Dumont Burger
Live, from New York, it’s Cheeseburger Saturday Night! Starring Dumont Burger and featuring the Ready For Prime Time Beef Player, Marty Wombacher. And now, all the way from Brooklyn, your host, Dumont Burger!
Okay, today we're off to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. There's a place there called Dumont Burger which I've heard has both amazing cheeseburgers and mac and cheese! I've heard it's really popular, so I thought we'd head out around 4 PM and maybe miss both the brunch and dinner crowd, so it's off we go.
Down into the subway...
And through the magic of the internet you're spared a twenty minute wait for a train. I was just about ready to give up when I heard the train come rumbling in.
And four stops later, here we are in Brooklyn.
And my handy dandy old school GPS guide is all programmed to get us there, which is good because I'm starvin' like you know who over here!
Abandoned hipster glasses alert!
And here we are at Dumont Burger, for once I didn't get lost! Let's go inside.
Wow, it's a small bar inside and it's packed for this time of day!
I managed to wiggle in to the one empty stool and here's bartender Tom, serving up a bottle of Duvel. Cheeseburger Saturday Night has begun! Huzzah!
Here's the back of the bar. There's a well-stocked supply of bottles with a chalk board of specials overhead.
I stood up on the rungs of the bar stool to get an overhead shot of the bar. I don't think this guy was too happy about it, but hey, that's life in the fast lane!
A long shot of the beers lined up on the bar.
These two women squeezed into the two recently vacated spots next to me at the bar and it turned out to be bartender Tom's mom Julia and his sister Caroline. They're in town from Boston visiting Tom and we had a nice chat through the evening. That's one of the perks of doing this blog, meeting cool people like this. Julia has her own business which is a doggie daycare and overnight facility called, Pet Recess. They told me in addition to bartending, Tom plays in a band called Tryplex and they were going to see him play in Manhattan later in the evening.
And the table is all set, dinner is about to be served! Drumroll please!
And here's the burger and salad, looks great and I can't wait to dig in!
The burger is delicious and this is the mini burger! It doesn't look too mini to me!
And here's the mac and cheese. I got the small order, I'm glad I didn't get the full-size portions in here, or I never would've made it out the door!
Wow, I've eaten a ton of mac and cheese in my lifetime and I think I can safely say that this is the best I've ever had! Really creamy and cheesy and there's bacon in it, which takes it over the top!
A great meal and worth the trip to Brooklyn, for sure!
The crowd has cleared out for a moment, so let's take a look around in here. Here's the wooden bar up front.
The half dozen beers on tap.
There's a communal table in the middle of the room.
And there's a candle-lit wooden railing with stools to sit at that runs the length of the back brick wall.
And here's Caroline with Diana who's serving up dessert.
I got one of Dumont's signature boozy milkshakes, The Nutty Irishman.
It was so good...
I got a second one, served up by super-cute and friendly Erica, who took over bartending duties from Tom.
Okay, I'm stuffed. One last look out the window...
And it's off to walk off the meal and find the subway station as night falls on Brooklyn. See you tomorrow!
My Meal
I got the DuMont Mini Burger and a small order of the DuMac & Cheese. I chose the mini burger because I wanted to try their mac and cheese, which I’ve seen rave reviews of and I didn’t want to get too stuffed. The mini burger was great, it’s served on a soft, grilled roll and I got it with carmelized onions and cheddar cheese. A great burger and just the right size as the mac and cheese was very filling and very delicious! The use three types of cheese: parmesan, gruyere, cheddar and they also throw in some bacon which is the icing on the cake.Speaking of cake, for dessert I had one of their cocktail milkshakes, The Nutty Irishman which is a vanilla shake spiced up with shots of Frangelico, Bailey's and topped with Dulce de Leche. It was so good I had a second one. I’ve heard great things about this place and they lived up to the chatter.
In addition to beef burgers, Dumont also had a Chickpea Burger and a Turkey Burger on the menu. There’s sandwiches too including, chicken, fish and a Reuben. All entrees include your choice of fries, onion rings, mixed greens or soup. Some of the appetizers offered up at Dumont are: split pea soup, DB chili, fried pickles and ricotta fritters. There’s a good selection of bottled and draft beer and four styles of “Boozy Shakes.” There’s a DT joke somewhere in that last sentence, but I’m too full to tackle it!
Cheeseburger Rating
Three Wimpy’s, an outstanding burger!
Mac and Cheese Rating
Four boxes of Kraft, one of the best mac and cheeses I’ve ever had!
DuMont Burger
314 Bedford Ave. (Near S. 1st St.)
Brooklyn, NY
718-384-6127
Further Reading: We Love Burgers, Village Voice and epicurious.
Brooklyn, Cheeseburgers, Dumont Burger Posted on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 10:25AM
Reader Comments (26)
I'm not tackling the DT joke, but I will point out that the "Nutty Irishman" is a redundant name.
Don't feel bad about the unhappy patron when you took his photo. He wasn't mad about having his photo taken, he was angry because he dropped his spare spectacles on the sidewalk.
Damn, but why didn't you eat the onion, pickle and tomatoes? I know, you'd rather have them as hot as you can get them in old McSorley's. Oh well, can't have everything, burp! ;)
Marty--you left the garnishes. The boozy milkshakes..sugar high coma buzz for sure. The mac and cheese got the bacon--triple hit--cheese-mac and bacon. This place looks great and distinguishes itself as adding a mesclun salad and the plain lettuce, tomato and red onion alone as a garnish. Remember when a sandwich routinely came with a paper cup of slaw (cole slaw) and a pickle??
