Best Public Spaces to Lunch in NYC: Glad to see so many people jumping on our "lunch is the best meal of all time" bandwagon! As part of the the whole "Take Back Your Lunch" thing Steven A. Shaw (a former Profiled Midtown Lunch'er) told the NY Post about his 10 favorite spots to eat lunch away from his desk- and more than half of them are in Midtown.
Posted at 8:30 am, July 21st, 2010 | 0 Comments
Posted by The ML Team at 4:00 pm, July 20th, 2010 under In the Forums.
According to Gothamist the Department of Health will start putting up letter grades in restaurant windows next week, and according to the Post over 6000 restaurants will be receiving C’s (score of 28 or more.) In related news Spice Fusion (the popular Indian buffet on 8th Ave. btw. 47+48th) got a 38 last month and are now “temporarily closed”. Also in danger of getting C’s according to the latest numbers posted to the DOH website: Minar, Teriyaki Boy, Olympic Pita, Yagura, and Pizza by Certe (!?!) Plus there are a ton more right on the cusp.
Related:
Attention NYC Restaurants: You’ll All Be Graded on Your Performance From Here On Out!
Posted by Zach Brooks at 3:00 pm, July 20th, 2010 under Closed by Health Dept..
Bill’s Bar & Burger Sneak Peek This Week!?: This just in from a tipster... apparently restaurants have tables set up in the Rock Center plaza and are serving low priced tasting plates (under $10) in honor of restaurant week. Tri Tip Grill, Bill’s Bar & Burger (sneak peek!), Ben & Jerry’s ($1 scoops!), and more. The tables will be set up until about 2:30/3p today, and then again tomorrow and Thursday during lunch.
Posted at 2:00 pm, July 20th, 2010 | 0 Comments
Soup Kitchen International aka the Soup Nazi aka The Original Soup Man reopened their original location today (on 55th and 8th Ave.) and the requisite madhouse ensued. Eater was (rightfully) skeptical but being a huge S.K.I fan I had to check it out for myself.
Posted by Brownie at 1:20 pm, July 20th, 2010 under At Lunch Now, The Original Soupman.
Every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. This week it’s Katie, an economic consultant with a sweet tooth- who hates cilantro and isn’t sold on the Street Sweets truck just yet.
Name: Katie
Age: 23
Occupation: Economic Consultant
Where in Midtown do you Work?: 6th Ave. btw. 45+46th
Favorite Kind of Food: Dessert
Least Favorite Kind of Food: Anything with cilantro
Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: Favorite savory meal/Seamless dinner option: the Eggplant moussaka at Bread and Olive on 45th. Favorite sweet/overall meal- Waffle from Wafels and Dinges on Thursdays on 46th and 6th. Liege with nutella, spekuloos, whipped cream, sometimes dulce de leche to mix it up. Other favorite spots include: Treats Truck Fridays on 45th and 6th – I usually get a bag to “share” with friends after work but wind up enjoying it all as my personal lunch/afternoon snack. And I know there are judgers, but as a healthy option I also enjoy a salad from Cafe Europa. If you pay attention, it’s priced a lot better than most competitors. Finally, I’ve yet to try Two Bros’ Pizza on 46th btw 5th and 6th, and while I love Little Italy Pizza, Two Bros is next on the agenda- it’s hard to beat those prices!
Posted by Zach Brooks at 11:45 am, July 20th, 2010 under PROFILE: Midtown Lunch'er.
Free French Fry and Soft Serve Alert: Some good stuff on the ML Twitter Tracker this morning... bring this coupon to Goodburger, and get a free order of fries with any combo. Also, Schnitzel is on 46th, Rickshaw is on 52nd, Frites N Meats is on 48th, Wafels is on 52nd, it's calzone Tuesday at Papa Perrone, and Go Go Curry reminds you they deliver. Also, like us on Facebook for a special free soft serve alert.
Posted at 11:15 am, July 20th, 2010 | 3 Comments
In Midtown, we’re used to the sight of fast food joints, generic “design your own salad” bars, and gimmicky interpretations of pizza. But when Hello Pasta (Lex btw. 54+55th) and Nooi (Lex btw. 40+41st), two expansion-hungry fast food pasta chains, opened within walking distance and a week of each other, it caught our attention. As skeptical as we are about fast food pasta, a Midtown Lunch Ultimate Taste Test Pasta Showdown to the death clearly was in order. Who’s pasta is worth its salt? Which sauce to get and which ones should they pour down the drain? Or do we declare a double TKO, and send both of these chains back to where they came from. The answer is after the jump…
Posted by Amy Cao at 9:30 am, July 20th, 2010 under Hello Pasta, Italian, Nooï, Review.
Original Soup Nazi Location Reopens Today: Just a friendly reminder... Soup Kitchen International, the original home to the Soup Nazi and inspiration for the Original Soup Man chain, will reopen today at Noon on 55th and 8th. We're still not sure if this is going to be the real deal, or just a last ditch effort by a failing chain to garner publicity, but Reggie Jackson being there points to the latter.
Posted at 8:30 am, July 20th, 2010 | 5 Comments
Thanks to Lunch’er “Chris” for passing along this one last week. Tomorrow (Tuesday 7/20) Pizza by Cer Te (on 56th btw. Park+Lex) will be selling 2 slices of pizza for $2 starting at noon. Offer good in store only.
Related:
Our First Taste of Pizza by Cer Te
Posted by The ML Team at 3:30 pm, July 19th, 2010 under Deals, Pizza by Cer Te.
