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 »
It’s easy to forget about the area around City Hall at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge in terms of lunch options because, other than a couple of food carts, there really weren’t any until a year ago when the Open Air Cafe kiosks opened. Those shuttered, but this year brought the amazing news that Tortilleria Nixtamal opened Nixtamalito and then others selling diner food, grilled cheese, shaved ice and other items were opening. The last of the bunch was Koki & Vegi with Korean food. As of last week the kiosk has been open selling bibimbap, kalbi, bulgogi and other items at less than $10. After what I ate yesterday, I can say that Korean food fans should be excited.
Posted by Andrea H at 11:45 am, July 6th, 2011 under City Hall, Koki & Vegi, Korean.
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Trucks Back In Full Effect On Hudson: Looks like the heat is off the trucks on Hudson St. for now as Cupcake Crew, Joyride Truck and Big D's Grub are all parked there today. Elsewhere on the ML Downtown Twitter Tracker...Gorilla Cheese is on Varick, Korilla BBQ is on Front, La Cense is on Wall and Souvlaki GR is on Old Slip.
Posted at 11:21 am, July 6th, 2011 | 0 Comments
Late last week I got an alarming e-mail from Lunch’er Danielle saying the Wall St. Burger Shoppe on Water St. (nr. Broad) was closing. Here’s what she had to say:
One of my co-workers was watching the Mets game there and that’s what one of the bartenders told her. That’s all I know. We are bummed!
Well, so was I since they have good burgers and lunch deals. When I tried to check out this story on Tuesday things got a little weird.
UPDATE: Looks like they indeed closed with no warning, and have filed for bankruptcy. Read more »
Cheap Tacos, Sweets On The Twitter Tracker: If you're looking for a good lunch to ease you back into working, here are some options from the ML Downtown Twitter Tracker...Souvlaki GR and Schnitzel & Things are on Old Slip, La Cense is on Barclay, and it's $2 taco day at Toloache. Taim Mobile and Korilla BBQ are on Varick along with Cupcake Stop (which is also on Water), Bistro Truck is on Charlton, and Sweetery is on Hudson. Big D's Grub Truck is at Hanover Sq. and Wafels & Dinges has a cart on Whitehall.
Posted at 11:20 am, July 5th, 2011 | 0 Comments
As is customary here on Midtown Lunch, every Tuesday we’ll profile a different lunch’er and get their recommendations for places to eat in Downtown NYC. This week, we have Kenny who is a new reader to ML: Downtown but has some solid lunches in Tribeca with a Chinatown staple thrown in.
Name: Kenny Kane
Occupation: VP of operations at I’m Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation
Where you work: Worth & Church streets
Age: 24
Favorite Kinds of Food: Chinese, Italian, deli and diner food
Least Favorite Foods: Sushi and fish
Favorite Lunches Downtown: Chicken and broccoli at Wo Hop on Mott (btw. Mosco & Chatham Sq.); the #12 Autumn Combo at Lenny’s (Multiple Locations); the pot pie at Square Diner on Leonard (at W. Broadway); grilled chicken with fresh mozzarella and lettuce at Landmarc on W. Broadway (btw. Leonard & Worth); cheeseburger and green salad at Edward’s on W. Broadway (btw. Thomas & Duane).
The “go-to” lunch place you and your co-workers eat at too often: Square Diner
It’s the Vietnamese version of a sausage biscuit. Courtesy of Serious Eats NY.
