Midtown Lunch

Prosciutto and cheese in a handy fried ball, courtesy of Eating in Translation.

• The Mexican/Japanese food hybrid at Taka Taka is “hard to describe.” [Lunch Studio]
• A look at the prosciutto rice balls at Prince St. Pizza. [Eating in Translation]
• Joe’s Ginger does a respectable soup dumpling. [Feisty Foodie]
• In a battle of McChicken products, everybody loses. [FitR]
• In case you missed it, the Gray Lady stars Shake Shack. [NY Times]
• Rosario’s eggplant slice is “notably great.” [Serious Eats NY]