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Thanks/apologies from a future visitor!
Posted: 4:06 pm, November 3rd, 2009 in Midtown Eating
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Well, obviously you'll have to have lunch at the Famous Halal cart for the famous Chicken and Lamb over Rice. It's just across the street :)
I cant help but pimp out my favorite midtown restaurant:
Ipanema
13 W.46th StThey serve home-style brasilian food at very affordable prices (dinner and drinks should run about $30-$35 pp).
Aside from that, what's your budget like for dinner, and what's types of food interests you?
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I am starting think that Adamprato's dad owns Ipanema.
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And don't forget the Schnitz truck on Mondays.
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I did see that the Halal cart is right by the hotel...that is exactly what I'm looking for! I'm trying to eat very cheaply because just paying for the whole package and two Broadway plays is killing me!
And that's how I found the site, I Googled street food vendors looking for cheap eats and found Zach's reviews. I've been checking out the various listings around the hotel.
But as far as budget and cuisine, I'd like to keep it to no more than $30/day...I hope that's doable! It's just for me and I can eat anything, but I do want to enjoy NY while there, so I've been looking at the pizza reviews (Grandma slices are rectangle, right?) and the 2008 poll winners. I also saw that Ernest Klein grocery is close by, so I'll get some snacks/drinks for the hotel room there to save $$.
I really just wanted to say thanks for all the info. This is a great site and makes me all the more excited about our trip!!
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check out Sbarro, its the best slice in Manhattan
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Ernest Klein can get kinda pricey actually. The lunch sandwiches are cheap, around $7. But everything else there is Midtown prices,
ex: A piece of chocolate cake for $4.
But they do have a decent fruit stand so if you wanna go that route they might be good. -
Don't go to 53rd and 6th! It really is VILE! I had it recently. Check the forums, and you will see many of us are not/no longer huge fans. TRY KWIK MEAL 45th and 6th. It is the BEST street food in NYC, hands down..... Unless you enjoy mayonnaise on standard issue gyro meat, go to Kwik Meal for REAL LAMB chunks with REAL TZATZIKI!
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lol @ steve for The Office reference!
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i think she should try 53rd and kwik meal...since this will be her first time trying it...she will find both very good since she has nothing to compare it to.
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Thanks to all for your recommendations!
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mkim no. This dude named Alfredo owns it.
The more people go to it, the longer they'll stay in business, and the longer *I* get to go there :)
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Alli, all the entrees at ipanema are under $30, and come with rice and beans (and the steaks come with fried potatoes). If you stick to soda and not liquor, you can do under $30.
There are plenty of dining options in the area for under $30:
From that list I'd suggest:
- Chinese: Wu Liang Ye / Szechuan Gourmet
- Indian: Bombay Masala, Baluchi, Spice Fusion, etc
- Italian: John's Pizzeria -
adam, she said 30 per day. not 30 per meal. :P
hey alli, no need to apologize. it just means the streets will be empty in other places.
my cousins from cali and north carolina LOVE chicken and rice and cusses me out every time they find out i'm having some.
i second john's pizzeria. you can't come to new york without trying our pizza. and if you're gonna try our pizza you might as well try john's. if you don't mind exploring a bit, you should go to the bleecker street location. that location is cozier than the midtown place which is admittedly cleaner but has a tourist-trappy big-box-restaurant feel. it's whole pies only and a plain will run about $13 before tax&tip + a dollar for extra toppings.
also, try some bagels from essabagel on 51st and 3rd.
or some good corned beef/pastrami from katz/stage's (though they're all pretty expensive ... practically $20 per sandwich)
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I just wanted to say thanks and apologize in advance:
I'm staying at the Hilton on 6th Ave. between 53rd+54th Thanksgiving week with hundreds of teenage girls who will be performing in the Macy's parade. My 14-year-old daughter will be one of the girls wearing red jackets all over town that week.
Sofirst off my apologies for their clogging up the streets, but many thanks for all the great info you have here on your site.
This will be my first visit to New York and I want to experience good local food. (The teenagers will be eating at chain fast-food places, so I'm free to experiment on my own!) I'm from New Orleans, where small local food joints serve some of THE best of our city's cuisine. I can't wait to try out some of your cheap yet delicious recommendations!
Thanks!!