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A REAL Midtown Lunch challenge: $5 LUNCHES
Posted: 5:13 pm, July 9th, 2009 in Midtown Eating
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I second the chaat from Indus Express, great deal for under $5 and lately I've been going to Sukhadia more as well, extremely filling, just be sure to stick with the paneer or kachori.
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Cheap (and GOOD) Indian food is a hard thing to come by in Midtown, dmax, and I totally agree the paneer and kachori are delicious.
(Being Indian myself, I appreciate good cheap Indian meals)
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The halal cart at the NW corner of 39th and Broadway does a smaller sized chicken/lamb on rice for $3.50. It's just just big enough to be filling.
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Yum, but 39th is a bit of a trip from Rock Center.
Keep 'em coming!
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5 combo for 5 dollars (incl tax) from lunchbox 34th bet 7th and 8th. this place hardly gets any love.
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I'll bring some love.
That sounds phenomenal. Define "5 combo" though, AL@1PP
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http://midtownlunch.com/2008/06/20/fay-da-bakery-elevates-the-lunch-box-buffet/
basically at the steam-buffet bar you choose 5 items for your 5 dollars. they control the portions, but it's not really a problem in terms of quantity. the best stuff is at the end of the table near the door, giant egg rolls, fried chicken legs, stuff like that. (rice counts as 1 item, but you get alot of it)
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I get a big bowl of Cup Ramyun (Cup noodles) at any deli that has them.. (get the SHIN NOODLES.. they're teh best) that will be about 3.50.. then a small thing of rice at a chinese place for $1.00... after i eat the noodles, dump the rice in the broth.. it's delicious
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Besides being a street meats devourer, I'm a pizza pulverizer so 2 Bros special at 2.75 for 2 slices and soda can.
I also read the recent post about fried chicken for a buck a piece. A slice is a buck too. F#%& the useless soda and make yourself a delicious FRIED CHICKEN PIZZA SLICE for 2 bucks! Who cares if your fingers and hand are all greasy. -
That fried chicken pizza sounds absolutely delectable, StreetMeasOnsumer3008!
I plan to take a trip to Fay Da soon, AL@1PP.
And sushiburger, I haven't tried the SHIN Noodles yet, but that's a smart move! Hmmm
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mean fiddler's $4 slider special is def one of the best meals for under $5. I had it the other day and the beef burgers are amazing. Their burgers are bigger than white castle sliders and taste 1000 times better.
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Thanks, jokgga!
I've been meaning to try Mean Fiddler's deal. Is that only during Happy Hour, and is that also 7 days a week??
The slider deal I've been living on is 123 BSB's - they're small, but they're so greasy and delicious
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Yup the $4 sliders at Mean Fiddler are good, even the buffalo chicken ones with blue cheese dressing are worth trying. If you haven't seen it, here's the review I did for ML
http://midtownlunch.com/2009/07/10/midtown-happy-hour-duck-away-from-times-square-for-sliders-at-the-mean-fiddler/ -
Yeah, I read your review, Mamacita. It looks phenomenal, and it's MUCH closer to me than 123 BSB (though the walk helps me get hungrier, haha).
Yay, my forum got the Mamacita treatment! (Little pleasures in life)
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When I went down to NC to see my girlfriend a month ago, we were eating lunch at Bojangles' and talking about the price of lunch here versus back up in NYC (where we went to college together). In her words:
"If you spent more than $5 here, you'd feel guilty. If you spent less than $5 in NYC, you'd feel like you didn't get much at all."
That made me think: can you get a meal in Midtown for $5 or less???
What I have so far:
- Gyro from the 53rd and 6th St. cart ($4)
- Classic American cheese grilled cheese from Burger Heaven ($3.50)
- 1 full dish from either Yip's or Hing Won ($5 tops)
- Fried fish sandwich at Cafe Zaiya ($3.50)
- Burrito from the 50th St. btwn. 6th and 7th Mexican taco and burrito cart ($5)
What else???