Midtown Lunch

I like to think New York is one of the most diverse food meccas in the world. With so many options these days, it’s hard to believe that there are unexplored cuisines in Midtown. Yet, until Monday, I could not direct you to an Australian meat pie establishment. (Unless you have a time machine back to when Tuck Shop briefly occupied the Cyber Cycle Cafe on 49th Street.) Enter Pie Face, a meat pie takeout chain straight from down under that opened its first US shop on the corner of 53rd and Broadway this week.

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Pie Face, the Australian meat pie chain we’ve been keeping our eye on for the past few months, has finally opened its doors on 53rd and Broadway. They’re serving both sweet and savory pies, as well as other breakfast (pastries) and lunch (soups, sandwiches) items, all well within the ML budget. According to several comments and a note left on my last post by someone on their PR team, they’ll be giving away free meat pies on Australia Day (Thursday, January 26) from midnight to midnight. 24 hours of free food? Freeloaders, start your engines …

Pie Face, 53rd & Broadway

Australian meat pie company, Pie Face, is making its foray into the US market via a storefront on 53rd and Broadway, just a few feet from Steak ‘n Shake. Although their neighbor has been getting all the shine lately, the pies should be available in the coming weeks. In fact, they’re inviting fans to their January 31st launch party via the Pie Face Facebook page:

Pie Face is but days away from opening it’s first New York store and we want YOU there…. The first 30 people to rsvp will win tickets to the Penthouse launch of Pie Face NYC. Simply email your name and contact details to marketing@pieface.com.au. Please note: You must live in New York to enter.

This post went up yesterday, but most of the comments on it so far are from out-of-towners, so maybe some of those 30 spots are still available? Fingers crossed!

Side note: I wonder if David Letterman is as into meat pies as he is Steak ‘n Shake … will they also make an appearance on his show?

Pie Face, 53rd & Broadway

It looks like Australian meat pies are coming to Midtown. Lunch’er Hightemp emailed in this tip yesterday:

Was out walking the dog when I passed by the corner of 53rd & Broadway. The space used to be the CBS store and is two storefronts down from the Steak & Shake moving in next to Letterman.

Apparently Its becoming something called Pie Face Bakery & Cafe. Based on the logo/coloring it seems to be a NYC branch of an Australian Meat Pie / Sandwich / Pie shop.

Based on the logo on Pie Face’s website, it looks like he’s on to something. If you’ve tried these pies in Australia, let us know what we can expect in the comments!

Pie Face, 53rd & Broadway