Finding awesome places to eat has become I thing I do for fun whenever I can actually find the time to go out. I'm starting to believe that an exceptional variation of anything in terms of food can be found in NYC.
Places I've been to so far include both of Food Network Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill and Bar Americain. Both were exceptionally good, but are of the quality one should expect for the price you pay for your meal.
Dessert Truck and Shake Shack are the two places I've really liked and wouldn't mind going back to again and again. Dessert Truck, which has both a truck and an actual store, beat Bobbly Flay in a throwdown making their bread pudding with bacon custard. The bacon custard doesn't really taste too much like bacon, but gives the pudding a nice smoky scent. So when I went, I of course got the bread pudding and opted for the bacon custard (choice of vanilla custard instead if you wish), and it indeed was gooooood - rich and smooth with a still very hot center!
I'm going to compare Shake Shack to In-N-Out because I think In-N-Out is the ideal burger fast food place on the west coast, and I have to say, I like the shack burger more. In & Out burgers are definitely very good with their fresh ingredients and everything, but Shack Burgers are a bit more flavorful with a well seasoned patty and eggier buns! To be fair, they are more expensive. A single patty shack burger will run you about $5 (double is about $7) while an In-N-Out double-double is only $3. Needless to say, both places make awesome fast food burgers, and while I'm here, I'll be getting Shake Shack.
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