Posted by The ML Team at 2:45 pm, April 24th, 2012 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 Ross, a finance guy by day/DJ by night who’s still looking for a mind blowing breakfast in Midtown West.
Name: Ross
Age: 26
Occupation: Finance (day) / DJ (night)
Where in Midtown do you work? Markit, 40th & 8th Avenue, in the NY Times Building
Favorite Kind of Food: Mexican
Least Favorite Kind of Food: Cheap sushi
Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: Shorty’s (on 9th btw. 41+42nd) for their classic and Mozzarella Triangles, Potbelly’s wreck, Italian, and chicken Salad, Tabata Noodle (on 9th btw. 39+40th) for their shuo and miso ramen (spicy ramen is amazing as well), and Totto Ramen (on 52nd btw. 8+9th) for the Totto spicy Ramen and Totto miso ramen.
Posted by Zach Brooks at 11:45 am, April 24th, 2012 under PROFILE: Midtown Lunch'er.
Pizza by Cer te Celebrates 2 Years w/ Another 2 For Tuesday: On Tuesday, April 24 (that's today!) Pizza by Certe is bringing back "Two for Tuesday" in celebration of their two-year anniversary. Starting at noon and lasting all day, you can get two Margherita slices for just $2! Cheapskates and pizza lovers: engage!
Posted at 10:00 am, April 24th, 2012 | 0 Comments
As you may know by now, the Street Vendor Project has been working on passing two bills that will lower the price of tickets for food vendors. The tickets can now cost up to $1000 per violation . And the violations might be as minor as setting up a foot too close to an intersection. If a vendor gets a few of these tickets, it can easily put them out of business.
There will be a hearing at City Hall today starting at 10am to get these bill passed. All who are available to come out and show their support are encouraged. I will be there representing Midtown Lunch and fighting to save our vendors from being shut down due to exorbitant fines.
You can read the composed testimony I will be giving and watch a short documentary about the campaign after the jump.
Posted by brianhoffman at 7:00 am, April 24th, 2012 under Street Vendor Issues.
I feel like every week we devote a news post to another Potbelly opening in Midtown. And it’s true because they keep on coming. Thanks to Luncher Daniel who noticed that a fifth Midtown location of the Chicago based sandwich shop will open in the old Dig Inn Sensebowl space on 52nd between Lex and 3rd. No word on the exact opening day, but at the rate this company’s been moving in these parts, I’m betting it’s pretty soon.
Posted by brianhoffman at 3:35 pm, April 23rd, 2012 under Potbelly Sandwich Shop.
We just got breaking news that the most affordable lobster roll in Midtown will now be available on wheels. Urban Lobster Shack will be launching a truck this week (either tomorrow or Wednesday, depending on the weather). With a $13 lobster roll ($14 for their speciality lobster rolls), they will be giving the other two lobster trucks on the street a serious run for their money. Starting next week, they’ll be introducing a fried shrimp roll, fried clam roll, and fresh Maine blueberry juice served from a fountain. They’ll be parking in Midtown this week with exact locations to be announced. They’ve been added to the ML Twitter Tracker, but you can also follow them for yourself on Twitter: @urbanlobster.
Check out their menu after the jump…
Posted by brianhoffman at 1:18 pm, April 23rd, 2012 under Urban Lobster Shack.
Let me start by saying I love a good burger. But deciding where to go for said burger has become so overwhelming with the abundance of really good options in Midtown, that it’s almost easier to opt for something else. I hadn’t been to Schnipper’s Quality Kitchen (where they do a really nice burger) since their opening, but the other day, I stopped to read their menu and realized they’ve been offering a wider menu than I remembered from three years ago.
Posted by Rachel Goldner at 11:00 am, April 23rd, 2012 under Schnipper's Quality Kitchen.
I never got to try Diamond Dairy, the hidden gem of a kosher dairy restaurant that closed back in 2009. Zach loved their potato pancakes and there were rumors in the forum last summer of a new restaurant finally opening upstairs in the back of National Jewelers Exchange on 47th. Well, word leaked last week on Lost City that a new dairy restaurant has finally taken its place.
Posted by brianhoffman at 9:00 am, April 23rd, 2012 under Dairy Cafe.
Dan Dan Noodles from Mapo Tofu. Photo courtesy of Feisty Foodie
Posted by The ML Team at 3:15 pm, April 20th, 2012 under Midtown Links.
If you like to eat, chances are you like to drink (read: a lot of you are freakin’ lushes), so I thought maybe it was time to introduce a happy hour column to the site. Every week, our Happy Hour Correspondent posts 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.
Last week, while drinking on Lucy’s rooftop and taking in the scenery that is TGI Friday’s, my friend Nina noticed an obnoxiously large ad on top of Roastown Coffee for Beer Town. A sports bar located on the second floor of a “healthy food bar?” Sounded like Midtown Lunch material to me!
Posted by jackiengai at 1:30 pm, April 20th, 2012 under Midtown Happy Hour.
