Herrine: This is the best
burger in New York City.
I wanna stop eating, but I can't.
Emily: It's like the
best thing I ever ate.
Herrine: The restaurant has
an extensive pizza menu,
but the burger is Emily's claim to fame.
Matthew: We specialize in pizza,
but we're well known for the burger.
Herrine: Their top-selling
pizza, the Colony,
made with pepperoni,
pickled chilis, and honey.
Matthew: Yeah, our pizzas are
not traditional in any way.
We use a traditional wood-fired oven,
but that's about it, so we
try to be nonconformists
and try to be different the
same way we do with our burger.
Herrine: The Emmy burger is arguably
the best in New York City,
with accolades to support it.
In a previous video, the
Emmy burger was voted
the best burger in New York City.
Here's why.
Lara: Sauce is amazing.
Quinn: And the bun is amazing!
Lara: The bun, yes!
Phoebe: This burger is so good!
Chris: The first time I had it here,
when I had tasted how
amazing the burger was,
it's like, a pizza place shouldn't be able
to make a burger this good.
Jeff: I'd say best burger in the world.
John: Wow!
Herrine: So what makes the
Emmy burger so special?
Matthew: As much as I love
a classic burger, I
wanted to have something
that was a little more what
I wanted in a flavor profile.
Herrine: It starts with
a dry-aged beef patty,
Grafton cheddar,
dressed with caramelized onions,
and perhaps the best
component of the burger,
the Emmy sauce.
Herrine: What goes into the sauce?
Emily: It's a secret.
Matthew: Secret.
Can't tell you.
Herrine: I pushed a
little, and Chef Hyland
graciously let me in on
a few key ingredients.
Matthew: This sauce is
gochujang, fish sauce...
Kewpie and...
Herrine: That's all ingredients
that I know and love.
I could honestly tell
you, Kewpie and gochujang
are two of the best condiments ever.
Matthew: Especially when
you mix them together.
Herrine: Can I taste?
Matthew: Of course.
Flavor explosion, there you go.
Herrine: Yes, yes!
Matthew: Right?
Herrine: Yes!
Kewpie is a mayonnaise,
a Japanese mayonnaise.
Gochujang is a red pepper
paste, Korean red pepper paste.
Wow, that's really good.
Matthew: Yeah.
Herrine: Finally, the burger is topped
with a pretzel bun.
Word to the wise,
maybe this is a fork and knife situation.
Emily: I've lived in this
city for three years now,
and this is unlike any
burger I've ever had here
or anywhere else in the
world for that matter.
We eat a lot of food for this job.
This is unlike anything
we've tried before.
Herrine: I like the Emmy
burger because it puts
the classic burger on its head.
All of the ingredients are basically
everything that you would
not find on a classic
lettuce, onion, tomato,
ground beef patty burger.
And it's like the perfect combination
of fat, sweet, heat, and savory
all in one bite.
Emily: It's messy, but it's worth it.
That's all I have to say.
