The Cult of the Jersey Diner Burger, with Padma Lakshmi | The Burger Show 

First We Feast Hackensack.

Hackensack

I’ve lived in jersey all of my life and white mana Hackensack has not been the “highest quality” place around. Last time I went it was filled with old men who an interesting aroma of sweat, dirt, and booze. The burgers were good but nothing amazing

Jersey City definitely

Dan McCarthy in Jersey isn't that called "charm?" 😁

DammitSinged And he talks like one.

and he owns boxing gym

DammitSinged I was thinking the same thing when he was smoking like a damn boss

He is actually Joey "Coco" Diaz's lost brother

You already know he has connections. If he wants you dead, you're dead.

My father with very little education, second generation American, was able to easily get a job that paid for a home, a new car, a wife who didn't have to work, and multiple children. All in a major American city. Millennials in such a position are fking unicorns. They don't exist. Thank globalists. Poor trade deals and mass immigration that stagnated wages.

Thank the governments who favor big corporations instead of the workers. Yay for unbridled capitalism!

CaptainEO420: Nice propaganda accusing people of being bots and calling their comments bullshit without even making an attempt at refuting their arguments. My father was retired and has been passed on for decades so he didn't have to deal with the economy of today. I'm a Millennial. Everyone I know is a Millennial. Imagine a Millennial in Los Angeles with no education affording a house, a spouse, a new car, and several children. It's fantasyland. A pipe dream. Mass immigration has stifled wages. We imported huge amounts of cheap so called "low-skilled" (there's nothing low-skilled about building a house) workers. That stagnated wages for the vast majority of Americans. If you aren't working in healthcare or another industry with huge growth your wages are much lower than where they should be. We shipped millions of good jobs out of the country to employ cheap foreign workers to make goods for less and increase profits. Have costs gone down? Can people afford more cars made in Mexico? Can people afford better refrigerators made in China? Ask yourself what the gain has been from the above two policies. Ask yourself if you or anyone you know has benefited from them. Think about who did benefit from them and stop calling people bots because they aren't retarded.

CaptainEO420: Ah shit I may have just attacked you for no reason. I thought you were calling me and that other guy bots/bullshitters. My apologies if that's the case. If it isn't the case feel free to explain yourself and debate.

enjoying life, not being a cookiecutter , good for the Ginny

cant blame him

He tried impressing her but she just roasted dude smh

Miguel Salazar padma Queen.

El Qone'ars oh I'm with you on that. Almost finished with season 1

Ain't no shame in that game.

Don Korb most people don't realize how diverse food is across the US

Preston Mcgill it's not that diverse. Outside of metropolitan areas the available fare is typically 1) Pizza, 2) Burgers, 3) Fish Fry. Sometimes MSG laden "Chinese" food. Sometimes tacos (especially good in the southwest) Restaurants in the city are phenomenal for sure, and there are definitely hidden gems spread out throughout the country, but it's definitely not the norm 😂

to be real honest, the reason why small town restaurants are mediocre is that they're either the only restaurants available or the old fashioned, really good restaurants that were there are driven out of business by big chains because locals buy the cheaper option so that local flavor just dies off.

You know that's actually a great point. I never though about that. As a business student I find your point of view very interesting and valid.

Rachelle D American cuisines are ridiculously diverse because the country is ridiculously diverse. There's a huge BBQ culture in multiple states and regions with their own techniques and traditions, for example. There is soul food. There's people from all over the world it goes way beyond pizza and tacos in the U.S.

Lol see what you done there

Words to live by (sean evans, 2018)

It's not the size of the boat, it is the size of the ocean.

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@@NorHeadHunter You completely butchered that saying... It goes: It's not the size of the wave, it's the motion of the ocean.

He really did leave us hanging .... I feel your pain ~8^)

He garanteed washed his ass with it lol and pissed everyone off. When he started getting uncomfortable and being found was something

He's called Jimmy the Juice. I wouldn't mess with him

Guys would pretend to sale juice and things and it knock the people out then they rob them

I like to imagine he's the friend that wakes up early after a night of drinking and has a breakfast ready for all da boiz

Boi that's probably how his restaurant, Eggslut, was born.

Likeable but would probably drink grease. 0/10 would never eat his food.

Chefs that drink grease are the best cooks moron.

@@tangtaster lol he actually said on one of the episodes that he does that

He ain't nervous about the cooking process eh lol

I don't think cheese nor wine is supposed to age in the fridge...

tomtik101 a lot of cheeses are aged in a fridge, actually. Cheesemakers have a dedicated cheese fridge, same as a regular fridge but higher humidity.

Dorian Orange

Dorian Riesling

I thought it was dedication to working out, a good dermatologist/ plastic surgeon, and good genes...but I roll w the cheese wheel idea.

+Shawshank Redemption The fuck?

When I was in high school this was the spot to hit after every party or just late nights in general

Given his weight, I would believe him.

santanalz he will die young.

