Midtown Lunch

Just because Hideki Matsui doesn’t play for the Yankees anymore doesn’t mean Go Go Curry (on 38th btw. 7+8th) plans on ending their hero worship of #55.  In other words, they will still give out free topping coupons on the days following a Matsui homerun- even though he plays for the Angels.  During the off season there was a question as to whether they’d keep the deal in place, but the owner Mr. Miyamori settled things yesterday with this official (and very diplomatic) statement:

“Matsui is like our symbol and he was our inspiration so no matter which baseball team he goes, we keep supporting him. However, I know it is difficult but of course GO GO CURRY’s hometown is New York, so we strongly hope and we would love him to come back to New York Yankees to play!”

And just in time too. The Angels opened their season last night against the Twins, and Matsui homered in the 8th inning. Free topping coupons for everybody!

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Go Go Curry Owner Pledges 100% Support to Matsui

Photo courtesy of Masto

Who needs the double down when you’ve got Cer Te!  Earlier today we reported that Cer Te (on 55th btw. 5+6th) has started serving their new fried chicken monstrosity with potato skins instead of bread… and Lunch’er “Masto” has sent over the first photographic evidence of this curiosity.  He calls it “inspired” and early reports have been mostly positive.  Of course we’ll try it ourselves and give you the complete lowdown (uh… you know… for “work”) in the next few days.  In the meantime you can view the sandwich from every angle on Masto’s flickr stream.

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Potato Skin Sandwich Hits the Cer Te Menu Today
Cer Te Picks Sandwich Challenge Winners!

It is looking like Kentucky Fried Chicken will put another nail in our coffin this April 12th. Their newest artery clogging monstrosity, which is even being discussed in the forums, might be too good for us to resist. It’s called the KFC Double Down and it does what a fat man can only dream about. In place of bread the sandwich features two fried chicken filets (you can get grilled, but quite frankly why would you!?), sandwiched around two pieces of bacon, two melted slices of Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheese and the Colonel’s Sauce (which we can only hope has Lipitor already in it.) Let my Atkins Diet begin!

It’s been well covered that if you want an all you can eat Indian buffet in Midtown, your best bet is with Spice Fusion (on 8th Ave. btw. 47+48th). In addition to their buffet, they’ve actually been offering kati rolls for the past few years, although to little fan fare. I felt like it was time to see how they stack up against the competition.

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April 1st is the official start of the Mister Softee season. The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck is already back on the street, but what about Profiled Luncher and midtown fave Miss Softee?

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New month means a new sandwich from our good friends at Cer Te (on 55th btw. 5+6th), and the April special is a doozy. Behold “Mr. Potatoskin”: Chicken cutlet w/ bbq sauce sandwiched between two baked sea salt and vinegar potato skins stuffed with aged cheddar and apple wood smoked bacon. Served with sour cream and chives on the side (naturally). It’s available starting today for $8.95.

Related:
Cer Te Picks Sandwich Challenge Winners!

Tuxedo’d peeps! Photo courtesy of Blondie and Brownie

• A look at Bouchon Bakery’s lineup of Easter treats [SENY]
• We’ll see your Bouchon Bakery and raise you Chocolat Michel Cluizel! [Blondie and Brownie]
• Crumbs’ Passover cupcakes are surprisingly good [SENY]
• Demel may return to Midtown bigger and better [Feast]
• The food at Smorgas Chef is just ok [High Low Food Drink]
• The char kway teow is better than the curry lakso soup at OBAO [Fork in the Road]

If you like to eat, chances are you like to drink (read: a lot of you are freakin’ lushes), so I thought maybe it was time to introduce a happy hour column to the site. Every Friday afternoon our Happy Hour Correspondent “Mamacita” will post about a different bar in Midtown that fits the Midtown Lunch mentality: unhealthy food, not lame (unless it’s lame in a cool way), and most importantly… cheap.

When I got a tip that Pazza Notte (on 6th Ave. btw w. 55+56th) had a good 2 for 1 martini happy hour I had to check it out. There are a lot of deals like this around but most of them refer to beers or simple well cocktails. A nice martini is bit swankier, a bit more refined, and the type of deal you can take your girl friends and coworkers too. I headed over to see how superior this special was.

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