A restaurant burger with my favorite at-home topping? Bring it to meeee.
C. Montgomery Burns, who appeared on nearby posters advocating "no third terms," would surely approach his burger with knife and fork, but for most of us, "The Bobcat" ($6.50) is better tackled with two hands. It's a riff on the standard Bill's Burger, hand-shaped and firmly pressed on the griddle, which not only yields a modestly irregular patty but also renders moot an order of medium rare. (Mine was plenty juicy nonetheless.)
Bill's prepares a half-dozen different burgers; a toasted sesame-seeded bun, and an accompaniment of lettuce, tomato, and pickles, are also standard. But since I've long had a little thing for pepper jack cheese, The Bobcat's deconstructed topping of green chiles and jack was an easy call. Or, as Mr. Burns might say, ex-cellent.
Bill's Bar & Burger
22 Ninth Ave. (at 13th St.)
212-414-3003
www.BRGuestRestaurants.com/restaurants/bills-bar-burger
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