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Patsy's only the original on 117th and 1st
Artichoke fresh outta the oven (square or round) but not the artichoke or crab crap.
Bleecker Street-not as good as Joe's but dependable
Lazzara's over Maffei's for Grandma
Ray's of Greenwich Village for ol' time's sake
Veloce will do slices
Vinny Vincenz for a square
Two Boots but only the bayou beast
DiFara's if he ever sets aside a slice
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I order so much pizza to take out, they give it to me for free. If they only knew that I'd pay double, the tiramisu is soooo good!
-Guttergourmet

.My previous review of the mix-in burgers:

Grand opening today. They let you mix in your ingredients into the burger. Looked like Cold Stone Creamery except instead of ice cream, brownies and chocolate sauce they take raw meat, cheese, onions and even ketchup and mush them together and form into a paddy by hand and then grill in a commercial George Foreman grill where they cook for over 4 minutes. Temperature choice is either medium or well or scrape it off the grill. Shredded lettuce and tomato which I didn't ask for. I give the place a week. Burger Creations across the street is vastly superior.

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guttergourmet Oct 19, 2009 09:46PM

Nick-I though that the care and ingredients rivaled Kenny's, though I would agree that the onions may need work at Mark. Also agree on the condiments but thought they were interesting. Also have to factor in the convenience factor-Mark is always accessible, Kenny's very limited with the addition of being able to use my cell phone at the Mark without having things thrown at me.
On a separate topic, are you willing to defend the laudatory comments on this site for Bill's Bar & Burger? http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/663834
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http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/653172
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No good steakhouse burgers!!!??? Maybe we should create a new category then for the Luger Burger.
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http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/644923
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Nick- I am surprised and disappointed that you, one of my favorite writers, has jumped on the Richman bandwagon. As I posted here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/633861 you don't order the philly cheesesteak at a NY deli. That goes for pancakes too. But Katz's salami and eggs is one of the great breakfasts that imbue existence with meaning. I have shared tables early in the morning at Katz's 9yes it does get crowded early in the morning) with memebers of two of the glorious tribes of NYC-Jews (of which I'm a card carrying member) and African-Americans. The salami and eggs provide a mutual bond among peoples who don't give a
&%$# about their cholesterol level. Please try again Nick.

You missed the best one- the Little Stinker-Grayson's washed rind from Virginia with Niman Ranch ham on caraway seeded rye. OMG!
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http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/630856

Here's my ranking- you Serious Eats guys gotta get out more. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/593088

I had already commented that Dijon on a burger was unconstitutional, non-egalitarian, unpatriotic and grounds for impeachment.
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