Comments on: Two New Sandwiches Hit Midtown Today (Including an $11 Banh Mi!) http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/01/two-new-sandwiches-hit-midtown-today-including-an-11-banh-mi/ Food Adventures for Your Urban Lunch Hour Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:54:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Harry http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/01/two-new-sandwiches-hit-midtown-today-including-an-11-banh-mi/comment-page-1/#comment-216652 Harry Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:08:14 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=6437#comment-216652 I tried the Free Foods sandwich today. It's good, but not great. The chicken is nice, but not as tender as you would expect from Free Foods and a free range bird. The flavors were outstanding as usual. I like the sandwich, but $11 is a bit over priced. Free Foods makes a great Strawberry Macaroon. It's $2.50 and more than worth it. I tried the Free Foods sandwich today. It’s good, but not great. The chicken is nice, but not as tender as you would expect from Free Foods and a free range bird. The flavors were outstanding as usual. I like the sandwich, but $11 is a bit over priced.

Free Foods makes a great Strawberry Macaroon. It’s $2.50 and more than worth it.

]]> By: stevenp http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/01/two-new-sandwiches-hit-midtown-today-including-an-11-banh-mi/comment-page-1/#comment-216088 stevenp Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:00:39 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=6437#comment-216088 Clearly Frefood s is not a Midtown Lunch. Zach, please delete this posting in its entirety. Clearly Frefood s is not a Midtown Lunch. Zach, please delete this posting in its entirety.

]]> By: T.C. http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/01/two-new-sandwiches-hit-midtown-today-including-an-11-banh-mi/comment-page-1/#comment-216085 T.C. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:51:27 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=6437#comment-216085 $11 bucks for banh mi is outrageous. Booooooo! $11 bucks for banh mi is outrageous. Booooooo!

]]> By: win http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/01/two-new-sandwiches-hit-midtown-today-including-an-11-banh-mi/comment-page-1/#comment-216084 win Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:50:59 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=6437#comment-216084 Just had it .. I agree w/sir eats-a-lot, it is tiny & tasty, but not worth the price. I won't get this again unless it is 2X for the same price. If your in the mood for soft-shelled crab, call Cafe Duke @ 51st to see if they have it in the salad/food bar and you can get 3 times the crab for the same price as the latest Cer té offering. Just had it .. I agree w/sir eats-a-lot, it is tiny & tasty, but not worth the price. I won’t get this again unless it is 2X for the same price. If your in the mood for soft-shelled crab, call Cafe Duke @ 51st to see if they have it in the salad/food bar and you can get 3 times the crab for the same price as the latest Cer té offering.

]]> By: Conrad Logic http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/01/two-new-sandwiches-hit-midtown-today-including-an-11-banh-mi/comment-page-1/#comment-216080 Conrad Logic Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:35:18 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=6437#comment-216080 Banh Mi is not the same without mystery pate. Banh Mi is not the same without mystery pate.

]]> By: Moons http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/01/two-new-sandwiches-hit-midtown-today-including-an-11-banh-mi/comment-page-1/#comment-216079 Moons Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:32:06 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=6437#comment-216079 What I got didn't look remotely like the one in the picture (is that supposed to be the one from FF?) But yes the bread was crusty, probably the best part. I don't mind FF being on ML since it's right across the street from my office and have been happy with their other offerings (taste wise). But I agree that they don't technically belong. What I got didn’t look remotely like the one in the picture (is that supposed to be the one from FF?) But yes the bread was crusty, probably the best part.

I don’t mind FF being on ML since it’s right across the street from my office and have been happy with their other offerings (taste wise). But I agree that they don’t technically belong.

]]> By: nynyeateat http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/01/two-new-sandwiches-hit-midtown-today-including-an-11-banh-mi/comment-page-1/#comment-216077 nynyeateat Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:28:33 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=6437#comment-216077 OK i love banh mis, but $11 is way overpriced for something that is essentially street food. much better idea to hold off and head down to chinatown for a proper sammich. our fave spot: http://nynyeateat.com/2009/05/22/viet-nam-banh-mi-so-vietnamese-sandwich-shop-little-italy-chinatown/ $3.95. OK i love banh mis, but $11 is way overpriced for something that is essentially street food. much better idea to hold off and head down to chinatown for a proper sammich.

our fave spot: http://nynyeateat.com/2009/05/22/viet-nam-banh-mi-so-vietnamese-sandwich-shop-little-italy-chinatown/

$3.95.

]]> By: stevenp http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/01/two-new-sandwiches-hit-midtown-today-including-an-11-banh-mi/comment-page-1/#comment-216076 stevenp Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:18:28 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=6437#comment-216076 Dammit Zach, it's **Cer Te**. (Crap, I can't get the accent thing working.) $11 for a tiny crapfest of a "Banh Mi"? Was the bread even crusty? Doesn't look like it from the photo. Why is this Freefoods joint even on ML? The go against everything that ML stands for. (Cheap, affordable and filling lunches!) C'mon Zach, get out of their pocket. Freefoods is NOT a Midtown Lunch joint by any stretch, despite their token efforts. Keep it real. Dammit Zach, it’s **Cer Te**. (Crap, I can’t get the accent thing working.)

$11 for a tiny crapfest of a “Banh Mi”? Was the bread even crusty? Doesn’t look like it from the photo.

Why is this Freefoods joint even on ML? The go against everything that ML stands for. (Cheap, affordable and filling lunches!) C’mon Zach, get out of their pocket. Freefoods is NOT a Midtown Lunch joint by any stretch, despite their token efforts. Keep it real.

]]> By: Moons http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/01/two-new-sandwiches-hit-midtown-today-including-an-11-banh-mi/comment-page-1/#comment-216075 Moons Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:13:06 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=6437#comment-216075 Hardly a rich early adopter here, but hunger and impulse tend to rule so I just tried the FF banh mi. It is, as expected, pretty much the opposite of a midtown lunch. $11 and about the size of a stapler (not big). The chicken was really pretty gross. Fat in pork or beef = good. Fat in chicken = nasty (imo). There were a few delicious bites here and there simply b/c of the flavors involved and the bread was great. But I'm not sure I'd recommend it even if it were half the price. Hardly a rich early adopter here, but hunger and impulse tend to rule so I just tried the FF banh mi. It is, as expected, pretty much the opposite of a midtown lunch. $11 and about the size of a stapler (not big). The chicken was really pretty gross. Fat in pork or beef = good. Fat in chicken = nasty (imo). There were a few delicious bites here and there simply b/c of the flavors involved and the bread was great. But I’m not sure I’d recommend it even if it were half the price.

]]> By: sushiburger http://midtownlunch.com/2009/06/01/two-new-sandwiches-hit-midtown-today-including-an-11-banh-mi/comment-page-1/#comment-216073 sushiburger Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:52:44 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=6437#comment-216073 thanks sir eats-a-lot... actually didn't go with it after reading your take on it... might try it sometime this week... thanks sir eats-a-lot… actually didn’t go with it after reading your take on it… might try it sometime this week…

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