Midtown Lunch has always prided itself on finding “hidden” gems in our part of the city (after all, you don’t need a blog to tell you where the nearest Cafe Metro is.) And there are some truly hidden treasures, none more so than the spots that operate out of freight elevator hallways. The most famous [...]
Posted: 11:45 am, November 18th, 2009 under Aries Cafe, Latin, Out of Bounds.
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My love of Chinese buffets is pretty well documented, but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy a non-Asian buffet from time to time. In fact, you could say my buffet chops were sharpened over many trips to the now closed Sizzler on 104th Street and Dixie Highway in Miami (circa 1988). It’s my [...]
Posted: 11:30 am, November 12th, 2009 under Buffet, All You Can Eat, Greenhouse 36, Out of Bounds.
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Grub Street has more info on Fresh N Fast, the coming soon to the Flatiron District burger spot that Midtown Lunchers have been talking about in the forums for the past week. Of note… they’re using LaFrieda beef, Martin’s potato rolls, and there will be a “secret sauce”.
Posted: 3:30 pm, November 11th, 2009 under Asides, Out of Bounds.
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It’s been a duck kind of a week. Yesterday I wrote about the Thursday duck pancake special at Yushi… and then subconsciously (or consciously) I felt a sudden urge to try the duck soup from Aura Thai. I’ve seen the soups at Aura mentioned a bunch of times on Midtown Lunch (most notably [...]
Posted: 11:45 am, October 16th, 2009 under Aura Thai, Chinese, Out of Bounds, Soups, Thai.
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After visiting Chile last winter, I returned to New York City looking to feed my new-found craving for all the foods I had discovered on the trip. I needed an Empanada de pino, a heaping plate of chorrillana, completos, and churrasco sandwiches. And I wanted to wash it down with a mote con huesillos. [...]
Posted: 11:45 am, October 7th, 2009 under Barros Luco, Chilean, Out of Bounds, Sandwiches.
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Why does Madison Square Park get all the good stuff? Starting on Friday, the park will be hosting a “Harvest Market” featuring food from Fatty Crab, Cabrito, Hill Country, and Wafels and Dinges (through November 1st.) This in addition to the Shake Shack! What do we get at Bryant Park? ‘wichcraft and a sukkah. What [...]
Posted: 8:30 am, October 6th, 2009 under Asides, Out of Bounds.
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I walked by Barros Lucco, the new Chilean sandwich shop opening on 52nd St. just East of 2nd Ave. (in the old 99 Miles to Philly space), and according to a guy inside they were getting their inspection today. That means they could be open as early as this weekend. Churrascos and chacareros [...]
Posted: 1:45 pm, October 2nd, 2009 under Barros Luco, Out of Bounds.
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I fell like every time I have ever brought up my quest for a real gyro here in Midtown, one out of bounds place has always come up in the comments: bZ Grill in Astoria. “bZ Grill this, bZ Grill that.” “You could make it out to BZ Grill and back in [...]
Posted: 11:45 am, September 25th, 2009 under Out of Bounds, bZ Grill.
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With October just one week away, it’s only natural to start craving a little bratwurst with German potatoes, and sauerkraut. And for those of us in Midtown, there’s only one place to go for that… the Babiel Brothers’ famous Hallo Berlin Cart on 54th and 5th Ave. But what if you want beer with that [...]
Posted: 11:45 am, September 24th, 2009 under German, Hallo Berlin Express, Out of Bounds.
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For those who love the Indian street snacks known as chaat, the heart of Midtown is quite the wonderland. But that’s little consolation for those who work in the NE corner of Midtown, where a little chaat might require a 15-20 minute walk (at least!) Well, problem solved! Lunch’er Chandrika (who translated the Taj Delhi [...]
Posted: 11:45 am, September 18th, 2009 under Chola, Indian, Out of Bounds.
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