Comments on: 5 Things Midtown Needs From San Francisco

By: Sugar Butter

Sugar Butter — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:23:26 +0000

Grace, if you’re still interested in finding a taco place in OC, there’s a taco shack in Costa Mesa/Santa Ana. Take the 405 south to Bristol/South Coast Plaza. Go north on Bristol just past Warner Ave. You’ll pass South Coast Plaza on the left, and further up Bristol, Trader Joe’s on the right. Look out for the Food 4 Less supermarket on the left. The taco shack is in the middle of the Food 4 Less parking lot that’s not only cheap but really amazing. If this shack had a name, I never knew it- I was too busy stuffing my face to care.

By: Ultraclay Unearths Random Vietnamese Food - Midtown Lunch

Ultraclay Unearths Random Vietnamese Food - Midtown Lunch — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:53:20 +0000

[...] took a little bit of heat for saying there was no good Vietnamese food in Manhattan (banh mi excluded, obviously), but that doesn’t mean I don’t keep trying to prove [...]

By: Yvo

Yvo — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:27:43 +0000

Oh, sorry, I just skimmed the comments (I went straight to comment cuz I was so riled up) and I see that you’ve clarified a bit. I take it back. I’ll take you to my “secret” place sometime and you can tell me why it isn’t as good as the places in SF. And perhaps on my next trip to SF (this August) I’ll check out some Vietnamese places there :)

By: Yvo

Yvo — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:24:42 +0000

First- omgs omgs omgs Harry is so. damn. cute. That little half smirk just stole my heart. Oh.my.gosh!!!
Ok, baby gushing aside, I was fine with you saying that there’s none of these things in MIDTOWN… but I actually feel kind of offended that you said there’s no good Vietnamese in ALL OF NYC. My fave place (in Elmhurst, Queens) beats out any place I’ve ever been to (Toronto & SF – I stopped trying to find a better place) – and it’s got the nitty gritty dirty feel to it too. Well, it IS dirty. But it’s damn delicious.

By: Zach@MidtownLunch

Zach@MidtownLunch — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:56:05 +0000

@MAB – Shit… I probably should have also clarified that I didn’t mean Banh Mi. There is amazing Banh Mi in NYC… but for traditional Vietnamese food, I have not been able to find anything in Manhattan better than “just decent” (i.e. pho and bun)

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:54:05 +0000

Grace:
For good mexican food in OC, go to Taco Mesa. The closest one to Disneyland is in Costa Mesa. The food is a little more upscale than your average tacqueria, but it is exceptionally scrumptious.
http://www.tacomesa.net/

By: MAB

MAB — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:43:32 +0000

There are plenty of tasty Vietnamese places in NYC. We do a far better job of importing authentic tasting Viet. than we do most other Asian cuisines.

However, although the addition of Banh Mi joints is welcome, they rarely measure up to the street eats one can enjoy in Vietnam.

By: G

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:19:35 +0000

Corretion, Not Mi Casit but rather Taqueria LA Tapatia is the place in Guerneville BEST EVER.

By: MikeNYC

MikeNYC — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:21:01 +0000

I think it’s very strange that a true, good, SF-style burrito place doesn’t open in Manhattan.

Even Boca Grande in Boston was always a zillion times better than anything I’ve had here. I’m not saying they serve real Mission burritos there, just that they do a better job on burritos than any place I’ve been to here in NYC.

I find it hard to believe that some burrito chef who knows how to do it hasn’t migrated to NYC from SF and given it a shot. Lord knows the lack of Mission-style burritos in NYC has been bitched about on food blogs as long as there have been food blogs.

By: Tanman

Tanman — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:06:28 +0000

All this West Coast talk and craptastic weather is making me wish I never left LA for this NYC hell…