Suzy and I ventured back to Madison Square Park, determined to brave the lineup so that we could sample the Shake Shack burgers.
Once we got there and hopped in the line, we were talking about the crazy line size and a guy infront of us turned and said "This is nothing. This is quiet for a weekend. It shouldn't even take us an hour to get our food."Suzy and I both laughed and I believe Suzy made some sort of comment about how ludicrous it was to wait to long for a burger.
We ended up talking to the guy, and his girlfriend who arrived a few minutes later, for most of the time we were in line. Not surprisingly, neither of them were from NYC, but they seemed to have been there for a few years at least, and recommended some other restaurants we should try.
Once we finally got the front of the line, we each ordered a burger and fries (cheese fries for me), and Suzy got a milkshake, while I got a lemonade. We found ourselves a table. We got our food about ten minutes later.
Summary: Meh. The burgers were certainly good, but nothing outstanding. Five Guys' burgers kick Shake Shack's butt. The fries were also not bad, but again, Five Guys' fries are so much better. All-in-all, I'm glad we tried the place out, but we'll just keep going to Five Guys for a burger fix and save ourselves an hour.
After the burgers, we hopped on the subway and headed for Times Square to hit the AMC theatre there so we could see a movie. We ended up watching Pineapple Express, which I really enjoyed. It wasn't as laugh-out-loud funny as some other Apatow/Seth Green movies, but both Green and Harry Osborne were really good in their roles. Plus, Gary Cole, so bonus. The theatre itself was nice, and huge. Something like 25 screens, over multiple floors. There weren't a lot of people there, given that it was a Sunday afternoon in the summer, so I'd imagine it would be a different experience if the place was packed on a Friday night.
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