Bonnie's Grill
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: (718) 369-9527
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- 1st Street
- Directions:
- M, R, W at Union St
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 12pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-12am, Sun 12pm-10pm
Message from Bonnie's Grill
Hot and Spicy Regional American Cuisine
- Burgers
- Wings
- Beer
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Editorial Review for Bonnie's Grill – by Kara Zuaro
In Short
The cozy, family-friendly spot hosts diners catching the game from stools at the tin-topped bar or relaxing at tables in the back. The menus spans from crab cakes and vegetarian chili to carrot cake and brownies, but most regulars come for the burgers and wings. Angus beef, catfish, and veggie burgers are topped with customized fixings, such as grilled jalapenos and chipotle mayo. Beef on Weck, a roast beef and horseradish sandwich, is a house specialty.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkA solid selection of standard beers and local microbrews is available by the pitcher or by the pint.
The ExtrasExtreme heat-seekers douse already spicy hot wings with the house collection of bottled hot sauces.
User Reviews for Bonnie's Grill
08/13/2008 Posted by galaxy123
went here a few weeks ago and i remembered that i was here 2 years ago with a friend and the food was really good then. sadly, however, tghis time it wasnt. i ordered a cheeseburger very well done and got a hamburger that was hardly medium cooked. When i politely told this to the waiter he seemed highly annoyed and unsympathetic. I am sure he was overworked and the place was in fact busy( had to sit at the counter) I did leave a respectable tip regardless, but the manager should reitterate to the servers that the customers shoukd be treated a little nicer. Also, beer bottles on shelf are greasy and dusty. Not a clean place at all.... Too many good places out there to have to settle for subpar
Pros: location
Cons: undercooked burger
08/11/2008 Posted by Moonzoo
I just spent an entirely satisfying couple of hours at Bonnie's. You must take into consideration that I went for lunch on a Monday; there were other folks, but it was not crowded. It is one of those narrow spaces. I sat at a table in the very front, and got to see the interesting folks walking on 5th. There is a long counter, and tables in the back. Those back tables were filled with several groups of friends, it seemed to me. It is necessarily darker in the back, but for friends, that would not be an issue. And in the front, it was possible to see the beautiful summer day, beautiful even though, actually because of, the alternating sun and threatening rain. I eat four cheeseburgers a year. One for each season. I want my cheeseburger to be good. This cheeseburger was very good. I got it medium, and it was a perfect balance of charred and juicy. The meat was flavorful. I got all the toppings, and it was especially nice to have the jalapeno strips on it. The single drawback was the roll. The founders of Bonnie's are from Buffalo, and they ought to know better. The roll was not bad; it was just not perfection. Perfection would be a roll like Costanza's or several other bakeries in Buffalo, all of whom (for some odd reason) outclass NYC rolls (pizza is better in Buffalo also, but that is another story). The french fries were good, but not perfect. They were crisp and tasty. But then, no one has good french fries any more. Again oddly, the best ever french fries were made by a chain called Ground Round, which went out of business years ago. The combination of meaty potatoe-y, shattering greasy-crispy, and piquantly but not too much salty is, apparently, like alchemy. The service at Bonnie's was thoughtful, observant, and amiable. I realize service is always a singular experience, and that only so much can be inferred from a particular experience. When I come to NYC, I want to absorb NYC. No better than Bonnie's.
Pros: All good
Cons: less than perfection
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