If you are looking for a glitzy, sleek NYC hotspot with skyhigh prices - then this is NOT the place for you. Behind the Curtain you will find a simple concept- want a burger, order a burger, pay cash for a burger, then enjoy your burger. It is simple and delicious and any time besides peak hours you can find... More

...For the tourists, please note that it is okay to share a table in such a small and laid back place. So don't make a fuss when some people ask to share "your" table.

Tucked behind a curtain at the back of the Lobby in the Parker Meridien hotel is this wonderful oddity. The hotel itself is rather grand (if relaxed) but inside it houses a 'cash-only' burger joint where people queue up and grab a seat when they can to eat their burgers and fries. It's a back to basics burger joint that... More

Ok, if you like nostalgia then maybe for you. Other than that and not really being a burger connoisseur I couldn't really see why you'd want to pay the extra than going to McDonalds

It's hard to find hidden behind the red velvet curtain at The Parker Meriden Hotel in NY. It's cool, simple, hip, fun and good value. Quite a surprise! Great tasting burgers customised and cooked to order. Avoid peak hours. Cash only

Initially there is a long line to get into the Burger joint so one assumes the burger will be out of this world. We Queued to get in and then realized that you could only get a seat if you grabbed it. While you eat other people are waiting for your table with their eyes in you. While you line... More

Food was great but venue leaves a lot to be desired. Very few seats with rock'n'roll shabby decor (i.e. gig posters & graffiti on the walls). Be prepared to queue for a long time in peak periods plus it's CASH-ONLY!! No debit/credit cards taken at ALL!

What a find, for me, anyway, as it seems most of New Yorkers know about this place. At just past noon (weekday), the place was packed, and the line spills outside this small joint. A couple of suits in front of us ordered 12 burgers plus sides, so the wait could be much longer than what the line-up suggests. Anyway,... More

When you arrive at the beautiful hotel lobby, the only thing you can see are the huge red curtains and lines of people waiting outside this mysterious place. Its not only after 20 minutes of standing in line that you see a small neon burger sign and enter this place with your order already pre written down in a piece... More