The York in Highland Park has one of the best burgers in LA, hands down. It’s lavished in spicy mayo, pickled onions and cheddar, all of which equal gastro-masterpiece. Especially if you have the guts to get it medium-rare.
The bun does its part too–it’s brioche, so it collapses when you pick it up. This allows it to accent the burger with the a flaky texture and a subtle sweetness, minus any overwhelming breadiness. The rocket adds a nice spicy touch.
But, sometimes, I don’t want a burger, and that’s when I’m glad they have lots of good alternatives on their chalkboard.
Case in point: the lentil soup. I tried it on a recent lazy Saturday, and I was impressed by its heartiness. I paired it with their cheese plate–they have the good sense to drizzle manchego with honey and add some olives. Pretty fantastic with grilled bread, a Dodger game in the background, and free reign of the jukebox.
Josh got the portobello sandwich, which they brilliantly put on that brioche bun I was talking about. He added goat cheese and opted for the french fries.
We paired these fine meals with Green Flash Le Freak on tap, a Belgian-style IPA. Crisp and slightly sweet with a bit of spice and a fair amount of fruit.
–Valentina
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I totally want to check out this place. Its so cute and now I want lentil soup and manchego with honey! yummmm.
I’ve enjoyed that cheese plate, and the cuban sandwich, the mussels when they have them, the fried chickpeas (more of an appetizer) and some of the soups. Other than that, I’ve been sorely regretful when I’ve not opted for the burger. My girlfriends gets the burger every time and has scoffed at me while I frowned at oily bland pastas and those horrifically greasy dough balls they serve as fish and chips.
I’ve never had the pasta or the fish and chips. I think the Cuban is tasty, but so decadent that you may as well just get the burger. The cheese plate and a soup or salad are my favorite burger alternatives at the York, but dang that burger is good. Oh, and the truffles grilled cheese is good though kind of out of control.