This awesomeness popped up on the corner of 3rd Ave. & 43rd St.  What exactly is Crisp you ask?  No info on their website, but we get two clues:  “Fast fresh food that syncs your taste with your conscience.”  And, “It’s not what you think.  It’s better.”  Hmm… that’s interesting.  So it’s not an organic version of a generic salad bar/Midtown deli?  It’s better.  Can’t wait…

Just around the corner, on 43rd btw. Lex+3rd, the first Manhattan location of Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe has opened up, a chain with most of its locations in California, Oklahoma, Texas & Florida.  With a menu of fancy wraps, salads, pizzas and panini, I was slightly intrigued by their Bangkok Thai Wrap, until I saw that they add water chesnuts (meh), and provolone (huh?).  Oh well.

Blue Pig says goodbye, while Pinkberry says hello, after the jump…

In December I reported that the Midtown location of Brooklyn’s Blue Pig Ice Cream (on 43rd btw. Lex+3rd) was shuttered and had a unpaid Con-Ed bill inside their door.  They re-opened the next day… but it seems as if the whole episode was just foreshadowing, because now the Blue Pig definitely is closed, and the location is up for rent.

Posted to the Midtown Lunch Flickr Photo Group by Paul Brady

And finally, I saw this photo posted on Eater signaling the arrival of a Pinkberry on 58th btw. 8+9th.  Just out of bounds for Midtown Lunch, but perfect for the fro-yo fanatic who isn’t down with Yogurberry (inside the Cafe Duke on 41st & B’way) or Red Mango (on 8th Ave. & 45th).

Thanks to Lunch’er Liz for the first two tips, and if you have info about an opening or closing, take a photo and post it to the Midtown Lunch Flickr Photo Group , or email the info to zach@midtownlunch.com