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    Bareburger - Upper West Side

    3.5 (444 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Burgers, Salad
    Open 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    BAREBURGER - UPPER WEST SIDE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Emma Jade K.

    Weirdest experience of my life. I've been in the service industry for years at this point, and never been treated like such an inconvenience. My friend and I get seated and he asks for a dirty soda, the woman who sat us said she doesn't take orders and our server would be over in a second, but she'd put it in. She sure doesn't. Oh well, whatever. We start looking at the menus and our server is explaining how the menu works to both tables on either side of us. He doesn't come to us for another 5 minutes at least. My friend orders a hefeweizen beer from the beer list. 10 minutes go by and the beer isn't there. Come to find out, after trying to make eye contact and flag our waiter down for that whole 10 minutes that they don't even have that beer anymore. Ok. Sure. We order. He gets the bison blues and I get the two smash burger deal, I ask how big they are, he says oh they're not. Just a potato bun. Ok I'm thinking 2 will be fine. I get them med well. Food comes out, I have 2 McDonald's quarter pounder looking burgers. They're huge and I don't even think there's salt on them. They're also like 1/4 inch thick (which isn't a smash burger btw) and completely pink in the center. Idk how you even do that with a burger like that, likely frozen. After trying to eat around the pink but being generally disgusted by how soft and unflavorful it is I just give it back to our server, I tell him I just can't eat it and he takes it back. We do not see him again. We pay on the QR code and are on our merry way. He did take off my burgers which was nice (albeit expected at this point) but honestly I can't see myself returning. It was busy inside but we counted 3 (probably) servers and a bartender in the tiny place. It was also like 2/3pm on a Sunday.

    Impossible smash burger
    Ashley D.

    My burger felt super small! Or is that just me?? It was delicious and my truffles fries were too. I ordered a skinny margarita to wash it all down. My server was great even though it was super busy. The staff treated me well and the restaurant was well maintained. Maybe next time I'll grab a milkshake.

    Sweet Potato Fries
    Vivienne C.

    I haven't had a burger at a sit-down restaurant in awhile so I was interested in coming to Bareburger. Originally I thought Bareburger would be more of a fast-casual place like 7th Street Burger so it surprised me quite a bit as I realized it was an actual restaurant. We had to wait a bit in the beginning as the 2 waiters were pretty busy clearing up all the tables, but despite the lack of personnel, they were very efficient which I was very impressed with. - The National - This was a pretty typical burger with bacon. I did appreciate the slightly warmed-up pickles that helped balance out the hefty meaty flavors. I can't say this burger was very memorable however, it tasted like a less greasy version of 7th Street Burgers. - Sweet Potato Fries - Surprisingly there was a huge quantity of these fries. Their fries are top-notch as they are all crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I didn't need any additional sauces as the flavors were very evident throughout. Overall, okay place for burgers. I felt like it was a little expensive as 2 burgers, 1 milkshake, and 1 side came out to be $50+ at the end.

    Truffle fries
    Matthew W.

    Wanted to check out this place since they're partners with one of our CC companies (Bilt), which gives 10x points here on the weekdays. Speaking of which, I'd strongly recommend coming here on the weekdays since it's packed with families and kids on the weekends. Btw, don't use the the QR code for paying if you can help it. It costs an extra 89 cents. They're abysmally slow and definitely need to increase staffing (there were only 4 staff members in the entire restaurant). We waited simply to get our order in for about 20 minutes and it took another 20 to get our food; probably could've gone elsewhere. They didn't even give us napkins or utensils; we had to grab them ourselves. Food-wise, it's fine. I don't think the food here is overpriced but it's not exactly cheap either. The Paul Bunyan was tasty, albeit a bit small. I'd say the Truffle Fries aren't worth the price; save the $10 and make it yourself. I do like that they provided free popcorn, and the napkins were thick. Overall, I would only come back because this place is nearby.

    bacon ranch fries
    Babe B.

    i ordered spicy bacon ranch style fries and theres one bacon and no ranch?? as shown in the photo it is so dry tears. dont order that but maybe their burgers are good !

    Spicy Paul Bunyan well done
    Selina S.

