Midtown Lunch

About the same time that Souvlaki GR opened its brick and mortar on the Lower East Side, Pita Press quietly did the same in the FiDi on Cedar St. It kind of flew under the radar until they put up that bright blue sign that’s noticeable from William St. Lunch’er Jonathan wrote in yesterday and had this to say:

You guys should check out Pita Press on Cedar St. between Pearl St. and William St. I believe this spot used to be occupied by Koyzina Bar and Grill but they shuttered down and it’s replaced by this bright blue “Pita Press” sign. Attached is a photo of the sliced chicken with lettuce, lemon potatoes and real yogurt white sauce. I’ve tried their pork and lamb before and everything tastes great. I want to say this is one of the best Mediterranean style dishes here in FiDi with Zeytuna coming in 2nd.

Jonathan sent along a photo of his lunch, so click through to see it and find out what else is on the menu. Read more »

A lunch’er tipped me off that there was a new burger truck parked down on Water St. & Old Slip yesterday and that didn’t really get me excited. I mean how many fancy burger trucks do we need roaming the streets? But then I spotted the Marrakech Chefs truck (looking like it was engulfed in flames) and found  that the burgers were the least exciting items on the menu. Check it out after the jump.

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It’s not a hard-and-fast rule, but a good cheap lunch is not often found on a cobblestone street surrounded by designer clothing shops. Yet this is where Kelley & Ping is on Greene St. (btw. Prince & W. Houston), on a block that you probably wouldn’t walk down unless you were looking to spend a paycheck. Lunch’er Alexandra tipped me off to it and a look at the menu was a little shocking because most of the dishes were less than $10. Not since finding the lunch special at Peep have I been happy to head somewhere other than Chinatown for some Asian food.

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I’m probably late to the party in noticing this but the Pakistan Tea House was hit with a C grade from the Department of Health. The grade probably comes as a surprise to no one, and likely won’t stop any cabbies from eating there, but it was the first one I’ve seen downtown. I guess we should all be thankful they didn’t get shut down by the DOH like Win Won and then close for good.

The tasting event that allows you to eat sometimes expensive lunch items at ML prices in the World Financial Center is coming your way tomorrow. It’s from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Winter Garden and allows you to try food from restaurants like Yushi and SouthWestNY for $5 or less. It also marks the return for the season of Ed’s Lobster Bar and Quality Burger kiosks and something called Harry’s BBQ outside by the marina. So bring your inner glutton to work tomorrow, or you can just save yourself for when Shake Shack opens next month.