White Castle

Can't sleep...bored...and kinda craving this for some reason...

and no, that was not all for me.

Gotta love cheese on the side! You can get as much cheese as you want on every fry!

It's white castle...what else can you say about it? Some people love it and some people think it's the grossest thing in the world. I think you can guess which group I'm in ;)

Five Guys Burgers and Fries

The one and only burger place...

I'm not sure what the Shake Shack hype is all about but this is definitely the place to go when you want a good burger...too bad you gain a couple of pounds after eating there though...

Bacon Cheeseburger

You can't really see the bacon here but it's there. The burger is the best.  They only make them well-done so this place is perfect for me. The burger isn't dry and its size is just right.

Cajun Fries

I like their Cajun fries but H doesn't seem to like them. I think he thinks it's too salty...I don't feel that way! The spice adds a nice flavor to it.

The three containers you see are: hot sauce, bbq and ketchup. The hot sauce and ketchup are for the fries and the bbq is for my burger ;)

Five Guys Burgers and Fries
73-25 Woodhaven Blvd.
Queens, NY 11385
www.fiveguys.com

Shake Shack

Please don't hate me Jen but I couldn't resist today...I wasn't even suppose to go there!

Around lunchtime, my co-worker asked me if I wanted a Qdoba coupon. I see that chain all the time but never really had a chance to try it. After visiting their website, I decided to make use of the coupon...

So as I was walking down 23rd street, I caught a glimpse of Madison Square Park. Shake Shack suddenly came into my mind... As I got closer and closer to Qdoba (adjacent to MSP), I couldn't stop staring at the SS area. I told myself that if I didn't see a line, I would go get it. 

I didn't see a line...

Cute bag

I ordered a single shackburger (well done) and cheese fries. I sorta messed up on my order. I forgot to add my normal burger toppings. I think it was because I was kinda excited that there was no a line and I didn't have time to "plan" my order. I ordered a burger w/o pickles! I think anyone that knows me knows that I love my pickles...on a burger that is. 

Here's a closeup of the bread.  I think it was potato bread. Not sure how I feel about that yet. 

Closeup of the cheese fries:

Fries were pretty good. Nothing out of the ordinary except that it was pretty crispy. I would say that it's up on my list but definitely not on the top of the list. Oh, and I kinda wished they had put more cheese on it. 

Btw...on a side note, I had took 5 closeup pictures of these fries. This picture was the only decent one. All the others came up "shinny". The ones I took w/o the flash came out kinda fuzzy. I guess I need to learn how to use the options on my camera better.

Here's a closeup of the burger (had the same camera trouble with this one):

Maybe it's me but does this picture totally make the burger look nasty? Well, the good news is that it didn't taste that nasty. It was actually alright tasting. Yes, I said alright. I have to admit that I was kinda disappointed by it. It didn't taste that special...at least not what I was expecting. The burger was a tad dry and tasted kinda bland. I can't really comment about the "shack sauce". They didn't put that much on it so I didn't taste it enough. There was something odd about it but I can't put my finger on it.

 

Overall, it was an okay experience. I would definitely go back again but this time I will make sure to order all of my favorite toppings. Once I do that, I think I can make a better assessment of the place. Five Guys Burger and Fries is still on my #1 burger place list!

P.S. I totally fell into a food coma after eating this. I drank some green tea to make me feel better...