Midtown Lunch

Clay pots: Better with meat and rice than plants. Courtesy of Eating In Translation

• Chinatown’s A-Wah serves its specialty bo zai fan, or clay pot rice, with all kinds of tasty toppings. And you can actually order the crispy pig hanging in the window. [NY Times], with a bonus slide show at [Eating In Translation]
• The fried chicken leg over rice at Excellent Pork Chop House is “the bomb,” and the pork chop is, well, “excellent.” [Food In Mouth]
• The Post tells of three “secret” spots in the Financial District to go eat your lunch so you don’t anger your co-workers with your kimchi and anchovy sandwich. [NY Post]
• A fourth location of Birdbath Bakery is opening on Church St. in Tribeca, meaning more hoity toity baked goods for your belly. [Eater NY]
• The Meatball Shop on the LES grinds an insane amount of meat for their meatballs. Why must this place be so far from the FiDi? [Grub St.]