“It’s f***ing fantastic.” Quote on restaurant website, citing Eater.com as the source. Eatery: Bill’s Bar & Burger, Rockefeller Center, New York There was really no question that I had to visit a place called Bill’s Bar & Burger. It was fait accompli, given that the name alone combined three of the things that I […]
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JRDN (Tower 23 Hotel)
“A real friend is someone who takes a winter holiday on a sun-drenched beach and does not send a card.” Farmer’s Almanac Eatery: JRDN (at Tower 23 Hotel), 723 Felspar Street, San Diego, CA I was on holiday on the West Coast back in January, a two week trek down the Pacific Coast Highway then […]
Steak ‘n Shake Signature
“You can take the boy out of the Midwest, but you can’t take the Midwest out of the boy.” Joe Lando Eatery: Steak ‘n Shake Signature, 1695 Broadway, New York, NY You would think that, as a child of the Midwest, I would have grown up with Steak ‘n Shake. You would be wrong, though. […]
5 Napkin Burger
“Napkins, as a rule, are never used and one has to wipe one’s mouth on the tablecloth, which in consequence suffers in appearance.” Baron Louis de Closen, commenting on American eating habits in 1780 Eatery: 5 Napkin Burger, 630 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY I maintain a running list of burgeries I want to visit. […]
LOS ANGELES, CA: 25 Degrees
“We’re not in the hamburger business. We’re in show business.” Ray Kroc Eatery: 25 Degrees, Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA When I moved away from LA nearly 7 years ago, it was tricky to find decent late night eats. You were pretty much limited to a handful of fast food outlets (including my […]
BARSTOW, CA: In-N-Out
“Quality you can taste. Cleanliness you can see.” Original In-N-Out tagline Eatery: In-N-Out Burger, 2821 Lenwood Road, Barstow, CA I admire In-N-Out Burger as a business. It’s still family owned, they treat their employees well and, operationally, they keep things simple and efficient by not trying to be all things to all people – unless […]