#3 (America's Best: American Classics); est. 1885; award-winning giant steaks & signature meats; owns the largest collection of churchwarden pipes in the world (many line the ceiling); historic photos/posters hung wall-to-wall; over 300 single-malts scotches available
[CLOSED]; #1 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Fried Food); husband-and-wife team who met in 2nd grade in what was then Czechoslovakia serving Central European comfort food
Mille Crepes Cake signature cake; no less than 20 paper-thin, hand-made crepes layered with light and creamy pastry custard; "simple and sinful"-Ted Allen; looks good
Carrot Cake extra amounts of nutmeg & cinnamon makes it special; "this carrot cake is an Oscar-winning movie star...the Katharine Hepburn of desserts"-Alex Guarnaschelli; looks good
Pick Your Poison Challenge choice of "151" (151 ounces of milkshake), "The Motherload" (8 heaping pounds of our Mojo sloppy Joe served on a 16 inch super duper Kaiser roll...for 2 persons), or "Death Wish" (6 Buffalo style wings marinated in house spicy hot sauce,
mixed w/ super hot red chipotle chilies, & finished off w/ house Hellraiser Habanero Ghost Chili extract); Casey did the "Death Wish"...he won
Falafel Sandwich ground chickpea & spice mix, fried in rounds, served in a pita w/ hummus, lettuce, tomato, onion, tahini & hot sauce; "most incredible thing that I've ever put in my mouth!" -Dan Ahdoot
Southern Fried Chicken & Eggnog Waffles eggnog infused waffles & fried chicken; topped w/ strawberry butter & served w/ maple syrup; "it just makes you feel good all over!" -Jernard Wells
[CLOSED]; their approach: "source the best quality ingredients we can and don't fuss with them too much. We cook our barbeque the old school way with plenty of wood and time" (from its website); Bobby Flay made guest appearance ("definitely the best BBQ in New York...it's not even close")
