542 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801
(914) 380-4186
(Blog of our 1st visit and our return)
Restaurant / Pub Burger and Gourmet
AJ’s Club Burger
A double cheeseburger with bacon, fried onions, lettuce, tomato, and chipotle sauce on a garlic roll with a large heaping pile of fries.
Burger Score:
5 pt out of 5 for the Overall
Make sure you jaw is detachable for this double patty tower.
4 pt out of 5 for the Quality/originality
A simple combination done right.
5 pt out of 5 for the Presentation
Straight out of the frying pan to you.
4 pt out of 5 for the Toppings
Crispy bacon, american cheese and caramelized onions… classic toppings for a reason.
4 pt out of 5 for the Meat
No happy cows here but just great flavor beef.
5 pt out of 5 for the Bun
It was everything I ever wanted in a bun, but didn’t think to ask for.
3 pt out of 3 for the Temp
Cooked exactly how we wanted/ ordered.
1 pt out of 2 for the IT factor
When you hit some thing right the “it” shines through.
Burger Total: 31 pt out of 35
AJ’s Surf & Turf Burger
AJ’s Surf & Turf Burger is made by mixing diced shrimp into their hamburger, adding garlic seasoning, and containing it in the same garlic roll as the Club Burger.
Burger Score:
5 pt out of 5 for the Overall
Vampires need not enter into this garlic world of shrimp and beef.
5 pt out of 5 for the Quality/originality
Shrimp scampi beef patty!!!
3 pt out of 5 for the Presentation
Pre-built and without a side, it looks lost when presented in the pan.
4 pt out of 5 for the Toppings
Well… there are no toppings, but we’re counting the shrimp. Now, if it just had a green crunch.
5 pt out of 5 for the Meat
The patty is no simple blob of beef.
5 pt out of 5 for the Bun
As with the Club, it’s everything I ever wanted in a bun but didn’t think to ask for.
3 pt out of 3 for the Temp
Cooked as requested.
2 pt out of 2 for the IT factor
IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT!!!!
Burger Total: 33 pt out of 35
5 pt out of 5 for the location.
Well lit with aged bricks and bright tiles, a large display to wet your appetite, this cozy place feels like a second home.
5 pt out of 5 for value.
Nearly $13 may seem a bit steep for a burger and fries, but it was HUGE and delicious!
2 pt out of 5 bonus points.
+1 Customer Service. Time and again their staff and policies managed to say or do things that continued to raise the bar, surprise us, and show us exactly how special this place truly is.
+1 Their delicious and abundant chipotle sauce.