    I saw this place based on google reviews and they were really good, so I'm shocked the reviews are so low here. We came here with a group of 4. We spent a long time looking at the menu, and it did take quite a bit of time for them to take our order, about 15 to 20 minutes. This was my only complaint, but I didn't mind too much because our server was very helpful and sweet, and did apologize for the wait. I ordered the Spicy Paul Banyan, and it had the perfect kick. It was my first time having a bison burger and I liked it. I really couldn't tell that it wasn't beef though. The patty was a bit bland compared to other burgers I've had, but the sauce and the jalapeños really brought it all together. The brioche bun was a nice addition. I got the truffle fries and they were delicious. My husband had the sweet bison wagyu sliders. Those were bomb, the blue cheese added a great salty flavor, and the wagyu was delicious. He also had a PB caramel shake that was so good. It was so thick and creamy and I could taste all the flavors. I recommend this place if you want a good solid burger and a variety of options. I wish I could have tried them all.

    Gerardo E.

    I ordered a veggie black bean burger, fries, and a margarita. It was a bit busy so it took a while for drinks to come out (they came after the food). Regardless, the food was fairly good and the server was friendly. The margarita was a tad too sweet, but the variety (including mezcal options) that they had was pleasantly surprising for a non-Mexican restaurant

    bro look at this it genuinely looks sad asf- wagyu cheeseburger idgaf
    Caitlynn Y.

    NOOOOO not the millennial burger joint that my friend is scared of. so if they were so scared why did they recommend it for us to get for dinner. it was literally a mile away so we ran there. like bro i was wearing my converse why did you want to run. oh well. we ran and i wasn't that tired which is awesome cuz that means my training is working and my friend was in cross country and out of breath i wonder what that means. anywaysssss we got there and ordered. i got this wagyu thing for like $12 and my friend got like fried chicken and then my other friend didn't want to come with us and ordered online. we ended up waiting like 30 mins for the food which was long and the vibes were lowkey weird. like they seemed mean. once we got our food we ran all the way back and it was cold af so by the time we ate the food it was cold af. but then my wagyu came with fries and bro it just looked so sad. and honestly it tasted bad too. i will never go again cuz why was that mid af and i ran all the way there for THAT. 2 stars bro bffr.

    Nancy A.

    Great burger place to dine in or take out! I usually go to the location at FiDi but this was my first time at upper west side! Usually order the bison or elk burgers! What's good about these burgers is that they're all natural and organic! A bit pricey but with the try!! They have many sauces too!!

    Emma M.

    I loved the experience but was a little disappointed that they didn't have the Wagyu burger anymore though it might have just been a temporary promotional thing. I ended up ordering a cheeseburger with veggies in a collared green wrap. It was delicious though they forgot the cheese and I had to add in my own mozzarella. I always love ordering from Bareburger, and it was nice to try something new for a change. I usually order the gluten-free bun which is also nice, but I'm glad that I went with the collared greens this time around. The burger was pretty good, and I'm happy with my order, as are my parents who ordered the elk and the impossible patty. They also gave so many pickle slices when we asked for extra pickles on the side which was generous.

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    Delicious juicy and many vegan options. 10x better than In N Out. Will come back for sure.

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    Great burgers and fries, great guten free options and vegan or organic options. The services is the best, great people

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    Getting a reservation here is very hard. One just popped up in my Resy app for lunch though, so I…read morewent for it. It was my first time here although, it has been around for ages. The front part where you first walk in is the bar area with some tables. This restaurant is on the darker side and brings you back in time. Once you walk in further that is where the main dinning room is. This is also on the darker side as you can maybe tell by my photos. The wall paper and art around the restaurant is cool and there are some monkey statues around the restaurant. I was seated in a corner table in a booth area that seemed to be for at least 2-3 people. I thought for sure they would seat me at the bar area. I had a wonderful waitress whose name I think was Taylor but I could be wrong. I ordered the Monkey bread to start off with. It's a very buttery bread with truffle and parm cheese on top. I have alot of allergies and I was searching online if I could even have truffles as I have a nut allergy. So, I asked the waitress and she said she had never heard this. But, she came back to me and told me that White truffle grows near or like over where Almonds grow from but that, they don't use white truffle so I was all good. Well, this was super nice of her to check for me. I had no idea she was going to do this. She said the restaurant has strict protocols when it comes to food allergies. I then got for my main dish the double cheese burger with onions and pickles. To drink I had the cucumber martini. WOW everything was pretty darn good!! I passed on dessert. If you get a chance or a reservation pops up in your resy to go, even if it is for lunch..I highly say go for it.

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