How Do You Keep Vegetarians From Getting To Their Lunch? Park a Hot Dog Cart in the Way!
A new cart popped up this morning on 52nd & 6th, and Lunch’er Yasmin sent in this report: “I was getting my daily fruit smoothie this morning when I noticed a new cart had been set up directly next to the smoothie truck on NW corner of 52nd and 6th. This DEFINITELY wont appeal to you, but might appeal to your vegetarian readers, or those on diets. Here are some crappy phone pictures…”
I was in the area when Yasmin emailed the photos, so I decided to swing by this new cart and found a “scene” that at this point should surprise nobody.
Ah, the old park a hot dog cart in front of your new cart trick! We’ve seen that one before… although in this case there is that extra F you to the particular clientele that would be interested in checking out a new cart such as this one. Strangely enough the vendor with the hot dog cart was wearing a Shendy’s Halal t-shirt (their cart is two spaces to the East) and appeared to be unofficially representing all the other vendors parked on that particular stretch of 52nd and 6th.
Eventually the cops came, and forced the hot dog cart to move (although as of 2pm it didn’t look like anybody was actually selling hot dogs from it. Purely a protest cart, I suppose.)
But what about the food, man!?! Vegetarians deserve a cart of their own, don’t they?
Veggie burgers, vegetarian chili, veggies, yams, beans, soup, brown rice and the like… choose any four options for $6. Not bad at all. They’re also open for breakfast, serving up oatmeal and fresh juices.
Apparently these guys are from Chicago, where they own a vegetarian restaurant. They’re committed to staying on 52nd and 6th, so look out for them tomorrow. I didn’t partake (naturally) but if any vegetarian early adopters want to check it out and report back, feel free. You know, provided there aren’t random planters installed in the spot tomorrow.
Healthy Vegetarian Food, NW corner of 52nd & 6th Ave.
Posted by Zach Brooks at 3:30 pm, September 2nd, 2009 under 52nd btw. 5+6th, Cart, Healthy Vegetarian Food Cart, Vegetarian.
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Fred, do you actually need to comment on every one of docchuck’s posts? 99% of the time I can understand the desire to succumb to his trolling. But his last post was as if he was parodying himself, and it was quite funny….
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Also, 6th ave in midtown is the financial corridor of Manhattan. Higher density, and people are used to spending more on lunch, so they in turn charge more for lunch.
I walk away really fast when i see ‘healthy’ and ‘vegetarian’.