PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Brendan”
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 Brendan, an actor who doesn’t understand why there are no $1 dumpling spots in Midtown.
Name: Brendan
Age: 30
Occupation: Actor/Temp Worker
Where in Midtown do you Work?: Various-depends on the job. Could be anywhere in Midtown or downtown.
Favorite Kind of Food: Pizza and Chinese Food
Least Favorite Kind of Food: Salad
Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: Hing Won (on 48th btw. 5+6th) for Roast Pig over rice, Kwik Meal (on 45th and 6th) for Lamb over Rice, Papa Perrones (on 55th btw. Park+Mad) for the Rice Ball, Jianetto’s (on 47th btw Park+Mad) for the Rice Ball (so excited that there are two trucks in midtown where these are available especially since I don’t know of a single Pizza place that sells them), Little Morocco (on 39th and 7th) for Lamb over Rice, Schnitzel Truck for their delicious Pork Schnitzel platter, NYCCravings for their Fried Chicken, Little Italy for Pizza.
“Go-To” Lunch Place You and Your Coworkers Eat at Too Often? I would say Little Italy Pizza. There are several locations, the pizza is always consistently good and it’s a relatively cheap lunch.
Place(s) you discovered thanks to Midtown Lunch? Well just about all of the above.
If you could work anywhere (just because of the lunch) where would it be and why? Chinatown because I am a dim sum and generally a Chinese Food addict. I love how there are so many different kinds of restaurants down there and how reasonable in price many of them are. Definitely nice to be able to eat for like 3 dollars and walk away absolutely stuffed.
Is there anything you’d like to ask the Midtown Lunch readers? We must have about a dozen 99 cent Pizza Places open now in Midtown. What do Midtowners need to do to get in on some of the 1 dollar for dumplings action from Chinatown? If 99 cent Pizza can sell in Midtown I bet a cheap dumpling place would also work.
As always, if you want to be next week’s Profiled: Midtown Lunch’er (or know somebody you’d like to nominate), email editor@midtownlunch.com.
Posted by Zach Brooks at 11:45 am, November 2nd, 2010 under PROFILE: Midtown Lunch'er.
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actor, so I’m assuming a dude…but I wasn’t sure either.
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“That dude is such a convincing actor he makes looking like a chick easy.”
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Want to sexually harass Brendan but not sure how to proceed
Hey Brendan… nice … um… orifice…. you.. .. uh… mammal…
Not working
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No, Brendan is very obviously a 45 year old woman with at least 3 cats.
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Alright… settle down everybody.
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Yea, seriously, a Chinatown-style truck/ cart would make a fierce take-over in Midtown. Too bad they likely would not be charging a dollar for 4/5 dumplings or doing cheap Chinese eats. It’s Midtown – time to make money off you $10 lunchers.
Just look at Rickshaw – a ripoff and they’re still around.Under the LIRR station in Flushing it is…
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oo Philly has a brendan too profiled today!
@streetmeas- better dumplings are at golden mall near the place that sells dvds and underwear. I believe you get 12 for $3.
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I only get my ‘dump’lings where I can also buy underwear.
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Which are also 12 for $3
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12 pairs of underwear for $3? Nice!
I’m still hooked on White Bear in Frushing. Best. Spicy Wontons. Ever.
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Cool. I meant the cheap eats under the LIRR and true, lot more other places around Flushing for dumplings. White Bear is nice. Spicy wontons were good.
Dvds, undies, and dumplings – Si, a very interesting choice for a hang-out, Jamie.
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you can also buy children’s books, socks, and day laborers* in addition to the DVD’s and underwear. It’s better than a WalMart!
* Note: ML does not endorse human trafficking.
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Salad as a favorite food is an abomination to midtown lunchers everywhere!!!!!! “You don’t win friends with salad”
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LEAST FAVORITE!!!!!!!! Oh… sorry for that. Want to be my friend? I’ll meet you at Kar Won for some roast pig w/ snowpea leaves.
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you read like I read. let’s be best friends.
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FREAK OF THE WEEK
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isn’t “actor/temp worker” redundant?
Is “Brendan” a dude? just asking.
The only dollar dumpling action you will get in Midtown is one dumpling from Rickshaw or Mandoo.