Why Wait?

New York is great — great! — but the worst thing about it is that everyone has the same great idea. Friday evenings are free at MOMA! Just be prepared to wait in a line snaking around the block. Shakespeare in the Park is so cultural! And those lunchtime lines are so excruciating. Nathan’s at Coney Island is sublime! Dude, it’s a freakin’ hot dog . . .

So New York Magazine helps by waiting in some lines at some notable establishments. They cut to the chase: Yes for Shake Shack (“An emphatic yes for the best burger in town, extra-creamy custard, and half-bottles of highly drinkable wines.”) and DiPalo’s (“. . . the Parmigiano-Reggiano is top-notch, the ricotta divine . . .”); Tomoe (“. . . not even Masa would be worth a wait this long.”), Sarabeth’s (“For flapjacks with unripe strawberries and sliced bananas? We think not.”) and Magnolia (“Not if it were the last cupcake on Earth.”) are all no.

See also: Wait.