Wow.  What a month.  Street Meat Palooza, our 13 cart chicken/lamb over rice showdown, probably would have been enough to make any month “the best.”  Toss in a spicy off-the-menu vegetarian sub from Blimpie, Szechuan Gourmet, and a complete translation of the menu at Taj Delhi Chat, and I think July ‘08 may go down as Midtown Lunch’s best… month… ever.  I’m pretty sure it will never be topped… until Street Meat Palooza 2 of course.  Here’s the top 10 posts of the month:

1. Street Meat Palooza: A 13 Cart Chicken/Lamb Over Rice Showdown
2. The “Special Vegetarian” Sandwich at Blimpie is the Spiciest Sandwich in Midtown
3. Zaiya Opens Cafe Zest in Midtown, With Full Restaurant Coming Soon
4. A Guide to the Best Indian Street Food in Midtown: Translating the Menu at Taj Delhi Chat
5. Szechuan Gourmet: Day 1 as a New York Times 2 Starred Restaurant
6. Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures: Thai-Nam
7. Profiled: Midtown Lunch’ers “Joyce & Sarah”
8. Profiled: Midtown Lunch’er “Nina”
9. Off the Menu Filet o’ Fish at Zen Burger
10. Downtown Lunch: Bon Bon Chicken

The top 5 most commented on posts, after the jump…

1. Street Meat Palooza: A 13 Cart Chicken/Lamb Over Rice Showdown (73)
2. Profile: Midtown Lunch’er “Nathan” (57)
3. Profiled: Midtown Lunch’er “Nina” (47)
4. Ask Midtown Lunch: Lesser Known Street Meat (38)
5t. Avoid the Subway on 35th Like the Plague (37)
5t. Recession Special: Turning Free Samples into a Midtown Lunch Tasting Menu (37)

Say goodbye to June, but look back at all the good times we had.  A new movie gave Go Go Curry and Ying Du fans a heart attack, while I was busy discovering how I could create a salad nightmare at Chop’t (hint: get the po’boy and add general tso’s dressing.)  You guys seem to love Midtown Lunch’er “Janine”, even a tad bit more than the Ecuardorian lady on 46th who sells food out of a grocery cart.  Here’s the top ten posts of the month:

1. Kirsten Dunst & Ryan Gosling Close Down Go Go Curry & Ying Du
2. Chop’t is As Terrifying as You Would Think
3. PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Janine”
4. Secret Street Food of Midtown: Ecuadorian on 46th
5. Price Hikes: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
6. Famous Chicken Place Has a Damn Good Gyro Sandwich
7. Shocker: There is Something I Like at Crisp
8. Thursday is Hideki Matsui’s Birthday; Triple Free Coupon Day at Go Go Curry
9. Profiled: Midtown Lunch’er “Vanessa”
10. Olympic Pita Wins Me Over With Laffa & French Fries

The Top 5 Most Commented on posts, including one that set a new record- after the jump…

I guess offering a free Big Apple BBQ Fast Pass gets people to comment:

1. Profiled: Midtown Lunch’er “Vanessa” (160)
2. PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Janine” (55)
3. Profiled Midtown Lunch’er “Blondie” (38)
4. Profiled Midtown Lunch’er “Monica” (28)
5. Shocker: There is Something I Like at Crisp (27)
5. Chop’t is As Terrifying as You Would Think (27)

Thanks for all the comments, and keep ‘em coming!

May was all about the free food, with giveaways being offered by Pret, Golden Krust, Yorganic, and the big one- free lunch Tuesdays at (more expensive than $10 for lunch) The Volstead.  It proves that either a) restaurants love giving away free shit, or b) you people are a bunch of freeloaders who only come to this site for free stuff!  (It’s probably a little bit of both.)  Anyway, here’s what you guys were clicking on in the month of May:

1. FREE FOOD ALERT: Volstead to Offer Free Tuesday Lunch to All Midtown Lunch Readers
2. Midtown Breakfast: Greatest Breakfast Sandwich of All Time
3. Breaking News: Crisp Unveiled and Open for Business
4. Thursday Free Food Alert: Yorganic
5. DOUBLE FREE FOOD ALERT
6. Tamales Will Make the Perfect Cinco De Mayo Lunch
7. PROFILED: Midtown Lunch’er “Crazy Legs Conti”
8. First Look: Hallo Berlin Express
9. Is Gyro II the Best Gyro Midtown Has to Offer
10. Is China Gourmet the Best General Tso’s Chicken in Midtown?

What you guys were commenting on, after the jump…

Top 5 Most Commented Posts in May:

1. Is Gyro II the Best Gyro Midtown Has to Offer
2. FREE FOOD ALERT: Volstead to Offer Free Tuesday Lunch to All Midtown Lunch Readers
3. Profiled: Midtown Lunch’er “Paul”
4. Profiled: Midtown Lunch’er “Crazy Legs Conti”
5. Ask Midtown Lunch: The Best Milkshakes in Midtown

Thanks for all the comments, and keep ‘em coming!

Ahhh memories… April was pretty crazy.  Chipotle tried to pull a fast one with their ”Calorie Ranges”, the 3 sushi rolls for $10 deal came (and went), a ton of free stuff was given away, and we were teased with both Chick Fil A & the possibility of a Sizzler.  I don’t see how May can top it.  Here were the most read posts on Midtown Lunch for the month of April: 

1. Basic Math Blows Holes in Chipotle’s Absurd Calorie Range
2. McDonald’s Attempts to Bring Chick-Fil-A to Manhattan
3. The Best Indian Food in Manhattan May Be Sold Out of the Back of a Newsstand
4. Macaron Cafe Brings a Bit of Paris to Midtown
5. Tuesday Free Food Alert: Look, Jamba Juice & Starbucks are Doing Something!
6. Nanking Opens First Manhattan Location in the Heart of Midtown
7. 3 Quality Sushi Rolls for $10. Aoki Me!
8. Is the McGraw Hill Building Getting a Sizzler?
9. Cafe Cello May Have the Best Fried Chicken in Midtown
10. Goodburger Adds Crabby Patty to Distinguish Itself from Crowded Midtown Burger Scene

What you were talking about, after the jump…

Top 5 Most Commented on Posts for April: 

1. PROFILED: Midtown Lunch’er “Josh Ozersky”
2. PROFILED: Midtown Lunch’er “Kayoko”
3. Basic Math Blows Holes in Chipotle’s Absurd Calorie Range
4. PROFILED: Midtown Lunch’er “Shayna”
5. The Best Indian Food in Manhattan May Be Sold Out of the Back of a Newsstand

Thanks for the all the comments, and keep ‘em coming!