PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Gabriella”
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 Gabriella, a tourism professional who wishes she could send herself to Rome.
Name: Gabriella (aka The Explorateur)
Age: 35
Occupation: Tourism sales, marketing & public relations
Where in Midtown do you Work?: Northern New Jersey
Favorite Kind of Food: Thai & Italian
Least Favorite Kind of Food: French
Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown:Main Noodle House (6th btw 37th & 38th) for mixed dumplings and Wonton/roast duck soup, Chai Home Kitchen (on 8th btw 55th & 56th ) for duck spring rolls & green curry chicken, Naya Express (on 3rd btw. 43+44th) for hummus and chicken shawarma, (3rd ave & 44th) and I follow all manner of food trucks to see if my meeting patterns fit in with their daily roaming.
“Go-To” Lunch Place You and Your Coworkers Eat at Too Often? Main Noodle House (6th btw 37th & 38th)
Place(s) you discovered thanks to Midtown Lunch? Spice Fusion’s Indian Buffet! Was desperate for a quick inexpensive Indian fix and this did the trick. Thanks! (Ed Note: Too bad they’re still closed for “renovations”!)
If you could work anywhere (just because of the lunch) where would it be and why? Taste tester/dish sampler for each and every single menu item at Taverna Trilussa in Rome. There are no words for this kind of deliciousness…foodgasmic is putting it lightly. The atmosphere is fabulous, service is warm and friendly, vibe is beautiful and the dishes are spectacular.
Anything you’d like to ask the Midtown Lunch readers? What’s your collective take on the best pizza in NY?
DiFara’s. Next question. Got an answer for Gabriella? Put it in the comments. And, 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, March 1st, 2011 under PROFILE: Midtown Lunch'er.
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Agreed
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Northern New Jersey is in Midtown?
Motorino is a big fav lately.
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Ah, the girls are back! I like Lucali’s for Gucci prices, Pizza Suprema on 8th and 33rd for working man’s priced fare.
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Northern NJ is now part of midtown? News to me.
For Pizza – so many people have so many opinions, hard to have a firm best. But I do have some favorites:
Lazarra’s
L&B Spumoni Gardens
Anthony’s of Park Slope
Rocky’s (On CIA, Brooklyn – my go-to delivery spot)
Lombardi’s
and Mariella’s on 60th – feeding my fiance’s face daily.(I honestly don’t get the big fuss about DiFara – hours and hours of wait for unevenly cooked pizza? At least that’s been my experience.)
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I am going to ask my uncle Rico who lives in Iowa to be on the Luncher of the week. Maybe they will like his perspective. He loves a good steak
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Tina, you fat lard, come get some DINNER!… Tina, eat. Food. Eat the FOOD!
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milk steak?
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I still stick to Luzzo’s
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No. 28
Keste
Vezzo
Bleecker Street
John’s of Bleecker
J&S Pizza
Eddy’s Pizza Truck -
best pizza in NY?? … jesus wept
redirect > the dopes on chowhound
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NYC is where it’s at for a plethora of pizza choices.
For sit-down regular pie, Grimaldi’s in BK, Lombardi’s, and John’s of Bleecker. Motorino’s for their Brussel Sprout. For a regular slice, I’m fine with Bravo or my local joint. I’m not a pizza snob. I even like 2 Bros once in a while for a quick snack. Weekends with Dominos or Papa John’s are not out of the question either.
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Some friends in Park Slope turned me on to Anthony’s and it’s a really good quiet little unpretentious place. I particularly recommend the pizza, Sunday Ragu, and gnocchi.
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is it inappropriate to comment regarding watermelon season? i didnt know it was here already. i dont mean to offend but i love watermelons and they are spectacular
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Only if I can make “White on Rice” comments.
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@Pchang, 1st thing I thought of, but I didn’t want to be Rude(y)
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Northern NJ…delete.
FREAK OF THE WEEK
(the “hey Zach, I thought you said you never made it to DiFara’s before moving to LA” edition)