Comments on: Lazzara’s Foot Long Fried Calamari Hero is Pretty Darn Good

By: wich

wich — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:31:00 +0000

HELL YES. This ‘wich is amazing. It’s like the ultimate in comfort food and leaves you feeling warm and fuzzy for hours afterward. Perfect for getting through that slow day at the office.

I found it on the midtown lunch sandwich challenge last year and reviewed it here: http://www.simplysandwiches.net/2009/08/11/lazzarras-incredible-special-lunch-hero/

By: Greg Stamper

Greg Stamper — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:27:39 +0000

Inspired by this post, I went to Maffei’s today on 22nd and 6th and asked them to make me a Calamari Parmigiana hero. The sandwich is perfect!!!

By: Harry

Harry — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:02:34 +0000

I finally got to Lazzara. I loved it. The restaurant was packed (around 1:45)! I sat at the counter and ordered the Calamari special. I think this might be the best sandwich of the bunch. It is a total package! The sandwich is large. Every ingredient is fresh. The spicy sauce was perfect. And the fresh mozz. was a nice touch. I really need to get back to this place to try the “fried ravioli.”

I give Lazarra a lot of credit. They are one of the only lunch spots that got it 100% right (in my opinion).

1. It was a sandwich, not a wrap.
2. It was creative. Not something off their menu (like the BBQ Burger at Biryani sandwich cart).
3. Every ingredient was fresh. It was not premade.
4. Every ingredient was quality. No crap.
5. It was delicious.

I have now tried all of the ML Challenge sandwiches. This was really a great event. I got to try a lot of lunch spots I had never been to before. This was really a special event. Like I said before, it’s Zach’s own little “Restaurant Week.” Hopefully it becomes an annual event!

So… Do we get to pick “Best Sandwich”?

By: omo

omo — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:23:35 +0000

Funny, because it is Friday I went and got myself one of these. Chewing on it right as I type this and trying to not get grease on the keyboard.

You’re absolutely right about the sogginess and the price. Think I’ll save the other half for later. Overall it’s delicious, but such is why this hero is an indulgence in more ways than one.

By: Allen

Allen — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:44:20 +0000

This sammich is bomb.com. I found the calamari was pretty tender and not too chewy. Your right about it getting soggy if you get it to go, but I see it getting better that way. I’m letting the other half sit on my desk until 2nd lunch(3:30pm) and see how the flavors marinate till then. Kinda pricey but ok on a friday I suppose, since it’s payday. I still need to put this up against the duck pastrami thing from freefoods and see how it holds up.
Thanks Zach!

By: Abrain

Abrain — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:09:21 +0000

Perfection! Yum!

By: Ian L.

Ian L. — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:03:11 +0000

Just a head’s up, Biryani Cart has something new today! CURRY! And it’s delicious.

That is all.

By: wayne

wayne — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:45:32 +0000

When an Englishman raises concern you know something is seriously amiss

Zach can’t say anything bad about any ML Challenge entry but reading between the lines….even the Paunchy One seems lukewarm about this offering

By: Rudy McBagel

Rudy McBagel — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:05:43 +0000

Squid with cheese and marinara?

IT would smell like a UID……….. sorry but NO!

By: Offbalance

Offbalance — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:38:36 +0000

I think a field trip to Lazzara’s is in order…