, we discovered that other food outlets were selling water with the caps on I had fairly low expectations given it was at a baseball stadium, but still I was expecting something reasonable given the Shake Shack brand.
But they did have an option for plain vanilla custard with chocolate sauce which I thought would be tasty. Unfortunately, they scooped it into a cup and covered it with a plastic lid in such a Queens, New York.
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