The Best Burger in New York

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"The Best Burger in New York" is the second episode in the fourth season of the television series How I Met Your Mother and 66th overall. It originally aired on September 29, 2008.

Plot[]

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Future Ted begins by stating that when he first moved to New York City, it was an ugly, dirty place. He goes on to say that it changed, unfortunately, with good bars becoming banks, like Goliath National Bank, the bank Barney's company just bought, which Barney advises Marshall to get a job at. Lily rebukes this suggestion, saying even though Marshall has been to a lot of bad job interviews, he is still going to be an environmental lawyer.

Later, the group goes to the bar and are advised by Wendy the waitress to have the burger, a new special. They reluctantly agree to try the burger, mainly because Robin had not eaten anything in two days due to a new diet. Once the burgers arrive (Robin's is late), the group all say how good the burger is, except for Marshall, who says it is just "OK", seeing as he had the best burger in New York eight years ago.

Marshall explains that he was scared and bewildered when he first moved to New York in late 2000, but quickly found the city was nicer than he thought. While taking a walk, he accidentally found a burger joint, and had the "best burger in New York". He also noticed an autographed picture of Regis Philbin on the wall, saying how good the burger was. Afterwards, he rushed to tell Ted about the place, but being new to the city, had quickly forgotten where it was. Since then, Marshall says that he has tried every burger joint he could in an attempt to find the place, even meeting with Regis, who says he cannot find where the place is either and is also desperate to find it. Regis gives Barney his number so he can call him if he finds the joint.

When Robin says she knows the place, the group rushes downtown to find it before Robin can try her burger at MacLaren's. On the way, Barney texts Regis telling him where to find the place, causing him to leave a TV show recording. They all order the burger (Robin's is late, again), and once more they agree it is an incredible burger. Unfortunately, Marshall says it is not the right burger. Marshall becomes desperate, and Lily says he is really upset about not getting a new job. The group resolves to find the place for Marshall, and asks a waitress for help. She tells them that the downtown burger joint was modeled after another uptown joint.

Again, the group rush to the new joint. On the way, Regis calls, and Barney tells him about the new place. Once they arrive, Marshall is sure it is the right location, but now in its place stands a Goliath National Bank ATM from Barney's bank. Lily attacks Barney, blaming him for being the reason why they could not find the burger. Finally, Marshall admits the reason Barney has been talking up the bank is that Marshall had already secured a job there. Marshall admits to Lily that while he wants to be an environmental lawyer, he needs to improve their financial situation first by having a steady job. He admits that he wants to find the burger to feel like he did when he first moved to New York before he can move on with his life.

A guy nearby promoting a strip club tells the group that the place is not gone, but has just moved. After paying him for directions with money from the ATM, the group reaches the joint, Marshall deems it to be the exact place, and the gang, along with Regis, finally enjoys the burger, fulfilling Marshall's (and Regis') long search for it.

Critical response[]

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Noel Murry of The A.V. Club grade the episode B+.^[1]

Michelle Zoromski of IGN gave the episode 8.6 out of 10.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• "The Best Burger in New York" at IMDb