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My Favorite Burger of 2025, So Far

Review: Frita Batidos in Williamsburg serves great burgers and Cuban shakes. Plus: The turkey-bacon sandwich at Hometown!

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ryan sutton
Dec 03, 2025
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I’m getting closer on those year-end guides, which I have slated for mid-December! In the meantime, here’s a review of the turkey sandwich at Hometown and the tasty burgers at the brand-new Frita Batidos.

Frita serves my favorite new burger of 2025, so far, and it’s just $15 with fries.

But first…


Four quick things!!!

First thing…

On Saturday, I was supposed to hit up [redacted] in Manhattan for a review dinner, but I had a super long week — food poisoning sidelined me on Thanksgiving — and I just wanted some grilled fish and white wine.

So we went to Theodora!

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