five points burgers

five points burgers is a bit of a sensation rocking the suburb in northsydneyand giving them office crowds the taste of hot beef, oozey cheese and crispy bacon. sydney’s burger wars has a real contender.

i go for the bronx burger – it’s big, it’s juicy, and it’s delicious with the right amount of mustard and sauce so its not just a drippy mess; the bun has a good consistency and is not sugary like some brioche burger buns have been of late. the chips have decent crunch though are underseasoned, and unfortunately they have no slaw available that day to try. the salted caramel milkshake has a proper amount of flavour without being sickeningly sweet. despite the queue, my order does arrive reasonably quickly. i know the next time i’m at aldi in northsydneybuying the occasional random stuff like a slab of marble or garden gnome with built in lighting i’ll be enticed into trying the other boroughs.

have been working in northsydneyfor more than a month now and this burger shop is one of the suburb's higlights. simple american style burgers done well. i normally go for a manhattan with extra meat. the meat patties are thick and cooked medium rare. the combination of flavours are perfect. best burgers i've had to date.👌🍔

i was suckered in by the menu promising medium-rare beef patties. i’d actually been told that the health authorities had clamped down on that but most good places insydneycook theirs to a juicy medium level, so i was very disappointed when the one at five points came out closer to well-done. it was good quality beef though and the rest of the burger came together well (a bit bland in the sauces department, could have done with more aioli and less mustard), so if you like the living daylights cooked out of your beef, you might like five points. they’re expensive burgers though, so i wasn’t impressed. the staff are also hard to understand (the noisy road doesn’t help) and seem to write down orders on paper in a foreign script, so make sure to get it read back to you before you pay.

finally a place that knows how to cook an american burger!

as a burger lover and one who grew up on burgers (from california), i gotta say that the “bronx” burger is the best classic bacon cheeseburger that i have had since living in sydney. anyone who knows me, i’m always on a lookout for great america food.

recently we had our 2nd child at the mater hospital and due to a horrible experience with ubereats and bbj north sydney, i needed a redemption burger. thanks to my cousin, i walked 30 mins to and from this this joint in the heat and would do it 100 times again.

to start off, the top bun was nice and soft while the bottom bun was soft and dry. no one likes a soggy. i’ll tell you their secret later.

the burger itself was juicy, flavorful and cooked to perfection. for all of the other burger joints out there, a burger should be cooked to medium or medium-rare unless therese requested.

crispy af bacon. if you’re from the states, bacon is bacon and there’s no arguing it. here in australia bacon has two parts. 1) streaky bits and 2) the mid cut. for all of my fellow americans, always order the streaky bacon and it they tell you it’s not streaky then don’t add it unless you want a of canadian bacon on your burger.

cheese! two pieces of it too! most australians call american cheese that fake yellowish orange cheese. but to us americans it’s the cheese that makes any burger great!

here’s how five points burgers constructed the best burger! (keep in kind that i don’t work for them not have i ever worked for the nor did they pay me to post this) this is not in any order but this is how i would have recreated the burger. on the top bun, they slathered on the aioli, tomato sauce and onion jam. on the bottom bun they lay a slice of cheese directly on the bun, (this is the trick to keep the bun from sliding when you bite into it and keeping it from becoming soggy especially when i had to walk 15 mins back to the hospital) the pickles, burger with the melted cheese on top, crispy af bacon, iceberg lettuce and then the top of the bun goes on it!

of course a great burger deserves some awesome fries and a milkshake to was it down! the beer battered fries were great. i ordered mine well done since i know they’d possibly get soggy walking back but the were delicious and crispy!

there you have it. if you’re in the northsydneyarea, this is definitely the place to go for lunch or an early dinner as they open from 11:30-5:30pm m-w and 11:30-9pm t-f.

enjoy!

a number of years ago, i used to go the restaurant tomislav, a stone’s throw from the coke sign in kings cross. i loved it. i remember it being inventive and high-end, with sensational service, and reasonable cost. the delicious food and something about the attitude and approach excited me. so, i was sad when it disappeared. it took a while but i finally heard that tomislav had resurfaced, running a casual burger place in northsydney(actually, his position is “consulting chef”). it took me yonks to finally manage to get up there… it’s only open for lunch on weekdays.

great burgers - the best in northsydneyby far! the bronx burger is the best. you pay a bit more for them but they use quality ingredients. the only downside are the queues - you have to get there really early at lunchtimes especially on fridays and you also wait around 10 -15  minutes to get your burgers and fries.  there is only 1 person  taking orders so i think this really slows the overall service down. the staff are always really friendly and remember their regular customers by name. 
 not many dine in seats either so be prepared to have it as take away.

these burgers are a gift from god. my boyfriend and i travel all oversydney(and nyc) to try well reviewed burgers. five points is by far the best burger joint in sydney. yes we are burger nuts.
perfect buns. juicy patties cooked to amazing. double cheese. you also can't miss having chips and a shake. really well priced and excellent sizes. owner is always there guaranteeing they only serve the best. during peak they pump out hundred of burgers. don't be disheartened by the long queues, it's just shows how addicted everyone is. burgers still come out fast and excellent quality.
do not miss trying these burgers!!!

