Midtown Lunch Forums: Recent Topics http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ Finding Lunch in New York City's Midtown Manhattan en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:51:47 +0000 "Ali Baba Turkish Cusine---34th btwn 2nd-3rd--slightly out of bounds but well worth the money..." by Goats http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/ali-baba-turkish-cusine-34th-btwn-2nd-3rd-slightly-out-of-bounds-but-well-worth-the-money Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:37:21 +0000 Goats 416@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ I hit this haven of turkish meats last night for my birthday, but I am posting b/c they actually have a lunch special--10.95 for an appetizer plus an entre! I know it's .95 over (w/o tax if you get takeout) and it's slightly out of bounds, but their grilled meats were pretty amazing! Great falafal and pickled hot salad as well...and all items were reasonably priced. I actually got the mixed grill for dinner $21, with a falafal and hot pickled salad appetizer. All were pretty amazing! I have leftovers, which I am NOT sharing with Max, my pooch.I think my g/f may be gracious enough to give me her leftovers as well--but I'm not banking on it yet. I'd totally reccomend this place--reasonably cheap (especially the lunch specials) and darn good. Service can be a little slow but I didn't mind

]]> I hit this haven of turkish meats last night for my birthday, but I am posting b/c they actually have a lunch special--10.95 for an appetizer plus an entre! I know it's .95 over (w/o tax if you get takeout) and it's slightly out of bounds, but their grilled meats were pretty amazing! Great falafal and pickled hot salad as well...and all items were reasonably priced. I actually got the mixed grill for dinner $21, with a falafal and hot pickled salad appetizer. All were pretty amazing! I have leftovers, which I am NOT sharing with Max, my pooch.I think my g/f may be gracious enough to give me her leftovers as well--but I'm not banking on it yet. I'd totally reccomend this place--reasonably cheap (especially the lunch specials) and darn good. Service can be a little slow but I didn't mind

]]> "Fresh-N-Fast Burger?" by ACSlaterJeans http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/fresh-n-fast-burger Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:13:51 +0000 ACSlaterJeans 381@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ Anyone ever hear of it? Sign is up across from my office on 23rd and park. Google search only pulls up this:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/fbh/1438981949.html

]]> Anyone ever hear of it? Sign is up across from my office on 23rd and park. Google search only pulls up this:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/fbh/1438981949.html

]]> "Is There a "Hot Soup" cart near your office?" by Zach Brooks http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/is-there-a-hot-soup-cart-near-your-office Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:38:22 +0000 Zach Brooks 386@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ I always wanted to compile a list of where all the "Hot Soup" carts are. You know the ones I'm talking about, right? With the giant red sign that says "Hot Soup". If there's one near your office please post it below? (But only the you've seen recently, becaue they've been known to move.)

I know of two for sure...

45th btw. 5+6th

and

52nd btw. 6+7th

Anybody else got one?

]]> I always wanted to compile a list of where all the "Hot Soup" carts are. You know the ones I'm talking about, right? With the giant red sign that says "Hot Soup". If there's one near your office please post it below? (But only the you've seen recently, becaue they've been known to move.)

I know of two for sure...

45th btw. 5+6th

and

52nd btw. 6+7th

Anybody else got one?

]]> "khanom chun!!!" by poppyseed http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/khanom-chun Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:38:37 +0000 poppyseed 412@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ Does anyone know where I can get khanom chun in New York? It's a Thai dessert, nine layers of delicious coconutty jelly like dessert...have been craving it for a long time. I think I bought some from Sanir/Sanur a while back but it didn't quite hit the spot. It looks like this: http://www.flixya.com/photo/374980/Khanom_Chun_-_layered_dessert

thanks

]]> Does anyone know where I can get khanom chun in New York? It's a Thai dessert, nine layers of delicious coconutty jelly like dessert...have been craving it for a long time. I think I bought some from Sanir/Sanur a while back but it didn't quite hit the spot. It looks like this: http://www.flixya.com/photo/374980/Khanom_Chun_-_layered_dessert

thanks

]]> "Any decent Korean style deli in midtown east?" by mkim1206 http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/any-decent-korean-style-deli-in-midtown-east Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:53:48 +0000 mkim1206 415@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ I know i am in trouble by asking for a genetic midtown deli but I sometimes need a good bowl of udon soup or bi bim bab which i can't get from a mexican cart.
any suggestion?

]]> I know i am in trouble by asking for a genetic midtown deli but I sometimes need a good bowl of udon soup or bi bim bab which i can't get from a mexican cart.
any suggestion?

]]> "Jerk Chicken" by StreetMeasOnsumer3008 http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/jerk-chicken Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:06:29 +0000 StreetMeasOnsumer3008 311@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ I wanted halal today, saw the line at XPL and then decided to go to Jerk Pan across the street instead, on 48th and Park. Why wait on line for something I had plenty of times and not even tried the Jamaican cart in my neck of the woods yet? The line moved fairly smoothly. It took about 2-3 minutes per person.

