Gridskipper
Remember the exciting day Trader Joe's opened its doors in Union Square? How about the WINTER day Shake Shack started dispensing its custard and burgers for the 2007 season? Magnolia Bakery on any goddamn weekend day? Long lines, people, everywhere! All of these so-called godsends in our fair city may have the edible goods, but only if you're willing to wait upwards of an hour or so to obtain them. Is it all the blog hype? Do we all just need new and interesting "food concepts" in order to get through a Manhattan lunch? Are we missing something at home, in our love lives, in our life's central purpose, that results in ecstasy over a slice of pizza or free sample of organic cheese, after 45 minutes of standing time? I haven't a clue. Anyway! Lines, insanely, painfully, tortuously long ones. Ignoring post office branches and the hell that is TKTS, what are your worst long line experiences? The most rewarding? The dealbreakers?
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Grimaldi's -ok the pizza is excellent and def worth the wait in the warmer season - but i see people out there in the winter... I am sorry but no pizza is worth waiting a half hour in the freezing New York cold for..
On the more random side, is there ever a time when the Bicycle Station on Vanderbilt Ave doesnt have a line nearing the door? Or am I just going at the wrong times...?
@Auffed_By_Heidi: Yes! That's my bike shop too and it is usually crowded...
I don't get the lines around Magnolia Bakery on the UWS. There's a better bakery around the corner (Soutine) and better cupcakes on 72nd (Buttercup). Then there's the AMAZING selection of sweets at Cafe Mozart.
What is it about trend followers that turns off their eyes, ears, and worst of all, taste buds?
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