Dan and Day's Burgers and Shakes, Montclair NJ

Where:

Dan and Day's Burgers and Shakes

598 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07043

https://www.dananddays.com

What:
Original Burger - $11 (Sept 2024) 

Your choice of bun, 5.3oz grass fed beef burger, aged white cheddar, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, mayo.

The bun options: Martin’s Potato Roll, Brioche Bun +$1, Nicolo’s Round Roll, Gluten Free Bun +$2, Bed of lettuce (no bun) - I went with Nicolo's round roll.

Okay, so I ordered wrong; but in my defense, the order was my standard request when trying a burger joint for the first time. I ordered their "Original" burger, which is (usually) the one that made them famous.

Dan and his wife Day, couldn't be nicer, Day took my order and hinted to me to try their "special" burger, but I was intent on my standard "original" order choice because, as I mentioned, I wanted to taste the burger that made them famous, so I stuck to it. 

This was a huge mistake on my part since their special burger is a double smash burger with American cheese with sauteed onions and it' s served on a toasted glazed cronut! 

This is where I'm going to cut to the chase because I don't like to report when I've had a disappointing burger, but unfortunately, that was the case.

I asked Day; "if I order the burger medium would it still be pink inside?" the answer was "yes" so I went for it.  Now check the photos of my burger, not very pink, nor juicy, in fact it was quite dry with a grainy texture. Not my cup of tea.

Dan and Day are a very nice couple and I hope the best for them. That said, I'll be back to try the Cronut burger, and hope this visit was a one-off. 

The one that got away, and the reason I'll go back...