Cheeseburger

by Celia Sin-Tien Cheng
April 9, 2005

TONY’S
Southwest corner of 62nd St & Madison Ave
New York, NY 10065

This is the third burger I’ve devoured this week. It’s been a great burger week. Tony’s is one of my absolute fave’s in the City. He’s a famous street vendor parked in front of the Christofle boutique 6 days a week (except Sundays), and everyone in the neighborhood from doormen to the inhabitants on the UES come to line up for his “street food.” Don’t scoff at the fact that this is a street vendor, Tony has been around for quite some time and has two helpers with him, manning the station and taking care of customers in a very systematic fashion.

The burger is perhaps better than the one at Burger Joint, and almost twice the size, so it’s a better deal for $5. You can get it with onions, lettuce, tomato, jalapeño peppers, and hot sauce if you like. Only down side is that I can’t get any fries to go with my great burger.

Street food has its advantages and disadvantages. Just when you think there is no covering or place to sit, you realize that you are only a block away from Central Park. I strategically planned this today. On a beautiful spring Saturday, Tony’s burger is the perfect companion to a leisurely afternoon in the Park. So let the juices from the burger and condiments drip down your hands and let your hair down! Spring is finally here.

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