FoodParc

I went back to FoodParc located in NYC's Chelsea at 29th Street and Sixth Avenue with "J".

We sat in the theatre style seating section.

I had a 3B's cheeseburger with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, ketchup, crispy onions and secret sauce ($6.70), fries ($2.75) and black & white milkshake ($5.50). The burger was juicy and cooked to perfection. The fries were thin and crispy and the milkshake was thick and very good.

Cheeburger Cheeburger

...this chain has a restaurant in NYC's borough of Queens at 108-50 Queens Blvd. in Forest Hills. The decor is retro/50's diner.

I had the Semi serious burger (1/3 lb) with American Cheese, tomato and lettuce ($6.99) and a small order of onion rings ($2.99). The burgers are made with 100% all natural Angus beef. And the fries and rings are fried with cholesterol-free peanut oil.

I created my own shake ($5.79) with cookies n cream, s'mores and macadamia. The shakes are made with Edy's ice cream.

A good caloric meal!

Burger & Barrel

I visited this new restaurant located in NYC's SoHo at 25 West Houston Street to try their burger.

I had the Classic ($13) - with lettuce, tomato, pickles, American cheese and "special" sauce with sweet potato fries.

The burger was served with two onion rings - the batter was great. The burger was very good and perfectly cook. The fries were the best I have ever had in NY - thin and crispy on the outside and tender and tasty on the inside with the perfect amount of salt.

I had a black and white milkshake ($6) which was just okay, but not thick and tasty enough.

Shake Shack Upper East Side

The newest branch of the popular Shake Shack is on NYC's Upper East Side at 152 East 86th Street.

I had a Shackburger (with american cheese, lettuce, tomato and shacksauce) for $4.75, small fries for $2.75 and the Pineapple Upper East Side Cake Concrete (with vanilla custard, fresh pineapple, shortbread, caramel, maraschino cherries) for $6.25.

The food is just as good as at the original Shake Shack location.

BLT Burger

"M" and I wanted ice cream, but couldn't find anything open near where we were in NYC's Flatiron District so we went to BLT Burger on Sixth Avenue for milkshakes.

"M" had the Rocky Road with marshmallows and brownies (but subbing chocolate ice cream for vanilla) and I had the Twinkie Boy - yes, that's right! They blended a twinkie in my shake. Yum.

Both were $7/each. And I like how they are served with the extra wide drinking straws. Although "M" needed a spoon to scoop up the chunks of brownies from the bottom of her shake.

Mark

...is a burger bar (a small restaurant dominated by a bar) located at 33 St. Marks Place in NYC's East Village. Their burgers are small "sliders" and very inexpensive.

The "sliders" are $2 and are served with cheese and grilled onions. I had two with a black and white milkshake ($5).

The sliders were very good - moist and tasty and the buns were nice and soft. They offer 4 sauces at each table. I used barbecue.

I was disappointed with the milkshake - one of the poorer versions I have ever tasted. Although it looked good with whipped cream on top, it was not blended well and they did not give me a spoon. After I asked for a spoon I realized why I could not get any shake through my straw - there were large chunks of ice in the shake (not freezer burn ice, but regular crushed ice).

Johnny Rockets

Johnny Rockets is a chain of retro diners. This one is located at 930 Third Avenue in NYC's Midtown East. "J" and I stopped by for a little thirst quencher - rootbeer floats ($4.95 each).

BLT Burger

Everyone is offering recession pricing even at BLT Burger (the most casual of the BLT restaurants) in NYC's Greenwich Village on 6th Avenue and 12th Street.

For $17 you get a burger, fries (choice of skinny, waffle or sweet potato) and a shake (I ordered the mocha mudslide because it contained oreo cookies). The regular menu a la carte would be burger $9, fries $4 ($5 for sweet potato) and shake ($6-7 for "non spiked"). This is a $4 savings! Woohoo.

The burger was cooked to order (medium rare) with lettuce, tomato and red onions. The fries were well done and accompanied by a wedge of pickle and coleslaw.

But the star of the meal was the milkshake - rich and thick (the restaurant uses special wide straws) - and topped with whipped cream.

The restaurant is casual and good for groups (as seen on the night I visited with JP - there were 4 large parties), but very noisy.