Apparently Monday at 1:30pm is the time to hit up the new Baja Fresh on Lexington btw. 45+46th. 5 people in line. Nobody at the salsa bar. Got my food in five minutes. (A stark contrast with… I don’t know… say… opening day.) Finally, the chance to enjoy one of the things I really miss about [...]
Posted: 10:30 am, June 2nd, 2009 under *3rd btw. 45+46th, Baja Fresh, Fast Food Chains, Mexican.
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1:30pm today via Twitter: “@MidtownLunch Baja Fresh still packed today, but the line at Chipotle was almost non-existant. The tide is turning.”
Posted: 2:30 pm, May 27th, 2009 under Asides, Baja Fresh, Chipotle, Twitter.
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12:40pm and It’s organized chaos at the new Baja Fresh, where people are reporting wait times of 15-25 minutes (5 to 10 mins to order, and another 15 waiting for food.) Not bad, but the people are still pouring in, and I overheard the manager saying that the kitchen just started falling behind. In other [...]
Posted: 12:55 pm, May 26th, 2009 under At Lunch Now, Baja Fresh.
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The day has finally arrived! The first Manhattan location of the popular West Coast chain Baja Fresh opens today on Lexington btw. 45+46th (in the old Zen Burger space.) Last week we gave away the chance to sample the place for free before they officially opened, and one of the winners sent in [...]
Posted: 8:30 am, May 26th, 2009 under Baja Fresh.
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It looks like Manhattan’s first location of Baja Fresh (on Lexington btw. 45+46th) is set to open on Tuesday (5/26) as scheduled. One of the owners emailed yesterday to invite me to sample their food, free, before they open. Sadly for me though, I don’t take free food from places that I write about- and [...]
Posted: 10:30 am, May 20th, 2009 under Baja Fresh, Free Stuff.
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And the Baja Fresh invasion of New York City continues… thanks to Midtown Lunchers “Michelle” & “Mike” for sending along this great news: coming soon signs just went up for a second Baja Fresh on Broadway btw. 40+41st. in the old Zest space. As for the first Baja Fresh location (in the old Zen [...]
Posted: 1:40 pm, May 13th, 2009 under Baja Fresh.
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It just goes to show, you can’t believe everything you read… from the owners of the new Baja Fresh (opening on Lex btw. 44+45th): “We will definitely not be opening the week of May 11th. We are hoping to open the week of May 19th, but it might not even be until the week after [...]
Posted: 8:30 am, May 1st, 2009 under Baja Fresh.
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Bret Thorn is reporting that the week of May 11th is going to be when the Baja Fresh on Lex btw. 45+46th opens for business. If you are as excited as I am, you’ll be marking this one on your calendar- although I’d recommend doing it in pencil… take the case of the new Crisp, [...]
Posted: 8:30 am, April 28th, 2009 under Baja Fresh.
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The blog Deep Fried Kimchee has posted an interview with the owners of the soon to open Baja Fresh (on Lex btw. 44+45th), where they promise to offer the same quality of food and service Baja Fresh is known for on the west coast.” They also say that all the produce will be “locally grown”, and that [...]
Posted: 2:00 pm, March 25th, 2009 under Baja Fresh.
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Photo courtesy of nycblondieandbrownie
Got this email from Lunch’er FB this morning: “The upcoming Baja Fresh on Lexington between 45th & 46th just got new brown paper covering the windows. A new sign in the window now indicates it will open in May of 2009.” Confirmed by Blondie and Brownie. As we get closer and closer, [...]
Posted: 4:00 pm, March 17th, 2009 under Baja Fresh.
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