Whitmans

406 EAST 9TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10009 ♦ (212) 228-8011

Whitmans Restaurant is located in the heart of the East Village, serving burgers and seasonal fare with a focus on fresh, local ingredients.

The concept was born by native New Yorkers Alex Wilmot and James Cruickshank, along with Larry Kramer and Craig Koenig, whose vision was to provide the neighborhood with delicious comfort food in a cozy, intimate setting. The main attraction, modeled after the Minneapolis phenomenon, the "Juicy Lucy," features two thin beef patties pinched together surrounding a scoop of pimento cheddar cheese. The result is a molten core of cheese oozing with every bite. Whitmans offers upstairs counter service and seating, as well as a downstairs dining room serving up locally sourced gourmet sandwiches and small plates. A selection of burgers made with a special beef short rib blend, grilled to perfection are just one feature of the New American cuisine using locally sourced ingredients for a "locavore" appeal. The interior evokes a downtown mix of country home meets Manhattan nostalgia with a collection of vintage maps, antique wallpaper and checkered tiles that meet stark wood and metal finish. Each component is a reflection of the owners' personal style – chairs collected from Southampton yard sales, wallpaper from the Brooklyn flea market. The vibe resembles downtown New York crossed with a country home--a place to enjoy good food with good friends.

Appetizers

Bowl of Local Pickles

$4.00

Fried Local Pickles

$4.00

Local Sausage

Served with spicy mustard and beer soaked caramelized onions.
$7.00

Wedge Salad

Iceberg lettuce, bacon, croutons and blue cheese dressing.
$6.00

House Salad

Chopped Romaine, Grape Tomatoes, Cucumber, Red Bell Peppers with Mustard Vinaigrette dressing.
$7.00 *add Chopped Grilled Chicken +$4.00

Entrees

Mama's Boy

Pulled free-range chicken, coffee bbq sauce & fennel-jalapeno slaw on blue ribbon bakery palmar toast. side of organic potato chips or crack kale
$10.00

East Villy Cheese Steak

Beef (Pat Lafrieda) Chip Steak, sauteed onions and melted cheese or toasted hoagie roll served with homemade fries
$12.00

Succotash Made-rite

Cumin roasted organic carrots, fresh corn, edamame & poblano with cilantro and avocado or blue ribbon bakery palmor toast, side of organic chips or crack kale
$10.00

Jumbo Upstate Dog

BIG! all natural grass fed beef hot dog (Padgett Farm, NY)
$7.00

Whitmans Grilled Chicken Club

Grilled free-range chicken cutlet, crispy bacon, bibb lettuce, tomato, pickles & special sauce or a toasted poppy seed bun, side of organic potato chips or crack kale
$10.00 With Cheese: Add 1.00 With Avocado Add 2.00

Chicken on Greens

Grilled free-range chicken breast served or a bed of arugula with parmesan cheese & lemon-oil dressing
$11.00

BLT

Bacon, lettuce and tomato with sauce on pullman bread.
$6.00

Sides

Homemade Organic Potato Chips

$3.00

Homemade Fries

$4.00

Crack Kale

$4.00

Sauteed Kale

$4.00

Pan Sauteed Corn

$4.00

Blue Cheese Fries

$5.00

Homemade Organic Sweet Potato Fries

$5.00

The Perfect Grilled Cheese

American, Cheddar, & Swiss cheese melted into grilled Blue Ribbon Bakery Pullman Toast. Served with a pickle & chips.
$6.00 *add Bacon +$2 *add Egg +$2

Burgers

Upstate Burger

Our classic burger with seared onion, bibb lettuce, tomato, new pickles & special sauce
$7.00 With Cheese: $8.00

PB & B Burger

Burger served with organic peanut butter & bacon
$9.00

The Turkey Burger

Ground turkey (Pat Lafrieda) with minced shallots cooked in sesame oil. served on a bed of crushed avocado and topped with sprouts and cilantro mayo on a toasted sesame seed bun
$12.00
With Melted Cheddar Cheese (Suggested) add 1.00
With Fried Egg (Also Suggested) add $2.00

The Revis

Grilled Brisket Beef Burger with melted cheddar cheese, red onions and horseradish cream sauce on a toasted sesame seed bun.
$12.00

Our Famous ''Juicy Lucy''

Beef short rib blend burger stuffed with pimento cheese, served with caramelized onion, lettuce, tomato, spicy pickles and special sauce. caution: juicy lucy is very hot in the middle and might squirt.
$10.00

Bacon, Egg & Cheese Burger

$9.00

Desserts

Milk & Cookies

$6.00

ICECREAM! (organic & local)

ask your server. :)

Drinks

Anchor

Porter (San Francisco, CA)
$7.00

Fire Island

Lighthouse Ale (NY)
$7.00

Peak Organic

IPA (Portland, ME)
$7.00

Brooklyn Pilsner

German Style Pilsner (Brooklyn, NY)
$7.00

Negro Modelo

Vienna Lager (Baja, Mexico)
$7.00

Yuengling

Traditional Lagel (Pottsville, PA)
$6.00

Session

Premium Lager (Hood River, OR)
$5.00

DRAFT BEER OF THE WEEK

Blue Point Brewery - "Spring Fling" Ale (Blue Point, Long Island) - Available in Mug, Pint, or Pitchers.

WINE

ask your server :)

Root Beer Ice Cream Float

$6.00

The Hamburglars NYC Edition Video
May 31, 2012

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Hope it makes you hungry!
Serious Eats Neighborhood Guides: Chris Santos's Lower East Side
April 18, 2012

Burger, cheap
Whitmans Juicy Lucy is a pretty ridiculous thing to behold. It's crazy good. Technically it's in the East Village, but I don't think anything on the LES compares for a good cheap burger. Link
Top 12 Hangover Spots in the City
April 17, 2012

Whitmans serves a version of the burger made famous at Matt's Bar and the 5-8 Club in South Minneapolis. The ground beef is packed with a ball of cheddar cheese so that it gets a nice molten center of yellow goo when cooked. The only downside to ordering this is that hot cheese will squirt out all over your hands, clothes, and face if you eat it right away. This will make you feel like a real hungover idiot, so just count to 60 or something before you take that first bite. Link
7 Burgers Go Up Against Shake Shack
April 17, 2012

Whitmans isn’t really a burger joint per se, but it does have a very good $8 burger made from grass-fed beef grown in upstate New York. The meat really has that grass-fed depth and resonance, which makes up for a slight dryness. However, the bun is nowhere near as good as Shake Shack’s, so I’d rate the overall ensemble slightly lower than Shake Shack. Link
Maven Say!
April 03, 2012

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