Creamline — Restaurant in New York

Me and some friends met up at Chelsea Market to do what we do best: eat. None of us wanted to fuss around menu wise, which is why happening upon Creamline was pretty much perfect.

The space is bright and clean, and screams burgers and shakes as soon as you walk in. After being told by my friends to focus and move ahead being in a bit of a daze checking out the ice creams (I'm a little obsessed with dessert), we went on to check out the menu towards the main counter.

I got a cheeseburger with extra pickles and bacon, because America. One of my friends was feeling more surf than turf, so she loved that they had a tuna melt option and went ahead and ordered one. Another got the Buffalo chicken sandwich. Another went grilled cheese and tomato soup. We loaded up the table with fries and homemade potato chips and dove in head first.

I have two standards of burger: restaurant and fast food. While I love both, I'm partial to my fast food burger, hands down. I don't want my burger complicated with tomato confit and onion marmalade and all that nonsense. I want to taste my childhood in every single bite. I want juicy beef. I want melty cheese. I want the heat from the burger to assimilate the slight brine of several pickles and the sweetness of the ketchup. Throw some bacon in there too because gluttony is delicious. Put all of that between a sesame seed bun, and mission accomplished. I know, I know: it's just a burger. Creamline, however, is one of the few places that has officially nailed it in my book. Depending on which area of the city I am in, I have a few go-to places I frequent if and when the burger crave hits me. Needless to say, if I'm anywhere on the west side of lower Manhattan during such an occurence, I'll be making a trip to Chelsea Market.

I tried a bit of some of the other things we got. Tomato soup (give it a minute or two, it does come out pretty hot) and grilled cheese was great. So was the Buffalo chicken sandwich, but my favorite of the others was the tuna melt. It's a good size sandwich, which is great if you are starving. Pull it apart and the melty cheddar and pickles reveal themselves. Also apparently it's pole caught in American waters, which I love. Sustainable, cruelty-free awesomeness (which seems to be one of the main themes of this place). Fries and potato chips were great. Crispy and slightly salty, begging for a little dip of ketchup. We got two of each which was the perfect amount for our group of four.

We saved the best for last and hit up the ice cream station. Friends got some soft serve, a cookies and cream shake, and an order of fried Oreos. I got a peanut butter milk shake because I'm obsessed with peanut butter. All delicious, but the Oreos were something very next level. I'm used to the ones you get at the local fair that were fried hours beforehand and have since gotten cold and stale. These came out gooey and otherworldly. I had to ask them what their secret was. I spoke to a member of the staff, and they told me that they dip them in their homemade pancake batter and fry them to order. The bar has officially been raised.

I'll be...

The restaurant locates in the Chelsea market and can be easily spotted. You order food in the counter to get a number and then wait for it to arrive at your table. Everything is local sauced and the sauces are made in-house. Everything used to serve their food is compositor. And they do care about the environment in every possible way - good spirit! Came here during the Yelp event. We starte off with some nice beer, very refreshing for the summer. Their fries: produced from non GMO potatoes. It is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with the right amount of salt. The cheeseburger: the bun is very soft and the beef still juicy. The portion of the burger is good as well. Sweet potato fries with maple honey syrup: fantastic! I love their crispy sweet potatoes. The sauce that comes with it makes it even better! Very flavorful yet not over-powering. Definitely prefer this more than the regular potato fries. Baffulo chicken sandwich: personally I don’t like baffulo sauce, but luckily their sandwich don’t have too much of it so I am happy. The chicken is crispy. Honey butter chicken sandwich: I enjoy this one a lot! Their bread even has some sweetness in it. The fries chicken is glazed by honey butter, and it tastes wonderful! The honey butter sause really kicks in with the chicken. Fries Oreo with whipped cream: a nice touch on the sweet desert! The batter outside makes the cake less sweet and it just looks fantastic! Really warm and delicious! A great combination indeed. Milkshake: simple and tasty!

Overall a really good comfy food spot! Given that this is a yelp event and the service team is really attentive&active, a five star...

Excellent food will be found here! I’m a chicken person, so when I had the tenders here a while back I knew that they know what they’re doing! They were out of those today, so I got the sandwich instead, and it was fantastic as well! The fountain drinks are all natural, and I tried the blueberry soda. I honestly was just curious about the taste, but it ended up being delicious!

The only drawbacks are the price and timing. It’s a bit pricey [drink+sandwich+fries is $17] but I honestly think it’s worth it if you’re looking for a good American-style place to eat!

As for timing, it’s warranted because of how popular it is. If you’re going for lunch, I recommend trying to get there before noon, as a huge rush appears at noon and was still there when I left around one. Seating is near impossible if you get there after the rush, but I was lucky enough to snag a table when I got there! With that, food takes a while, but my food was hot when it came out!

Overall, a really great place to eat! It’ll be a bit pricey and packed, but at the end of the day...