There was some unhappy rhetoric in the comments of our review of Fusion 9th on the day that it opened. Not wanting to let the first-day blues of a botched order stand in the way of honest critique, I took advantage of the onset of a cold to get some noodle soup in order to blitz our good buddy Rhinovirus and settle the Fusion 9th question once and for all.
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Posted by MJP at 11:45 am, April 3rd, 2013 under Fusion 9th Asian Cuisine.
If the commuter crowds in Grand Central aren’t bad enough, you can descend into the centennial festivities and get some free chow to join ’em! On April 10th, Grand Central merchants are giving away free stuff to the first 100 people in line. Of interest to the ML crowd: free spring rolls with any purchase at Pescatore, free vanilla cupcakes from Zaro’s (Shuttle Passage and Grand Central Market locations only) at 10 AM, free chocolate chunk cookies at Magnolia (2-4 PM only), free meatball slider with every slice purchase at Two Boots Pizza, and tons more from their full list. Freeloaders, watch the departure board for tracks and have your tickets ready!
Posted by MJP at 9:00 am, April 3rd, 2013 under *Grand Central Terminal.
Noodle fans REJOICE! Our dream has finally come true!!
Word just broke this morning via The Daily Meal that Xi’an Famous Foods’ newest location will open on April 22nd at 24 West 45th Street (btw. 5th and 6th) with TWO kitchens. Yes, you read that right – one kitchen for dining in and one kitchen for take out just to accommodate all of you crazy Midtown Lunch’ers. Make sure you like their FB page to get a coupon for a free Stewed Pork or Spicy Cumin Lamb Burger at their grand opening from 11am-9pm!
The menu will be the Xi’an we’ve all come to know and love, but owner Jason Wang has indicated that the pizza oven left behind by Karam Restaurant II, the previous tenants, may be coming in handy for some new experiments.
See you all at the opening on the 22nd with your coupons in hand!
Posted by Alexa C. at 12:20 pm, April 2nd, 2013 under Xi'an Famous Foods.
Yesterday Bian Dang tricked some of us into thinking that they were closing down, but this sadly is no April Fool’s joke. We got multiple reports yesterday that Indus Express (on 48th btw. 5+6th) has been shut down by the Marshalls. This isn’t the first time that For Rent sign has been in the window of Indus Express, but it looks like this time it might be permanently gone. Thanks to @nafmij for the photo.
Posted by The ML Team at 11:45 am, April 2nd, 2013 under Indus Express.
This Little Piggy Went To Certe For Their April Sandwich: New month, new Certe sammie. The "This Little Piggy" sounds like a doozy -- it includes Mount Mansfield maple glazed pork belly, Millport Dairy Farms cheddar crusted rosemary waffle and peppercress (which is sort of like water cress in flavor). Woah. Early adopters, tell us how it is in the comments!
Posted at 10:15 am, April 2nd, 2013 | 0 Comments
Zach’s already given you guys the heads up, but here’s a little reminder that today is the official pub date our book, New York à la Cart: Recipes and Stories from the Big Apple’s Best Food Trucks and we’re going to be signing our book in midtown at Posman Books in Grand Central with our awesome photographers, Donny Tsang and Clay Williams. Brian will be joining us, too! And we’re hopeful some other lunchers might drop by. Got a question about Midtown Lunching? Dying to know our favorite spots? Our best lunching adventures? Our worst lunching adventures? Drop by, pick up a copy of our book and ask us anything about lunch! We’d love to see you! Can’t make today’s event? We have a number of other events scheduled around the city including a signing at the Rock Center Posman Books on Wednesday, 4/10 at 1pm.
Posted by Brownie at 9:00 am, April 2nd, 2013 under Event.
The future NAYA Express on 56th Street, previously Cucina.
As you know, we’re huge fans of Naya Express, the “Chipotle assembly line”-style Lebanese fast food place on 3rd Ave btw. 43rd and 44th, and we’ve just got word that they’re opening a SECOND LOCATION in Midtown West at 54 West 56th Street between 5th and 6th Ave!
We’ll keep you posted on the opening date, but the location is expected to be up and running in August.
Posted by Alexa C. at 2:00 pm, April 1st, 2013 under Middle Eastern, NAYA Express.
I’d walked past Nirvana (Lex btw. 39th+40th) tons of times on the way to my office, but it never struck me as the type of place that would do take-out, let along the type of place that would have take-out deals for under $10. Then one day I happened upon a menu and discovered that, indeed, Nirvana offers several lunch deals at the ML price level.
As with most other Indian restaurants, the lunches at Nirvana included a choice of meat with a vegetable, rice, naan, and raita. I ordered the lamb curry for $8.95, but they also have seafood ($9.95), chicken curry ($8.95), vegetable curry ($7.95), and tandoori chicken ($7.95). Even better, you get 10% off when you order online.
Posted by Dan at 11:30 am, April 1st, 2013 under Indian.
On 53rd Street between 6th and 7th Avenues, there’s an expensive Italian restaurant called Remi. The prices there are way beyond the Midtown Lunch budget, but just around the corner at Remi To Go, you can pick up some food from the same people for a fraction of the cost. Remi To Go is just north of the sit-down restaurant, tucked away in an outdoor atrium labeled “6 ½ Ave.” There’s some seating outdoors, which probably fills up during the summer, plus a few tables on the inside.
Posted by Chris Thompson at 9:00 am, April 1st, 2013 under Remi to Go.
