Midtown Lunch

The string of restaurants on Maiden Lane continues to grow, with signage up on the Potbelly Sandwich Shop going in next to Hot Clay Oven between Gold & Pearl. The store location was announced more than a month ago to some people’s delight and others’ disinterest. This is the first NYC shop for the Chicag0-based chain but their Web site is void of any mention of this location so it’s unclear when it’s opening. If any of you are fans, weigh in on what’s good at Potbelly in the comments.

The stretch of Maiden Lane that has pretty much nothing but chain restaurants is about to get one more. According to a tweet from the Downtown Alliance, Chicago-based Potbelly Sandwich Shop has signed a lease next to Goodburger at 101 Maiden Lane. I’m guessing this means the empty space next to Hot Clay Oven, since there’s nothing next to Goodburger but a street and parking garage. There are a lot of east coast locations of Potbelly, but none in the city according to their Web site. I can’t say I’m super excited about another sandwich shop but I’ll save judgment until a taste test.