Sweetery & Eddie’s Are Still Trying 6th Ave.: Today DNAinfo reports that many trucks are switching to carts or moving to the east side, but a few are sticking it out. Sweetery is on 50th and 6th Ave., while Eddie's expects to be on 46th btw. 5+6th (even though they have a new cart they could bring to Midtown.) Also Bian Dang is on 39th btw. 8+9th, Kimchi Truck is on 47th & Lex, and Luke's Lobster is in Columbus Circle- but you'll obviously want to check the ML Twitter Tracker before heading out.
Posted at 11:00 am, July 6th, 2011 | 0 Comments
Couple weeks ago we brought you news that Mangu Dominican (45th btw. Lex+3rd) was getting ready to open and had gave us a first look at their menu. They finally opened this week and I took a peek inside. Check out the photos after the jump.
Posted by Donny T. at 9:30 am, July 6th, 2011 under Mangu.
L.A. Better Not Get Xi’an Famous Before Midtown: Eight months after Xi'an Famous Foods ran a survey looking for suggestions for new locations, they're now hinting at opening a branch in Los Angeles! Seriously?! Don't they know that Midtown is just a 6 train ride away? On the plus side, we might be getting a branch of the L.A. burger joint Umami Burger. Still, think of the noodles...
Posted at 8:30 am, July 6th, 2011 | 1 Comment
Posted by Zach Brooks at 2:36 pm, July 5th, 2011 under In the Forums.
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 Matt, a TV dude who does mini food cart crawls to assemble his lunches.
Name: Matt
Age: 28
Occupation: TV Development Assistant
Where in Midtown do you Work?: HBO on 42nd & 6th
Favorite Kind of Food: Japanese + Korean. And shrimp n grits.
Least Favorite Kind of Food: Salad, with which you don’t make friends.
Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown:I like to construct my lunch with smaller dishes from a variety of carts. Usually always includes a Doubles from Trini/Paki Boys on 43rd & 6th (best deal in midtown), and I rotate the following: Chennai Roll from Biryani Cart (on 46th & 6th); side of Falafel balls from Moshe’s on 46th & 6th (the pickles make it); Shrimp Masala Roll from Kati Roll Co on 39th btw. 5+6th (pricey but just damn good); Gruyere Sandwich from ‘wichcraft (the only acceptable thing to order form wichcraft); masala dosa from the dosa cart on 38th and Broadway; a quinoa salad from Taim… list goes on. For desserts I love my Treats Truck, and if I’m willing to walk a few blocks I’ll head over to Kyotofu in Hells Kitchen for the best sweets ever.
Posted by Zach Brooks at 11:45 am, July 5th, 2011 under PROFILE: Midtown Lunch'er.
With all the threats facing food trucks the last few weeks in Midtown, it’s amazing that a handful of them still park in Midtown East. I was pleased to walk by at least five of them around Park Avenue in the low 50’s and high 40’s last Friday. I’m not sure how long this will really last, but I’m frequenting them as much as possible while they’re here. And I was even more surprised to see The Frying Dutchmen, who have not really made an appearance in Midtown since they launched a few months ago. Don’t they read the Times?
Perhaps their arrival on 48th Street and Park last week was an answer to Lunch’er pshinnyc’s plea on Twitter for the truck to bring their Belgian-style frites to Midtown proper. Or maybe they’re feeling like now’s the time to strike since there may be less truck competition around. Whatever the reason, I spotted their red and yellow design after I had already purchased my lunch. But I figured since I was having a healthy salad, it might be worth balancing out all those greens with a side of french fries.
Posted by brianhoffman at 9:45 am, July 5th, 2011 under Frying Dutchmen.
As Times Square promised last year, the Earl of Sandwich is coming to Midtown and Lunch’er David tipped us off to the plywood that is now up on 52nd street, between 5th and 6th ave. He actually thought it might have taken over the Yips space, but thankfully for fans of crappy Chinese food it didn’t- Yips is still open. Based off of the reader comments (and possible shills), the product here seems to be comparable to, if not better than Quiznos. So for fans of fast food chain sandwiches and lunchers looking for an upgrade over Quiznos, looks like its time to get excited(?) Unless of course Potbelly opens first...
Posted by Chris H. at 8:30 am, July 5th, 2011 under Earl of Sandwich, Fast Food Chains, Sandwiches.
Photo courtesy of Feisty Foodie
Posted by The ML Team at 2:00 pm, July 1st, 2011 under Midtown Links.
If you like to eat, chances are you like to drink (read: a lot of you are freakin’ lushes), so every week our Happy Hour Correspondent “Mamacita” will post about a different bar in Midtown that fits the Midtown Lunch mentality: unhealthy food, not lame (unless it’s lame in a cool way), and most importantly… cheap.
For the lunchers who’ve ever experienced the wait for table during lunch at Social Eatz, there’s good news. Angelo Sosa’s quirky new eatery with an award winning burger opened their new back patio yesterday, adding 16 additional seats to the restaurant. They have also rolled out some seasonal drinks for summer time happy hours, including sangria and beer pitcher specials. This comes just in time for the long 4th of July weekend. To sweeten the deal, they’ll be giving away a free cocktail for anyone that orders dinner from 9-11pm, for the next 6 weeks. Viva la summer! And while we’re at it, huzzah to Independence Day!
Here’s a round-up of some more al fresco places to celebrate your independence this weekend, and we even give a nod to our hockey luvin pals to the north as today is also Canada Day!
Posted by Mamacita at 1:00 pm, July 1st, 2011 under Midtown Happy Hour.
Photo courtesy of Serious Eats: New York
Shake Shack is kicking off their annual 4th of July celebration early with Corn Dogs ($4.50) and their special Blueberry Pie-Oh-My concrete ($6.50). Their Corn Dogs, which feature Vienna dogs dipped in housemade batter, deep-fried w/Corn Relish, only come around a few times a year and they’re serving them at all Shacks (except Madison Sq, sorry Flatiron!) today through Monday. Unfortunately the Corn Dog plus concrete will take you a buck over the ML, but as a pie concrete fan (blend a pie slice with custard), I’d wager it’s worth the splurge.
Shake Shack, 691 8th Ave. (on 44th Street), 646-435-0135
Posted by Brownie at 10:45 am, July 1st, 2011 under Shake Shack.
