Midtown Lunch

Photo courtesy of Lunch’er Daniel T.

If you haven’t had a chance to try the Bob & Jo Korean fusion truck we told you about back in July, today’s your big chance.  They’re parked on 52nd btw. Lex+3rd 51st btw. Park+Lex right now.  Also, Comme Ci Comme is on 36th & Broadway (with grilled tilapia), Bian Dang is on 46th & Vanderbilt, the Red Hook Lobster Pound Truck is on 46th btw. 5+6th, Gorilla Cheese is on 47th & Park (with a shawarma grilled cheese!?), Kimchi Truck is on 46th & Lex, Wafels & Dinges truck is on 49th & 3rd, and Korilla, Coolhaus, Cupcake Stop, and Feed Your Hole are in the Flatiron.  As always check the ML Twitter Tracker before heading out.

Yesterday Zagat Buzz reported that Dell Frisco’s Grille would be opening this weekend in Rock Center, offering “more affordably priced options including wood-oven baked flatbreads, “two-fisted” sandwiches, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink salads and hearty pastas”. Don’t get too excited though… Grub Street posted the menu today and there is still nothing as cheap as the steak tip bar menu loophole at the original restaurant.

If you like to eat, chances are you like to drink (read: a lot of you are freakin’ lushes), so I thought maybe it was time to introduce a happy hour column to the site. Every Friday afternoon our Happy Hour Correspondent “Mamacita” will post about a different bar in Midtown that fits the Midtown Lunch mentality: unhealthy food, not lame (unless it’s lame in a cool way), and most importantly… cheap.

So we all know the drill. It was a crappy day at work, your boss was being a real jerk, and when you finally get out of the office, the heat and humidity make it feel like it’s 1,000 degrees. All you want is a cold drink in an air-conditioned place. So you just go to wherever is closest. Well I’m here to urge you to use caution, because sometimes… IT’S A TRAP!!!!!!

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Want to eat a delicious Korean lunch today while supporting a good cause? The law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges is raising money to help print up a rights manual for immigrants, and Pro Korean (on 56th btw. 5+6th) has agreed to donate $1 from every combo lunch box they sell today to help the cause. Last month the guides were printed up in Spanish and Chinese, and with this money they hope to translate them into Korean, Russian, and other languages. Make sure you mention “charity” when you purchase your lunch.

Blondie and Clay have shown us a bit of the sweet and savory sides of Paris Baguette, but on a day like today it’s all about their frozen treats. Read more »

If you like to eat, chances are you like to drink (read: a lot of you are freakin’ lushes), so I thought maybe it was time to introduce a happy hour column to the site. Every Friday afternoon our Happy Hour Correspondent “Mamacita” will post about a different bar in Midtown that fits the Midtown Lunch mentality: unhealthy food, not lame (unless it’s lame in a cool way), and most importantly… cheap.

A few months after I wrote that McCormick’s was one of the best food happy hours, our long time commenter Adam posted that:

“I went here tonight with a friend. The burger was fantastic for $3.95 (NOTE: Yes, it seems that they raised the price a buck, but it was still damn good). Best $4 burger I’ve ever had, and for $4 I will be back again. The burger was a perfect medium-rare, big, and juicy, and did I mention $4? This could easily become a bad habit. “

There is nothing wrong with a $4 burger, even Blarney Stone can’t beat that. I figured enough time had passed by that I should follow up on McCormick’s burger at the bar special and see what other changes had been made.

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The Fried Chicken Grilled Cheese from Melt Shop (on Lex btw. 53+54th)

Eater compiled a list of New York’s Biggest, Baddest Gut Bomb Dishes and 5 out of the 15 are in Midtown. Taking home top honors were dishes from Melt Shop, The Counter, Lavo, Bierhaus, and a sick sounding meatloaf from the Stadium Grill at Bowlmor Lanes. Not all are in the ML price range, but sometimes you’ve got to pay extra to get gross.

If you like to eat, chances are you like to drink (read: a lot of you are freakin’ lushes), so every week our Happy Hour Correspondent “Mamacita” will post about a different bar in Midtown that fits the Midtown Lunch mentality: unhealthy food, not lame (unless it’s lame in a cool way), and most importantly… cheap.

Father’s Day is a time to give righteous props to the guy that got lucky with your mom and how better to celebrate your dad then in the way it probably all started -over a drink. Now we all have our family traditions; some like a serene family dinner, some a picnic with the relatives and uncles, others, well others might like to take pops’ away from it all and remind him of his bygone youth. Yes, friends, I’ll start off these father’s day suggestions with this year’s winner: Rick’s Cabaret, just tell mum you went to the MET.

Rick’s Cabaret has 2 for 1 Sunday’s: Bottles and appetizers are buy one get one free (4pm-4am) and admission is gratis till 7pm. Of course, if that’s too rich for your blood or your dad has a bad heart maybe Hooters is a better choice?

Looking for something that won’t get you disowned? Check out some other local picks and some great old man bars after the jump…

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