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Murray's inedible? You've lost your falafel loving minds. I've never had a bad falafel from Murray's but perhaps you went on an irregularly off day?

My current favorite burger is at Primehouse in NYC. A little bigger than I generally prefer, but it's so damn good.

I'm not sure exactly where you are in Astoria, but if you are near Steinway and Broadway, Polito's will do you well. When I lived over there, it was my go to. It's really all about their sicilian slices though. The dough is very soft, yet crisp on the bottom. It's also on the cheesy side, but it works well with the thick crust. Their regular is an average to slightly above average New York slice.

A little bit of kraut and I'd be in heaven.

You missed what I consider to be the hands down best lemon ice I have ever had, but it's in the overlooked bourough of the Bronx. I can't remember the name, but I believe it's on Morris Plains Boulevard. Definitely a seed spitting ice, and lip puckeringly lemony.

Man, I had both Black Iron and back Forty's burgers and neither of them would even fall into my top 20 NYC burger. These lists are good for nothing other than causing a stir.

Tomorrow is the 30th not the 31st, so everyone has 2 days to donate.

My go to is Chatham Square Restaurant

Easy, Fried chicken

Yeah, when I saw the picture for this post, I thought it was related to the Bon Ap feature.

I disagree. My experience is that vegetarians do expect meatless options at dinner parties/BBQ's.

Bubbles, you really hit the nail on the head with your analysis of pizza in these neighborhoods. I am totally with you on the Pizza Box, and you will not have to worry about subsequent visits, because it never fails to come correct. Also, I am also in agreement with you on the likes of Ben's. It is crap in my eyes and not even worth the stomach space, when there are places like Joe's and Pizza Box within only a couple of blocks. Cheers and thanks for putting your heart in harms way for the all of your fans.