Lucky’s Famous Burgers

My review is solely based on my Seamless experience with Lucky’s Famous burgers. This is my go-​to seamless spot when I’m craving burgers, because of the price, tastiness, and delivery time. I’ve ordered from both Union Square and Herald Square, and they’ve been able to deliver within the estimated time (sometimes in 15 min!) always. I always order the make-​your-​own burger with egg and sauce on the side (otherwise the burger gets too soggy). Plus onion rings– they’re big and super crunchy (sometimes a little bid hard). Overall solid food!

Their burgers are good but delivery is a disaster. They rarely bring what you order (via Seamless) and it’s been taking longer and longer. There’s always the option of calling the place to make sure but kind of defeats the purpose. Bummer …

The burger was normal. Not enough of their special sauce, but from what I tasted it was good. The patty needed salt. Black and White shake was crazy good.

The California burger is amazing! Check out all the avocado and lettuce I was given. So generous. Feeling very well taken care of at this burger joint. Also, I’m joking and this was a total ripoff. I cannot believe they charged me the full price for a burger that had no toppings. I asked for one with avocado, lettuce, and other things. This is what I got. Please don’t dismiss this. This actually happened.

I really like this place! I saw this place last night when I was going to the movies, which is one or two stores up from Lucky’s. After the movies, I when in because I had a hankering for cheeseburger. I when it at around 7:30 p.m. and there were only a few patrons in the restaurant. There is ample seating at tables and barstools. I ordered a well done cheeseburger with barbecue sauce and the basic fixins. It was $ 7 and change, not bad. It took about 5 – 10 minutes for my ordered. I definitely enjoyed my burger – nice and messy. They were playing really good music so even after I was done eating, I stayed. At one point, I was the only one in the restaurant – but that didn’t last long. I decided get an order of fries, that took about another 5 minutes because it’s made to order! That was about $ 3.86 with tax. I got chipotle mayo and lucky sauce for dipping along with some ketchup packets. OMG, you have to get the lucky sauce, it is soooo good. The employees are friendly and they do an excellent job keeping the place clean. I lost count how many times they took the trash out. Also, people must be a big fan of their delivery service because the delivery guy kept coming in and out with orders. I didn’t get any but they have Boylan soda, so you can avoid corn syrup, if that’s important to you. I should mention that while they accept credit cards, you have to spend a minimum of $ 6.00. The next time I’m in the city, I’m coming back to Lucky’s!

I got the $ 6 lucky burger via delivery. It came promptly.
taste was a bit below smash burger. Meat was a tidbit over cooked.
i would like to go in person to give it another shot.

If you need a bite to eat before or after seeing a movie at Bowtie Chelsea (or, if you’re bold, to smuggle into the theater with you) then Lucky’s should be your go-​to! Later hours than a lot of the fare on the block makes it super handy. And they do one of the most killer chili cheese dogs I’ve sampled in the City.
The burgers are pretty legit as well — and huzzah for somewhere other than Shake Shack in town who appreciates the joys of the crinkle fry.
Also, they’re always very kind to the good people working the Tribeca Film Festival, and provide snazzy discounts for badge holders.

Came in around 5pm on a Saturday. Boy has this place fell off a bit. $ 7 for 1 over-​cooked brick of a burger. Had to wait 10 minutes for it also.

When you’re in the mood to be bad, this is a good place for that. Lucky’s does not stand out as a burger place, in my opinion. But they do a good job when you want a burger in the same league as the fast casual burger joints.
Since these burgers are custom made, you will be waiting from 5 to 15 minutes for your burger. That’s okay. There are several TV screens there to keep you entertained.
I normally get a simple burger with the free toppings. But I did try one of their specialty burgers that had a fried onion ring in it. I was not impressed with the ensemble, so I took the onion out to eat it separately. Other than that, their burgers are good.

Somewhere between Shake Shack and McDonalds. Got the California style turkey burger which was nice and juicy. It, however didn’t have any super awesome flavor though. It was decent but underwhelming.
The plain fries dipped in Lucky sauce are to die for.
Wash it down with some Boylan’s root beer and you have yourself a solid meal if you’re in the area.

It’s a good middle ground between Shake Shack and In N Out.
I’m not saying it’s better than either of them, but it is a good nearby alternative that has some slightly different options and is open much later (2AM)!
The Place: The inside of the restaurant is a little disappointing, and didn’t seem perfectly clean the few times that I went. It is small, and you order at a tiny counter in the back. I would mainly recommend this place for takeout.
The Food: The burgers, fries, and shakes are all delicious! It feels like a cross between Shake Shack and In N Out. One of their advantages over Shake Shack is that you can get your burgers wrapped in lettuce rather than a bun, making it slightly healthier — Then go ahead and cancel that healthiness out with a delicious cookie milkshake!
The Value: It is more expensive than In N Out but slightly less expensive than Shake Shack. Around the $ 10 – 20 region depending on how much you order. It doesn’t feel like you are getting a superb value for your money in terms of the amount of food, but the food is still good enough to make it worth it.

