I haven't seen any mention yet of the Giant Bowery. I put 1000 miles on my Bowery in 10 weeks of riding/commuting. My thoughts are posted here on my blog.

Summary (I'm long winded): the Honda of budget fixies. Decent components, many solid component choices, Just Plain Works. A bit on the portly side. Not terribly exciting. Aluminum, which you like or don't. I feel it is a good value.