Midtown Lunch

When the Duane Reade flagship store opened its fancy-pants doors on Wall St. (btw. Nassau & William) I marveled at the fact that they had guys making sushi rolls a short stroll away from the pharmacy. Also on offer is a juice bar and various grab-and-go items as diverse as quinoa salad and Fat Witch brownies. The other day when the parade for the Giants made working in the Financial District something akin to hell, I didn’t want to have to walk far for lunch, and that’s when I decided to check out the sushi rolls sold by a drug store.

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Yesterday I read about the huge and fancy new Duane Reade opening on Wall St. right above Milk St. Cafe and when I walked by the store was having its grand opening. The chain’s renovated locations have already gotten into convenience food, selling sandwiches, sushi and in some cases Korean food. While this was horrifying enough I was not prepared for the food within this new version. Read more »

While buying non-food related items in the Duane Reade at Fulton & Pearl I couldn’t resist seeing what they had in the prepared food section. Nestled next to some hummus and granola parfaits (and the infamous sushi), I spotted this veggie japchae. I was not willing to part with $5 to confirm that this is terrible, but apparently some other people were because there were only two containers of it  left. I can handle a drugstore selling crappy packaged sandwiches and yogurt, but where will they draw the line?