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Heart Attack on a Bun
| themetfairy Jul 11 2013 09:43 PM |
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| metirish Jul 12 2013 06:23 AM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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God bless America
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| Ceetar Jul 12 2013 07:02 AM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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it has a tomato, it's healthy.
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| MFS62 Jul 12 2013 07:34 AM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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Can you double that for me, please?
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| Nymr83 Jul 12 2013 09:30 AM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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I'm disgusted looking at that.
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| Ceetar Jul 12 2013 09:34 AM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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I know. It's clearly not a Pat LaFreida blend.
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| batmagadanleadoff Jul 12 2013 09:37 AM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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I'll probably get shit for this too, but the Pat Lafrieda offerings at Citi Field are the most overrated, overhyped foods they're selling over there. It's glorified fast food and they make you think you're eating beef in Buenos Aires or something.
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| Edgy MD Jul 12 2013 09:38 AM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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Yeah, I'll take the salad.
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| Ceetar Jul 12 2013 09:41 AM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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As long as the meat isn't total crap I don't find that it's _much_ better, but a Shake Shack burger IS better than the more typically fast food 5guys/mcdonalds/etc.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 12 2013 09:52 AM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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I had one for the first time just recently and thought it was pretty good. Very tender steak, didn;t cry out for ketchup or anything, but of course way too expensive. Wifey had an issue getting fries at that stand however.
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| batmagadanleadoff Jul 12 2013 09:57 AM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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I like the Shake Shack burger, even though I haven't had one in almost a year. It's a fast food burger, but there's no pretending that it's anything more, and as fast food burgers go, I think it's among the best out there.
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| Ceetar Jul 12 2013 09:58 AM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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The LaFreida one? do they even have fries? The burger craze has definitely become over hyped and crazy though. There are like a billion of them in North Jersey.. Buca, Boom, Zin, Smash, Bobby's, 5guys, Steak and Shake, and soon a Shake Shack. And that's not even including the ones I've forgotten or the regular places that make a nice hamburger.
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| batmagadanleadoff Jul 12 2013 10:13 AM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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I don't say that the Mets steak sandwich is bad, just that it's overhyped. My biggest complaint about it it not so much the meat itself, but all that cheese and onions that smothers it. And the bread ain't that hot, if I can recall. The bread's also a big downer on the Pat Lafrieda sausage sandwich. I mean, this is NYC. You figure they could get some excellent italian bread style rolls to go with the sausage but instead, it's served on some rubbery bread that tastes like it's a day or two old. Not that I'd want fresh rubbery tasting bread.
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| Edgy MD Jul 12 2013 10:29 AM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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Sure. High-end lowbrow food can be a sweet marketing ploy. Flatter the customer into the notion that he/she is a sophisticated consumer and tack a few dollars (or more than a few) onto the price for the honor. But the market shakes out in the end. In the meantime, just try not to be the guy that has an actual heart attack at the Heart Attack Grill. That's always embarrassing.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 12 2013 12:31 PM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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The steak sandwich is tasty, if overrated and WAY overpriced. But Shake Shack is, like, a buck more than a hot dog (or the hot dogs at Shea, for that matter). And the funky fries/dip and Blue Smoke are generally excellent, too. Hey, I'll take any deal where I'm paying a little more for quality instead of quantity.
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| metirish Jul 12 2013 12:37 PM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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It's all overpriced as we know....for the friday night Harvey game we waited in line at Shake Shack(moves fast), a single with fires, a double with fries , a water, pepsi and a shake.....$43
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| Ceetar Jul 12 2013 12:51 PM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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at least the beer is reasonably overpriced. $8.75 for a pint is on par with most Manhattan bars actually. and if you're into the beer-water, they have $11 24oz cans.
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| Ashie62 Jul 12 2013 01:49 PM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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If you are drinking for effect the 24 oz beer water will get it done...
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| Nymr83 Jul 12 2013 06:12 PM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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So will chugging a flask in the parking lot.
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| Ashie62 Jul 12 2013 06:50 PM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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Only if you have some Peach Wild Irish Rose....
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| Rockin' Doc Jul 13 2013 09:36 PM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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Damn, this makes me glad to live in the south where imports are $3.50 a beer (or 5 for $12.50) and domestics are $2.75 (or 5 for $12.75). I think I would be a lot thinner if I lived in Manhattan.
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| Ceetar Jul 13 2013 09:55 PM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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$1 pizza slices in midtown though. These are park/bar prices though. can still get a sixpack of craft beer for $10-12.
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| Vic Sage Jul 15 2013 12:05 PM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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No, Shake Shack burgers are not "fast food"... in fact, it's amongst the slowest food i ever stood on a long hot line to get. Overrated, overpriced, with lines too long to justify either the quality or the price.
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| batmagadanleadoff Jul 15 2013 12:50 PM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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Now that I think about it, you're right: it does take a long time to get a Shake Shack Burger. And not only at Citi Field, but also at every location I've ever been to in and around the City. Do you think a Shake Shack burger takes considerably longer to make than, say, a Big Mac? Or is the longer Shack wait due to more customers queuing up? And if the Shack Burger isn't fast food, then what is it? It doesn't eat like a restaurant or pub burger. How about fast food that takes a long time? Slow fast food?
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| Ceetar Jul 15 2013 12:52 PM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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"high-end" fast food? takeout food?
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 15 2013 12:58 PM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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Technically, the industry term for Shake Shack is "fast casual" -- still self-service but offering a step up in quality and atmosphere that sets it apart from "quick-service" joints like McDonalds.
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| Vic Sage Jul 15 2013 01:27 PM Re: Heart Attack on a Bun |
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Fast food places give you your food just after you finish ordering and paying for it. They know its crap, so they make it cheap and fast. Sometimes, you even get a toy! This type of restaurant bears no resemblance to SHAKE SHACK, except that there is no table service. Even "Fast Casual" doesn't really cover it. It's more like "Slow, pricey and full-of-shit". In fact, now that i think about it, that might be its special ingredient.
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