Midtown Lunch

This is what a winning fish taco looks like, courtesy of Fork In The Road

• Fish tacos from Nolita’s Pinche Taqueria and Baja Fresh went head-to-head, with Pinche coming out the winner thanks its taco’s heft and tastier fish. What, no throwdown with Taco Bell? [Fork In the Road]
• A protein-oriented chainlet for meatheads has opened its first NYC location in Tribeca. I’m sure it’s just as healthy as those jugs of bright pink protein drinks being consumed in the weight area of the gym. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Old school Chinese hole-in-the-wall Mee Sun Cafe has been shuttered by the DOH since the end of April. [Lost City]
• The Grand St. location of Two Boots is closing on May 9 after three years. Apparently, people on the Lower East Side don’t like their pizza with a Cajun twist. [The Lo Down]
• The po boys and other New Orleans fare at Cheeky Sandwiches pass muster. [Restaurant Girl] 

If you assumed as I did that there was no cheapskate place downtown focusing on creatures of the deep, you probably haven’t been to Terrace Fish & Chip (on Fulton St., between Nassau and Dutch). It’s like they’ve mathematically figured out every possible combination of fried or grilled fish, shrimp, scallops, crab cakes and clams. Then they throw in some seafood rice, French fries and/or salad, and you have lunch.

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I became something of a Chinatown dumpling addict after I discovered the price to deliciousness ratio after moving to the city a couple of years ago from the midwest. Sadly, the Financial District has little- to-no decent dumpling options so I decided to take the subway a couple of stops up to Vanessa’s Dumpling House on Eldridge St.

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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 Lorelei who is not very particular about what she eats.

Name: Lorelei DeMesa

Occupation: Kitty Feeder, Executive Assistant and Some of The Girls Founder

Where do you work?: NYU

Age: 33 (soon to be 34) – don’t you know that you’re not supposed to ask women that question? :)

Favorite Kind of Food?: Edible

Least Favorite Food?: Anything slimy or from the insect kingdom Read more »

On a particularly cool and rainy day, I was in the mood for something meaty and hearty. In other words, I wanted some good old-fashioned comfort food. That was how I ended up at Texas Rotisserie & Grill on Fulton Street – where you can get a gut bomb or a marginally “healthy” meal squarely in the Midtown Luncher price range. Read more »