My spouse and I stopped at Bill’s Bar and Burger for drinks
on a Saturday afternoon in mid-July 2016. We visited the Meatpacking location
of Bill’s because we were staying across the street at the Gansevoort Hotel. Additional
New York City locations include Downtown (West Street) and Rockefeller Center. Bill’s
also operates restaurants in Pittsburgh, PA and Atlantic City, NJ. The BR Guest
Hospitality chain owns Bill’s Bar and Burger, as well as the Atlantic Grill,
Blue Fin, Blue Water Grill, Dos Caminos, Isabella’s, Izi, Sammy D’s Strip
House, Troy, and The Lively. The Meatpacking location of Bill’s (at Ninth
Avenue and West 13th Street) is open daily for lunch, dinner, and
late night food and drinks.
Bill’s Meatpacking is divided into two parts, with the
kitchen located between the rooms, so you may catch a glimpse inside the busy
compact kitchen as you are walk past. The front room contains tables covered
with checkered tablecloths, a wooden bar, and a bar rail against one window.
The back room contains additional table seating. Although the overall
decorative effect is rustic pizzeria, Bill’s Bar and Burger serves American cuisine. Its
most famous menu items are its burgers, fries, and milkshakes, although Bill’s also
sells sandwiches, hot dogs, and desserts. Bill’s also features a full bar for
your drinking pleasure. Bill’s also offers takeout, and we saw many
(likely local) people who stopped in to pick up food to enjoy at home.
We shared a few rounds of drinks, and we tried their
Campfire milkshake made with house-made toasted marshmallow and vanilla ice
cream. We sat at the bar, and our bartender Vlad (from Croatia) provided
excellent service. We visited Bill’s on two consecutive days, and Vlad
remembered our names and other details (such as where we were from), which made
us feel like valued customers.
We enjoyed our time at Bill’s Bar and Burger, and we plan to
visit the Pittsburgh location (at the Westin Convention Center) the next time
that we visit for a football game.
