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Archive for March 2007

Midtown Links… and the end of the week wrap up

 
Taco Cart on 50th St btw. 6+7th, A view from above.
Posted to the Midtown Lunch Flickr Photo Group, Coutesy of Coco Guillotine
MIDTOWN LINKS

Eat Sushi off a Naked Women’s body.  In Midtown.  [Urban Daddy]
Most Disgusting Restaurant in NYC, as rated by the DOH.  In Midtown.  [NY Observer]
Interview w/ Mary, the oldest counter girl at the Grand [...]

Ask Midtown Lunch: Americone Dream

“Has anybody seen Stephen Colbert’s Americone Dream anywhere in Midtown?” -Rob C. (on 49th btw. 6+7th)

Ah yes… the elusive new Ben & Jerry’s flavor.  Vanilla ice cream with fudge-covered waffle cone pieces and a caramel swirl.  Who wouldn’t like that???  (Liberty haters apparently)  Interesting you should ask this Rob… I just got an amazing tip.  Both Midtown Locations [...]

At Lunch Now: Menchanko Tei

What the hell is going on? Yesterday it was 70 degrees, now it’s 40. Only one thing for lunch on a day like this! Not too many options are better than the Hakata Ramen at Menchanko Tei. We’re at the one on 55th btw 5+6th, but there is also one on 45th btw. Lex+3rd.

Out of Bounds: Boi to Go

It looks like Banh Mi has finally come to Midtown!!!  Well, sort of.  It’s on 2nd Ave., which is technically outside of the Midtown Lunch range but- come on!  It’s Banh Mi.  If you’ve never had Banh Mi, it’s a Vietnamese Sandwich made with some sort of meat (usually pork) and pate, topped with shredded carrots and cilantro, and [...]

Pick a Pita (aka My Quest for the French Fry Stuffed Shwarma)

A little over a month ago, this photo was posted to the Midtown Lunch Flickr Photo Group by joshbousel:

For un-fat people not looking to stuff various foods with french fries, a picture like this might be hard to decipher.  I am not one of those people.  Thanks to Josh, I became aware of the very exciting information [...]

Profile: Midtown Lunch’er “Nancy”

Every Tuesday I turn the site over to a Midtown Lunch’er for their recommendations of places to eat Lunch in Midtown. Today it’s Nancy, a self described hater of “healthy” foods who not surprisingly, loves the street meat…
Name: Nancy

Age: 31

Occupation: Print Designer

Where in Midtown do you Work?: 52nd btw. Madison & 5th

Favorite Kind of Food: [...]

The Fried Calamari Sandwich, Tuesdays at the Tuscan Square Marketplace

***************THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED**********************
There are no shortage of expensive sandwiches in Midtown.  Lenny’s, ‘wichcraft & Cosi have designed entire franchises around them, and all the upscale delis have followed suit.  Some use fresh baked bread to trick you into thinking it’s worth it, some use fancy ingredients, and some just jack up the price because it’s Midtown, [...]

Mandler’s Vindication, Midtown Links & the end of the week wrap up…

Posted to the Midtown Lunch Flickr Photo Group by joshbousel 
Last Friday, I reported that the opening of the new Mandler’s Sausage Co. in Midtown (8th Ave. btw. 39+40th) was going to be dealyed a week.  I was asked to take it down, and various NY blogs were assured by their PR company that they would open this past [...]

Two Indian Food Carts… One Block of Midtown

When opening a new business, there are two ways of going about finding a location.  #1.  Find an underserved area, where your presence will fill a niche that is currently not being addressed.  Or there is #2.  Find a successful business that is similar, open up next door, and either benefit from their overflow, or crush [...]

At Lunch Now: Bulgogi Cart on 49th

Who says a cheap Midtown Korean Food Cart can’t have a website!? I have no idea what the header image is (I’m pretty sure it’s not Korea), and it provides absoultely no information about the cart- but hey, they’ve got a website!!! I wonder how nobody registered that domain already… http://www.bulgogiandkimchi.com