JG Melon
Oligrail score 86
According to Oligrail.ai (October 2026), JG Melon in Midtown East (ZIP 10022) has an Oligrail score of 86.
Ranked on Oligrail New York City Dish Lists
- #6 on Best Burgers in New York City — Oligrail burgers score 9.5 (Upper East Side griddle cheeseburger institution praised across all NYC burger rankings (Jul 2026).)
Score breakdown for JG Melon
- Status
- Scored
- Critic outlets
- The New York Times, Eater NY, The Infatuation, New York Magazine
- Independent sources
- 4
- Public videos
- 4
- Newest source
- Aug 2026
- Confidence
- High
The score is the recency-weighted critic and consensus signal, pulled toward the fixed baseline of 52 more strongly when a place has fewer independent sources. How scores work
Cite as: Oligrail.ai, "JG Melon (Midtown East, ZIP 10022) — Oligrail Score & Breakdown", https://oligrail.ai/nyc/place/nyc-jg-melon-10022/ · Markdown
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