on saturday i saw julia and we went to shake shack. i had fries, which were very good, and chocolate frozen custard which was totally awesome. i went back on monday for the burger (which i had actually been planning to do since the previous week) and i can say only this: holy flirking shnit. that was one of the best burgers i have ever had. it's up there w/ donovan's and corner bistro, except they are making super thick broiled burgers and this was of the thinner, fried on a griddle persuasion. burger joint in the parker meridian can pretty much go fuck themselves this was so good. the line there is so long now anyhow and the burger is good but not even in the same league as shake shack. the big draw to burger joint these days is the "secret" location. shake shack peanut butter ripple custard was also excellent, by the by, though i wish it had been chocolate base instead of vanilla.
inspired by reading some stuff about flushing, tonight i stopped by a place on 41st ave off of main st. in flushing. if it has a name, it's not in english. there's pretty much no english signage in this place period, which is not really strange for that neighborhood. what brought me there however was the promise of good dumplings at the super cheap price of 4 for a dollar. (interjection: yes, dumpling man is a ripoff). i only knew i was in the right place cause the first thing on the menu, which i believe was also completely devoid of english, was labeled as "4/$1.00". the dumplings this place makes were obviously quite excellent... about an hour before i had them. it wasn't busy at all when i got there, and the dumplings i was given were just not remotely fresh, or even more than lukewarm. which was a shame, because the filling was delicious and the price was ridiculously right.
just watched new york noise. the point in the bloc party helicopter video where there are pig/lizards is also the moment it gets to be a little bit much. we are scientists' video of "nobody move nobody get hurt" however is brilliant, without quite being a ripoff of bear city. oh man i love me some bear city.
meanwhile, apparently birthday w/ the family is going to be sunday brunch. anyone know a good place for that, preferably in queens or possibly downtown manhattan?
it pleases me greatly that you are being all update-ly lately. i need to visit shake shack. is there any time that is less insane, do you know?
ReplyDeleteas for brunch, in Garden City my parents and i often enjoy going to the Seventh Street Cafe, which is italian and quite good. it's not brunch-y per se, but very nice.
otherwise i'm not sure about downtown places. i'll ponder.
I'm probably responding too late for this brunch, but for future reference, my new favorite brunch place is Mitchel London. There's a menu here, but that menu completely fails to get across the utter wonderfulness of the free pastry basket you get with every order. Not precisely downtown, but so worth the trip.
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