Was pleasantly surprised with their burger. I’ve walked by this location at least 100 times and never went in, I think cause of the colors (red & yellow) of the place maybe? And just didn’t seem appetizing to me for some reason.
So I decided to go in the other day and was happy with their product. The burger had a nice thickness to it, and I got the Lucky sauce on the side which had a good flavor to it. The potato bread bun was nice and soft and the crinkle fries were crunchy and tasty.
This place is definitely better than most, if not all fast food burger places, but maybe not as good as premium places like Bareburger, etc. And I thought the chocolate shake was just ok, but not that great.
Overall though, good solid alternative to a fast food burger place at an inexpensive price.

Ugh. Everytime I pass and go in, I think «why not give it another try?»
The 3^rd time was the last straw.
Lucky’s, I hate your burgers. Your fries are subpar. Your shakes are okay but I just can’t stand that your burgers plain suck in my opinion.
In a city full of amazing and varied burger competitors, shame on you for making a burger that makes me think McDonald’s got it right more often than you did.
Your weak burgers fall apart in my hands, have wilted toppings and stale bread, the meat is bland and thin… ugh.
Go anywhere else. I do NOT recommend this place.
This is a shame because I see this place is popular AND the service here when I’ve gone was pretty outstanding — short wait time, friendly and attentive servers.

It’s not Five Guys, Shake Shack, or In N Out, but its a tasty burger served up by some friendly folks here.
It’s a step up from fast food and a good spot to hit up if in the mood for some greasy tasty burgers and decent fries. Definitely a bit more pricier than fast food, but having a Boylan’s self serve soda machine with multiple options is a nifty perk!
I had not seen one of these before as most places offer the standard Pepsi and Coke machines. Black Cherry, Root Beer, Lemon Lime, Birch Beer, regular and diet.
There are 7 – 8 meal deals to choose from among other menu items. I had the standard cheeseburger with the works and fries. Pretty solid and satisfied my hunger pains before heading out to the next bar.

I come here at least once a month
Because the food is always fresh, I love their cheese fries and the sauces are all really good.

Lucky’s Famous Burgers is a tasty fast food option, however it’s certainly pricier than McDonald’s.
Expect to spend about $ 10-​$ 12 here, if you’re looking for a burger, fries, and drink.
For this price, perhaps it’s better to go to a restaurant. However, if you want something quick, they’re pretty fast.

The burgers taste like real meat. The real prize goes for the fries and the sauces at this place. They are a must have. Luckys famous sauce tasted really good.

With so many burger choices in NYC it’s great to have this other quality burger joint. It’s no frills, very west coast style décor. Go up to the register, order your burgers, and take a seat till your name is called. The burgers are high quality. Nice flavorful burger patty cooked up to my liking and great quality fresh ingredients. Good bacon crispy and porky. The fries and onion rings also are cooked up great. It’s the wrinkly fries which is crispy. Nice soda fountain of various coke brands and barq’s root beer. The highlight are the sauces. The lucky sauce is nice flavorful sauce and one has a spicey kick to it as well. Wonderful burger joint that i’ll come back to.

I was running short on time & as my stomach was about to eat itself, I happened to pass this establishment.
There are different burger types (beef, turkey, chicken, vegetarian, etc.) You can build your own burger/​customize which I love because I’m very picky.
I ordered a turkey burger with jalapeño pepper jack, grilled onions, pickles, and lettuce on a whole wheat bun with lucky sauce + chipotle mayo on the side.
Overall it was alright. It was freshly prepared– hot & very juicy, but the burger itself wasn’t that tasty and I constantly had to dip it in sauce to attain some sort of flavor.
They also have other food offerings such as fries, hot dogs, BBQ chicken, etc.

«Do you feel lucky today?»
In hopes of attaining some luck from Lucky’s Famous, I ordered one turkey burger $ 6.00 with Bleu cheese and lucky sauce $ 1.00. Orders are taken on a first name basis and about five to eight minute waiting time. My turkey burger was average and the blue cheese with their so-​called «famous sauce» was very bland as it was enough calories and grease to gain weight. I do not think Lucky’s was all that exciting. My choice of patty was not juicy and not filled with natural flavor and the blue cheese topped with their sauce did nothing to step up reviving my taste. Lucky’s menu is the standard 1950s American Retro dinner staples: shakes, meat and veggie burgers, hot dogs, onion rings, and Fries.
Seating is ample and set to a 1950s Retro era with fiery red (sister red to Unilocal’s red color) tables and cushion stools bolted to the ground to model after a 1950s Retro diner. Giant various yellow happy faces appear on the wall as their logo with different verbiage «Do you feel lucky?» Flyers also serve as a takeout menu with their fiery red colors that is laminated both sides. Four TV screen plastered the non-​mirrored wall. Family friendly setting and somewhat attentive staff who are very distracted rather than assisting customers.