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It is also good to put up mediocre and bad reviews to give contrast to the glowing ones. Maybe Ed would lose the "Easy Ed" nickname he has gotten for consistently positive reviews (unless there is some additional reason earning him the name...)

I went recently, and actually pickle, I agree with you about the crust being a little too thin and soggy... like a wet papertowel, just barely strong enough to stay in one piece under the toppings. That said, it was delicious and I felt the flavors were all spot-on. The lunch special is a great deal too, I would get it again.

Of course you can still comment Paulie, but I suspect you won't have much time to, soon!

That writer sounds like a real uptight, opinionated idiot. And he is a douche for using both "unctuousness" and "mouth feel" in the same piece. Probably found them on the same page of his "Food Blogging for Hipsters" manual.

Glad you got to try it Robyn. I have tried Lucky's twice since emailing you.

A week after they opened I ordered delivery. I asked for medium rare, but received a well done hockey puck that had as much cow flavor as a piece of leather (I assume.)

Not to judge unfairly on a possible service hickup in their first week, I went back on Friday and ordered takeout. Obviously, takeout and delivery are not the best for burgers but I love just a few blocks away. This time I wasn't screwing leaving anything to chance - I ordered it rare. This probably was on the rare side of med-rare. It was pretty tasty, but yeah it was no Shake Shack. Good fresh-tasting pickles and onions, good condiments like the special sauce and the chipotle mayo. All in all, pretty decent.

As you pointed out, I'd be better of going to Shake Shack or trying Bills (still need to try it, will ask for extra juicy), IF I have the time. Thing is, the Shack isn't right between my subway and my apartment, so I will probably pick this up again sometime just because of the convenience factor.

The shake was pretty standard, but huge. Even diners usually give you a $5-6 shake in a 16 ounce cup. This was a full 20 ounce thick shake.

I liked the fries a lot. Better than the Shack. Same fresh-cut crinkle cut fries, but Lucky's had a much more real potato flavor to me.

You can have bone marrow like that at DBGB, presumably at the bar too.

Ok all of the "cost to run/repair/buy a toaster" arguments are moot. The point is, there is a cost to run a business, period, and those costs should be reflected in cost of ALL sandwiches. Added a 25 cent surcharge doesn't say "we're covering costs", it says "we want to discourage toasting". Let's suppose 1 in 5 people want it toasted, you can charge 25 cents and risk losing half of those people, or 10% of all business, or you can charge everyone 5 cent more. The latter makes more sense - no hurt feelings, customers return. OR you can man up, and eat the 5 cents per bagel from profit so you can put out an attractive product and service that is considered standard.

I can tell you that I have definitely on several occasions opted to walk a block past Murray's to Brooklyn Bagel because of the no-toasting policy at Murray's. Maybe if Murray's was my favorite bagel, I'd tolerate that shit, but it's not.

And czken, I am sorry you're not from New York, but not all of us have time or desire to buy a bagel and fresh cream cheese and tomato and cut it up and assemble our own sandwich wherever it is we will end up eating it.

Looks great. I think the best restaurant cheesecake I have ever had was at the Tasting Room about 9 years ago. I still remember it. omg so good.

Noooo! No takeout til next week! They also said that next week they get tvs so you can watch the games, and delivery is just a few weeks away.

Serious blasphemy here!! Vehicle Voltron can't hold a candle to the lions!

I am not a fan of Steve Hanson or his McRestaurants. That said, this looks awesome and I live a few blocks away. I can see my self going here once per week, easily.

No, his restaurants live up to the hype and deliver flavor, period.

Naked Emperor, my ass. Yes, you could get fried chicken at Popeyes for a much better deal, but that is not Momofuku's peer and it has been established that the quality and taste of this is among the best in the city. You are in a nice restaurant, not a fast food joint. Compare the price to other upscale comfort food places with the city's best fried chicken: Blue Ribbon ($25) or the Redhead ($17), heck even the Korean fast food places will cost $8-9.

So yes, I'd pay an extra $3 to have superior chicken with superior condiments in an actual nice restaurant, and not be a chump.

I think he has cleaned up the drugs, since his daughter (or even before) but not the drinking. Less, I'd assume. But when he is on the job, he's gotta drink with the locals!

For those of you, like me, who can't make it to the Lower East Side before work.. a *small selection* of the donuts are sold at places like Joe - The Art of Coffee, Dean & Deluca, Citarella, and Oren's. The Art of Coffee is the only convenient one for me, on the weekends, and usually has only a coconut filled yeast donut and 1-2 cake donuts, and a cinnamon bun.