Comments on: Gourmet 53 is One of Those Places I Should Have Mentioned Years Ago http://midtownlunch.com/2009/07/06/gourmet-53-is-one-of-those-places-i-should-have-mentioned-years-ago/ Food Adventures for Your Urban Lunch Hour Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: StreetMeasOnsumer3008 http://midtownlunch.com/2009/07/06/gourmet-53-is-one-of-those-places-i-should-have-mentioned-years-ago/comment-page-1/#comment-223990 StreetMeasOnsumer3008 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:12:07 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7473#comment-223990 The pita chips usually go with the salad. People who get salad only don't get any fries. I've also ordered a sandwich w. fries and asked for chips before. The cashier told me the same dealie that I got fries and can't get chips but he obliged to give me anyway (Maybe it's a deterrence mechanism so you or others don't ask him). I'm sure there are more people out there asking for free chips too... The pita chips usually go with the salad. People who get salad only don’t get any fries. I’ve also ordered a sandwich w. fries and asked for chips before. The cashier told me the same dealie that I got fries and can’t get chips but he obliged to give me anyway (Maybe it’s a deterrence mechanism so you or others don’t ask him). I’m sure there are more people out there asking for free chips too…

]]> By: StreetMeasOnsumer3008 http://midtownlunch.com/2009/07/06/gourmet-53-is-one-of-those-places-i-should-have-mentioned-years-ago/comment-page-1/#comment-223989 StreetMeasOnsumer3008 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:06:12 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7473#comment-223989 Everything is 7.50 now. They changed the signs and nothing is 6.95 before that I saw. Oh well. I had their california cheesesteak last week and it was 6.95. That extra 55 cents better not turn into another 50 cents (8 total) anytime soon though or I might have to reconsider my options... I had the chicken burger w. fries today. It was average in taste but a big meaty burger so still a decent deal. Dude in front of me also got one and he requested extra pita chips. When you ask nicely, I think they will oblige. Plus it's free anyway - you could stand there and eat a buttload of chips if you wanted to (they always leave a bowl out) so it couldn't hurt them too much to give a lil batch away here and there to customers...unless everyone starts asking them. I like the free coconut shrimp at the door more than the free pita chip anyway. Everything is 7.50 now. They changed the signs and nothing is 6.95 before that I saw. Oh well. I had their california cheesesteak last week and it was 6.95. That extra 55 cents better not turn into another 50 cents (8 total) anytime soon though or I might have to reconsider my options…

I had the chicken burger w. fries today. It was average in taste but a big meaty burger so still a decent deal. Dude in front of me also got one and he requested extra pita chips. When you ask nicely, I think they will oblige. Plus it’s free anyway – you could stand there and eat a buttload of chips if you wanted to (they always leave a bowl out) so it couldn’t hurt them too much to give a lil batch away here and there to customers…unless everyone starts asking them. I like the free coconut shrimp at the door more than the free pita chip anyway.

]]> By: abc http://midtownlunch.com/2009/07/06/gourmet-53-is-one-of-those-places-i-should-have-mentioned-years-ago/comment-page-1/#comment-220786 abc Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:29:14 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7473#comment-220786 i've been coming tocowgirl and regardless of what i buy, i'd been getting a paper cache of pita chips. today one of the short chubby amigos said my chicken burger w/ fries, i get no chips when he asked what I want and I told him chips... since i already got fries (but he gave it to me anyway) i appologized at that moment... but i started thinking as i walked away, and certainly now enough to post, when are they supposed to paperup some chips for you then? and i should be allowed chips cuz i already got fries... yeah, i have fries cuz I paid! for the fries, what argument is that? What if i ordered the chicken burger, asked for salad (because the deal is fries or salad) then would this same worker say no chips, you already got the 'salad'??? i’ve been coming tocowgirl and regardless of what i buy, i’d been getting a paper cache of pita chips. today one of the short chubby amigos said my chicken burger w/ fries, i get no chips when he asked what I want and I told him chips… since i already got fries (but he gave it to me anyway) i appologized at that moment…
but i started thinking as i walked away, and certainly now enough to post, when are they supposed to paperup some chips for you then?

and i should be allowed chips cuz i already got fries… yeah, i have fries cuz I paid! for the fries, what argument is that?

What if i ordered the chicken burger, asked for salad (because the deal is fries or salad) then would this same worker say no chips, you already got the ‘salad’???

