Nominations Are Now Open For The 2011 Midtown Lunch Reader’s Poll

Next week polls will open for the 2011 Midtown Lunch Reader’s Poll, but before we open the individual categories up for a vote we want to get your nominees. Have a favorite lunch spot you think needs to be highlighted? A best burger? Favorite cup of coffee? Maybe it’s a particular sandwich from a food truck? Let us know in the comments. Include as many or few nominees as you like, and we’ll take them all into consideration when we put together the finalists for each of the polls. And most importantly… if you don’t nominate anybody, you can’t bitch!

Posted by Zach Brooks at 11:45 am, December 14th, 2011 under 2011 Reader's Poll.
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21 Comments

Spydr331:

… do flatiron lunches count?

Dec 14th, 2011 at 11:59 am
- Spydr331:
  
  no? okay :(
  
  Dec 14th, 2011 at 4:41 pm
SirChurchill:

Best Chinese Dish: Ho Yip’s BBQ Chicken over pork fried rice..

Dec 14th, 2011 at 12:09 pm
MJP:

Best Newcomer: Tabata Ramen
Best Pizza: Siena Pizza
Best Chinese: Chef Yu’s Stir-fried Fresh Bacon
Best Noodles: Toss-up between Main Noodle House and Tabata

Dec 14th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
locondcoco:

Best Mexican/Tacos- (anything at) Tacos y Quesadillas Mexico Cart.

Dec 14th, 2011 at 12:26 pm
ExViTermini:

Favorite coffee: Macaron
Favorite Streetmeat/Newcomer/Overall: Comme Ci Comme Ca

Dec 14th, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Leland:

mulligatawny soup from hale & hearty

Dec 14th, 2011 at 12:56 pm
kkc212:

The mozzarella and butternut squash sandwich at ‘wichcraft in Rockefeller is fabulous, and was especially satisfying this past winter on those cold, wet, gray days.

Dec 14th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Harry:

Omars for Best Middle Eastern and Best New Restaurant

Harry’s Pizza for Best Pizza
Hop Won for Best Chinese

Dec 14th, 2011 at 1:24 pm
dbug42:

I got nothing (other than disappointment and disillusionment)

Dec 14th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
- dbug42:
  
  Most Bitter Disappointment nominees:
  – Midtown truck crackdown (and subsequent absence of Schnitels and Things, Treats Truck and Miss Softee)
  – Korilla cheating on Food Truck race
  – Kwik Meal price hike and Pasta cart disappearance
  – Service at Biryani cart (hopefully improving)
  – Mr. Khan’s continued poor showing at Street Meat Palooza
  
  Dec 15th, 2011 at 12:51 pm
  - CheeeeEEEEse:
    
    I only care about the last part. :(
    
    Dec 16th, 2011 at 9:45 am
chrisf1903:

Any brick oven melt at Delish on 44th (b/w 5th and Madison)…. They are really generous with fillings!

Dec 14th, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Kopper:

Wow. MJP and I are on the same wavelength. I can’t disagree with any of his 4 nominations. I do think the best Midtown Burger is Schnippers Hickory Bacon Blue but it is way pricey ($9.75… still under the $10 limit!)

Dec 14th, 2011 at 3:32 pm
- MJP:
  
  I really wanted to add Aura Thai’s noodles but three toss-up nominations was mad tough.
  
  And plus, to be honest, I don’t care enough about any other pizzas that don’t cost $1 per slice to deviate from Siena. I’m more than happy to be proven wrong.
  
  I also feel like there should be a Best Departure from Midtown/Most Missed, and that should be occupied by El Guayaquileno, the Ecuadorian truck.
  
  Dec 15th, 2011 at 10:42 am
NYCguy:

Best “healthy” food:
Dig Inn
Chop’d
Dishes
Free Foods

Dec 14th, 2011 at 5:24 pm
NYCguy:

Best pizza:
Bella Napoli (49th St. between 6th and 7th)

Best dessert truck:
Coolhaus
Treats Truck

Dec 14th, 2011 at 5:27 pm
bob mcguire:

Best burger joint- 5 Nappkins
Best Pizza -Harry’s
Best Truck (savory)- Frites n Meats
Best desert truck- Sweetery
Best coffee- Sweetery
Best hot dog- Dogmatic
Best Sandwich- Between the Bread
Best salid-Chopped

Dec 15th, 2011 at 11:03 am
RazzLeDazzLe:

Pizza by Certe’s Italian Wedding slice

Dec 15th, 2011 at 11:13 am
hightemp:

I have to nominate the crazy Torta Cubana at Tacos y Quesadillas mexico as per my recent forum post.

Dec 15th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Dmag1:

Best sandwich – Torta cubana from Tacos Y Quesadillas
Most resiliant/best comeback ever – Frites n Meats
(c’mon, they deserve some honorable mention after what happened to them.)
Best Indian steam table – Minar
Best hidden gem – El Rincon Del Sabor
Vendor most missed in midtown – Taim

Dec 16th, 2011 at 11:13 am