Miznon

Miznon at Chelsea Market

435 W 15th St, New York, NY

7/6/18

Folded Cheeseburger in a Pita (Tahini, onion, pickles, chili)

Sides: Egg Perfume with a Half Minute Steak in a Pita (sour cream, tomato, Lebanese cucumber), Rib Eye Minute Steak in a Pita (Tahini, tomato salsa, pickles), Baby Cauliflower, Batata (sweet potato)

3.9/5 Staying true to its namesake, the Folded Cheeseburger in a Pita is pretty much exactly what it states: hamburger patty, folded over a piece of fried cheese, with a Mediterranean version of the works. Unfortunately for this sandwich, construction was easier said than done. The tahini was sloppily dumped into the half open piece of pita, causing it to pool towards the bottom and result in unequal proportions of sauce to cheeseburger. The crew was unanimous in calling this construction "terrible," "a mess," and "catastrophically bad." For a few of the sandwich testers, this did warrant some penalization, as it seemed like an easily fixable problem. Despite this fundamental error, aspects of the sandwich still shone through. For one, the pita bread was absolutely phenomenal. Sandwich Friday novice, Elliott, who both "forgot how to rate things" and is "like obsessed with bread," called this pita the second best he's ever had. Fellow rookie to the Friday lunchtime special, Grace FG, provided impressive insight to this "multi-layer experience." She was intrigued by the unequal distribution of contents, stating that it had the effect of being three different sandwiches in one. Also deserving of a shout-out was the fried cheese, which Marlowe called "a stroke of genius" and nearly everyone enjoyed (except for Sara Tunick, who claimed the fried cheese was "too fried"). As for the sides, both minute steak pita options proved delicious alternative sandwiches to the folded cheeseburger. However, the baby cauliflower and sweet potato, which both came in their full, vegetable forms (i.e. just a plain, head of baby cauliflower) left us confused, concerned, and honestly, a little unsettled. In conclusion, Miznon was pretty weird and pretty interesting! Both tasty and eccentric, this Chelsea Market branch of the high-end, counter-serve pita stop is definitely worth checking out.