Brooklyn Flipster's Burgers

After helping the boyfriend's brother paint his house all day, the boyfriend and I were both famished. Well at least I was. I had paint all over me, my body was achy, and all I wanted to do is eat, take a hot shower and go to bed. Originally we had planned to go to Bonnie's Grill and get a burger with some buffalo chicken wings. Unfortunately Bonnie's closes at 10 on Sundays. I was hungry. I was tired. Flipster's is up the block. Although I only live down the block from Flipster's I've never tried it. The boyfriend wanted to try. So that was the place we were going to eat.

Given the amount of burger places in Park Slope, I thought the prices to be quite high. A standard burger, with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle was $8.00. You want cheese? Add a dollar. You want fries with that? Add another $4.00. When all is said and done, your cheese burger with fries comes out to $13.00. I always see a fair number of people in there. Usually late at night. Looking at the menu, I see why. Some of the burgers are $5.00, 11PM to close, Monday to Friday. It was 10 o'clock when we went there. I couldn't hold out. I was hungry.

For starters, the boyfriend ordered a chocolate shake, $5.00, and a chicken quesadilla to share. I ordered the Brooklyn Flipster burger which a 7 oz. burger topped with mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, raw red onion, pickle, bacon and caramelized onions, $10.00. The boyfriend ordered a double stacker (2 3.5 oz burgers), $8.00. I also ordered a side of zucchini sticks for $4.00.

I was quite content with the quesadilla, expecting the burger to be just as good. But then, I was hungry so anything may have been good to me at that point. So after my initial hunger was satiated, the burgers arrived. The burgers seemed tiny to me. For $10.00, I was expecting something that I would get at the Dram Shop or Bonnie's Grill (Both come with fries BTW and Bonnie's lets you opt out of the fries for a choice of Cole Slaw, Chili, or Salad at no extra charge). The boyfriend saw double stacker and assumed it would be double the burger. Its just the same 7 oz. burger halved and stacked. Sorry boyfriend. They were tasty, but for $10.00 it better be. The zucchini sticks left little be desired. They were over fried. Close to being burnt, but not close enough to be called burnt. The batter was heavy. The only saving grace was the marinara sauce to soften the thick batter crust with. Boyfriend said the shake was okay. For $5.00, I rather get the Johnny Rocket's Shake.

All in all, I'm glad we tried it since its really close by. However, I don't think I'd go back unless I was there for one of their late night specials or Wednesday Happy Hour. For the price, you can go to Dram Shop or Bonnie's, get a burger with fries with enough to get a few rounds of beers.

Brooklyn Flipster's
440 9th St
Brooklyn NY 11215
718-832-5500