From The New Orleans Menu Daily By Tom Fitzmorris Revised July, 2009 Beachcorner Hamburgers. Sandwiches. Mid-City: 4905 Canal. 504-456-7470. Map. Lunch and dinner continuously seven days. Open until 1 a.m., later on weekends. Very Casual AE DC DS MC V   WHY IT'S NOTEWORTHY   It's primarily a bar. Bars have a way of making the best hamburgers, and the Beachcorner is a good example of that phenomenon.   WHY IT'S GOOD   The hamburger here is the thick kind we used to call a "steakburger" in the 1960s, when such places as Ruby Red's and the Port of Call made them popular. The Beachcorner grills their burgers with excitement and serves them with good -quality grated Cheddar and all the dressings on the side. Also here are onion rings and overly thick French fries. Their menu includes other sandwiches, too. None are quite the standout that the hamburger is, but the grilled fish comes close.   BACKSTORY   The Beachcorner has been bar since at least the late 1960s, but the current management (and menu) didn't begin until 1993.   DINING ROOM   It's nowhere near any beach, and the closest corners are those of the cemeteries at the end of Canal Street. As a bar, it's unexceptional: pool tables, standard drinks and beer, televisions--all the usual accoutrements of the neighborhood hangout. The food keeps a more various stream of customers coming through, making the place friendlier to newcomers than the typical neighborhood bar.   ESSENTIAL DISHES   Onion rings. Hamburger. Sausage sandwich. Grilled chicken sandwich. Grilled fish sandwich.   FOR BEST RESULTS   The best time to eat here is late at lunch. But they stay open into the wee hours.   OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT   It's a bar, and that means cigarette smoke.   FACTORS OTHER THAN FOOD   Up to three points, positive or negative, for these characteristics. Absence of points denotes average performance in the matter. Dining Environment Consistency +2 Service Value +1 Attitude +1 Wine and Bar Hipness Local Color +1   SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES    Open Sunday Open Monday Open most holidays Open late Open all afternoon Quick, good meal Unusually large servings Easy, nearby parking Click here for an index to current reviews of the 200 Essential Restaurants, and others. Click here for an index of all restaurant reviews. © 2009 Tom Fitzmorris. All rights reserved. news@nomenu.com.