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| - Last night, after the Kiss and Motley Crue concert at First Niagara Pavilion was but a memory, a friend and I were suffering from hollow stomachs. When we detrained from the shuttle bus in front of Buffalo Wild Wings, we found out that they were too close to closing time to serve us.
El Campesino was locked up for the night as well.
A hot tip from a passerby led us to Bocktown only to find that their kitchen was out of service also.
Robinson was barren, dark, lonely. We might as well have been Midwestern runaways lost in LA...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugu2ClSV5ew
Along the way to an Eat 'n Park as a last resort, we discovered a Steak 'n Shake that was open 24 hours!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb9Bb8lcTJw
The manager, nearly overwhelmed by fellow rockers/diners, was doubling as a server yet botched not one note. Our food did take a little longer than normal, and because of that, she was nice enough to give me a free Fudge Walnut Sundae, the treat serving as a textbook example of hot/cold, creamy/rich dynamics, the warmed-over brownie dumping Little Debbie onto the curb, the hot fudge atop it killing me with luxury, and the vanilla ice cream and whipped cream toning the sweetness and heat down a notch. This is why I can't stop ordering brownie sundaes at restaurants.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJruk2KcDyY
The shoestring fries were of course ideal, salted yellow twigs of deep-fried love and were hot, hot...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cluy2j6VGZ4
My Frankenstein Monster of a burger included bacon, avocado, their secret Frisco Sauce, a fried egg, and Wisconsin butter upon request. Moist as a poundcake, thicker and hotter than a plus-sized model, and juicier as a watermelon, it took me to the...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nm1BJPe-pg
And our total for 2 meals was $16 and change. Affordability, open-all-night hours, exemplary fast-food, drive-thru options, scintillating 50's decor, a sizeable menu, great service...
I'm sorry, people. S 'n S gives me...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2XWXsKmlSI
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