Comments on: How Do You Keep Vegetarians From Getting To Their Lunch? Park a Hot Dog Cart in the Way!

By: copyboy

copyboy — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:39:32 +0000

Healthy Veg has been missing all week. Vegetarians are in withdrawal. Anybody have an idea what’s going on?

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:25:07 +0000

Shendy’s is two blocks north of where the HWBC was parked for several weeks, so probably not. There are three or four generic halal stands closer to Sixth on 50th than the HWBC location, and they rightfully receive none of my business. (The sombrero cart, across the street, was not a problem and continues to see me once a week.)

If the hot dog guy is indeed connected with Shendy’s, I’m done with them, too. Too many other decent carts around to deal with arseholes.

By: MikeNYC

MikeNYC — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:52:18 +0000

At some point, were that veggie cart mine, I’d give a street person 20 bucks to flip that damn hot dog cart over and run away.

By: MikeNYC

MikeNYC — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:50:44 +0000

It seems like Shendy’s is involved in a lot of these “halal guys vs everybody else” wars. Weren’t they part of the cabal that drove off the adorable Happy Well Being cart ladies?

I don’t care how well they do in the street meatapolooza. Shendy’s, as cart aggressors, should be considered off-limits. I work on the same block and I’m never eating at Shendy’s cart. Ever. You guys can give your money to violent a-holes. Not me.

By: lawgeek

lawgeek — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:17:44 +0000

The portions are huge. The food is a little peppery, but not overwhelmingly so.

By: registered

registered — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:37:55 +0000

Hell, find a place to park it in the Financial District and I’d be all over this one (at least once to see whether it’s good vegetarian food or that crunchy hippie garbage).

By: nycfoodie

nycfoodie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:58:48 +0000

We spotted this cart yesterday too…and decided to go back this morning for some oatmeal. $2.50 for Hot Oatmeal with Raisins, Bananas & Vanilla Soy milk (or regular milk). Cinnamon upon request. Comes the size of a small wonton soup… good and very filling. Will report back next week when we try the lunch. …

By: CurlyQ

CurlyQ — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:39:54 +0000

They ran out of EVERYTHING!! Before I could get anything. *sob*. And I walked all the way up there from 42nd. . . Not a huge distance, but annoying when I got no food — and then I ended up at Raffi’s. . . and they were out of everything by the time I got back down there!

By: Four Three and Six

Four Three and Six — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:21:36 +0000

just had lunch at this place and i really liked it and i have to say the best value i have seen here. everything is really fresh and the guys are super nice. they do the platter thing where you get to choose 4 items (pasta w/ sauce, yams, veg burger, beans, veg, etc) for 6 bucks which looked like a good amount of fresh food for the price. i opted for a “veggie burger” which is really just a falafel type thing that they smear on the inside of a warm pocket pita. they then heaped it with 3 big grabs of fresh grilled veg, nice light tomato sauce, heavily herbed and seasoned tofu that looked like rice, then some nice homemade hot sauce. it was a good size and filled me up completely without over stuffing. and here is the real kicker, IT WAS $3!!!! It was really quite tasty and i felt totally fine after eating (very unusual for my typcial street meat meal). I hope they do well, I’ll be back for sure at least once a week (never gunna give up my trini paki large 1/2 chicken 1/2 veg platter…)

By: Bossman

Bossman — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:25:57 +0000

5) Draw and quarter anyone mistaking a comment box as an opportunity to one up “War and Peace” (what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!)