Last night I went to Irving Mill, a restaurant in Gramercy with Chef Ryan Skeen (Resto) at the helm. The reason I went was because I have heard great things about their burger and have had the desire to try it for a while now. Last night my craving was satisfied.

The burger ($15), made with beef cheek, bivette steak, and a little bit of pork fat, was perfectly cooked medium, and very good. It did not blow my mind, but it was a definitely a good burger. The meat tasted different from your average burger. The fries were in a need of salt and crispiness, and were not great.

After the burger, I contemplated ordering something else from Skeen’s ‘porkcentric’ menu, and after Aaron the bartender stated that the salt and pepper pork ribs ($8) were “mind-blowing”, I had to order them. I am not known to pass up “mind-blowing” food (What diet??).

The ribs were mind-blowing! The marinate was delicious and the flavor was perfect. The meat fell right off the bone and I loved them! In fact, I enjoyed the ribs, more then the burger!

I’ll def. be coming back to Irving Mill to try the rest of the menu, and for those ribs!

Irving Mill

116 East 16th St. (bet. Union Sq. East and Irving Pl.)

New York, NY 10003

212-254-1600