Murder They Ate

The Murder Burger; Photo - NY Times In one area of the Bronx, there is the Murder Burger at the First Way Deli. The Times Alan Feuer investigates the meaning behind the name of this intimidating burger: "Half a pound of ground beef mixed with bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, adobo spice mix, milk, eggs and a dash of Accent seasoning cooked to succulence atop the skillet and served on a kaiser roll with onions, relish and secret sauce." Possibilities for the name:

- The deli's former owner was a killer, so later owners created this "burger homage."
- There was a killing outside the deli during the 80s.
- The burger is so good, it's murder: One customer tells Feuer, "You know how some people say, `Man, that's bad,' when they really mean it's good? Well, it's the same thing here. These burgers are so big and so good they kill you. You eat a Murder Burger and it murders you." Another says, "It kills your hunger."

The Murder Burger, plus an order of French fries and a 20-ounce drink, costs $4.25. Damn, that's cheaper than the Corner Bistro's Bistro burger, but the Corner Bistro is so conveniently located. And there's bacon. Mmm...bacon.

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By Jen Chung in Food on November 11, 2003 11:56 AM

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michael

murder burger is on the street on east tremont and bryant

michael

i love the murder burger.I had more than twenty times . I live across the street from murder burger. Its so good. Anybody who disagrees is just not sane.

Liz

What's the address of Murder Burger?

Maggie

Not familiar to the Bronx, wanna try the Murder Burger, anyone know what bus/subway do I take to get there?

Vidiot

Nothing beats Paul's Palace, on 2nd Ave just south of St. Mark's Place.

K. Thor Jensen

Smith & Wollensky's makes a good burger. I just went to Schnack for the first time last weekend and yo. It's winter - I'm SUPPOSED to get fat. Off to Murder this weekend...

Jen

I hear that Jeffrey Steingarten likes the $6 burger at Smith and Wollensky's Grill. I'll have to murder that some day as I work next door.

jimbolaya

Do they hav ostrich like the Murder Burger in Davis? mmmm, biped meat.

Frankenstein

Well, in English venacular, "murder" is slang for "devour", as in "boy, I could murder a curry right now" (New York usage could be "boy, I could murder some Daisy May's Ribs right about now").

The Fairway cafe also has a pretty darn good burger, and the outdoor cafe in Riverside Park South (which is probably closed now as it's winter) makes some tasty ground-beef patties, too.

calavera

Murder Burger in Davis is absolutely smoking... if this place here is half as good i'll be there constantly...

jake

Woman : We take eighteen ounces of sizzling ground beef....

Homer : Ooooh!

Woman : And soak it in rich, creamery butter, then we top it off with bacon, ham, and a fried egg. We call it the Good Morning Burger.

(Homer drools)

andrew

i like when i'm done with my burger at the corner bistro and i look down and see that there's a piece of bacon on my plate that fell off my burger earlier, and it's a nice suprise bonus for me to eat...

natis

The ingredients sound like the burger Eddie Murphy describes in Raw.

"Better than McDonalds????"

--natis

Coolfer

There's a Murder Burger in Davis, CA, as well. Back in the day, before giving up meat, I used to eat there pretty often. It's motto: "Burgers so good they're to die for." Ha ha ha...ha......But honestly, they do serve some pretty fine cow flesh.