After an accident on the W. Side Highway basically blew up the Frites N Meats truck back in April they’ve been on hiatus. They announced that they’ll return to the streets Monday, and to celebrate will be parking in several locations giving out “100+” free frites. The exact spots haven’t been determined (check out the Twitter Tracker for details) but according to their blog will include the Financial District and Soho.
Toloache Has Carne Asada Tacos: On today's ML Downtown Twitter Tracker...Toloache Taqueria has special carne asada tacos, and it's also $6 burrito day. Cupcake Stop is on Water, Eddie's Pizza is on Hudson and Souvlaki GR is at Old Slip.
Posted at 11:16 am, August 5th, 2011 | 0 Comments
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The lowest part of Manhattan doesn’t have many lunch spots that I would term “whimsical” but I think I’ve found the closest thing at Cosmopolitan Cafe’s soda fountain on W. Broadway (at Chambers). It’s a tiny space, focused on the soda and ice cream fountain in the back but they also serve amenu entirely under $10 consisting of crepes and a few daily specials like a burger and sandwiches. Look for the smiling ice cream cones on the scaffolding next to the entrance – and don’t get it confused with the pricier cafe around the corner on Chambers. Read more »
Posted by Andrea H at 12:00 pm, August 4th, 2011 under Cosmopolitan Cafe, French, Sweets, Tribeca.
Multiple Mobile Mexican Options Today: If yesterday was a feast, today is a little bit of a famine on the ML Downtown Twitter Tracker. If you're in the mood for Mexican, Jalapeno Truck is on Hudson & Clarkson, and San Luis is on Front. Sweetery and Kimchi Taco are on Hudson, Mexicue's on Water and La Cense is on Wall.
Posted at 11:16 am, August 4th, 2011 | 0 Comments
It’s always a little sketchy when a place tries to cook three different cuisines in one place, but that’s what Empire Asian on Murray St. (btw. Broadway & Church) is doing. It’s a little hidden behind scaffolding, sandwiched between the Copper Barrel bar and a Muscle Maker Grill. A signboard out front alerts you that they have Chinese, Japanese AND Thai food, and lunch specials starting at $6.95, although it looked like some of the sushi was more in the $10 area. Otherwise they have your standard katsu, pad thai, maki roll trifecta. They should really think about cross-pollination, like general tso’s sushi.
Here’s a confession: I’m not a huge fan of grilled cheese. That was why I was kind of perplexed when I heard there was more than one truck devoted to this sandwich hitting the streets of New York City, and after eating at the first one to launch, I was even more confused. Why would people pay nearly $10 for two slices of bread with some cheese in it? Couldn’t I make this at home with little effort? Centre Melts, one of the new kiosks around 1 Centre St., opened a while back and I was curious if it was going to be any better than the mobile competition. To the analysis! Read more »
Posted by Andrea H at 12:00 pm, August 3rd, 2011 under American, Centre Melts, City Hall, Jury Duty Lunch, Sandwiches.
