The "All-American" Dream

I can't help but to make a note today about the quite famous and deliciously fattening (because what isn't delicious without being fattening) All-American Drive In. After taking a drive all the way to Massapequa to get there (that's not entirely true, I had other reasons to be there that aren't relevant), I felt like I needed to gorge myself with all of the fried treats that they have in there, even after all of the stuff I told you about for Memorial Day.

Honestly, it's not the worst thing in the world for you, because there is the Heart Attack Grill in Arizona, though, that's a completely different conversation. I picked myself up anything on the menu there that was large, unfortunately for my arteries. Their "Double-Double" (double cheeseburger), an order of large fries, large onion rings, and a large Coke. I can say (sort of proudly), that I ate the whole thing and I can still feel it. That amount of food is not meant for someone as thin as I am...

It honestly isn't just fast food though, there is care that goes into making the food, unlike the assembly line that you would see at McDonald's. There is flavor to the food, it's affordable, and the burgers have been honored in several ways. The Food Network featured the drive in in one of their specials, and it was voted #1 burger place a person needs to try, over the fancy Peter Luger (which don't get me wrong, is very good, though, they are meant for their steak, and they take it seriously). There is for sure I make an effort to go to this place.

Massapequa is home to a lot of secret and not so secret junk food locations such as Marshal's Ice Cream, right next to All-American. There is also Smokin' Al's, in which I need to make an effort to go to. Overall, the point being, regardless of the fact that this place is fast and cheap, just like any other fast food joint, there is a reason to go there that is hard to explain.

Maybe because it's one of a kind?