Ask ML: Can You Get a Sabich in Midtown?
After seeing Robyn Lee’s amazing looking write up of the “sabich” from Taim on Serious Eats New York, I am now on a quest to find one of these sandwiches in Midtown. Described as a pita “stuffed with thick rounds of fried egglant that melt like butter, along with a sliced hard boiled egg, hummus, Israeli salad (diced tomatoes, cucumbers, and parsley in a lemon mint dressing), marinated cabbage, tahini, and amba (pickled mango sauce).” Oh my lord. I know Olympic Pita has a mango sauce, but there is nothing called a “sabich” on their menu. Has anybody had one of these in Midtown before? Must… have… now. [Photo courtesy of Robyn Lee]
Posted by Zach Brooks at 4:30 pm, February 18th, 2009 under Ask Midtown Lunch.
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you may be able to get something very similar at Azuri Cafe on 51st bet. 9th and 10th. (out of bounds, I know, but they are great)
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As Hedly Lamarr said in Blazing Saddles: “Too Jewish.”
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Must smell like a kosher apocalypse coming out of you later on..
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Jewish Virgin : Ms. Hymeni Intactowitz.
ok ok gonna bed
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is there a chickpea in midtown? the place on 6th/22nd has a “chickplant” sandwich that matches this description pretty closely. and they’ve got the mango sauce too
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IMO chickpea has gone way downhill since the ownership change and the whole baked thing — which I skeptical of
I had a falafel @ the chelsea location that was crap the other day
No midtown locations.Tahini on St Marks remains ok however
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I had one at Taim before. Afterwards I was craving the fried eggplant. It’s not the breaded kind. The egg is organic and is suprisingly delicious for just a hard boiled egg. I tried going to that Prince Deli or the one next to it, where you can make your own falafel, but it’s not the same.
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Found it – http://www.hummuskitchen.com/menu/
Is 51st/52nd & 9th Ave out of bounds?
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Zach, just how many lunches do you have on an average day? ;^)
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Well Zach, if you need help taking down some of these sandwiches I’m here for ya. Friends don’t let friends pig out alone ;-)
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I don’t know whether the midtown location of Olympic Pita has it, but I know for a fact the branch on University Place does, so I bet you can get the midtown one to make it for you. As I recall, it was a permanent special, not on the regular menu, so you might not be able to find it online.
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that’s really a beautiful looking photo!
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Checked Olympic Pita midtown today. They don’t have it.
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@Daniel…surely if it was in B/W and tilted at an angle…it could be further enhanced? :)
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Had the $8.50 lunch special today – Sabih and Bureka. The Sabih was pretty tasty and very filling; Bureka (stuffed fried puff pastry) was ok. They included 2 types of green sauce as well. I’d definitely go back.
I think you can get one at Grill 44, the strange split Middle Eastern/Indian food joint on 44th bet Lex and 3rd.