PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Cheryl”
Every Tuesday I turn over Midtown Lunch to a random Midtown worker, for their favorite places to eat lunch in Midtown. This week, it’s Cheryl- the girl who introduced us to Sophie’s Cuban Cuisine! (full review coming soon)
Name: Cheryl
Age: 29
Occupation: Research Manager at a Non-Profit
Where in Midtown do you Work?:Lexington btw. 40th & 41st
Favorite Kind of Food: Salty kinds. For example, iskender, a Turkish dish consisting of a layer of cut up pita bread, covered with shaved lamb, tomato sauce (which makes the pita bread totally soggy and delicious), and yogurt. If you order this dish in Turkey, they pour a ladle full of hot butter on top. It makes my mouth water to think about it.
Least Favorite Kind of Food: Sweet kinds. Especially any kind of dessert that includes whole chunks of fruit, such as apple pie. Blech.
Favorite Place to Eat Lunch in Midtown: I have two. The first is Sophie’s Cuban (Lex. btw. 40+41st) and it’s not just because it’s the closest place to my office, it’s also the best in the neighborhood. Any of the pork sandwiches are amazing, the roast pork entree with black beans and yellow rice if you’re feeling a little more extravagant, and ALWAYS get the green spicy sauce. We also like what we call “the rice ball place” (because how does one pronounce Oms/b) on 45th btw. Lex & 3rd. I order 3 pieces: lobster, hijiki, and tuna, and a miso soup.
The “go-to” lunch place you and your co-workers eat at too often: Delmonicos, a block away. Their formula (the midtown deli) sucks, but their BLT with avocado on rye is a weekly necessity.
Place you discovered on MidtownLunch.com: Hurry & Tasty Curry
If you could work anywhere (just because of the lunch) where would it be and why? Sunset Park (Brooklyn). The Asian and Mexican lunch options are delicious, cheap and plentiful.
If Sophie’s Cuban Cuisine sounded good to you, but you work a little too north to hit up the Lexington & 41st st. location- I’ve got some important info for you after the jump… (plus, how you can be next week’s Profiled: Midtown Lunch’er)
Posted by Zach at 6:00 am, October 31st, 2006 under PROFILE: Midtown Lunch'er.