How George Motz Makes NYC’s Best Burgers at Hamburger America - Made to Order - Bon Appétit
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Date: 2025-09-28
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Comments and reviews: 19
ryant67
Ate at his restaurant a couple of times and it doesn't disappoint - very very tasty burgers! Basically ended up ordering 3 burgers each time - smash burger all the way, fried onion burger, and the special feature. Impossible to choose, but at least with smash burgers, they aren't huge. Still a lot of food though!
Saw George there once, mingling and doing his thing - pretty much comes across exactly like in these videos, super genuine guy. The staff all seemed to really like working there and were awesome. Great place, highly recommended!
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Ate at his restaurant a couple of times and it doesn't disappoint - very very tasty burgers! Basically ended up ordering 3 burgers each time - smash burger all the way, fried onion burger, and the special feature. Impossible to choose, but at least with smash burgers, they aren't huge. Still a lot of food though!
Saw George there once, mingling and doing his thing - pretty much comes across exactly like in these videos, super genuine guy. The staff all seemed to really like working there and were awesome. Great place, highly recommended!
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iamraymondyip
Love the fact that it was originally done for factory workers and smashing it makes it easier and faster to eat. And not that it's smashed for some novelty purpose. Because I personally think it's not really a burger when you squish it like that, just odd. If it was done for function then perfect.
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Love the fact that it was originally done for factory workers and smashing it makes it easier and faster to eat. And not that it's smashed for some novelty purpose. Because I personally think it's not really a burger when you squish it like that, just odd. If it was done for function then perfect.
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KokushiboUPM1
My 1st time eating burger king whooper sucks taste bad 2/10 there lettuce are not fresh and not being wash also same goes to Singapore same rating and same thing also both are mid raw looks cook in grilled but not cook enough for pure taste(I would rather have Smash Burgers Instead)
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My 1st time eating burger king whooper sucks taste bad 2/10 there lettuce are not fresh and not being wash also same goes to Singapore same rating and same thing also both are mid raw looks cook in grilled but not cook enough for pure taste(I would rather have Smash Burgers Instead)
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jasons57
Great technique and great burger, but, this guy is obnoxious. Why is it that the smash burger is now some gourmet hip thing to eat I grew up outside of Chicago and this is how just about any non-fastfood burger place makes their burgers.
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Great technique and great burger, but, this guy is obnoxious. Why is it that the smash burger is now some gourmet hip thing to eat I grew up outside of Chicago and this is how just about any non-fastfood burger place makes their burgers.
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kimgumm4403
Really needs to clean that grill ouch it dirty yucky grill buy a stone clean grill yucky it supposed be silver in color grill top
I watch them clean with that energy drink
Red Bull clean grill top needs cleaned bad bad dirty
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Really needs to clean that grill ouch it dirty yucky grill buy a stone clean grill yucky it supposed be silver in color grill top
I watch them clean with that energy drink
Red Bull clean grill top needs cleaned bad bad dirty
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wolfman3295
All those smash burgers look so very tasty. I have never hear of George before though. I wonder if the Smash Burger chain make their burgers this well And I never knew that the smash burgers were the original ones.
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All those smash burgers look so very tasty. I have never hear of George before though. I wonder if the Smash Burger chain make their burgers this well And I never knew that the smash burgers were the original ones.
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freaky4985
I went to this restaurant the same day I arrived in NYC for my vacation. Had the fried onion burger and a burger with peanut butter on it. Best hamburgers I’ve ever had and the customer service was immaculate.
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I went to this restaurant the same day I arrived in NYC for my vacation. Had the fried onion burger and a burger with peanut butter on it. Best hamburgers I’ve ever had and the customer service was immaculate.
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terpdx
Am I the only one yearning for the day gourmet/pub burgers come back in style I'm sure George's burgers are undoubtedly delicious, but gnawing on flattened disks of crust has lost its appeal for me.
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Am I the only one yearning for the day gourmet/pub burgers come back in style I'm sure George's burgers are undoubtedly delicious, but gnawing on flattened disks of crust has lost its appeal for me.
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siseesisee
George and Hamburger America is branded to within an inch of its life. But it's still authentic as heck. (and very tasty to boot)
To coin a term, he's absolutely smashing it!
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George and Hamburger America is branded to within an inch of its life. But it's still authentic as heck. (and very tasty to boot)
To coin a term, he's absolutely smashing it!
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vinylpenguin2651
I learned part of the reason restaurants are jumping on the smashburger bandwagon is because they use less meat. Basically they are giving less and charging a premium.
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I learned part of the reason restaurants are jumping on the smashburger bandwagon is because they use less meat. Basically they are giving less and charging a premium.
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DanielCastro-io5dy
Ketchup in a burger should be made to be highly illegal & against the law. My kids disagree & always add ketchup, I tell them that they do not belong to me.
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Ketchup in a burger should be made to be highly illegal & against the law. My kids disagree & always add ketchup, I tell them that they do not belong to me.
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bonappetit
I think Louis Lunch in New Haven, CT would take exception to the Chester, they've been serving hamburgers on white bread since the late 1800s.
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I think Louis Lunch in New Haven, CT would take exception to the Chester, they've been serving hamburgers on white bread since the late 1800s.
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D3Vlicious
Best thing about George is how he breaks down everything about whatever burger he's cooking. Both the chemistry and the history behind it.
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Best thing about George is how he breaks down everything about whatever burger he's cooking. Both the chemistry and the history behind it.
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tedparr2711
Hamburger preference is so much a matter of taste, I resent someone telling me who is best. Tons of people make smashburgers - who cares
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Hamburger preference is so much a matter of taste, I resent someone telling me who is best. Tons of people make smashburgers - who cares
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kristinmeyer489
Why chop the onion, so that the small pieces falls off the burger Why not slices of onion, which aren’t so inconvenient
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Why chop the onion, so that the small pieces falls off the burger Why not slices of onion, which aren’t so inconvenient
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Peter-du5zf
doesn't want to use brioche because it has sugar, yet uses sweet onions which he says is very sweet. How does that make sense
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doesn't want to use brioche because it has sugar, yet uses sweet onions which he says is very sweet. How does that make sense
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3004-s2i
Comedian with an audience of 1; himself. Dude you're making the most basic of burgers, calm down, you're not quite Napoleon.
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Comedian with an audience of 1; himself. Dude you're making the most basic of burgers, calm down, you're not quite Napoleon.
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jawa011
Americans are really weird. They are making a science over some overly cooked meat with a slice of cheese between two buns.
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Americans are really weird. They are making a science over some overly cooked meat with a slice of cheese between two buns.
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