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PROFILE: Downtown Lunch’er “Jodie”

As is customary here on Midtown Lunch, every Tuesday we’ll profile a different lunch’er and get their recommendations for places to eat in Downtown NYC. This week, we have Jodie who likes to eat like it’s Thanksgiving more than once a year, and would like to not have to travel to Brooklyn for a good sandwich.

Name: Jodie

Occupation: Law student

 Where you live: Financial District

 Age: 23

 Favorite kinds of food: Bacon cheeseburgers, Italian, Mexican, frou frou cheese and prosciutto platters.

 Least favorite foods: Chinese food (although I do get cravings for it about 3x a year), okra.

 Favorite lunches downtown : I’m a major fan of Burger Burger and often order the Mr. Flintstone Burger there.  It’s topped with truffled mushrooms and roquefort cheese, and the $12 special comes with a side of Cajun fries and a can of soda. By the way, the burgers there are quite big and come served on a brioche bun — the light sweetness of the bun combined with the rich, tangy roquefort cheese… my goodness I have to stop thinking about it before I impulsively order it; Another burger I enjoy is the bacon cheeseburger from Stir Cafe on Broadway (btw. Whitehall & Exchange Pl.).  Despite its terrible reviews on Yelp and Seamless, the people there make a tasty burger and deliver it in this unforgettable cardboard food container with fries, a pickle and cole slaw.  The burger combo is substantial and comes out to around $8; not enough people know about the great deal; When I’m missing Thanksgiving (“missing,” as in lamenting the too few appearances it makes in my life), I go to Lenny’s on John St. (at Cliff) and order the platter of one meat and three sides.  Oven roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese and stuffing, and you’ve got yourself a $10 mini-Thanksgiving; I also love to get the falafel over rice platter at Alan’s Falafel cart on Broadway (at Liberty), and the people there give you a huge helping for the price —  $5 for pure, satiating goodness.
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Posted by Andrea H at 9:30 am, October 25th, 2011 under PROFILE: Downtown Lunch'er.

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Columbia Has Stolen Our Food Trucks: OK, stolen is a strong word, but some of our regulars are parked at the university's new food truck pod. We do have Sweetery, Crisp and Schnitzel & Things on Hudson, Comme Ci Comme Ca at Old Slip and Bian Dang on Front, according to the ML Downtown Twitter Tracker. Also, Wall St. Burgers is on Varick with a sweet onion chicken burger, and La Cense is on Wall.

Posted at 11:28 am, October 24th, 2011 | 0 Comments

First Look: You Might Have To Break The $10 Barrier At OBAO

Several months after paper went up on the windows in the former space selling “exquisite jewelry”, OBAO opened last week selling a mix of Vietnamese and Thai dishes that they mercifully didn’t fuse together. There’s a steam table with Thai standards and most of the Vietnamese fare is out of the ML price range. The prices are a bit high for a place that looks like a bit more downscale, but if you’re willing to toe the $10 line you’re probably going to be pretty satisfied with your lunch here.

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Posted by Andrea H at 9:30 am, October 24th, 2011 under Financial District, OBAO, Thai, Vietnamese.

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Downtown Links (The “Wait, My Sandwich Has How Many Calories?” Edition)

Is this the best pork chop in Chinatown? Courtesy of Lunch Studio.

  • A ringing endorsement for Hua Ji’s pork chop. [Lunch Studio]
  • Has Pret been fudging its calorie counts? [Grub St.]
  • Here’s what you can expect from Torrisi’s new sandwich shop. [Eater NY]
  • Apparently the fashion types like Cubano and parm sandwiches? [Refinery 29]
  • La Maison du Chocolat’s chocolate mousse is within ML price boundaries! [Serious Eats NY]

Posted by Andrea H at 12:15 pm, October 21st, 2011 under Downtown Links.

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Frites N Meats, Korilla Downtown: It's a little quiet on the ML Downtown Twitter Tracker today, but we do have Frites N Meats at Hanover Sq., Korilla BBQ on Front, La Cense on Wall and Eddie's Pizza Truck on Hudson along with its cart on Greenwich. Bongo Brothers is on Coenties Slip.

Posted at 11:20 am, October 21st, 2011 | 0 Comments

Papa Perrone Truck Opening Brick & Mortar

If you were on Twitter yesterday you may have spotted the sort of vague post above from the Papa Perrone truck about opening a brick and mortar on Water St. Well, Papa Perrone himself confirmed in an e-mail that this is happening in a couple of months when they open at 36 Water St. (nr. Coenties Slip). There were a bunch of empty storefronts on that stretch of street, one of which was just filled by OBAO Noodles & BBQ, and it sounds like the Papa Perrone collaboration is working on a design at the moment. Word is they’re also thinking of putting the Rutgers grease truck special on the menu, but nothing’s nailed down at the moment.

Posted by Andrea H at 9:30 am, October 21st, 2011 under Openings, Papa Perrone.

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Frying Dutchmen Now Has Burgers: According to the ML Downtown Twitter Tracker, Frying Dutchmen will be on Varick today with some sort of burger. Also, Sweetery is on Hudson along with Wall St. Burgers, Bongo Brothers is at Old Slip, Rickshaw Dumplings is on both Hudson and Coenties Slip, La Cense is on Wall and Kimchi Tacos is also on Hudson. Mexicue is continuing its streak in the FiDi at Water today and Calexico is out at Prince & Wooster.

Posted at 11:17 am, October 20th, 2011 | 0 Comments

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