Midtown Lunch

There’s a reason that most Midtown pubs are not considered Midtown Lunches.  First off, few serve lunch for under $10.  Tack on tax and tip, and you’re usually spending a ton of money for food that is fine by Midtown standards… but kind of boring.  And not better than what you can get for less [...]

After posting that you really have to go to 9th Ave. for a decent Greek style gyro, Lunch’er Susan emailed me to ask about a gyro special she had seen in Midtown Proper: “Pronto on 48th btw 5+6th, near Indus Express and Hing Won, has a gyro combo. Gyro, fries, drink for $6. Could this [...]

Got this email from Lunch’er “Spencer” who has been stalking a lady selling Latin food on the sidewalk of 48th btw. 5+6th on Fridays for the past few weeks. Not sure if a) she’s only there on Fridays, and b) if it’s the same Ecuadorian lady who used to sell food on 46th btw. 5+6th. [...]

 
I hit up the new by the lb. buffet at Hing Won (on 48th btw. 5+6th) for the first time on Friday, and here’s the damage.  It was a little over $6.  Not too bad, but not great either- and I think Sun Yip/Ho Yip on 45th btw. 5+6th is probably better (plus they have the [...]

Big changes at one of my favorite fast food Chinese places in Midtown… Hing Won (on 48th btw. 5+6th) which is famous for their two different lines, has upended the left side of their operation by making their steam table into a pay by the lb. self serve food bar.  The Americanized Chinese food they served on the [...]

For those who were hoping Bagelfeller (on 48th btw. 5+6th) would morph into a decent Midtown Lunch, I’ve got some bad news.  They changed the name (it’s called Sam’s House Cafe now), and they’ve added a weird greenish counter, but the food seems to be mostly the same.  The salad bar, the weird tex-mex food, the sushi… [...]

This straight from the M.L. Inbox: “The DOH must be cracking down on the 48th St. places.  Bagelfeller has a closed DOH sign up as well…”  Don’t pretend to be surprised.  That place looks dirty, smells dirty and at one time they served something called a “banana roll” in their pre-made sushi section.  Wrong on so many levels…

In the comments today about Indus Express, the fairly new Indian “Deli” on 48th btw. 5+6th:
Zach – you missed the really ass-kicking deal at Indus Express. At the front of their store they have a sign for “All you can eat buffet.” Last night my friend and I inquired, and to our great joy, the [...]

Confirmation posted in the comments, and sent to the ML Inbox, “I just passed by and they’re open again!  Talked to the owners and they said they were open since yesterday.  They said they had to go through a bunch of renovations.  No mention about the DOH stickers.  The interior looks as dingy as usual.  [...]

This just arrived in the Midtown Lunch Inbox: “FYI, walked by Hing Won this morning (on 48th btw. 5+6th) and it is closed by the Department of Health.”  I think I speak for everyone when I say “Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo(t surprising)”  Ignoring Hing Won’s dirtiness is something I’ve been doing for quite awhile.   This changes nothing.  Got news [...]