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@Nick, I'm only 31, but it's starting to show, and my sole concession (thus far) to fighting the bulge is switching to light beer. It's not helping very much, so I might have to try it your way. My wife doesn't eat the crusts either, just because she says they aren't really pizza. I guess it's just different ways of eating pizza. Me, I always eat the crust, sometimes dipped in melted butter. Mmmm.

@larrydallas, judging by your attacks lately, you seem to have some kind of personal issue with me, so I'm just going to be the bigger person and politely ignore you from now on ;)

"Shame on you, throwing out pizza crusts.. If it's inedible, so is the rest of the pie....."

Professor ratbuddy, please continue on with your grammar lesson.

Made the drive to the South Shore to try this place and it was worth it. Going at 1pm on a Saturday the place was packed. Here is a hint, only have one person go in and order.

I had the Double Double (double cheeseburger) and my wife had the regular cheeseburger. As Nick pointed out in his article, the burgers reminded you of a McDonalds but when you bite into you can taste the difference.

The bun at All American has a nice soft and fresh taste while at McD the bun has that left out on the counter overnight type of hardness. The double double does have that perfect meat to bun ratio and the patties have that hint of fresh homemade taste.

The fries are definitely worth it. Ordered a large for my wife and I to share, we should have had a large each. Skin on hand cut fries which were right out of the fryer.

Milkshakes were just average, definitely not on the level of a Hildebrants. It lacked that homemade taste and it was similar to all the other fast food places that pour that huge plastic bag of liquid into the milkshake machine.

Ed - email me at rozettj@aol.com so we can talk about this privately. i have some reservations. i will tell you more and why.

John

Mrs. Herbst's did not close because the ethnic enclave was disappearing. It close because the 3rd generation had moved on (for example, one is a physician in L.A.) and because the land had become so valuable that it was inevitable that it would be sold. But what a fabulous bakery it was. I have a loose-leaf binder with ALL of the Herbst recipes (including non-bakery food items). Long story - but my grandmpother and the original Mrs Herbst were friends in Hungary and came here at the same time. And my non-Hungarian wife can make a pretty good Dobos Torte and palascinta.

This is exactly the kind of article that I treasure AHT for. I will be checking out All American the next time I am in that area.

Happy to see this place reviewed. It really is a treasure. I live a couple of towns over and trust me when I say it's worth the 20 minute drive.