"Not to be confused with a resort town in Wyoming, Jackson Hole has been a staple of the Upper East Side since 1972. The dark, winding dining room—complete with stained glass lighting fixtures and posters of old western movies—is the kind of place that we would say has been completely untouched by time, if it didn’t also have menus on tablets. The entrance goes through a kitchen, where the smell of thick, seven-ounce burgers and a seemingly endless supply of potatoes frying waft through your nostrils. The long menu also seems unchanged by time (it includes a “South Of The Border” section), but the main reason to come here is for their various cheeseburgers. They’re giant, sloppy messes, with juicy beef and simple toppings, and there’s at least one on every table. Their Astoria location, equally burger-forward, was featured in Goodfellas. photo credit: Will Hartman" - Will Hartman
