Peter Luger's Luger-Burger

Peter Luger's Luger-Burger

Date April 01, 2017
Time 7:45 AM EDT

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The Meaty Details

Join us as descend upon Brooklyn's premiere steakhouse Peter Luger's, to sample their uber-luxe Luger-Burger.

Overall Verdict

Consolidated scores from 9 ratings

9.2 /10
The Details
Taste
9.7 /10
Texture
9.6 /10
Toppings
8.7 /10
Sides
8.3 /10
Value
9.8 /10
Venue ambiance
9.3 /10
Harmoniousness
9.2 /10
Burger Club seal
Andrew's Review
"We have a new champion. Peter Luger's Luger-Burger has soared like beefy bald eagle to the snow-capped mountaintop of glory. It has unseated those who came before - Korzo, Minetta, Shake Shack...names that glisten with greasy greatness. And it is deserved. This is a domineering deluge of dry-aged delightfulness...a powerful juxtaposition of artful craft and crude, heart-pumping hamburgery heft. If Minetta's Black Label Burger mimics the elegant, precisely-chiseled Baroque complexity of a classic Bernini sculpture, then Peter Luger's Luger-Burger roars out of the gate with the raw, unrefinedly visceral impact of a Rodin. This is about the beef, plain and simple - it is a glorious 8 ounces of prime, primo beef, perfectly cooked and placed on a sturdy, locally-sourced bun (perhaps a bit chewier and more resistant than some might like, but it's necessary to contain the intense power of the meat). You can get American cheese on top, and you should. You can get their $4.50-per-slice bacon, that is big enough to make a vegetarian leave the vicinity in fear and despair. And you should. You can get crispy steak fries (though a hair too thick for my personal taste). And you should. You can enjoy - free of charge - the amazing rolls to start and the chocolate coins and whipped cream schlag to finish. And you should. There is a simplicity to this burger that arouses something primal in the subconscious...upon biting into this meat mountain, a man feels like a man, and a woman feels like a woman. You're transported to a past where things made sense, and you could just enjoy an utterly magnificent piece of ground meat for a mere $14. The value is literally insane...it could easily drive a weak-minded man to madness. This is a singular burger experience, and it cannot be recommended highly enough. People say it's a sin not to order the porterhouse at Peter Luger's, but if eating this is wrong, then I don't want to be right."

Member Reviews

April 01, 2017
7.3 /10

Great dry-Aged meat potently presented in this awesome burger. I felt like the cheese was a bit overwhelming for the palette and the bacon that I added was unnecessary . Patty though was just superb and the bread was almost unnoticeable but well-complimentary to the overall feel. Great value too at

Taste
8.0 /10
Texture
8.0 /10
Toppings
6.0 /10
Sides
6.0 /10
Value
9.0 /10
Venue
7.0 /10
Harmony
7.0 /10
Fay "The Swanson" L.
April 01, 2017
8.7 /10

The Luger Burger does not hide itself behind complex toppings or fusion inpired sides. This is your meat and potatoes burger that prides itself on the simplistic quality of the ingredients. Burger, bun, gorgeous meat and good Il' American cheese. Not to mention Karl... the german waiter who reminded

Taste
9.0 /10
Texture
9.0 /10
Toppings
8.0 /10
Sides
8.0 /10
Value
9.0 /10
Venue
9.0 /10
Harmony
9.0 /10
April 01, 2017
9.3 /10

A magestic mountain of meat of a bun. It may have been a crime against humanity to not order a steak at Peter Lugars, but I don't care. Side of bacon was delicous thick slab of fatty pork belly, the fries were good but completely unnecessary. If you like great meat and not much else on top, this is

Taste
10.0 /10
Texture
10.0 /10
Toppings
8.0 /10
Sides
8.0 /10
Value
10.0 /10
Venue
10.0 /10
Harmony
9.0 /10
9.0 /10

There is no better way to re enter civilization after an extended stay on Antarctica than to eat this majestic slab of glorious, dry aged magnificence. I would write more but I am too overwhelmed by the experience of this incredibly high-value, high quality Burger. Holy crap. This is a burger's Burg

Taste
10.0 /10
Texture
9.0 /10
Toppings
8.0 /10
Sides
8.0 /10
Value
10.0 /10
Venue
9.0 /10
Harmony
9.0 /10
9.6 /10

This burger was juicy perfectly cooked and full of flavor it needed no extra sauce but the PL steak sauce was a subtle enhancer. The fries good but as a personal choice I prefer shoe string to steak cut still tasty
The value excellent along with ambiance and value now my favorite along with Corzo

Taste
10.0 /10
Texture
10.0 /10
Toppings
10.0 /10
Sides
7.0 /10
Value
10.0 /10
Venue
10.0 /10
Harmony
10.0 /10
9.7 /10

I appreciate that Peter Lugers served limited toppings. They know they don't need to fuck around. As they say, the proof is in the beef. Also, put bacon on everything.

Andrew gets a 5 because he just said accoutrements...

Taste
10.0 /10
Texture
10.0 /10
Toppings
10.0 /10
Sides
9.0 /10
Value
10.0 /10
Venue
9.0 /10
Harmony
10.0 /10
9.9 /10

I knocked off a single point for toppings since technically I did not have any. No onion, no bacon, not even any cheese. I did not need any. This burger was a singular experience.

I even have to give Andrew a 10 for this one. I've been coming to Lugers for years and could not bring myself to have anything other than the Porterhouse, but Andrew and Burger Club changed all that. I once was blind, but now I see.

Taste
10.0 /10
Texture
10.0 /10
Toppings
9.0 /10
Sides
10.0 /10
Value
10.0 /10
Venue
10.0 /10
Harmony
10.0 /10
9.6 /10

This is a fantastic burger. Great flavor, large, good price and very juicy. The crunch of the burger was amazing as well. I could go for some better cheese but the sauce is so good. The bacon was transcendent (in the words of Andrew Ousley). The bun was great and chewy but did push the burger around a bit.

Andrew gets a 8 because I missed him, but I deducted 2 point stars because of the Apple Watch and his long hair.

Taste
10.0 /10
Texture
10.0 /10
Toppings
9.0 /10
Sides
9.0 /10
Value
10.0 /10
Venue
10.0 /10
Harmony
9.0 /10
10.0 /10

Shitballs that was the best burger of my life

Taste
10.0 /10
Texture
10.0 /10
Toppings
10.0 /10
Sides
10.0 /10
Value
10.0 /10
Venue
10.0 /10
Harmony
10.0 /10