20 January 2006 - New York City, NY - Staff members work in the lobby of the Meridien hotel in New York City, USA, on 20 January 2006 - where the Burger Joint, a small, relaxed hamburger restaurant modeled after a students' cafeteria - is located. A neon sign points to the restaurant that is hidden behind a curtain in the lobby of the upscale business hotel. Its burger has been acclaimed as one of the best in town.