five points in northsydneyis a really nice go to spot for a good burger. honestly, super nice and super down to earth staff also. the cashier messed up our bill but apologised really sincerely then constantly made sure we were satisfied with the meal. 

the burger itself was really amazing, probably one of the best i've had and i've had tonnes of good burgers before.  the patty was soft and juicy (great quality meat) and the bacon, if you order it with bacon, is done super crispy.  i ordered the salted caramel milkshake, recommended to me buy the cashier and it was amazing also. one of the best shakes i've had, a good size and super quenching after the savoury burger, really commendable.

the only reason five points isn't getting a 5.0 from me, comes down to personal preference. the thick cut chips were too thick and starchy in my opinion and lacked the crunch that i love. the box of chips however, was sizeable. if you like  those thick cut chips, it mightn't matter at all.

all in all, if you're an avid burger fan in sydney, five points is a must.

she says: i work in northsydneyand talk about burgers and this blog at work a lot (it’s kind of a one lady direct marketing plan that i figured out, basically i hound people until they follow or subscribe (heeeey you should also subscribe – it’s just down on the right hand side of the page)). anyway it is a bit shameful that we hadn’t been there yet but i blame five points for not opening on the weekend. so he came in to meet me one lunch time and gave them a go. the line at 12:30 on a friday was not as bad as i had warned him but after we ordered the place went crazy.

five points definitely knows how to do a good burger. i ordered the 'bronx' and the patty had good flavour and was cooked well, still juicy inside, the bacon was crunchy and the cheese melted evenly. the brioche bun was soft and tasty although on one previous visit i found it to be a little dry.

the chips were crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, well seasoned with a mix of chicken and sea salt.
friendly staff and service was pretty quick although it does get busy during lunch hour.

it's probably the best burger you can find in northsydneyand does a good job at fulfilling the burger cravings.

i've wanted to try this place for a long time now. however as it is closed on weekends, i haven't had the chance to get there. well today was the day that i finally got to go. i had a meeting in northsydneyso there was only one choice what to have for lunch. the place opens at half eleven and i've heard that it gets busy so i made sure i got there when it opened. there where already a few people there already. anyway i ordered the bronx with some chips. i took a seat and waited for my name to be called out. i grabbed my burger and chips and returned to my seat. i grabbed a few chips first and then took a bite out of the burger. it was nice but then i've had lots of nice burgers before. however after a few more bites then i fully appreciated the flavour. it was delicious and full of so much flavour and the ingredients tasted really fresh. i loved the melted cheese too. the chips are pretty decent too, which is a nice bonus. some burger places make a mean burger but then no effort goes into the chips. that's not the case here and they have free bottles of condiments that you can have with your chips, as well as bottles of water to help yourself with. the only slight criticism that i'd give, is that i would have liked my burger a bit pinker. however that does not take away what a great and tasty burger it was. i'll definitely be back, that's for sure.

on my visit tosydneylast year i did some research as to the best places to eat burgers. i came across five points. northsydneyused to be my old stomping ground some years ago when i used to work there.
the joint itself is quite small with one very large sharing table and a few smaller ones so if you're thinking about dining in you may have to change your plans. the fit out is industrial like with concrete and steel finishes. the queues seem never ending during lunch time peak. do expect to wait a good 10-15 minutes after ordering.
i decided on a double bronx which i knew would be challenging but didn't think it would defeat me.
it's a whopper of a burger consisting of two juicy medium cooked beef patties, oozing double melted cheese, real pork bacon (oh how i miss thee - although would of preferred it a bit crispier) along with some salad, american mustard and aioli on a soft warm bun. it was super tasty and almost as good as a five guys burger. but it was also super filling and hard to get my mouth around without wearing half of it. we even had troubles sharing just one serving of thick hand cut fries. i washed it all down with a cascade lemon flavored soda. i will say the double bronx defeated me. i didn't get the last bite in. next time i'll go single patty only. that way i can enjoy a meal instead of being so greedy.

five points burger came out to much fanfare last year in northsydneybecause northsydneyreally lacked burger options. some claim it to be the best insydneyand it's not hard to see why, so be prepared to wait during peak lunch hours. i've been once before and had a good experience with a double bronx, so i thought i'd revisit with a double manhattan.

double beef, double cheese, tomato sauce, pickles, american mustard, aioli, iceberg lettuce

this burger is mighty pretty and the milk bun by brasserie bread serves it well as it holds it all together and doesn't detract from the burger. the meat is high quality, medium rare, and plenty juicy though just slightly underseasoned. the toppings besides the cheese are pretty much an afterthought which is a bit of a letdown. the smoky cheese while good, overpowers most of the burger including the beef so you don't really register any of the sauces and lettuce. if this burger were an actress it would be amy adams, always good enough to be nominated for the best, but not outstanding enough to be the best.

go to five points for the best burger in north sydney, now open thursday and friday nights.

beef: 4.2

bun: 4

toppings: 3.9

overall: 4.03/5

without doubt one of the best burger joints in the massively competitivesydneyburger scene. the bronx is the signature burger and for an extra dose of beefy goodness, upgrade to a double bronx. the cheese melts perfectly over the patties, combined with crispy bacon, tangy mustard and lettuce, this is close to the perfect burger!