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I love food and I especially love pizza and I’ve read several of your thoughts on pizza places around the US. Have you ever tried Buzzy’s Pizza in Niagara Falls NY? I have had pizza all around this great land of ours and so far hands down the BEST. You should try it! http://www.buzzyspizza.com/

I,m starving!!

I lived for 31 years in LA and moved away 18 years ago...I cannot imagine going to LA for a visit without stopping at Tito's Tacos, the Apple Pan or Brent's Deli in the Valley. The Apple Pan hasn't changed a whit or lowered its standards for the quality of its food or service since my first Hickory Burger in 1966...Quality Forever, baby!

Sorry, Shake Shack is okay, but seriously overrated. Don't believe the hype!

What makes the shack burgers work so well-- especially compared with an inferior burger of a similar style like Five Guys*-- is the balance between the beef, bun and condiments. The leaf lettuce and tomato used in the Shack Burger are just the right amount. Five Guys' iceberg lettuce doesn't add the same flavor. And the potato bun at the Shack ties it all together. The Five Guys bun is too thick-- it overwhelms the burger. And the brisket/sirloin blend in the Shack's patties gives it a more interesting and complex flavor.

I hope that Shake Shack uptown will have the same balance of burgers without the insane line in the park. This classic post from AHT remains my guideline for when to wait on line and when not to bother.

*Not to say that Five Guys is bad-- I enjoy their burgers and they have great fries, but their burgers don't have the same balance that the Shack's exhibit.

Crackblind - you're correct. No shakes in the B-line; only custards and the liquidest beverages (beers, sodas).

Funny story about my last visit to Shake Shack: Having just completed teh Corporate Challenge, my boyfriend and I confirmed on the iPhone that Shake Shack is open for dinner. We got in a cab (the prospect of walking from 57th was just too much after a 3.5-mile run and 20 block walk) and asked for Madison Square Park. The driver's response: "There's no such thing as Madison Square Park." Then what's that green square on the map in your cab? That one, right there, labeled "Madison Square Park." Happily, we ended up at the Shack and with our delicious, delicious burgers.

Thanks for the food porn and the Shack revisit - The picture of the Shack Guy holding the burger in such a come-hither way reminds me of both a hooker and a drug dealer - both analogies work for Shack burgers considering all you have to go through to get some ;-)

Since this is a hamburger website I can't let the day end without pointing out that Wilbur Hardee, founder of Hardee's Hamburger resturants (primarily in the south), died today at age 89. You can read his obituary here...http://abcnews.go.com/Business/IndustryInfo/story?id=5234118&page=1

I can't stand Flying Biscuit, The Varsity, or Mary Mac's. They are all touristy. I agree that Busy Bee is the place to go for soul food. (Fried chicken there is a must.) I would recommend you check out www.yelp.com/atlanta and do a little research. That way you can see what all of us think about places in downtown, and read more detailed reviews of places, before you commit.

Ate there a couple of years ago. The pizza wasn't anything special. Maybe it's great pizza in Phoenix, but only ordinary for NY.

let's forget about simon for the time being, he's no more than a substandard rabble rouser and has nothing of importance to contribute to our PIE-alogue. i do want to thank all my g's out there who stepped up, though. for my next trick, i'm takin my game to intergalactic levels and introducing the first of many episodes of....SLICEWARS!!!

stay tuned, brodies!

rofl, Simon tries to insult people from NJ, and posts a bunch of pictures of people from Staten Island, NY.