Third Avenue Ale House — Restaurant in New York

The Triple Pork Burger is something special. The English muffin bun was the best executed English muffin bun I've every had. Usually it's a hard, sloppy, stale mess that's too small for the burger, chewy and gross. This was perfection. The burger needed it. It desired it. It made love to it.... Okay, now I'm getting carried away.

Since I really don't like beer (gasp) I always appreciate anything non-beer on the drink menu. And I lurve me some cider. I usually like a crisp Woodpecker & will make do with a Magner's. This was my first time having Angry Orchard. It's very sweet with a strong apple juice flavor, meaning not much of a kick, but it's a perfect foil to the Triple Pork. ::cue Brady Bunch:: Porkchops and Applesauce. Back to the burger....

Copy/Paste: Triple Pork Burger 8 oz of grilled ground pork & chorizo, topped with bacon, served with adobo bbq sauce

Yes. Yes. Yes and yes. Comes with lettuce, red onions, tomato on the side. Go ahead and put something green on it to keep your cardiologist happy. You get the Adobo sauce on the top and the bottom for prime coverage. So much pork. So good. I paid the extra for the Garlic Sauteed Green Beans but to be honest, it didn't add anything to the meal. They weren't very garlicky or seasoned. But since the burger is such a good sized portion, do you really need to destroy yourself with sides?

The service was prompt, friendly and properly attentive. I was seated in the front with the bar and the television screens so I was exposed to a couple of Bros shouting at the Yankees and the Knicks, respectively. But if you're looking to talk to your date, this is a good date spot, there's plenty of seating in the rear. Just ask.

I was extremely pleased with my tribute to pork. I just hope that one day I suffer a head injury and wake up loving beer. It's such a waste to go thru life without beer....

This review is not for the food but, for the short Asian or Korean server/bartender who works there. Multiple times she has been rude and just down right disrespectful and after going there to have lunch with coworkers this week I've decided to leave this warning review.

So I attempted to order my all flats hot wings like I always do every time I go there or any other restaurant and she tells me that it's not possible. I then say that's how I order them every time I come and she says "I'm sure that's not true" and walked off……Wait!! So did you just call me a liar in front of my colleagues? Needless to say lunch for me went out the window right then.

So I get up and talk to the manager whom I've talked to once before about her attitude. She at 1st didn't understand my point because this had nothing to do with rules on wings but, really about how a customer is treated so I felt like she only heard me but, she did not handle it as manager should've and as I told her I normally don't go there if I see she the one working when I'm solo but, when your coworkers want to go then I feel like I should be able to as well. I now know that's possible so I'll let them all know if she there not to even go.

So basically if you want to be treated with respect, like a paying customer, or just like a human then I advise you to stay away too if you see her working as well!

Now run in and enjoy yourself if you see Melissa, Chloe, or the busboy who greets me with a smile anytime he sees me inside or outside the restaurant. They are the people who make that place and I...

The food was 4.5 - 5 star, the atmosphere 0 stars, so I figured 3 stars was a good compromise. On the plus side the food was great. My wife had the lamb burger, I had the veggie burger and my son the regular burger and all three were really delicious, with very tasty fries and a big, fresh salad. price reasonable for UES and our server was attentive and friendly. The problem was the atmosphere, which other reviewers have mentioned. There's a cozy, neighborhood vibe to the place, which is nice, but the design and hard surfaces make it very loud. The night we were there - a Saturday at 6ish - there was a party in the back room, which is just past the main dining room and is not enclosed, just separated by a partial dividing wall. There was a large and extremely loud gathering of adults and tweens and the chaotic, screaming noise made what should have been a nice dining experience feel like being in the middle of a gym during rainy day recess at a middle school. It seemed as though some of the staff were maybe getting a bit exasperated but no one did anything about it.

The restaurant clearly has the right to host a party, but my advice would be that if you are looking for a relatively calm dining experience (and again, the food was very tasty) you will want to call ahead to make sure there is no private party in...