Midtown Lunch

This Melt Shop creation is the only Midtown grilled cheese to make Eater’s Best-of list

• Melt Shop’s fried chicken grilled cheese is one of NYC’s best grilled cheese sandwiches [Eater]
• Seriously, who *does* eat at Carnegie Deli? [Eater]
• The new lamb sandwich at Cer Te is a winner [SENY]
• Grand Forks food reviewer visits the Times Square Shake Shack! [Gothamist]
• How the Blarney Stone got its start [Ephemeral NY]
• Macaron Day 2012 is on Tuesday [Dessert Buzz]
• The Grand Sichuan in Hell’s Kitchen has a $7 lunch special [Ramen & Friends]
• A list of NYC’s best food on a stick includes Yakitori Totto [Restaurant Girl]
• Ever wonder who eats the crab salad at a bodega? Zach’s friends, apparently. [Eater]

Photo courtesy of Leslie Albrecht/DNAinfo

• Goat seen eating at a Midtown pizzeria… [DNAinfo]
• … and apparently it’s not the first time the goat’s been in Midtown [Daily Intel]
• Get 57% off 12 year old Profiled Luncher David’s book [KGB Deals]
• The Rock Center Blue Bottle is very close to opening [Eater]
• Who eats Lazzara’s with a knife and fork!? [SENY]
• Are you scamming your boss using Seamless? [Fast Company via Eater]

Photo courtesy of Tasty Eating

• The pate a choux pastry from La Maison du Chocolat is perfect [Tasty Eating]
• Bill’s Gay Nineties last day will be March 24th [Jeremiah’s Vanishing]
• Restaurants of Old NY: Midtown in the 40s [Eater]
• A little bit of oldness in the Times Sq. Shake Shack [Lost NYC via Eater]
• A guide to the salad bar at Maoz [SENY]
• A great map of all the Dept of Health letter grades [NYT]

This burger got one star for the NYT this week. Photo by exflexitarian

• Ed Levine weighs in on the NYT Shake Shack review [AHT]
• Tracy Morgan loves Midtown’s Benihana [Grub Street]
• The bulgogi beef bowl with everything from Korilla is really good [Me So Hungry]
• Eric Ripert’s guide to eating in Midtown West [SENY]
• Ma Peche isn’t as good without Tien Ho [NYC Foodie Girl]
• A burger place has opened in Los Angeles called the Shaka Shack!? [Midtown Lunch: LA]

Photo courtesy of the New York Daily News

• Shake Shack is now serving a Jeremy Lin-Mint shake [Eater;Fork in the Road;NYDN]
• Korilla is way better than the Yogi Cart [Chubby Chinese Girl]
• Robert Sietsema tries the Batali Pang [Fork in the Road]
• Check out this video of how the pies at Don Antonio are made [Slice]
• Another look at Eden Wok’s pastrami egg roll [Fork in the Road]

Roasted Mushroom Frittata from ‘wichcraft. Photo courtesy of SENY

• A look at ‘wichcraft’s new sandwiches [SENY]
• You’ve seen Comme Ci Comme Ca’s basmati royale, now check out their cous cous royale! [CBSNY]
• A lunchtime look at Cafe Bene [Ramen & Friends]
• Riki’s ramen is not good [Tasty Eating]
• The building that houses Bill’s Gay Nineties has been sold [Lost City]
• Culture Espresso Bar is one of the best coffee places in the city right now [Eater]

• Dorie Greenspan’s Cookiebar returns to Mizu on Monday! [Fork in the Road]
• A behind the scenes video of Prime Burger [AHT]
• The Starbucks in 30 Rock is teeming with live mice [Gawker via Grub Street]
• Bon Chon on 2nd is inconsistent, but still puts out tasty wings [II]

A Wreck at Potbelly when you don’t order double meat. Photo courtesy of SENY

• Clearly this person didn’t take our double meat suggestion at Potbelly [SENY]
• Is there a cheaper lunch in Midtown than doubles from the Trini Paki Cart? [Food in Mouth]
• The bulgogi wraps at Bon Chon make for a good lunch [Feisty Foodie]
• The grilled spicy beef salad at Pure Thai Cookhouse is great [The Eaten Path]
• Son Ja Jang makes a good bowl of jjajangmyeon, and it’s only $7 at lunch [Bionic Bites]
• Pie Face is also giving away a trip to Australia [Grub Street]
• Our man Chris isn’t the only one to be disappointed by Steak N Shake [Fork in the Road]
• You probably spend way more on lunch than you think [Gothamist]
• Bright flashing lights is just what restaurant row needs! [NYP]

H Mart Lunchbox. Photo courtesy of Jason Lam.

• H Mart has a tasty banchan lunch box for $4 [Me So Hungry]
• I Guess BV’s Burger has its off days [Tasty Eating]
• Just Salad has a black card that lets you skip the line [Eater]
• Mars 2112 is gone!?!?! [Gothamist]
• PizzArte is worth the splurge [Immaculate Infatuation]
• Tickets are now on sale for Choice Eats [Fork in the Road]

Suck on That East Village! Ramen Totto photo courtesy of Fork in the Road

• Robert Sietsema says Midtown has the #1 and #3 bowls of ramen in the city [FitR]
• Cafe China’s mapo tofu isn’t as good as Szechuan Gourmet’s [Food in Mouth]
• Uncle Gussy’s pastitsio is a winner [Tasty Eating]
• Here’s what the royal treatment at Steak N Shake looks like… [AHT]
• … and David Letterman loves it too! [Eater]
• We told you you should have come to Midtown, Japadog [Grub Street]
• It’s a good thing Tri Tip Grill fans listen to ML and not PR people! [Eater]