The rice & beans was fairly flavorful. The steamed vegetables are so-what standard - cabbage with carrots, corn, and peas - frozen veg. medley most likely. My definite complaint is their chicken serving! I ordered a small and got barely 2 pieces? What's going on here? I had a drumstick chopped in half and barely a thigh. All this for $8? The only pluses were their tasty rice and not getting so full that I go into a coma.

POOR imitation of the Dutchy...

]]> I wanted halal today, saw the line at XPL and then decided to go to Jerk Pan across the street instead, on 48th and Park. Why wait on line for something I had plenty of times and not even tried the Jamaican cart in my neck of the woods yet? The line moved fairly smoothly. It took about 2-3 minutes per person.

The rice & beans was fairly flavorful. The steamed vegetables are so-what standard - cabbage with carrots, corn, and peas - frozen veg. medley most likely. My definite complaint is their chicken serving! I ordered a small and got barely 2 pieces? What's going on here? I had a drumstick chopped in half and barely a thigh. All this for $8? The only pluses were their tasty rice and not getting so full that I go into a coma.

POOR imitation of the Dutchy...

]]> "Broadhurst Theater (dinner)" by Yvo http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/broadhurst-theater-dinner Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:32:03 +0000 Yvo 410@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ I just went to the map and apparently, nothing good is near Broadhurst theater (44th btw 7th and 8th) unless Times Square Hot Bagel is amazing. Any suggestions? Pre or post theater dining... Hamlet is 3 hours long, so I'm hoping to grab a nibble at least beforehand. Thanks for any suggestions.

]]> I just went to the map and apparently, nothing good is near Broadhurst theater (44th btw 7th and 8th) unless Times Square Hot Bagel is amazing. Any suggestions? Pre or post theater dining... Hamlet is 3 hours long, so I'm hoping to grab a nibble at least beforehand. Thanks for any suggestions.

]]> "DocChuck" by Fred http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/docchuck Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:42:21 +0000 Fred 387@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ In the comments on a fairly recent MTL entry (http://midtownlunch.com/2009/10/23/midtown-links-the-chicken-pot-pie-edition/), Zach indicated he was considering banning me and DocChuck as he is "sick of the same back and forth every day"

I understand this concern, and promised in a subsequent comment that I would cease and desist; and I have kept that promise

I will confine my comments on DocChuck (& his many alternate login identities) here, and intend it to serve as a reference on the subject

Full disclosure:
1) I'd like to see DocChuck banned from this website, just as he is from most other well written food websites, like SE and OTB
2) I (like DocChuck) am not located in NYC, but I like to read about NYC, especially it's food scene. Also, this website is very enjoyable to read

]]> In the comments on a fairly recent MTL entry (http://midtownlunch.com/2009/10/23/midtown-links-the-chicken-pot-pie-edition/), Zach indicated he was considering banning me and DocChuck as he is "sick of the same back and forth every day"

I understand this concern, and promised in a subsequent comment that I would cease and desist; and I have kept that promise

I will confine my comments on DocChuck (& his many alternate login identities) here, and intend it to serve as a reference on the subject

Full disclosure:
1) I'd like to see DocChuck banned from this website, just as he is from most other well written food websites, like SE and OTB
2) I (like DocChuck) am not located in NYC, but I like to read about NYC, especially it's food scene. Also, this website is very enjoyable to read

]]> "Napkin Bib FAIL: Grease Stains" by mghu777 http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/napkin-bib-fail-grease-stains Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:45:18 +0000 mghu777 397@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ So I figure this place would be the best source to ask this since I am sure some experienced street meat eaters would surely have the answer. So I am about to eat my street meat with all the ready precautions at my desk. Tarp-like layer of napkins? Check. Napkin bib? Check. Tucked tie in shirt? Check. BIG pile of napkins at the ready? Check. So I dive right in. I am trying to be careful and thoroughly enjoying my meal. And then, stuff happens. Smelly greasy stuff that makes street meat so f'ing good. And it's on all the places where my napkin bib is not. What's worse is that I am without the emergency office shirt or a suit jacket which I would undoubtedly use to hide my plebeian culinary shame. So with the office supplies and kitchen resources, how can I get rid of these stains?

]]> So I figure this place would be the best source to ask this since I am sure some experienced street meat eaters would surely have the answer. So I am about to eat my street meat with all the ready precautions at my desk. Tarp-like layer of napkins? Check. Napkin bib? Check. Tucked tie in shirt? Check. BIG pile of napkins at the ready? Check. So I dive right in. I am trying to be careful and thoroughly enjoying my meal. And then, stuff happens. Smelly greasy stuff that makes street meat so f'ing good. And it's on all the places where my napkin bib is not. What's worse is that I am without the emergency office shirt or a suit jacket which I would undoubtedly use to hide my plebeian culinary shame. So with the office supplies and kitchen resources, how can I get rid of these stains?

]]> "Company moving to 53rd street and Park ave" by mkim1206 http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/company-moving-to-53rd-street-and-park-ave Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:54:08 +0000 mkim1206 326@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ What's my lunch options now?

]]> What's my lunch options now?

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