]]> By: Zach Brooks http://midtownlunch.com/2009/07/06/gourmet-53-is-one-of-those-places-i-should-have-mentioned-years-ago/comment-page-1/#comment-218490 Zach Brooks Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:42:00 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7473#comment-218490 I might have paid $7.50, I couldn't remember the price so I got that price from another site. It may have been an old listing... I might have paid $7.50, I couldn’t remember the price so I got that price from another site. It may have been an old listing…

]]> By: i love tacos http://midtownlunch.com/2009/07/06/gourmet-53-is-one-of-those-places-i-should-have-mentioned-years-ago/comment-page-1/#comment-218486 i love tacos Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:30:27 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7473#comment-218486 I had to order this today because it looked too good to miss. Fortunately, it was every bit as delicious as I expected. Unfortunately, it was 7.50, not 6.95. Still a great deal for 6 shrimps, fries, salad, cookie (try the macadamia chocolate chip!), fruit, and fresh pita chips, but I don't like that they switched the price. For shame! I had to order this today because it looked too good to miss. Fortunately, it was every bit as delicious as I expected. Unfortunately, it was 7.50, not 6.95. Still a great deal for 6 shrimps, fries, salad, cookie (try the macadamia chocolate chip!), fruit, and fresh pita chips, but I don’t like that they switched the price. For shame!

]]> By: Yvo http://midtownlunch.com/2009/07/06/gourmet-53-is-one-of-those-places-i-should-have-mentioned-years-ago/comment-page-1/#comment-218272 Yvo Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:44:16 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7473#comment-218272 Nice!!! Nice!!!

]]> By: NYCguy http://midtownlunch.com/2009/07/06/gourmet-53-is-one-of-those-places-i-should-have-mentioned-years-ago/comment-page-1/#comment-218255 NYCguy Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:22:35 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7473#comment-218255 I think that place is called the "Cowgirl" for some reason. I think that place is called the “Cowgirl” for some reason.

]]> By: amymazz http://midtownlunch.com/2009/07/06/gourmet-53-is-one-of-those-places-i-should-have-mentioned-years-ago/comment-page-1/#comment-218253 amymazz Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:03:21 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7473#comment-218253 I'm also a big fan of the cobb salad. I mean, where else in midtown can you get a salad with meat and cheese for only $5.50? And the pita chips are great--they've been warm about half the time that I've gotten them, and delicious always. I usually go after 2:00. The line is much shorter by then, and I can usually find a free table in the food court, which means I don't have to go back to my cubicle to eat... I’m also a big fan of the cobb salad. I mean, where else in midtown can you get a salad with meat and cheese for only $5.50? And the pita chips are great–they’ve been warm about half the time that I’ve gotten them, and delicious always.

I usually go after 2:00. The line is much shorter by then, and I can usually find a free table in the food court, which means I don’t have to go back to my cubicle to eat…

]]> By: rebelpip http://midtownlunch.com/2009/07/06/gourmet-53-is-one-of-those-places-i-should-have-mentioned-years-ago/comment-page-1/#comment-218241 rebelpip Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:36:09 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7473#comment-218241 I've been a big fan of Gourmet 53 for years. Their cobb salad is fantastic - it's pre-made, which is a turn-off for some, but they get so much traffic that it never is sitting out for long. It comes with a great balsamic dressing. And the pita chips are amazing. You get a good sized salad, chips or bread, jello/fruit/brownies and a cookie all for under $6. Don't be deterred by the long line at lunch time - it goes quickly, they have pita chips out once you get inside and they often have a staffer giving out pita chips, shrimp or bruschetta while you wait in the outside area. I’ve been a big fan of Gourmet 53 for years. Their cobb salad is fantastic – it’s pre-made, which is a turn-off for some, but they get so much traffic that it never is sitting out for long. It comes with a great balsamic dressing. And the pita chips are amazing. You get a good sized salad, chips or bread, jello/fruit/brownies and a cookie all for under $6. Don’t be deterred by the long line at lunch time – it goes quickly, they have pita chips out once you get inside and they often have a staffer giving out pita chips, shrimp or bruschetta while you wait in the outside area.

]]> By: JH4285 http://midtownlunch.com/2009/07/06/gourmet-53-is-one-of-those-places-i-should-have-mentioned-years-ago/comment-page-1/#comment-218240 JH4285 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:43:08 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=7473#comment-218240 Love the Happy Gilmore reference. My sisters and I use that all the time as an elaborate way of saying "touché". Glad we're not the only ones! Love the Happy Gilmore reference. My sisters and I use that all the time as an elaborate way of saying “touché”. Glad we’re not the only ones!

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