Unfortunately true. His affinity to drown everything in loads of butter isn't helping him.

Coulda fooled me. He doesn't look an ounce over 450lbs...

birthofthacool 82 he looks so unhealthy ....padma giving him a clue there.

Food wars are interesting to me. Whats the difference between the two, in your view? Loaded question but..

Hackensack uses potato rolls which is a big reason why the hackensack white mana is superior to the jersey city one

I'm a huge fan of the Hackensack one. I went to FDU so it was always right down the block. Might be a little biased.

White Castle was the first, who spawned all the imitators, including White Mana.

To answer Kevin's question, I went to both White Man(n)a's. Though the Hackensack White Manna has the potato roll (which is a good addition to a slider), the White Mana in Jersey City has the fattier patty out of both. Both diners have their quirks. They withstood the test of time. But I got to stick to my hometown roots and go to White Mana. Don't @ me please.

Double Scotch lmfao!

*AY FUGGEDABOUTIT*

Pizza show is best. Frank Pinello is the man.

Mike C at first I thought you meant mobsters working at this burger joint. Then I realized you probably mean they got murdered and made into hamburgers omg....

…that’s the flavor.

Chris haha good point. Never realized this myself and I love sliders.

Nah she hides nothing with her TV persona just another basic foodie that food networks and old mìlfs like

Hot chicks and food

and jimmy the juice sounds like uncle junior

All i could think of when he was talking was “when i thought i was out...THEY PULL ME BACK IN”

Ha! I was thinking the same thing. Its great

GriPhone I knew he looked familiar

YES lmao

What a fox

Find a girl who likes to eat like Padma and looks so elegant doing it.

She's a fucking goddess!

abdikadir hashi She's a sellout.

y?

Cassius yeah I feel like most Indian Americans don’t really give a shit

Sandy krishnan you're right, I don't give a shit cus it tastes too good

Burial What part of her body would be the burger?

TheGooglySmoog kitty cat

I've been craving burgers, too...FUR burgers

TheGooglySmoog all of it lol

Is Burial Burial?

Probably means they have great turnover right?

They're*, come on my nigga read a book

@@ManoloRibera070 wouldn't it be their as in the people using (distributing) the plates if not why?

@@DanielGomez-ye4oq No they're as in THEY ARE, they dont own it.

She a rider. No choice she not that big to have her own driver.

piggybankvillan I don't know much about Michigan but I'm from Jersey and you have a great point. That's a great meal but don't forget the fries.

piggybankvillan where

DarkAvenger let us know what you think

right? i live up here by union city, mad close and never went.

did you go? if so how was it?

I live two blocks up from this place been going for 19 years absolute fire. Its not a "three cheese burger special" its called an Especial and grab a vanilla shake with it...

AKA 1:1 burger to onion ratio apparently.

She's old and has limited facial expressions. Not exactly dream material.

@ Bioscar huh? She’s gorgeous, even more now for some obscure reason, but also not old at all, or at least looks flawless and ageless, and funny and wry as ever. Love her.

@@starsalign9336 yeah I still think she's pretty. Even now, four years later.

Lil Cumstain 😂😂😂 FEEHWD

Stagnant Lasagna but better

Seriously? She is the worst food critic in the world.

that's a fair viewpoint. not gonna knock anyone for feeling that way.

She is a beautiful woman, but her personality is just awful.

@@crystalrowe5948 lol

@ Crystal Rowe in what way? She’s funny, witty, so personable. Not sure where you’re getting that.

hes real jersey soprano though... jersey has a very very rich mafia history ... he is exactly what jersey was throughout 60s 70s and 80s only in the last 2 decades is northern jersey different. now we have a much much greater mix of hispanic and indian in the midtown jersey city area. central and south jersey are more close to white farmers ... jersey shore is staten island trash and dumb teens and lazy and sweet beach communities.

Aaron why would you be ashamed to be like this guy, though? He's dope.

he looks more Brooklyn

theabstrakt84 No he's North Jersey Italian through and through.

david mcdavid when did he say he was ashamed? He said the guy was an exception and the rest are douchebags basically

PartyOnKeepCalm I'm not from Jersey but I'd like to know if the Nets belong in jersey cause the Brooklyn nets never seemed right.

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Yeah they were originally the New Jersey Nets

North Jersey born and Raised

Wong Jefx where are you from? White Castle is only a Northeast thing here in the US, there's none in the south or far west. They're pretty good but nauseating when overeaten and I'd much rather have sliders at a place like this. There's a White Diamond near where I live in Jersey but no White Mana.

theyre better. similar but better for sure. white castle are even thinner and mass produced so you can tell the quality isnt the same. but the idea is the same. itll taste alot better at white mana, more taste, less soggy, crisper fries, tastier fresher bacon, and less diarrhea afterwards.

The White Diamond in Clark?