If you want big burgers with big flavor then Big City is for you. This place used to be Lenny's Deli which I found late when their corned beef won me over. I wish I found it sooner but good things don't last forever! Disappointed that Lenny's closed I had no intentions of trying Big City Burgers until I heard a few people buzzing around about it. So I decided to check it out and to my surprise it was under the same ownership but the menu was recreated and they reinvented themselves. I have visited Big City 3 times now and when I took my first bite of the Clevelander I was relieved that the loss of Lenny's was for good reason even though I believe the Corned Beef still deserves it's own spot on the menu. They could even call it the Old Town since it's from the old place and their menu titles revolve around "Big City" names. Anyways, onto the review...
I have tried 3 different burgers in my 3 visits. I had the Clevelander, the Chicago, and the St. Louis. All 3 were good but if I had to rank them I would have to go Clevelander, St. Louis, Chicago. Each one of my visits the staff has been very friendly and attentive. I'm not sure if the entire staff is related but nonetheless you still get that family vibe as if they all care and take pride in what they're doing. The food was excellent on my first 2 visits. Everything was cooked to perfection. My last visit today was still great but my burger was more in between a medium well and well done but somehow still seemed to have some of its juiciness. I believe somebody else cooked tonight because I didn't see the owner himself working the kitchen. He still did a great job though and maybe if I specified that I wanted a medium burger I would've got one but I think they usually ask and I wasn't thinking to request it at the time so I'm not going to take that away from the cook as it was still delicious and well prepared and presented. Their burgers are huge and their onion rings are amazing, especially if dipped into the Siracha Aioli so be sure to ask for a side of that to dip your onion rings in. I loved this place enough to return twice in a short period of time and will continue to go back and also to tell people about it. Hoping to see the former Lenny's Deli Corned Beef Sandwich from the old place on the menu next time I visit named after my suggestion, the "Old Town" because I still crave that thing!