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By: Cafe Cello’s Pork is Back; Gyu-Kaku Gets Rid of Theirs - Midtown Lunch

Cafe Cello’s Pork is Back; Gyu-Kaku Gets Rid of Theirs - Midtown Lunch — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:08:39 +0000

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By: some guy

some guy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:35:44 +0000

Zach,

no margon doesn;t offer the pork skin. but that’s not enough to entice me to eat at cello. The pork skin might be good but it comes with dry bland pork. :(

If you like fried pork. Might as well try the chicharones at el rincon del sabor on 47th. I think they offer it on tuesday. That restaurant is a bit uneven though.

And from your site. http://midtownlunch.com/2009/02/20/sign-of-the-times-el-tequilazo-has-under-10-lunch-special/

The colombian platter has deep fried pork belly. It is quite good, at least the portions that aren;t super burnt to a crisp. The steak it comes with is like eating leather though.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:49:50 +0000

Goddamn…fuckin shit looks ripe!

By: bigloutech

bigloutech — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:53:35 +0000

hey i went inside cello today at like 2pm and the hot foods were not there so maybe it was just sandwiches today?

By: new guy

new guy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:21:15 +0000

The original people who get infected had no contact with pigs. There’s a conspiracy theory out there that a drug company created it. This has happened in the past.

By: Clues

Clues — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:15:05 +0000

I think the key is that food has to be properly handled and cooked. All the information I am reading says that you cannot contract swine flu from eating port “that is properly handled and cooked.” This says two things to me… 1) If the guy who prepares your pernil sandwich is infected, then you can be infected if he manages to transfers his germs to your sandwich, and 2) if the pig is infected and the pork is undercooked (under 160 degrees), then there is a risk that the flu could transfer to you. So in case #1, it’s not the pork per se, but the worker. #2 suggests that you could get sick from eating infected pork that is undercooked. That’s my two cents from my 10 minute Google analysis.

By: Zach Brooks

Zach Brooks — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:42:10 +0000

@some guy – But does Margon give you the giant piece of crispy skin? That’s what puts it over the top for me…

Agreed that it can be dry sometimes (but you always run that risk getting roast pork from a steam table.)

By: some guy

some guy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:38:20 +0000

Never understood the rave reviews this place gets. The food is borderline terrible. The fried chicken , roast pork is way too dry. It’s also not that flavorful. Margon is way superior to this place.

By: JoeR

JoeR — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:33:45 +0000

Yes, you cannot get it from eating pork.

My co-worker was just telling me that one employee from a well known multi-location generic midtown deli (that he eats at every single day — boring!) just got back from visiting Mexico City.

Interesting thought about how this flu can spread….think of the community that is usually in the kitchen are of restaurants preparing food.

I’m just saying…

By: Yvo

Yvo — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:32:46 +0000

Hmm that’s a good question Dubbin… I am sure I am near SFP kids during part of my commute…
Total sidenote: I put my deposit down for SFP and was all set to go there for high school. Um, 15 years ago.