1. Vic's
8.7
31 Great Jones St, New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoHo · 117 tips and reviews
Esther Azar: Get the fried onions, hot pepper pizza, little purse pasta. Basically everything was amazing
Joey J: Make sure to get their fried onion appetizer. It's essentially a gourmet version of Outbacks Blooming Onion. This spot has great ambiance.
Irvin Slobodskaya: Fried onion app
2. Hamburger America
9.0
51 Macdougal St (at Houston), New York, NY
Burger Joint · SoHo · 4 tips and reviews
Lockhart Steele: Wait for a seat at the counter. Then, one classic smash, single patty, all the way and one fried onion burger, single patty, and one order of fries. This is the way.
Bill McAlpine: They served up a hungry crowd of students with a unique menu and ample sitting space for half a class.
John Cline: Get the Chester, an off-menu delicious patty melt remix.
3. Breakroom
8.0
83 Baxter St (btwn Walker St & White St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Chinatown · 86 tips and reviews
Amanda Theiler: try breakroom burger (beef w pork belly, fried onions, runny egg, jalapenos, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes & pickles) $9, or breakroom hot dog (bacon wrapped jalapeno hot dog w house slaw & sauce) $3.50
BuzzFeed: It’s the “Breakroom Burger,” doubled up, and it’s got two beef patties, crispy pork belly, fried onion halves, runny egg, jalapeños, American cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles. CANNOT EVEN. Read more.
Margaret Kim: Tempura fish taco is a must + watermelon beer and hot sauces galore ♡
4. Maison Pickle
9.0
2315 Broadway (W 84th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Upper West Side · 90 tips and reviews
Marc: From the Jacob’s Pickles team... Maison Pickle’s 5 French dips include a classic, a “deluxe” w/Gruyère fondue & fried onions, another topped w/a slab of foie gras, plus lamb & pork versions.
Nicole: The icebox pie is an Oreo lover’s dream. Also get mac and cheese and add foie gras to it!
Tim Rossi: The Mac & Cheese is amazing and French Dips are great. Will be back but with a bigger group to share!
5. CHOPT
7.9
145 W 51st St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Salad Restaurant · Theater District · 50 tips and reviews
Rubina Fillion: Create your own Mexican salad with avocado, fried onions, black beans and whatever else you like. For the dressing, get the sweet & smoky chipotle-vinaigrette. Best salad I've ever had.
Christian Weigel: Awesome salads. Try the Cobb salads, comes with grilled chicken, bacon, boiled egg, avocado. Take the recommanded Dijon vinaigrette
Jonathan Percy: You better know what you want to order when you are called over.
Jeff Baum: Order the T-Bone with Fried Onions...a staple of my childhood.
Ken Greenberg: The specialty is the T-Bone, but you can order it as a Porterhouse for a little more filet mignon. Don't forget the skinny fried onion rings. Best steaks in NY and cool jazz performers Fri & Sat nite.
Valerie Seckler: Old New York flavor is sealed by specialties such as steaks, daily oysters, smoked salmon, pre-brunch homemade mini-muffins. Choose wine from a long list. Soak up the vintage photos + posters.
7. 12 Chairs
8.8
56 Macdougal St (btwn W Houston & Prince St), New York, NY
Middle Eastern Restaurant · SoHo · 144 tips and reviews
D. E.: Fantastic hummus with fried onions and mushrooms, fresh hot pitas, lovely service, cozy place.
Gothamist: Their menu includes all sorts of comfort foods for the breakfast hours, including french toast, omelettes and, of course, their version of Shakshuka ($12). Read more.
Walter Blaurock: Don't fear; they have more than 12 chairs.
8. Banh Mi Zon
8.1
443 E 6th St (1st Ave. & Ave. A), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · East Village · 85 tips and reviews
AmateurConcierge: Whoa whoa whoa! How did this slip by unnoticed. The BEST banh mi in the East Village (you heard me, Xe May fans) hands down. Coconut beef whoooo. Perfect baguette. Love the fried onions
Serious Eats: The archetypical bành mí baguette: ultra-crisp and crackly with a blistered surface and soft, tender crumb plus perfectly fresh fillings make this bahn mi our favorite in NYC.
Banh Mi Zon: http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2011/02/the-best-banh-mi-in-nyc-new-york-city-manhattan-vietnamese-sandwich.html
9. CHOPT
7.2
80 Pine St (at Pearl St), New York, NY
Salad Restaurant · Financial District · 38 tips and reviews
Dianna H.: The Santa Fe is SO good! Fried onions omnomnom...
Daniel Gonzalez: Mexican Daniel: Mexican Caesar w/ steak, replace cotija cheese with blue cheese, replace tortilla chips w/ fried onions. Extra jalapeños. Use Mex GODDESS dressing (80c.) instead of Mex Caesar (150c.)
Dianna Mathews: Love this place. Get the rewards card if you visit often.
10. Curry-Ya
8.0
214 E 10th St (btwn 1st and 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Curry Restaurant · East Village · 113 tips and reviews
The Local East Village: "The beef dried curry — spicy ground beef over rice — came with four discs of hard-boiled egg, with threads of crispy fried onion atop... It was a wonderfully artful composition for $10." Read more.
Connie Lee: You won't find this Beef Dried Curry anywhere else - ground beef, grapes and curry mix topped with eggs and fried onions. So good.
Peter N: Def try the pork cutlet curry, recommended for a reason. Also they have japanese marble soda (if you don't know you'll have to try it).
11. Falafel on Broadway
7.4
3151 Broadway (btw Tiemann & La Salle), New York, NY
Falafel Restaurant · West Harlem · 21 tips and reviews
Mukund Rao: Try the popular middle eastern main course Mujaddara. Rice & lentil Pilaf with fried onions.
Rahim Hashim: I’m surprised by how low ratings are for this place. Everything I’ve ordered here has been top notch - including the chicken shawarma, vegetarian (mazzah) appetizer plate, and mixed grill plate
Rodney A: Best falafel I've had in the city
13. Gourmet 53
8.1
875 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Deli · Turtle Bay · 13 tips and reviews
Beka Ouyang: Best lunch deal in midtown. You can feast like a king with an entree, drink, side, chips, jello, fruit, bread, and cookie for less than $8
Joe Ortiz: Very good lunch specials for under $10, no complains about this joint!
Paul Gauger: Good food at a great price. generous servings and all fresh.
Anna Jay: Their egg sandwiches are the best in this neighborhood. Also they have an incredible selection of drinks. Note: cash only.
Joe D: Order a 2-egg Bacon Egg & Cheese and you will be delighted. Bacon so crispy...
Patrick Butler: This is the best NYC neighborhood deli you could ask for. Always friendly, great over-stuffed sandwiches, fresh chips and open late. Ah.... chelsea livin!