Midtown Lunch

Pardon my smudged makeup, I have shed many tears this week caused by walking in the piercingly cold windy weather we’ve been having.  Besides going easy on the eyeliner and wrapping a scarf around my face, the other necessity right now is spicy, hot soup, preferable of the Asian variety. While at a meeting in University City, U-Town seemed like it would hook me up with this last need. U-Town’s sign says it serves Korean and Japanese cuisine, but its really a Korean spot. Similar to Koreana, the menu is more of a quick hot soup, stew, grilled meats place. You aren’t going to have an epic table-side Korean BBQ meal here. The menu hovers in the $10 range; my noodle soup ended up being $10.99.

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When Little Spoon first opened at 15th and South, I was impressed by the brunch, especially the pork belly and biscuit. I almost made myself sick by devouring the plate like it was a competition.  I was also feeling the Zooey Deschanel level of adorability inside- patterned wallpaper, little plants everywhere,  and (obviously) mason jars for everyone.

Knowing that Little Spoon can cook up some killer pork belly, I returned for lunch, to get some on a sandwich.

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• Juniper Commons is doing lunch now [Zagat]
• So is V Street [Eater]
• and Zahav, but for Restaurant Week only [Foobooz]

An adorable dumpling on your signage is the easiest way to attract me to a restaurant. That is how Shanghai 1 got me, a newcomer to Chinatown. Offering both Shanghai and Taiwanese food, the latter is more exciting since it is less available in the area. The Shanghai menu was obviously not going to be overlooked however, because: soup dumplings always.

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Knead Bagels opened in November inside the ever-changing deli spot on Walnut Street. The two things I may be most picky about are pickles and bagels. But  once I heard of the enticingly creative bagel flavors like togarashi and porcini, it was time to judge away.

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