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re: juicy burger shots

Thanks a lot; my new LCD screen now has bitemarks in it.

Chris W / St Louis

Well,
I was looking forward to this Juicy burger.
I ordered the true test three which include a Burger, Fries and a Shake.

I have to say the grill man knew all the words to the Clash song "should I stay or should I go", but does not know the difference between Medium rare and medium well! The burger was way over cooked and Way to Salty.
I got NO juice!

The fries were better than average, but had No salt.

The milk shake, was not passable!

I feel this was a waste of $16.

I wont go back to 67 Burger!

Ben K: I can't speak for Nick, but my word on Bonnie's is eh. I live around the corner from it, so end up grabbing a burger there once a month or so. I've always found that they overchar it and you end up tasting only the flame-grill flavor rather than the meat. Same with the bun. They toast that on the grill, but often end up overtoasting, so the bun also gets the too-strong grill flavor. I usually only go there if nothing else is open late at night.

Jeni's in Columbus, OH. Amazing.

I would also say Grater's from Cincinnati, OH. It is made in the French pot method with homemade chocolate chips.

Capogiro gelato (and I've only had the pre-packed pints from Whole Foods)
Otto on 8th Street and 5th Avenue
Cones on Bleeker

Handel's Ice Cream in Ohio - I have not found a better ice cream - particularly their Butter Pecan. My fiance loves their Chocoholic Chunk.

(I will also throw a little weight behing the Graeter's nomination, though)

OMG! I totally forgot about Max & Minna's ice cream in Queens, NY. They have all the standards, but then they have flavors like ketchup, lox and cream cheese, and garlic. I think I tried broccoli there once. Their novelty scoops are cool, but they're other flavors are just fantastic amalgamations of all the ice cream dreams ever.

The Penn State creamery is pretty good, too. ;-) I'm rather fond of their flavor called "happy happy joy joy," vanilla ice cream with shredded coconut, dark chocolate bits, and toasted nuts.

Best ice cream shop ever is in los angeles. It's called scoops and it's famous for it's super crazy flavors. on any given day you will find the WEIRDEST flavors like fig and wasabi or strawberry vinegar or currant basil. Check out the 5 start reviews on Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/aaEWX-LNLcbkiOvD_yxOIg

La Creme Cremaillere in Bedford, NY. I adored the cherry clafoutis, which I don't see on their Web site, but I do see wild forest strawberry (fraise des bois). They import the berries from France and Italy. The ice cream is not overly sweet, and the texture is perfect.
They ship.

For Penn State ice cream:
http://www.creamery.psu.edu/

Graham's Chocolates in Geneva, IL [http://www.grahamschocolate.com/]. All of their ice cream is delicious, esp. their chocolate, vanilla, oreo, cookie dough AND chocolate marshmallow. They also make a delightful and delectable gelato as well.

Fentons Creamery in Oakland. I grew up in this area, and anytime anyone wants ice cream, we go here. Specifically, I like their own raspberry swirl flavor. They don't ship, though.