I don’t understand what is with all the banh mi backlash? Why would anybody get sick of a delicious Vietnamese sandwich? (Maybe we’re just getting sick of all the traditional media latecomers acting like these sandwiches are a brand new trend!) Anyway, I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of banh mi, but for [...]
Posted: 9:15 am, May 19th, 2009 under Cafe Zaiya, Danku, Sandwiches, Sukhadia.
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Last week Lunch’er Marisa asked for some strawberry shortcake help. You responded with suggestions, and here is what she ended up with:
“We went to Café Zaiya. Honestly, the shortcake was fresh, but the whipped cream wasn’t real whipped cream and there were only 3 or 4 strawberry slices (so maybe one or two whole strawberries?) [...]
Posted: 1:30 pm, April 21st, 2009 under Cafe Zaiya, Sweets.
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Hello! Lunch’er Sal spotted this at Cafe Zaiya (on 41st btw. Mad+5th) and was kind enough to send the photo along. How can that be bad?!?! (No word on whether or not they’ve begun pumping cinnamon bun smell onto the sidewalk.)
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A Food Porn Guide to Navigating Your Way Through Cafe Zaiya
Posted: 4:00 pm, March 4th, 2009 under Cafe Zaiya, Sweets.
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Is it possible to love something so much, you end up kind of hating it? That might be the way I feel about Cafe Zaiya. Yes, I’m talking about that Cafe Zaiya (on 41st. btw. Mad+5th), the Japanese fast food place that specializes in bento boxes and rice balls and amazing Japanese baked goods. The [...]
Posted: 11:45 am, January 14th, 2009 under 41st btw. 5+Mad, Cafe Zaiya, Japanese, Kathy YL Chan.
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One of my favorite NYC blogs, Lunch w/ Front Studio, left their normal Soho beat for a meeting in Midtown earlier in the week. They ended up picking up lunch from Pret on 42nd btw. 5+6th and called it a “rousing success”! I don’t mind Pret, and the two sandwiches they bought sounded tasty enough, but ladies… next time [...]
Posted: 12:30 pm, January 9th, 2009 under Cafe Zaiya, Pret a Manger.
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2008 was the year of the price hike, and if the state of the economy is an indicator, there is no reason to think 2009 will be any different. And yet, Cafe Zaiya (on 41st btw. Mad+5th) starts off the new year with some great news, sending out an email to their customers last week [...]
Posted: 8:00 am, January 5th, 2009 under Cafe Zaiya.
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Cafe Zaiya (on 41st btw. Mad+5th), the winner of Best Japanese Take Out in last year’s Readers’ Poll, has severed ties with Cafe Zest, the slightly more upscale version of the grocery store they opened on 47th btw. Lex+3rd earlier in the year. The people at Zaiya didn’t want to discuss the reasons for the [...]
Posted: 12:01 pm, December 10th, 2008 under Cafe Zaiya, Cafe Zest.
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As understandable as it is, it never gets any easier to take. Cafe Zaiya (on 41st btw. Madison+5th) is still one of my favorite Midtown Lunches. Price hike or no price hike.
Posted: 9:34 am, August 29th, 2008 under Cafe Zaiya.
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A friendly reminder about the grand opening special going on today and tomorrow at Cafe Zest on 47th St. btw. Lex+3rd. Everything is half off from Noon to 3pm, so if you’re a fan of Cafe Zaiya, you may want to be there for this one.
Posted: 10:00 am, July 21st, 2008 under 47th btw. Lex+3rd, Asides, Cafe Zaiya, Cafe Zest, Japanese.
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Finally some big time, super duper exciting news for Midtown Lunch’ers on the East side (yes, I just typed the words super duper.) Cafe Zaiya (41st btw. Mad+5th), winner of Best Japanese Take Out in the Midtown Lunch Readers Poll, has opened “Cafe Zest by Zaiya” in the space formerly occupied by the 47th St. Japanese Convenience Store (on 47th [...]
Posted: 8:00 am, July 18th, 2008 under 47th btw. Lex+3rd, Cafe Zaiya, Cafe Zest, Japanese.
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