Li-Sal’s Brings Egg Roll Like Calzones to 50th Street
Right next to Swami (or Sammy’s or whatever) Dosa Cart is another brand new food cart crowding 50th Street. Li-Sal’s Italian Kitchen recently pulled up to the end of the row of mobile vehicles between 6th and 7th Avenue.
Last week was their first week and they were offering a grand opening special for $5 calzones. Normally, the price tag is $6 so not a huge savings, but when you’re trying to eat lunch in Midtown, every penny helps.
I got the Chicken Parm Calzone, which was much more like an egg roll or cheese stick than any calzone I’ve ever tried. It was served warm but not terribly hot and the flat long log was fried until it had a golden crisp skin.
The insides which were comprised of breaded and sliced chicken with just a smattering of tomatoes also needed to be hotter. There was a decent amount of mozzarella, but it melted to the sides of the dough and at moments was hard to detect. Still, it was interesting and a filling snack.
The rest of the menu looks promising with subs, salads, strombolis, and something called an Italian Quesadilla. All are $8 or under and are hopefully bigger than the calzone. I watched the woman on the cart piping cannolis to order too, so there is potential here. They claim to hail from (or at least be influenced by) Arthur Avenue, which most New Yorkers consider the legit Little Italy. They do have a Facebook page, but no Twitter that I can find. Anybody else give them a try yet?
Li-Sal’s Italian Kitchen, 50th Street between 6th and 7th Avenue, (718) 650-9890
Posted by brianhoffman at 11:27 am, September 3rd, 2015 under Li-Sal's Italian Kitchen.
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How many times have we walked by each other?