Midtown Lunch

In the ML Forums: Here's what lunchers are talking about right now in the forums...

• Looking for Midtown Breakfast? Here's a pretty long list of options [Midtown Eating]
• The ultimate in food truck names... [Miscellaneous]
• Another vote for Mean Fiddler's $4 slider deal [Midtown Eating]
• Beware of the tandoori chicken at the Bay Leaf Indian buffet [Miscellaneous]
• Any interest in a Midtown Lunch happy hour? [Connections]

This is Why You’re Fat Hawaii: Comment of the week... "I was on Maui for a week a few years back and visited a bunch of plate lunch joints, realizing that a 4000-calorie lunch, along with a genetic predisposition, is why many Hawaiians, who are perhaps the world's warmest and friendliest people, weigh 400 pounds or more. Many finish off their plate lunch with a two-pound shave ice, a syrup-sweetened cone of ice with a scoop of ice cream or another treat at the bottom of the cone. That said, I've ordered L&L [Barbecue] a few times and generally been satisfied (as well as filled)."  I think I might want to move to Hawaii.

Twitter Tracker: Noticed a few interesting nuggets on the ML Twitter Tracker this morning... The Papa Perrone Truck is off today, but will return tomorrow.  And the Steak Truck is serving popcorn chicken over waffle fries all week long.

Burger Deal Reminder: Don't forget, today is the last day for the $10 early bird special at Burger Joint. And tomorrow is the last day for the $10 special at HB Burger.

Kinako Soft Serve Alert: I don't think I've ever had kinako (soybean powder) in any form- but according to Kathy YL Chan, Cafe Zaiya on 41st btw. Mad+5th is now serving kinako soft serve... and I will take her word for it that this is exciting news!  I guess we'll need her to update her food porn guide to Cafe Zaiya.

Streetcart Pigeon? This Can’t Be Right: According to this Twitter user the Trini-Paki Boys cart (on 43rd & 6th) will be serving pigeon today...? Could it have said pigeon peas?  Photo confirmation is welcome here.  (The least they could do is call it squab, right?)

In the ML Forums: Here's what lunchers are talking about in the forums right now...

• Make your own fried chicken pizza at 2 Bros Pizza [Midtown Eating]
• What's up with carts using garbage bags for storage? [Miscellaneous]
• RIP Cafe 49 [Midtown Eating]
• Chinatown dinner with the family at Wo Hop:  Yay or Nay? [Eating Outside Midtown]
• There seems to be tremendous demand for a buffalo chicken fingers sub [Midtown Eating]
• The taco salad from the Sombrero Cart requires a post lunch nap [Miscellaneous]
• It's never too early to think Street Meat Palooza 3 [Midtown Eating]

Free Blueberry Doughnut (& Pastry) Alert: You have until 10:30 am to score a free pastry from Starbucks with the printout that Blondie and Brownie link to here.  Or you can head over to Tim Hortons for a free blueberry doughnut (until 10am.)  Or you can do both!

At Lunch Now: Just had my fourth Tim Hortons iced cappuccino in six days. This could be a problem.

Bacon Waffle: Oh my. If a fresh baked liege waffle studded with bacon sounds good to you (and quite frankly how could it not) you'll probably want to check out this Serious Eats New York post about the latest offering from the Wafels and Dinges Truck.