Whitecastle Burgers - as good as Harold and Kumar say?

[eSDee]

So as I said in another thread, I am heading to the Big Apple next month and although there are a million better places to eat while visiting, I can't shake the feeling that I gotta eat a White Castle burger while I'm out there. I have never had one even though I have known about them since I was a kid. The Beastie Boys have been singing about them since I was about 9. I've always wanted to try them, although I have heard some East Coast folks say they're pretty crappy (the burgers not the people ). But I feel like I gotta have one. What do you all think who have had them? Are they all that and a bag of kettle chips?

Honest opinions are appreciated. You won't hurt my feelings.

[Airencracken]

Whitecastle makes me think of krystals.

[oblongmelon]

forget white castle-go to the CARNEGIE DELI on Seventh betweem Fifty fourth and Fifty fifth... NOW there is some good eats..
White castles will give you serious trots..very greasy, and kinda nasty..
http://www.carnegiedeli.com/cdnyinfo...C%20Deli%20Map
http://www.carnegiedeli.com/

I always get a Reuben, and two potato knishs (to take home) mmmm....ps..the half sour pickles and green tomatoes they have are worth tasting too..mmmm

[eSDee]

Oh my god is that like 8 slices of cheese? Is that how most of their sammiches look like? I don't know if I could handle one of those bad boys.

I'll definitely stop by if I'm in the neighborhood though

[PrObLy]

Dude, buy a ****ing crave case.

you won't regret it.

best money you'll ever spend in your life.

i wish i could have white castles right now... i just drank 4 pitchers of beer. I yearn for those little guys. The onions explode like flavor crystals...unfortunately the closest WC is on the harlem rd. exit off of I-80. (~220 miles away)

* ok, seriously, if you're sober you'll think they're pretty ****ty....but I promise if you get **** faced you'll think they're the best thing ever.

I would probably kill for some white castles right now.


Whatever you do, DON'T RESORT TO THE FROZEN KIND.

[yippiekiyeh]

white castle burgers are average burgers. In-n-Out is tastier.

[Nija]

White Castle Sucks.

[BigJon]

Yeah...gonna eat White Castle? ...bring TP

[nickel]

i think you have to be stoned/drunk/wasted/tanked/buzzed to think White Castle is the god of burgers.

that or find a real cool cheetah to give you a ride there and then i'd say it was worth the trip.

[LPMiller]

they call white castle burgers gut bombs. Your first time might result in some late night....issues.

[faither]

I love White Castle...maybe once a year. Any more often may cause permanent damage. They're also very helpful for flushing your colon and intestines. You've got to try it. We used to go to one in East Rutherford after a Jets' game.

For deli, try Katz's. Yum, yum in my tum tum!!!

[nickel]

that is definitely a poster picture for one of the 7 deadly sins

[gwilks98]

Belly bombers rock and suck at the same time. They're NOTHING like Krystals, except maybe in size.

White Castles is definitly an acquired taste and you're digestive system will hate you for a good 10+ hours after it. But they're so worth it. Try a double bacon cheeseburger, chicken rings, the chicken sandwhich and the jalepano burger.

find a real cool cheetah to give you a ride there and then i'd say it was worth the trip.

LOL

[MikeD]

Just looking at that mound makes me want to ...

[MikeD]

The Beastie Boys have been singing about them since I was about 9.

Yeah bro, we love 'em!!!

[oblongmelon]

Oh my god is that like 8 slices of cheese? Is that how most of their sammiches look like? I don't know if I could handle one of those bad boys.

I'll definitely stop by if I'm in the neighborhood though

Yep. Carnegie Deli is famous for their sandwiches..you're bound to run into someone famous if you go there..they seat people family style at long tables..which is cool because people from all over the world go there and you never know who you'll sit by..naturally, they do have small tables too but those are for select people...The put bowls of pickles and green tomatoes on the table when you "eat in"..and man o man..after a pickle or two you won't want to eat anything else..4 people can share a sandwich I might add..prices vary but are quite inexpensive if you ask me..I paid 9 dollars for one last time I was there..Their coleslaw ROCKS. mmmmmm...
hehe do yourself a favor and bring a few baggies (to snag some pickles for the ride home )..but also because even if you ask for the remainder of your sandwich "to go"..for some reason, they don't survive the trip in the wax bags..It took me a week to eat an entire sandwich..the ruebens are positively sinful I tell you..but the corned beef is right up there too..mmmmm

Oh..and don't forget a piece of cheesecake while you're there...you cannot miss this for sure..Order the cheesecake and eat that and pickles while you're there-then take the sandwhich with you! hahah

[guiseppewv]

White Castle Sucks.

