Midtown Lunch

In what may have been the quickest turnaround of making a sandwich shop into a taco one, Toloache Taqueria opened last week on Maiden Lane (btw. Gold & William). This was a big deal for lunch’ers in the Financial District because we are barren down here for good tacos and tortas.  I was there during their first real day of service, because someone had to eat fancified Mexican food for research purposes. Read more »

Downtown we have to pay $15 for schnitzel. Courtesy of Serious Eats

• This schnitzel makes me want to pay more than $10 for lunch. [Serious Eats]
• The Calexico Cart on Broome makes a triumphant return. [Lunch with Front Studio]
• At long last someone likes Fonda Nolita. [NY Mag]
• You can now get mac and cheese at Tribeca’s Birdbath Bakery. [Tribeca Citizen]
• There is a 90-year-old Chinese tea parlor with a Facebook page. [Fork In The Road]

As all of you know we in the Financial District (OK, and Tribeca) are severely lacking in really awesome Mexican food. Sure, there are decent places like Tajin or The Bigger Place, but other than that it’s just sad generic deli burritos and Chipotle. That was why I was so excited to see Caliente Mexican Grill open on an obscure corner of Trinity Pl. and Thames. One early adopter didn’t have the best feedback on lunch there, but I forged ahead anyway with a co-luncher to see whether they were cooking anything authentic. Read more »