Midtown Lunch

I spotted this sign outside The Copper Barrel on Murray St. (nr. Broadway). I have no idea what this lunch special is, and it’s not on their menu online, but it doesn’t really matter because there’s also nothing on there above $10. And they serve something called pork shanks in marsala sauce! Has anyone eaten here since it changed its name from KD Connelly’s or tried the lunch special?

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to eat breakfast at a place that normally serves falafel, Thursday may be your lucky day. The new location of Crisp on Fulton St. (nr. William) is planning to open at 7 a.m. serving up an oatmeal bar and yogurt with various mix-ins (but no eggs or sandwiches). Breakfast is something new they’re trying at this location to see how demand is. And you can get all of their Zach-approved interpretations of falafel sandwiches and burgers come lunch time (full report coming tomorrow!).

Usually when you pick a lunch spot it’s because they have something particularly delicious to check out or a pleasant eating environment. Or the food is dirt cheap. Jeremy’s Ale House on Front St. (btw. Peck Slip & Dover) has only a small fraction of those things, and really my co-lunch’er and I ended up there out of sheer curiousity of what kinds of people would be eating lunch here on a spring-like day. And what would the interior look like with sunlight shining in? The answer to those questions, plus a picture of the tasteful decor after the jump. Read more »

I think we all know there are better sources of Jamaican food downtown than the Golden Krust chain, but I was still sad to see the location on Church St. closed. There is still a branch on Nassau (btw. John & Fulton) if you need your patty fix. Or you could just go to one of the carts like Veronica’s Kitchen and probably get more food for less money.