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Cart Watch: Indian Food Lady Near the Apple Store
Excuse me. You’re not selling Indian food out of that grocery bag, are you?
This comment was posted on Friday by “Lunch’er Nancy” to my piece about the Ecuadorian lady who sells food out of a grocery cart on 46th btw. 5+6th:
There is a random woman selling homemade Indian food in plastic containers out of a shopping cart on 58th between Madison & 5th… had curry chicken which she serves with roti, remember it being extremely oily but also tasty. She is near the Apple store plaza.
Well, naturally I camped out next to the Apple Store yesterday from 12:30 to 1:30 and not surprisingly there was no sign of this magical sounding lady.
Has anybody else had this food? Is she in a particular spot or does it vary? Does she only come on certain days? And what time can we find her? Please help! Post as comments, or email to zach@midtownlunch.com
Posted: July 2nd, 2008 under 58th btw. Mad+5th, Cart, Indian.
Comments: 15
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Comment from Danny
Time: July 2, 2008, 12:21 pm
i wish there was a food cart parking garage in midtown or something, where food carts can just go park there and we could have one central location for food carts. all these carts that come and go and come on certain days for certain hours?! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
people! i am hungry! stop moving around!
Comment from Max H
Time: July 2, 2008, 12:26 pm
I’m going to try to get food from the Ecuadorian woman tomorrow, where exactly on the street is she? And has anyone seen her recently, any help would be great!!!!
Comment from Adam
Time: July 2, 2008, 1:47 pm
Max - by typing ‘ecuadorian’ in the ’search’ box under the word ‘LUNCH’ at the top of the page, I was able to find this link:
http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2008/06/02/secret-street-food-of-midtown-ecuadorian-on-46th/
Comment from Bossman
Time: July 2, 2008, 1:59 pm
I’m in the vicinity and will make it a point to cruise that spot each day and report back if she does show up.
Comment from JJB
Time: July 2, 2008, 2:10 pm
I walked by 46th between 5th and 6th, and she wasn’t here today. So I went to El Rincon del Sabor, and got the shrimp ceviche, which was delicious!
Comment from Bossman
Time: July 3, 2008, 8:02 pm
No sign of Indian grub at either 12:15 nor 1:30 on Friday.
Nancy, we’re talking on 58th (either same side or across from PopBurger), not in the plaza next to the Apple store correct?
Comment from Nancy
Time: July 3, 2008, 8:49 pm
Today’s Thursday! I woke up today also wishing it were Friday.
I walked by today around 2 and didn’t see her. I wonder if she’s on vacation? Maybe she doesn’t lug her shopping cart to made-to-order-salad country during the summer heat? When I saw her before it was probably March-ish, but I swear the other customers said she was there every day, and they were all advising me on what she had that day, as friendly regulars would. She was on 58th on the plaza side (across from Pop Burger), right by those “art” vendors.
Comment from Bossman
Time: July 7, 2008, 1:58 pm
Indian à la cart (shopping)
Date/Time - Monday July 7th - 12:20PM
Status - Naan
Date/Time - Monday July 7th - 13:10PM
Status - Naan
For good measure 56th & Mad Atrium
Obika - space still partitioned off w/heavy adverts. No sign of buffalo droppings (still listed in Next Openings on obika.it)
Comment from Bossman
Time: July 8, 2008, 1:20 pm
Tuesday 12:15PM - Nada
Comment from Nancy
Time: July 8, 2008, 11:45 pm
I might give up and hope for her to resurface in the fall. I walked by today as well…such a mystery.
Comment from Bossman
Time: July 9, 2008, 2:36 pm
Wednesday 1:25pm - I’m beginning to think she took off with Rolf and the two of them are having a grand ol’ time in Berlin/Beijing/Bumfuck.
Nancy, please don’t take any offense but by any chance you haven’t eaten any strange looking mushrooms lately, have you?
Comment from Anonymous
Time: July 10, 2008, 2:53 pm
1:15 MIA
More importantly Carnegie John’s is AWOL, I almost puked a testicle when I turned the corner and found his spot vacant.
True, there were some of those small construction dumpsters nearer to the corner and, true, there were some film production trucks/paraphanalia further down the block but his space was open.
I looked at the other 3 corners no sign of him. I can only hope he tired of the construction debris parade and decided to take some time off.
I walked back to the office in a daze, hopefully tomorrow all will be right with the world.
If anyone spots him in a different location please comment, I’ll be monitoring his usually spot daily in the interim.
Comment from Bossman
Time: July 11, 2008, 1:12 pm
Day two sans John, sans movie production, sans construction dumpsters. I did, however, find a paper sign affixed to a signpost dictating no parking on 7/10 due to filming, let’s hope he just took a 4 day weekend.
Comment from Bossman
Time: July 14, 2008, 1:10 pm
12:45 no smelly Delhi…. but John is back!!
Speaking of consistency:
there’s still a line on 58th for the iCARETHATEVERYONEELSETHINKSI”MCOOLBYVIRTUEOFWHATIOWN albeit it only stretches as far as FAO today.
More importantly. Burger Joint is still a good lunch (albeit $11.00)
Comment from Bossman
Time: July 15, 2008, 1:27 pm
Not today although I believe there may be a rift in the time/space continuum when idiots collide. The iDIOTS line barely turn the corner onto 58th st but there are barriers and such setup for, I assume, the end of the other parade of idiots.
I hit both ends of that today as I visited Kim to hand in my contest entry. My only regret is she didn’t read it because I really wanted to see her blush….. oh well, I got a peanut butter sandwich orgasm out of the deal so all is not lost.
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