Midtown Lunch

Better than Parm? Via SENY.

• Italian Food Center might be a good Parm alternative. [SENY]
• Park Lane Deli is dunzo. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Peanut noodles sound like a good summer lunch. [FitR]
• An endorsement of a fish sandwich at an LES bar. [Blondie & Brownie]
  

Nominate your fave vendor to get this. Via B&B.

• Summer ice cream flavors at some downtown shops. [Grub St.]
• Have you nominated your favorite cart/truck for a Vendy yet? [B&B]
• Francois Payard ice cream sammies: Back for the season! [FitR]
• A visit to burger favorite, the Ear Inn. [Gothamist]
• Have you eaten at the FiDi’s diner on wheels? [SENY]

Does knife cut beat hand pulled? Via Eat to Blog.

• Paki Tea House is in the top 10 of cheap eats. [Gothamist]
• Fancy Italian sandwich shop Salume has been seized. [Grub St.]
• Barbarini will become Barbalu. [Eater NY]
• All Good Things: Now with pastries! [Tribeca Citizen]
• The roast beef option at Dave’s Hoagies gets a thumbs up. [SENY]
• Veering away from Tasty Hand Pulled Noodles‘s namesake. [Eat to Blog]

That’s a $6 pile of Vietnamese pork chop. Via SENY.

• A firefighter-themed sandwich chain could come to the WFC. [Real Deal]
• Does the FiDi really need another creperie? [Tribeca Citizen]
• Here’s a think piece on Shake Shack taking over the universe. [Grub St.]
• NYC Food Truck Association’s up for an award, and you can help them win. [SENY]
• And BPC’s going to get some BBQ that’s good + affordable. [Eater NY]

Behold the mighty cronut. Via FitR.

• A vendor has disappeared from All Good Things. [Tribeca Citizen]
• A look at the state of Sandy-hit Seaport restaurants. [SENY]
• In case you haven’t heard, a thing called a cronut exists. [Grub St.]

You can get Yuji’s food at Whole Foods for 3 more months. Via FitR.

• A salad chain is coming to Tribeca’s Greenwich St. [Commercial Observer]
• The list of Smorgasburg vendors at the Seaport looks awesome. [Grub St.]
• Behold the Chinese equivalent of Jell-O squares. [Eating in Translation]
• Sometimes all you need is a tuna melt at a coffee shop. [SENY]
• Looks like Kori is reopening after a run in with the tax man. [Tribeca Citizen]

Lard bread makes everything better. Via SENY.

• Korean spot Kori was seized by the tax man. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Now you can eat pulled pork along with your shoe shine. [DNAinfo]
• Potato, egg, lard bread. Genius. [SENY]
• A closer look at the Mamak truck. [Eating in Translation]
• Are Grey Dog’s fries some of the city’s best? [FitR]