http://www.saltshaker.net/20050916/shake-it-good Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:57:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.saltshaker.net/20050916/shake-it-good#comment-501 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Alternatives to the Juggernaut Sat, 17 Jun 2006 12:37:15 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20050916/shake-it-good#comment-501 [...] New York - It’s pretty amazing when a “restaurant” that has been open only a short time, and is only open for part of the year, becomes the standard against which things are judged. It’s not really me who’s doing it - every food pundit out there seems to want to find proof that a burger better than the one served at Shake Shack exists in Manhattan. It’s not really that hard, there are probably dozens of burgers out there that are of higher quality, bigger, and more interesting than the Great Shaken One… I did like it, but wasn’t wowed by it. And the eternal waiting in line is not my idea of a quick lunch. Nor even a leisurely one. [...] [...] New York - It’s pretty amazing when a “restaurant” that has been open only a short time, and is only open for part of the year, becomes the standard against which things are judged. It’s not really me who’s doing it - every food pundit out there seems to want to find proof that a burger better than the one served at Shake Shack exists in Manhattan. It’s not really that hard, there are probably dozens of burgers out there that are of higher quality, bigger, and more interesting than the Great Shaken One… I did like it, but wasn’t wowed by it. And the eternal waiting in line is not my idea of a quick lunch. Nor even a leisurely one. [...]

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