Midtown Lunch

P.J. Clarke’s Photo courtesy of Daniel Krieger/Eater

• Here’s what PJ Clarke’s looks like at 12:30pm on a Tuesday [Eater]
• Shake Shack is one of the 38 best burgers in the country [Eater]
• The Counter in Times Sq goes through 3000 lbs of meat a week [Eater]
• Sietsema is a big fan of La Vie en Szechuan’s $8 lunch special [FITR]
• You can get rabbit’s head at Grand Sichuan 46 [EIT]
• Earl of Sandwich’s roast beef is enjoyable but not life changing [Food in Mouth]
• Here’s a friendly reminder… Cafe Cello makes a good cuban [SENY]
• Here are two Kwik Meal recipes from New York ala Cart [SENY]
• $1 slice joints are killing the Manhattan pizzeria [WSJ]

Photo courtesy of A Hamburger Today

• HB Burger’s Steakhouse burger is a steal for what it is [AHT]
• 30 more under $6 sandwiches in NYC [SENY]
• Anthony Bourdain took Andersen Cooper to Yakitori Totto for lunch! [NYP]
• Kunjip does not disappoint [Lunch Studio]
• More on the Reichenbach Beer Hall we told you about on Tuesday [DNAinfo]
• The DOH released a new set of guidelines for mobile eateries yesterday [Gothamist]
• Burger Joint is expanding outside of Midtown [Eater]

Photo courtesy of Food in Mouth

• The Coffee Place Cart serves up decent tacos and tortas [Food in Mouth]
• The Thit Kho Trung Nuoc Dua at Cha Pas is enough to put you to sleep [Tasty Eating]
• Manganaro’s Hero Boy was briefly shut down by the DOH [DNAinfo]
• Brooklyn Kitchen and Ivan Ramen are coming to 44th & 11th Ave!!! [WSJ]

A Sacco’s Pizza slice. Photo courtesy of Serious Eats: NY

• J Kenji Lopez-Alt’s favorite corner slice is on 54th & 9th! [SENY]
• Salvation Taco’s food is good, but their location sucks [Immaculate Infat]
• Keens serves two excellent burgers in their pub room [Eater]
• A violent protest broke out at Dishes last week over fair pay for its employees [DNAinfo]
• Joe DiStefano hits up the Biryani Cart for a new street food special [Travel Channel]

The site of the new Schnippers at 570 Lexington (btw. 50+51st)

• Schnipper’s is opening a 3rd location in Midtown East [Eater]
• The mapo tofu at Grand Sichuan is a good deal at $7.50 [Lunch Studio]
• Grand Central has a lot of kick ass clocks [Jeremiah Vanishing]
• As expected, Angelo Sosa’s Social Eatz has officially closed [Grub Street]
• A fancy Irish pub is taking over the Stage Deli space [Eater]
• This drugstore sushi stuff is about to get REAL [Fork in the Road]

Photo courtesy of Lunch Studio

• The sul lang tang from Gahm Mi Oak is a restorative elixir [Lunch Studio]
• Salvation Taco is “highly recommended for the area”… [SENY]
• …but the tortas miss the mark? [Fork in the Road]
• Win a dinner with Pok Pok’s Andy Ricker and former ML contributor Amy Cao! [GA]
• Apparently Midtown has no terrific lunch deals [Eater]

Numbing Hot Chicken from Hunan Manor. Photo courtesy of Food in Mouth

• Hunan Manor has some tasty looking lunch specials [Food in Mouth]
• Nanoosh will turn you into a wrap convert [Lunch Studio]
• Keen’s named one of America’s Classics by the JBF [Eater]
• Totto Ramen named one of the 5 best ramenyas in the U.S. [Grub Street]
• Did you know that Zach hosts a podcast about music and food? [DNAinfo]

Photo courtesy of Real Cheap Eats

• Korean House makes a good under $10 soondubu [Real Cheap Eats]
• The owner of the now closed Manganaro’s Grosseria has passed away [Eater]
• Bouchon Bakery makes a great Kouign Amann [SENY]
• The waitstaff at the Carnegie Deli is trying to be nicer [NYP]
• Salvation Taco is starting brunch this weekend [Grub Street]
• Shamrock Shakes are now available at McD’s [Gothamist]

One of ‘wichcraft’s new Seasonal Sandwiches. Photo courtesy of SENY

• A look at wichcraft’s 5 new sandwiches [SENY]
• A Maxim editor goes to work at Guy Fieri’s American Bar & Grill [MAXIM]
• Land of Plenty is one of the 10 best Chinese places in NYC [FitR]
• A popular Japanese chocolate company is taking over the old Smush space… [R&F]
• … and here’s a look at their original Midtown location [SENY]
• Senor Frogs to open Times Sq. Bro Dungeon [Eater]
• A new batch of restaurants have been announced for Choice Eats [FitR]

• 15 Late Night Eats in Midtown [SENY]
• Wondering what will happen to the Port Authority 99 Cent Pizza [Jeremiah’s Vanishing]
• LT Burger leaves a lot to be desired [AHT]
• Another early at Mmm…Enfes [SENY]
• The Alice Sandwich is the thing to get at Toasties [CrushNY]
• A look at Cer Te’s new pambazo [SENY]
• The band Local Natives are a huge fan of Num Pang [Food is the New Rock]