Sietsema Loves NYC Fried Chicken: We've always thought of NYC Fried Chicken (on 8th Ave. & 39th) as the "Bastard Son" of the 8th Ave. fried chicken scene, but not so says Robert Sietsema of the Village Voice. Yesterday he called their chicken "one of the best versions of the classic dish found anywhere in Manhattan." Clearly we need to do an updated fried chicken round up... you know... for science.
Posted at 8:30 am, November 5th, 2010 | 3 Comments
Posted by Zach Brooks at 3:30 pm, November 4th, 2010 under In the Forums.
Curious about the forthcoming Glaze Teriyaki, the Seattle style teriyaki joint opening on Lex btw. 54+55th? Wined and Dined forwarded us a link to their business plan, which has a few tasty nuggets we didn’t know originally, like… the owner of Glaze was a co-owner of Spotlight Live in Times Square, and they see Chipotle as their business model (wonder if they’re concerned about this?) But our favorite part of the pitch is how they describe Teriyaki Boy: “In contrast to Seattle, New York has only one comparable restaurant (Teriyaki Boy) with three locations. Unfortunately, Teriyaki Boy serves poor quality, tasteless Teriyaki and has been unfavorably reviewed on Yelp.com.” Ouch. My old co-worker Stanley T respectfully disagrees.
Nothing is set in stone yet, but we’re hearing that Glaze hopes to be open the week after Thanksgiving.
Posted by Zach Brooks at 2:30 pm, November 4th, 2010 under Glaze Teriyaki.
Pies N Thighs and Crif Dogs Coming Soon!: Eater reports that the Columbus Circle Holiday Market is just a few weeks away, and will feature food from Pies N Thighs, Crif Dogs, and Fatty Crab/Cue. Wow. We might be spending all of December eating lunch on Broadway and 60th Street.
Posted at 1:30 pm, November 4th, 2010 | 1 Comment
What significance does 3 ounces have? Aside from the threshold of liquid & gel carry-ons that the TSA enforces flyers to adhere to, or perhaps a double shot of tequila chugged on a dare, 3 ounces is the difference in size between Bill’s Bar & Burger’s ‘Classic’ burger and their ‘Original’. And it makes all the difference in the world.
I’ve paid several visits to BB&B (on 50th btw. 5+6th) after Jeremiah’s initial assessment, and like Jeremiah, I opted for the thriftier 5oz ‘Classic’ ($6.95), which only drew a lukewarm reaction. On a recent visit curiosity and hunger got the better of me and I coughed up the extra $2 to upgrade to Bill’s ‘Original’ 8oz burger ($8.95), and an extra fifty cents for a topping of caramelized onions. This simple act of gluttony, it turns out, was the right decision.
Posted by Chris H. at 11:45 am, November 4th, 2010 under Bill's Bar & Burger.
On the ML Twitter Tracker today… Wafels & Dinges truck is on 46th (and their cart is on 40th), Joyride is on 52nd, Eddie’s Pizza is on 52nd with meatball parm heros, Papa Perrone is on 55th with a special sandwich, Schnitzel Truck is on 52nd with soup, La Cense is on 47th, Malaysia Kitchen Truck is on Park Ave. with free samples from New Haven’s Bentara, and Uncle Gussy’s is planning to be on 51st btw. Park+Lex at 12:15pm giving out free chicken over rice and possibly souvlaki.
Posted by Zach Brooks at 11:15 am, November 4th, 2010 under Free Stuff.
50% off The Knave: At this point there can't be anybody left who doesn't know about the "hidden" Burger Joint in the Parker Meridien Hotel. But have you checked out its lesser known coffee and Italian sandwich serving cousin, The Knave? If you're a fan, or have been meaning to check it out, today's Groupon gets you $10 for just $5.
Posted at 9:30 am, November 4th, 2010 | 1 Comment
The other day as I was running errands on 5th Ave I noticed a sign in the Michel Cluizel shop advertising a Parisian breakfast of pastry and coffee or tea for $5 from 8am to 10:30am. When I noticed pain au chocolate was one of the options I was sold.
Posted by Brownie at 8:30 am, November 4th, 2010 under Breakfast, Michel Cluizel.
Around the ML Universe: Curious what's going on around the rest of the ML Universe? Andrea found some amazing looking pork crackling in a Tribeca coffee shop, I was tricked into loving vegan food by an all you can eat Ethiopian buffet, and in honor of National Sandwich Day, Jamie posted a list of her 9 favorite sandwiches in Philadelphia.
Posted at 4:00 pm, November 3rd, 2010 | 4 Comments
Terrible news from the Uncle Gussy’s camp… remember that Lieutenant that forced Schnitzel & Things off 46th Street a few weeks ago? Well it sounds like he’s finally made it over to Park Ave. Yesterday the Uncle Gussy’s Truck was forced from their spot Park Ave. and 51st by a Lieutenant Chicarello, who vowed to continue his crusade of riding the Midtown North precinct of all food trucks. Citing the law that prohibits food trucks from vending from any metered spot, Uncle Gussy’s owner Nick was given three tickets and told that if he wants to come back to Midtown he should resurrect his old street cart (he upgraded to a truck over the summer after seeing all the success of the new school vendors.)
Nick is looking into moving back into a cart as we speak- but in the meantime he has a bunch of food he’s bought and needs to get rid of. So tomorrow he plans on bringing the truck back to Park Ave. and 51st and giving away all the food for free during lunchtime. He figures that technically he’s not “vending” so it will be alright. We hope so! Either way, we’d check Twitter or the ML Twitter Tracker before heading out just to be sure.
As for what’s going to happen to the rest of the food trucks in Midtown… I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
Posted by Zach Brooks at 2:45 pm, November 3rd, 2010 under Street Vendor Issues, Uncle Gussy's.
