Comments on: Cafe Cello http://midtownlunch.com/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/ Food Adventures for Your Urban Lunch Hour Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kerry http://midtownlunch.com/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/comment-page-1/#comment-251864 Kerry Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:12:05 +0000 http://zandjnews.com/blog/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/#comment-251864 It's a fun place to eat and drink a beer. They make delicious chicken wraps. The grill guy with tattoos is very friendly, very fast , he plays nice music. You can have a nice conversation while you wait for your food. Love this place. It’s a fun place to eat and drink a beer. They make delicious chicken wraps. The grill guy with tattoos is very friendly, very fast , he plays nice music. You can have a nice conversation while you wait for your food. Love this place.

]]> By: Dmoneyau http://midtownlunch.com/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/comment-page-1/#comment-248350 Dmoneyau Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:00:44 +0000 http://zandjnews.com/blog/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/#comment-248350 As a Cuban American, I can say that this place is not "Cuban" per se... Everyone here looks Asian. Sophie's/Tina has an Ok "authentic" sandwich(Margon tosses things in there that do not belong), but the best I have had so far in NYC is Carteles in the lower east side. 6th and A ave, small Cuban bisrto with great coffee and the closest thing to a proper Cuban sandwich around. As a Cuban American, I can say that this place is not “Cuban” per se… Everyone here looks Asian. Sophie’s/Tina has an Ok “authentic” sandwich(Margon tosses things in there that do not belong), but the best I have had so far in NYC is Carteles in the lower east side. 6th and A ave, small Cuban bisrto with great coffee and the closest thing to a proper Cuban sandwich around.

]]> By: midtownCustomer http://midtownlunch.com/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/comment-page-1/#comment-247052 midtownCustomer Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:51:13 +0000 http://zandjnews.com/blog/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/#comment-247052 This place is owned by Chinese-Cubans, so its really Chinese-Cuban pork. I like it, I thing it tastes amazing. This place is owned by Chinese-Cubans, so its really Chinese-Cuban pork. I like it, I thing it tastes amazing.

]]> By: pkiley http://midtownlunch.com/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/comment-page-1/#comment-227491 pkiley Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:23:26 +0000 http://zandjnews.com/blog/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/#comment-227491 I was disappointed in this place - pork was bland, not well seasoned. And it may claim to be Latin food - but everyone that works there is Asian, which should have been a tip off right away I was disappointed in this place – pork was bland, not well seasoned. And it may claim to be Latin food – but everyone that works there is Asian, which should have been a tip off right away

]]> By: Midtown Lunch » PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Scott ‘The Shameless Carnivore’ Gold” (& Book Giveaway) http://midtownlunch.com/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/comment-page-1/#comment-108424 Midtown Lunch » PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Scott ‘The Shameless Carnivore’ Gold” (& Book Giveaway) Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:47:19 +0000 http://zandjnews.com/blog/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/#comment-108424 [...] Roast Pork [...] [...] Roast Pork [...]

]]> By: Carolyn http://midtownlunch.com/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/comment-page-1/#comment-36764 Carolyn Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:31:13 +0000 http://zandjnews.com/blog/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/#comment-36764 Just tried for the first time today. The roast pork is delicious. Moist and flavorful. As the others have said, the rice and beans are kind of on the dry side. The fried chicken, chicken stew and fried fish looked amazing! Just tried for the first time today. The roast pork is delicious. Moist and flavorful. As the others have said, the rice and beans are kind of on the dry side. The fried chicken, chicken stew and fried fish looked amazing!

]]> By: drew http://midtownlunch.com/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/comment-page-1/#comment-3287 drew Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:10:40 +0000 http://zandjnews.com/blog/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/#comment-3287 Very good roast pork (pernil asado) as well as fried chicken. The mixed rice (rice and beans) is good but on the dry side. Very good roast pork (pernil asado) as well as fried chicken. The mixed rice (rice and beans) is good but on the dry side.

]]> By: connor http://midtownlunch.com/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/comment-page-1/#comment-2836 connor Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:05:29 +0000 http://zandjnews.com/blog/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/#comment-2836 you say get there early, but we got there, and ate, and by the time we left all of the food was swapped out for different options. we asked, and we were actually eating the leftovers from yesterday. yuck!   <em>That sucks... I guess it's got to be a balance.  Get there early enough to get plantains, but late enough that the leftover food from the day before is gone?  -zach</em> you say get there early, but we got there, and ate, and by the time we left all of the food was swapped out for different options. we asked, and we were actually eating the leftovers from yesterday. yuck!

 

That sucks… I guess it’s got to be a balance.  Get there early enough to get plantains, but late enough that the leftover food from the day before is gone?  -zach

]]> By: Dan Welch http://midtownlunch.com/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Dan Welch Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:13:07 +0000 http://zandjnews.com/blog/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/#comment-293 This place sucks. The beans and rice have zero flavor and if you don't get there as soon as the beans and rice are fresh, the steam table just cooks the snot out of them until they taste like a cardboard mess. The pork swims in grease, comes out basically warm and greasy, and is not spiced well. This place sucks. The beans and rice have zero flavor and if you don’t get there as soon as the beans and rice are fresh, the steam table just cooks the snot out of them until they taste like a cardboard mess. The pork swims in grease, comes out basically warm and greasy, and is not spiced well.

]]> By: Atoning for My Love of Pork &#38; Shrimp &laquo; Midtown Lunch http://midtownlunch.com/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Atoning for My Love of Pork &#38; Shrimp &laquo; Midtown Lunch Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:33:53 +0000 http://zandjnews.com/blog/2006/07/10/cafe-cello/#comment-291 [...] 1.  Cuban Roast Pork at Cafe Cello (46th btw. 5+6th).  They even give you a crispy piece of pork skin laid over the top. [...] [...] 1.  Cuban Roast Pork at Cafe Cello (46th btw. 5+6th).  They even give you a crispy piece of pork skin laid over the top. [...]

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