New York things in DC

So Cais, Alina, Monica, and I were up in New York City for the 4th of July, mainly for a batizado, but also went to eat/see a couple of things. Everything there was good. Dim sum in Flushing, breakfast at the Kitchenette, local pizza place and then some Chinese hot pot at night. Nothing really amazing or spectacular.

Upon coming back to DC, though, I realized something I'm not really a fan of. New York things moving to DC, and what I'm guessing to be the rest of the country/world. Maybe it's because I'm weird, but NYC landmark need to stop expanding and just do what you do in New York. For example, Shake Shack. Granted its not bad for a burger and a shake, but:

1. DC already has awesome burger joints.

2. Because of your hype, there are lines going down DuPont now.

I think its just the hype that name brings down and stupid people will wait 1 hour in line, a la Georgetown Cupcakes, for food that's not worth an hour wait at high times, a la Georgetown Cupcakes.

Now, apparently, there's a Serendipity3 here in DC as well, in Georgetown. Serendipity3 was one of those quintessential New York places, mainly because it got notoriety for the $10,000 ice cream sundae, but also because of celebrities, movies, and 2 hour waits on a Saturday night for dessert. Is it good? Yes. Is it good enough for you to sit outside for 2 hours? Not at all.

The last thing I want to see in DC, is yet another sub-par, high class, chain restaurant with a 2 hour wait and a 1 month wait list for reservations. What's next? Katz decides to open it's first off shoot in Anacostia? Joe's New York Pizza starts up in Adam's Morgan (which isn't a horrible idea)?

I don't know, maybe its me, but the allure and fun of being in a city, especially somewhere like New York City, is the uniqueness of its places. You want something you can't get anywhere else, and that place will remain special to you. But now, restaurants have all broken away from setting one 1 or 2 genuinely good locations that still perform the task how they should. Hopefully, I don't see a Katz Deli any time soon, that would be sad.