I was walking past Koodo Sushi on Nassau St. (nr. Liberty) when I spotted the very festive handmade poster in the window. Basically you can get a very simple ramen soup for $6.95 but you’re going to pay $3 more if you want pork or any other addition. I’m going to be all over this when the weather turns nasty.
Posted by Andrea H at 9:30 am, October 12th, 2011 under Uncategorized.
I don’t wander down to Bowling Green unless I’m hot on the trail of lunch, but when I was down there Friday I noticed Sigmund Pretzel Shop had a cart parked right by the 4/5 subway station. Of course I had to go over and investigate! The delicious maker of all things pretzel on the Lower East Side will be parked there for the next five years, Monday through Friday, according to the bored-looking girl working the cart. They have various kinds of pretzels that are $3 and up, on top of a pretzel-wrapped hot dog and iced coffee. This is definitely going in the afternoon snack rotation.
Posted by Andrea H at 8:30 am, June 13th, 2011 under Uncategorized.
Name: Jody Leggio
Occupation: Television Editor. I also have a food blog (doesn’t everyone?) about wings. (wingmen3.blogspot.com)
Where you work: 6th Ave. between Watts and Grand
Age: 32
Favorite Kinds of Food: Things I can eat without utensils: Tacos, pizza, kati rolls, sopes, wings, moo shu, shawarma on laffa…
Least Favorite Foods: Frozen fish sticks. They’re the only thing my mom would let me get away with not eating when I was a kid.
Favorite Lunches Downtown: Felini on semolina from Alidoro on Sullivan (btw. Spring & Prince); Chorizo sopes from Papatzul on Grand (at W. Broadway); Grilled wings from South Houston on W. Broadway (at Grand); Miso-glazed salmon from Mooncake Foods on Watts (btw. Thompson & 6th); Chicken cutlet parmesan from Torrisi Italian Specialties on Mulberry (at Prince).
The “go-to” lunch place you and your co-workers eat at too often: Mooncake Foods is so quick and easy, so it’s kind of the default lunch spot. It’s tasty and reasonably priced though so no complaints from me. Read more »
Posted by Andrea H at 12:00 pm, March 8th, 2011 under PROFILE: Downtown Lunch'er, Uncategorized.
Today might not be the best day to go check this out, but a David Byrne-endorsed pop-up cafe is officially open on Pearl St. (near Broad) in front of the Fika Espresso Bar and Bombay’s Indian Cuisine (which sponsored the installation). It’s the first in the city, and the 14 tables are open for anyone to use regardless if you’re eating a sandwich from home or something from one of the restaurants it’s in front of. I went on Friday to check it out, but sadly all of the tables were full. And if you’re a Talking Heads fan, maybe you’ll be lucky enough to sit in the same chair Byrne did.
Posted by Andrea H at 8:30 am, August 16th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
At first, this sign outside the Lane Cafe on Maiden Lane (btw. Gold & William) looked like any other outside a generic deli, but on closer inspection (see second line) revealed a unique lunch special. Mostly, I was just angry that I had already eaten and couldn’t be taken back to my childhood of processed food from a box.
Posted by Andrea H at 1:30 pm, June 23rd, 2010 under Uncategorized.
There’s a list on the NY Mag site today of the top 101 sandwiches in the city, and the downtown area did not come up short. Sadly, I’ve only reviewed two of the top sandwiches: the sesame pancake with beef from Vanessa’s Dumpling House in Chinatown came in at No. 99, and the oyster po’boy from Cheeky Sandwiches was ranked No. 73. Sandwiches from other places I’ve been meaning to check out like Farinella Italian Bakery in Tribeca, Despana in Soho and Chinatown’s Banh Mi Saigon were also included. The sloppy bao from Baoguette made an appearance, but the highest ranking sandwich downtown was from Alidoro in Soho. I guess my stomach has some eating to do.
Posted by Andrea H at 2:56 pm, June 1st, 2010 under Uncategorized.
A sign of the apocalypse, courtesy of Eater
Posted by Andrea H at 9:30 am, April 30th, 2010 under Downtown Links, Uncategorized.