[guiseppewv]

http://www.carnegiedeli.com/cdnyinfo...C%20Deli%20Map
http://www.carnegiedeli.com/

Now that is what I call a real sandwich. I could go for one of those.

[TofuNinja]

so is fresh White Castle's beter than frozen? That is all we get here in So Cal. Frozen White Castle's... from what I am reading it looks like Frozen is the way to go... never had a gut bomb from a Frozen White Castle.

[baggio248]

The Carnegie Deli was fantastic. 15 bucks for a sandwich with a otn of meat. It was a bit much. Two of us split one, and we still couldn't finish it. The pickles are fantastic though!!

[oblongmelon]

The Carnegie Deli was fantastic. 15 bucks for a sandwich with a otn of meat. It was a bit much. Two of us split one, and we still couldn't finish it. The pickles are fantastic though!!

what kind did you get? The best part about Carnegie is that you can design your own sandwhich and get EXACTLY what you want..one time I got pastrami with coleslaw, red onion and cheese all on rye..mmmmm the coleslaw really made the sandwich..
what I wouldn't give for one o' them half sour pickles right now..mmmm

[WhiskeyPapa]

I love White Castle, but like faither, maybe once a year. It's not that the burgers are so great, it's more the whole experience. Go at 2am for the maximum experience. You also need to eat at least 10 sliders to get the full effect.

I've had frozen White Castles from the grocery store, and while they taste similar, there's just something missing.

[BigJon]

Now that is what I call a real sandwich. I could go for one of those.

That looks good. I just hope the coleslaw is good too. I hate bad coleslaw.

[DarkFury]

Honest opinions are appreciated. You won't hurt my feelings.

As long as your tummy is made of "cast iron" and you can handle the excess grease and onions that make many folks cry out in pain... (RAAAZOOOR BLAAADESSS!!!!")

Then you should be fine... They taste ok going in, but they feel bad coming out, hence I stay far far away from them.


They are teh KILLAZ...

[ray]

This is what I think of White Castle burgers

[Markel]

I was once having a conversation with a co-worker about sliders (the REAL name for White Castle burgers). He was saying that for greater efficiency, you should eat them while sitting on the toilet. I suggested that an even greater efficiency would be to throw them directly into the toilet and cut out the middle man.

Every once and a while some guys will bring in a crave case at lunch and have some leftovers. The jalapeno cheese sliders aren't too bad.

It used to be that White Castle joints (I refuse to refer to them as restaurants) seemed to be built out of closed-down gas stations. I hypothesised that when there was no more room underground to drain the oil from cars that the gas station would move out and White Castle would move in and start pumping the oil back up.

[Lolita]

I've lived in NY for 14 years and I have a White Castle 2 blocks from my house and I am proud to say I have not once tried it in all that time. I am planning to keep that streak going.

If you're going to be in NY, there's just so many choices for good food. I say don't waste a meal on White Castle.

[Jane83]

that picture is sick.
and even if white castle sucks, i would go in and get one just to say that i have, and have my own opinions

[baggio248]

what kind did you get? The best part about Carnegie is that you can design your own sandwhich and get EXACTLY what you want..one time I got pastrami with coleslaw, red onion and cheese all on rye..mmmmm the coleslaw really made the sandwich..
what I wouldn't give for one o' them half sour pickles right now..mmmm

I got a simple pastrami with cheese on wheat I think. It was really good, just alot. MMMM pickles......those are so good. I wish I had a jar.

I found a place by Pasadena/Alhambra that actually serves White Castle Hamburgers. Not sure if they are just microwaving the frozen ones.

[Markel]

One thing that is really good at White Castle is their onion rings.