What does TONY know about Pizza???
I don’t eat a ton of Pizza for lunch, so I haven’t written about too many pizza places. In my view, it’s hard to go horribly wrong ordering a slice of pie in this city. Sure there are better slices than others- but there aren’t too many horrible slices- even in Midtown. And if you think that isn’t true- try living in L.A. for two years. One of the only decent slices I had there was from a place that claimed to fly their water in twice a week from New York City… and it wasn’t even that good. Of course, if you are crazy enough to fly your water in from another city just to make pizza, you are creating expectations that are going to be too great to overcome. (“Really? They flew in water from New York and it tastes like this???”)
Well, if you are one of those people who only eats the “best” pizza this city has to offer Time Out New York has just released their Pizza issue. Ironically enough, I was planning on writing about Two Boots today- the New Orleans/Italy (hence the “Two Boots”) pizza place with locations all over NYC (and two in Midtown)… but it wasn’t even mentioned (not even in the “Oddball” category). Anyway, New Yorkers love arguing about what’s the best pie in the city. In fact, the “Best Hamburger” argument that has been raging lately is probably just people who got sick of arguing about the best slice. Rather than re-hash it all, I’ll just point out the Midtown slices worthy of Tony’s mention.
The list, after the jump…
Posted by Zach at 9:37 am, November 30th, 2006 under Pizza.
How much are you willing to pay for a hamburger and fries? Assuming that we’re talking about a take out place (not a sit down restaurant), and the portion is decent (not humongous), but it’s made from good meat (not McDonalds). If you are not willing to pay more than $8, stop reading now. Don’t waste your time. The place I’m writing about today will just infuriate you.
WARNING: What you are about to read was not written by a burger connoisseur. That’s right. I said it when I wrote about 
Name: Elizabeth
Make no mistake about it, meals on the day before Thanksgiving are very important. There’s alot of eating to be done tomorrow- but don’t make the enormous error of starving yourself the day before in anticipation of Turkey, stuffing and all the fixins. Starving yourself will result in a shrunken stomach, that won’t be able to take the onslaught that is surely to happen tomorrow afternoon. The best thing you can do is stuff yourself today… stretch that stomach out as far as it will go, and tomorrow you will wake up ready to win the game!
I had a few ideas for lunch today. The first one is obvious. If you are geting a half day, wait until you get off and go somewhere else for a *good* lunch. Midtown sucks. Failing that, I think an all you can eat buffet is the perfect pre-thanksgiving day lunch. Stuff your face, stretch that stomach out and prepare your body for the big feast tomorrow. Here’s some of the cheap buffets in Midtown that you can “train” at:
Name: Alex
I’ll admit, I’m not a huge fan of Thanksgiving. Yes, I am a fat man. Yes I love to stuff my face. Me & Thanksgiving sound like a match made in heaven. But as you can tell from this blog, I love ethnic food, so turkey and stuffing just don’t do it for me. American Thanksgiving is boring. Thankfully, America is full of immigrants, not satisfied with putting just turkey out on the table. My step-mom cooks great Italian food- so Thanksgiving at my Dad’s includes Lasagna. I think I would like Cuban Thanksgiving too. One of my co-workers (who is Cuban) said they have roast pork, in addition to Turkey. I’ve never been to a Chinese Thanksgiving, but if they had roast duck (or General Tso’s chicken) in addition to their turkey, I’d probably like that too. 
When I first found this amazing street, Cafe Zaiya was like a dream come true. Fun, exciting and packed with tons of amazing foods at super cheap prices. Chiyoda, in contrast, seemed like a slightly nicer sushi place, that was trying to mimic the success of Cafe Zaiya by offering a limited selection of rice balls and bento boxes in addition to pre-made sushi. In the past few months they have undergone a subtle makeover, and have now come into their own- offering upscale (but still inexpensive) treat, including small dishes like an avocado and salmon tartare, interesting looking Omusubi (rice balls) and an assortment of delicious looking salads, tempura, odon and more… all available to go. But more on Chiyoda another time… this is my Thanksgiving post!
I was walking to work the other day and got handed a menu for the 
Now, I will admit that “The Floater” is an unfortunate name. While it may be an Australian term for a pie covered in soup- it has come to mean something far grosser in our frat boyish American culture. (As a matter of fact, when I told one of my co-workers what I had eaten for lunch… he joked that it was also what I “would be making in a few hours”) But you can’t blame these guys… they’re Australian! And it’s still a catchy name, even though the heavy pie doesn’t really float in Madeleine’s hearty pea soup.
What can I say about this place that hasn’t already been said… Margon is a Midtown institution. When I started this blog (and wrote about Margon neighbors 
I put the “Cuban” in quotes because even though the sign outside says “Cuban”, it’s actually more Dominican. The first giveaway is the poster of the Juan Pablo Duarte in the back (one of the founders of the Dominican Republic)… but the real proof is in the Cuban Sandwich. A delicious pressed sandwich of pork, ham, cheese, mustard and pickles- the Margon version also has salami, a strictly Dominican preparation. While some complain that it’s not authentic, it is no less delicious!
