Generic-looking deli Cafe Tomato on Fulton St. (nr. Broadway) still looks pretty generic, but they now have Korean food! I have never eaten here after an initial walk-through yielded nothing special, but this changes the game, especially since it’s a lot closer for those of us in the upper part of the Financial District than Cafe Hanover.
Posted by Andrea H at 10:00 am, November 10th, 2011 under Cafe Tomato, Financial District, Korean.
Last week I got an e-mail from Ziaul at the Halal Gyro Express cart that’s a fixture of William St. between Maiden Lane and John St., rightly saying that this site has never given them a review even though they’ve been there for seven years. I was kind of confused when he gave the name of the cart, but quickly figured out it it must be the generic-looking Xpress Power Lunch cart that I’ve walked by a million times but never eaten at. Did they have “the best street food downtown” as Ziaul said? That was up to my stomach to find out.
Posted by Andrea H at 12:00 pm, November 9th, 2011 under Financial District, Halal Gyro Express Cart, Street Meat.
Just like UGG boots and being thankful for the gross heat from the subway trains, winter means the return of the Hot Soup cart to Wall St. I spotted it yesterday between William and Pearl streets which is about where it’s normally parked. It looks like the prices are up from last year to $5 for a medium and $6 for a large which is close to approaching Hale & Hearty territory.
Posted by Andrea H at 10:30 am, November 9th, 2011 under Financial District, Hot Soup Cart.
Those of you patiently waiting for the opening of Kortako, the Korean taco and sandwich place on Nassau (btw. John & Fulton) from the people behind Bon Chon on John, you’re just going to have to wait a little longer. According to a note on Kortako’s Web site, the opening has been delayed until mid-November due to delays in getting inspected. Those half-off coupons you got from Bon Chon will be extended to expire one month after whenever the opening date is. The inside looks ready to serve us some Korean fusion food, so stay tuned for a solid opening date.
Posted by Andrea H at 10:00 am, November 4th, 2011 under Financial District, Kortako.
When I first walked into Earl’s Court on Monday when it officially opened, I was impressed that they seemed to have replicated some sort of corporate cafeteria or food court in a European airport. The food offerings are far less exciting than at first envisioned when the list of food options in this place was announced. And if the food doesn’t excite you, perhaps the fact that you can drink there after work will.
Posted by Andrea H at 9:30 am, November 1st, 2011 under Earl Of Sandwich, Earl's Court, Financial District, Sandwiches.
A couple of weeks ago a friend who also works in the Financial District told me they had eaten at Burger Burger on Pearl (at Stone) and had an extremely disappointing experience involving a way overdone patty and fries that were nearly cold when they got them. I’ve never eaten there and Daniel reviewed this place way back in January of 2009. He seemed impressed with his Aussie burger (which did look pretty good from the pictures) but a lot of things can go so very wrong in more than two years, so I decided it was time to do the only reasonable thing and go eat some grilled meat and fried potatoes.
Posted by Andrea H at 12:00 pm, October 31st, 2011 under Burger, Burger Burger, Financial District.
I don’t know how excited you all will get about food court Earl’s Court opening in the Financial District, but at least it has a decent bakery and milk shake bar! The big space will have seven eateries, which were outlined in a previous post, and I can’t say I will be first in line to try any of them, but I am thankful that none of them is a Subway. You can expect a full report later in the week on whether this is any different than eating at an airport.
Posted by Andrea H at 9:30 am, October 31st, 2011 under Earl's Court, Financial District, Openings.
