Corner Bistro

Cuisine: Gastropub, Burger Bar. Location: 331 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10014-1901. Price: $6.75 for Bistro Burger, $2.50 for Fries. I love dining in restaurants, particularly in a city like New York with so much quality dining. But sometimes I just want to keep it simple, kick back, and head to a pub for something greasy,...

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Artichoke and Basille’s Pizzeria

Cuisine: Fast Food Pizza. Specialty: Artichoke Pizza. Location: 328 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003. Price: $4.50 for a Humungous Slice. Only in New York can you be charged $4.50 for a slice of pizza…and think that you actually got a bargain. But late at night, there are few decent options, even in the Big Apple. So, going out to...

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Katz’s Deli

Cuisine: Jewish Delicatessen. Specialty: Hot Pastrami Sandwich on Rye. Location: 205 East Houston Street, New York, NY 10002-1098. Price: $14.95 for Pastrami Sandwich. The setting: midday New York, my second day there. I’ve been traveling through the gigantic city on foot, exploring every nook and cranny that I can. Hunger has...

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Burger Joint at Le Parker Meridien

Cuisine: Slow Fast Food Burger. Location: 119 W 56th St, New York, NY. Price: $7.35 for burger, $3.67 for fries, $3.05 for milkshake. Call me old-fashioned, but I like my burgers on the greasy side, served in dingy holes-in-the-wall, diners, and pubs, rather than in elegant 5-star restaurants. There’s just something mystical about...

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Carnegie Deli

Cuisine: Delicatessen. Location: 854 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019-5216. Price: $15 for Hot Pastrami. Imagine the scenario: I get into New York at 1 AM at night, starving after a long bus ride from Boston. I’m carrying a behemoth-sized backpack that constantly tugs at my shoulders, slowing me down, yet my incessantly grumbling...

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Di Fara Pizza

Cuisine: Pizza. Specialty: New York-Style. Location: 1424 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY 11230-3702. Price: $25.00 for Regular. $30 for the Square Version. More for Toppings. Tradition goes a long way in the New York pizza-making scene, as countless pizzerias draw customers by proclaiming their years of operation, family traditions,...

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Taking a Bite of the Big Apple!

The Food Buster is officially heading to the Big Apple! After a year of reviews, I’ve finally traveled to New York and tackled what many consider America’s best dining scene. While not everything was as good as I hoped, I can honestly say that nowhere can compare to the sheer variety of New York City. In the span of a...

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Five Guys

Cuisine: Fast Food Burger. Location: All throughout America. Price: About $10 for a Double Cheeseburger and large Cajun Fries. There’s been a war going on lately between West and East over the title of best fast food burger. I’m a West Coast guy, so I always heard the same thing while growing up: “Nothing beats a Double Double...

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