Posted by The ML Team at 3:30 pm, March 22nd, 2011 under In the Forums.
Half Off Zaro’s Bakery: If you are a fan of Zaro's Bakery, you'll want to check out Groupon today... they're offering $12 worth of goods from two Zaro's locations for just $6.. Fine Print: Gift Certificate only good at the locations on B'way btw. 20+21st, and 37th btw. B'way +7th.
Posted at 2:30 pm, March 22nd, 2011 | 0 Comments
The grass is always greener? Earlier today Schnitzel & Things, the super popular schnitzel mobile that spends a lot of time in Midtown, became the latest food truck to open a brick and mortar storefront (on 3rd Ave. btw. 45+46th). But the trend is going in the opposite direction as well… we just got word that Crisp, the unique falafel chain with two locations in Midtown (and one Downtown), will be launching its very own food truck next month. “Crisp on Wheels” will offer falafel “handbag” sandwiches, hummus bowls and Amanzi teas, and plans to hit the streets on April 4th. The plan is too soft open in areas like Soho and the Upper East Side, before trying to hit up the mean streets of Midtown (always a good plan) and, naturally, you can track their progress via Twitter and Facebook. Unlike schnitzel or Korean tacos, there isn’t really a shortage of good falafel sandwiches in New York City, but the move from brick and mortar to food truck seems to have worked for Taim…
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Crisp: Abomination… Or One of the Best Falafel in the City
Posted by The ML Team at 1:15 pm, March 22nd, 2011 under Crisp.
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 Patrick, an eggplant loving improv teacher who wishes he were in Sicily.
Name: Patrick
Age: 27
Occupation: Comedian and improv teacher at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. (And check me out in the webseries Cooking for One.)
Where in Midtown do you Work?: All over midtown, but usually in the 30s around 7th and 8th Aves.
Favorite Kind of Food: I get really excited for just about every kind of cuisine. Eggplant is probably my favorite trans-cuisinental ingredient. Baingan bartha, baba ghanoush, roasted in olive oil with a little salt and pepper, doused in miso paste, or hidden under a blanket of melted cheese and tomato sauce–I love it all. Oh, and I love pickles and coincidentally play a pickler in the latest episode of Cooking for One at cookingforone.tv which you should check out.
Least Favorite Kind of Food: Anything with too much cilantro, raw onion or garlic. What are you trying to hide? Moderation, please! Also, inedible garnish confuses me.
Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: There’s a magnet in my stomach that is drawn to Mooncake Foods (the one on 30th between 7th and 8th). I’ve tried and enjoyed just about everything on the menu, but I go back to their buckwheat noodle salad with chicken 4 times out of 5. The ginger cilantro pesto is…well just trying to think of the right adjective made my stomach gurgle. I also eat at Schnipper’s (on 41st and 8th) like it’s a part time job. For a while they had a fish sandwich special that I hope they bring back. The mac & joe is another favorite dish and not nearly as gas-inducing as you’d expect. The Schnipper’s Mish Mosh shames the chopped salads you get at generic delis. Everyone who works there is so lovely and the people watching is great.
Posted by Zach Brooks at 11:50 am, March 22nd, 2011 under PROFILE: Midtown Lunch'er.
Third schnitz off the line! Featuring the all new sweet potato fries (!) and cranberry compote condiment
On the ML Twitter Tracker today… Frites N Meats is on 55th btw. Lex+3rd, Papa Perrone is on 55th btw. Mad+Park, Mexicue is on 45th and 6th, Rickshaw is on 52nd and Lex and 40th and 8th, Wafels & Dinges is on 52nd btw. Lex+3rd, and the Schnitzel and Things Truck is off the street today because their storefront (on 3rd Ave. btw. 45+46th) is finally opening! A big hearty congrats to Oleg and the Crew…
Posted by Zach Brooks at 11:00 am, March 22nd, 2011 under Schnitzel & Things.
Irish eyes have been smiling on 33rd Street. Just a month or so after Hickey’s closed it’s doors, Nelly Spillane’s opened for business two blocks east. The new pub has been open for about a month now in the space that long ago was Latin spot Caridad. I stopped in last week to grab lunch and see what it’s all about.
Posted by ultraclay at 9:45 am, March 22nd, 2011 under Nelly Spillane's.
The downstairs Times Restaurant (8th Ave btw. 39+40) has endured near constant change over the last few years: name changes, wildly fluctuating buffet prices, DOH imposed downtime. Through all of that, Times has been some kind of Indian restaurant, much like the upstairs Kashmir Grill it used to share a name with. But now Times Restaurant is offering “traditional Mexican and Tex-Mex food.” It looks like it’s still a sit-down place, but there are a few ML friendly lunch items, like tacos and sandwiches. Perhaps more exciting is the fact that it may also be some sort of Mexican Hooters…
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Posted by Jeremiah White at 8:30 am, March 22nd, 2011 under Kashmir, Mexican, News, Times Restaurant.
Half off Fika Swedish Espresso Bar: One more deal to let you know about today... if you like FIKA Swedish Espresso Bar (on 58th btw. 5+6th), Scoutmob is offering a free coupon that will get you 50% off ($13 maximum discount, dine in only.)
Posted at 3:45 pm, March 21st, 2011 | 0 Comments
If you don’t mind giving up your cell phone number, Tenka has offered some pretty great food truck freebies through their service. But nothing like this! Today they launched what they’re calling the “First Annual Virtual Food Truck Festival” featuring 10 simultaneous freebies, from 10 great food trucks- most of whom park in Midtown at least one day a week. Unlike most deal sites, this isn’t a discount… it’s straight up free food. The catch is only the first 100 people who bring the coupon to each food truck score the freebie, so you’ve got to be quick. Check out all ten freebies here>>
Posted by The ML Team at 2:45 pm, March 21st, 2011 under Deals, Free Stuff.
50% off Tina’s Cuban: Two weeks ago InBundles offered half off the Tina's Restaurant location on 56th btw. 5+6th. Today, they're offering the same for the one on Madison btw. 33+34th. Get $12 worth of food at the Madison Ave. Tina's for just $6.
Posted at 1:30 pm, March 21st, 2011 | 0 Comments
