#82 in NYC

Sin City Burger

Name: Sin City Burger
Address: New York, NY, US
Price range: $

Upper East Side, Manhattan

6.4/10

#82 NYC · SOLID

Brotherly Breakdown

Our own take, from eating it. Written by Brotherly Burgers.

Sin City Burger makes good no-frills burgers with juicy patties and toppings that work. We ate two, and the Guilty was the more interesting: pickled red onions, spicy Sin sauce, avocado, and cheddar gave it heat, tang, and creaminess all at once.
The recurring problem is the sauce. Some bites ran sauce-heavy, and the richness sometimes covered the beef flavor instead of letting it come through.

Best for

No-frills burgers, Sin sauce, pickled red onions and avocado, heat and tang, and Upper East Side counter burgers.

The catch

Some bites are sauce-heavy, and the richness covers the beef rather than letting it show.

What it's actually like

Sin City Burger is a counter operation on East 76th Street with a named Angus burger range, and we ordered two of them. This assessment is based on one visit.

The Temptation is the classic: cheddar, Sin sauce, caramelized onions, and pickle relish. It is a rich, sauce-forward build by design.

The Guilty is the better one. Pickled red onions, spicy Sin sauce, avocado, and cheddar produce a genuine mix of heat, tang, and creaminess, and the balance reminded us of a California burrito. Swapping caramelized onions for pickled ones and adding heat gives that version real contrast inside it, which the Temptation does not have.

The fundamentals underneath both are good. The patties were juicy, the toppings were good, and the bun was light and airy with a good crisp on it.

The one real criticism applies across both. Some bites ran sauce-heavy, and when they did the richness sat on top of the beef rather than beside it. Dial the sauce back and the good patty underneath gets a chance to show.

For what this is, and it is a counter rather than a restaurant, it is executed well.

Strengths

Juicy patties
Good toppings across both burgers
Guilty balances heat, tang, and creaminess well
Light, well-toasted bun with a good crisp
Strong no-frills execution

Why this score

The fundamentals are right and the Guilty in particular is a well-constructed burger with real contrast built into it, which is more than most counters at this level manage.

What keeps it where it is, is that the sauce works against the beef. A build this rich needs the patty to stay legible, and in a number of bites it did not.

Reviewed by Brotherly Burgers. Last written July 2026.