Was that a "hipster" side eye front on????
@csp: Ha ha ha! I hear you on the redundant title and understand as I'm half Irish and half nutty!
@Mykola Mick Dementiuk: You're right about McSorley's and the burger had grilled onions on it already, so I made like the Beatles and let them be.
@Melanie: I was riding a sugar high coma buzz after those two shakes, for sure! That mac and cheese was so good and the bacon took it over the top, a great Cheeseburger and Mac Saturday Night!
Elvis Costello must have stopped by the place and dropped his personality while exiting.
That macaroni and cheese looked so good it bordered on being obscene.
what a decadent meal! i'm jealous and erica is beyond super-cute, a great and cheesey post! :)
My mouth is watering. That mac n' cheese looks killer. Keep up the good work,. Love reading about your adventures.
I used to have glasses like that in the eighties..
maybe i invented hipsters.
that pissed off hipster next to you needed to be shunted.. that place is too cool for him. tell him Portland is on the other side of the states.
Bartender and his family really all do look alike..
I want mac and cheese with bacon now.. Marty what have you started?
all i get for dinner is mexican food.
Man, that burger looks delicious. I do love caramelized onions. And it's nice to see some actual greens on the plate instead of the usual clump of iceberg. I'd definitely make the trip to Brooklyn for a meal at DuMont. And a boozy shake dessert or two.
@DaveW: Maybe that was Elvis' spectacles on the sidewalk! And that mac and cheese was obscenely delicious!
@Bobby D: The boozy milkshsakes, definitely took it to decadent-land! And both Tom and Erica were super nice bartenders!
@Gidget: So it was you who invented hipsters! Your Portland comment cracked me up, as I've been watching "Portlandia" on Netflix. Break out the mac and cheese and bacon and have the Mexican tomorrow!
@Biff: The salad was really a nice surprise, it was great and I'm glad I didn't get fries, or I would've passed out from food overload! Yet another one for your list, you're going to have to move here!
Great Photography today.....very nice shots! Makes me want to come there soon! The food looks outstanding and i think i'm in love with Julia! Very large Miniburgers! Reminds me of a joke.......Went to a bar for Mini-Taco night and I asked the gal ...How Mini?.... She replied....you get about 5 or 6 tacos! Outstanding work Wombacher! I give this one ....2 thousand Beers!
a friend of mine just emailed me a link to this! i was in there last night and was wondering why you were taking of your food! lol! glad you got the mac & cheese its awesome! love this blog of yours & glad you liked dumont!!
@Professor Dungpie: Thanks, glad you liked it, I'll take you there when you finally get out here! And I don't blame you for falling in love with Julia, she's a great woman and everyone I met last night was really friendly. Love that taco joke! I see you 2 thousand beers and raise 3 thousand back at you!
@dumont fan: Too cool that you were there last night and found this post! Glad you like the blog and you're right about Dumont, it rules! Next time you see me come up and say hi!
Hey that Tom is pretty cute - not as cute as my Tom but still...
That food looks fantastic! So hungry now..
Wow ! ... that is some serious calories there ! ... hope you jogged all the way home to work some of that off !
@Britta: A tale of two Toms! The food was great last night!
@GENE: I should've jogged home and I had a huge dinner tonight! I think I'll fast for the next two days!
mmmmm… Duvel…
Mistah Marty, blog seems to be workin' well since early troubles.....and you seem to be alot happier and interested in what you're doin'.....looks GOOD on 'ya!
Maybe you are having so much fun you may NEVER work for the man again....YESSSS!
And stupid of me to ask, and much too late for you to probably do anything about it, but tomorrow is 30th fcked'up anniversary of John Belushi poppin' off this mortal coil.....maybe a short heads up about the bar that he and Aykroyd (and others) owned back in the wild and crazy days of SNL. Just a thought, and I should have brought it up earlier in the week. Keep on chooglin"1
@Ned Sparks: Duvel is always a good start to an evening!
@DrBOP: Always good to hear from you and glad you're liking the blog. Can't do any Belushi related things tomorrow, but I will in the future, I promise! Thanks for chiming in and reading the blog!
Damn Marty, Where do you put all that food & beer?
I want that Nutty Irishman I love Frangelico & Bailey's . My girlfriend makes a mean 3 cheese Mac & Cheese as well, good stuff.
@danny the freelancer: It all goes in my stomach and comes out...well, you don't want to know that! The Nutty Irishman was great, if you go to Dumont, be sure and try it!
What an awesome meal. If I wasn't terrified of wandering the streets of Brooklyn forever, overloaded with milshakes and mac 'n cheese, I'd go there.
@Dave-Everywhere: It was one hell of a Cheeseburger Saturday night, indeed! And if you drink enough of those boozy shakes, you won't be terrified to go anywhere!
Mmmmmm Dumont is one of my favorite burgers!! Glad you enjoyed it! I've never had a milkshake there but I think a visit in the near future for one is in order.
One of my favorite things is a good vanilla milkshake with a good dose of Jack Daniels in it!
@Isabella: That sounds great! I've never had a booze milkshake and they make a great one here!