Midtown Lunch

Lunch’er Wayne was kind enough to send along this photo of the new location of Crisp which is coming soon to 40th Street btw. 6+B’way. While it looks like they may have a ways to go, the owner is saying they plan on opening up as soon as Passover ends (April 16 or 17th.) [...]

Some bad news on the Midtown Lunch Sandwich Challenge front:
“The Taj at Crisp (on 3rd Ave. btw. 43+44th) is apparently discontinued. I called them yesterday evening and they said they’re not making it anymore. Maybe I heard it wrong and they just serve it for lunch and not dinner. Either way, I [...]

I think I’m finally ready to go out on a limb here, and say that Crisp is one of the best falafel places in the city.  That’s right.  The yuppie-fied, way overpriced, unconventional falafel place (on 3rd Ave. btw. 43+44th) is serving up some of my favorite falafel in New York City.  Is their bread [...]

Crisp, the unconventional falafel place on 3rd Ave. btw. 43+44th, sends word that their Midtown Lunch Sandwich Challenge entry is now available.  “The Taj: Falafel, patadun (sic), mango chutney, lime chili pickles, greens, cherry tomatoes, and a cold curry sauce.” (I’m guessing they mean poppadums.) If it’s as good as their Mexican falafel, or that [...]

While many places are struggling to remain open, it looks like Crisp the overpriced (but admittedly pretty tasty) falafel place on 3rd Ave. btw. 43+44th is expanding.  They have a second location opening up in March on 40th Street btw. B’way+6th, in what seems like a microcosm of what’s happening more and more these days in Midtown. While [...]

If you can hold out until 3pm for lunch (lord knows I can’t) a commenter steered us towards these coupons now being offered by Crisp, the weirdo falafel place on 3rd Ave. btw. 43+44th. One coupon is buy one get one free anything (after 3pm), and the other is for a free drink with the [...]

Speaking of Crisp-the overpriced falafel place on 3rd Ave. btw. 43+44th that I reluctantly admire for its boldness and tastiness-they’ve done a little menu switcheroo this week. They’ve gotten rid of the Milan (a falafel sandwich with roasted red peppers and feta) and added two new sandwiches. The first is the CLT. At $5.75 it [...]

It’s all Midtown Lunch, all the time, in the New York Times today.  The $25 and under column hits up 3 vegetarian lunches, and one of them is Crisp, the funky falafel place on 3rd Ave. btw. 43+44th.

*Sigh*  Is it over?  Have I finally given in to the pressures of everyday lunch’ing in Midtown?  When Crisp first hung up their sign on 3rd Ave., I figured there was no way in hell I was going to find something redeeming about a place that calls itself Crisp.  From their saying on the wall [...]

Photo by Kayoko from Umamimart
The plywood has come down at Crisp, the- not as generic as I expected it to be- sandwich/salad place, on 3rd Ave. & 43rd, and they are open for business.  Far from being another Chop’t or Just Salads, the all vegetarian menu (which can be seen on their now live website) consists of salads (of [...]