Midtown Lunch

It’s been quite some time since I’ve hit up Texas Rotisserie & Grill on Fulton St. (btw. William & Gold), the place where you can get jerk chicken wings and BBQ pork in one convenient location. Now, they’ve added meals for $6 to the menu, and I’ve got to say I’m likely to be lured in with the fish sandwich, chicken wings or beef bowl. Just stay away from the items involving BBQ sauce and you’ll be fine.

Name: Christian Cervegnano

Occupation: Apple systems engineer in the IT department at a small educational book publisher.

Favorite kinds of food: Mediterranean cuisines; Flavorful food with a nod to healthy eating but I’m also a sucker for fried fish, I must admit.

Some of you may be familiar with the New Amsterdam Market which brings together different vendors selling food and other items on Sundays underneath the overpass on South St. by the Seaport. You’ll be happy to hear that this Thursday some of the food vendors are doing a special lunch at the Pier 16 Marginal Wharf (that’s at South St. & Fulton) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. that involves some places we would normally have to take the subway to enjoy. If you’ve ever thought how awesome it would be to have lunch involving Porchetta, Lonestar Tacos, Black Tree Sandwich, People’s Pops, La Newyorkina or Luke’s Lobster in one convenient location now’s your chance. P&H Sodas and Pushcart Coffee will also be on hand for your beverage needs.

There are trucks out there serving crazy sandwiches and burgers – the Feed Your Hole truck instantly comes to mind – but they don’t often come downtown during lunch hours. Munchie Mobile hit the streets a while back but it wasn’t until late last week that I was able to catch up with the truck during a stop at the Lent Space food truck lot at 6th Ave. between Canal & Grand. I’d looked over the menu before getting there and it’s pretty vast with several variations of burgers, grilled cheese, chicken sandwiches, fried items and some other combos thrown between bread that breached the $10 mark without including a side. I mean, if you’re eating a triple decker grilled cheese involving a hamburger patty, jalapeno poppers and fries (that would be the Gangsta’s Paradise for $11) you’re not going to be needing some onion rings on the side.

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While walking by Yushi on Pearl St. (btw. Maiden Ln. & Cedar) last week, this sign was outside touting what they call a banh mi, but what I call an Asian sandwich involving tofu and various vegetables. The ingredients actually sound pretty good, but it would be hard to bypass the build-your-own bowl bar for a sandwich.