Published February 23, 2009
Sacred Cow
Midtown's Newest Burger Joint

New burgers in this town are a dime a dozen, so you'll forgive us if we don't get
excited about every patty melt we come across. Even if they come from one Pat LaFrieda, the man who stoked
your love affair with the burger at Shake Shack.
But when a new burger joint arrives out of the ether and basically amounts to
a temple of LaFrieda burgers nestled
amongst some designer tube socks, well, then there's a reason for you to get excited.
Welcome to
Flip, the new burger joint strategically located in the men's shop in
Bloomingdale's—perfect for when your burger craving inevitably overpowers your tweed-three-piece-suit
craving.
Flip is more than anything a delivery mechanism for the five pillars of LaFrieda meat (short rib, brisket,
wagyu, lamb/merguez and turkey), all chopped (rather than ground) to make for tastier, juicer, old-school
burgers.
And think of it sort of like the Burger Joint—except it has the easy feel of a futuristic soda
shop/diner, and choices. There's no need to plan ahead—just drop in, grab a seat at the bar and pore
over the different ways you can have your choice meats cooked up, slathered with sauce and accompanied
(there are nine sauces, eight cheeses and four fry options, to start).
For now, it's beer and wine only, but rest assured that they'll soon have all the booze you could ever need
to spike your milkshake.
Or your tube socks.
VITALS
Flip
1000 3rd Avenue
(between 59th and 60th) Midtown
New York, NY 10022
212-705-2993
website