Photo courtesy of @TheFeastHQ
Posted by Zach Brooks at 4:00 pm, July 9th, 2010 under Midtown Links.
If you like to eat, chances are you like to drink (read: a lot of you are freakin’ lushes), so 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.
Summer time is grilling time, but unfortunately most of us don’t have a back yard Weber. That’s where Gyu-Kaku (3rd ave btw. 49th/50th) comes in, serving up Japanese BBQ to the midtown masses. Yakiniku is a DIY experience without the mess. The procedure is simple. Order plates of meat and then grill them to your own satisfaction. Or as our former president would say: You get to be the ‘decider’ in the extent of ‘grillification’ of your meat products. During lunch Gyu-Kaku has a few semi-worthy options, but their happy hour is a delectable meat fest with 50% off meats, $5 appetizers and drinks starting at $3 bucks.
Take a look after the jump Read more »
Posted by Mamacita at 3:00 pm, July 9th, 2010 under Midtown Happy Hour.
NYT Says Shack Will Open 11am on Monday: An article posted to the NYT's Diner's Journal says that the Shake Shack will indeed open on Monday at 11am! Interesting side note... they noticed a new sign in front of Schnipper's Quality Kitchen touting the fact that they are not a chain (clearly a response to the Shack opening 3 blocks away.) Ironic coming from the guys who founded Hale & Hearty!
Posted at 2:30 pm, July 9th, 2010 | 0 Comments
Couple of weeks ago there was a question in the forum about good bubble tea in Midtown. The other day I was walking by Shanghai Mong, a K-Town Korean/Chinese spot known for their jjajangmyeon (on 32nd btw. B’way+5th), and saw that they have bubble tea! They’re known as one of the go-to Korean-Chinese restaurants around k-town. Many are fans of their jjajangmyeon. What I never noticed was that they had bubble tea. So I investigated for the sake of possibly finding some good bubble tea. After inquiring about it, I almost choked at the price, $4.90. Seriously that’s gotta be one of the most expensive bubble tea prices that’s out there. They got the usual flavors like coconut and taro and some not-so-usual ones like blueberry and thai.
As a test for what they have to offer, I picked taro because it’s easy to measure this one against the one inside of the souvenir store. What came out was not what one usually consider bubble tea but it was more like bubble slush (a taro frappuchino with tapioca balls, if you will.) The taro flavor was strong. This option is enjoyable and refreshing for the hotter days of the summer The price is the main drawback but on the whole, it was still pretty good. (And not a bad choice in this weather…)
Shanghai Mong, 30 W 32nd St (btw. B’way+5th), 212-629-6450
Posted by Danny at 1:45 pm, July 9th, 2010 under 32nd btw. B'way+5th, Bubble Tea.
Chick Fil A Giveaway in Bryant Park. Photo courtesy of Ex_Flexitarian
Wow. Just… wow.
Was it worth it?
Posted by Zach Brooks at 1:00 pm, July 9th, 2010 under At Lunch Now, Chick Fil A.
According to The Feast, Monday is the big day (but we might swing by during lunch just to be sure!)
Posted by Jeremiah White at 11:47 am, July 9th, 2010 under Shake Shack.
Free Chik-fil-A and Popsicles Alert: Midtown has hit the jackpot today. According to Twitter Chik-fil-A will be stopping at Pulitzer Fountain (on 5th Ave. btw. 58+59th) sometime after 12pm. And if you missed the People's Pops giveaway on Weds, you have one last chance to get free pops today at East 41st b/w 3rd and Lex from 12-1:30pm. Freeloaders, you know what to do...
Posted at 10:50 am, July 9th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Between the wholesale suppliers, flower shops and textile businesses, there’s amazingly little to eat in the space between Koreatown and Madison Square Park. If you look, though, there are a couple gems. The first time I walked into Punjab Palace, there was a posting in the doorway with a list of the new rules for taxi drivers being implemented by the TLC. Clearly, this was a good choice. See the wealth of options after the jump.
Posted by ultraclay at 10:00 am, July 9th, 2010 under Flatiron Lunch.
Thanks to Lunch’er Stephen for tipping us off to this new kosher waffle truck (?!?) that has popped up on 52nd and Lexington. The truck is called “Quick Stop Kosher“, and according to their website they are indeed selling waffles in addition to sandwiches, falafel, blintzes, and slushies. The schedule is regularly updated on their Facebook page, and yet the few times I have pranced around 52nd Street, in the heat, they have not seemed to be around (perhaps they are invisible to those of us raised Christian?) I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that they will be off on Saturdays and may discover a hungry lunch crowd in the Diamond District.
Has anybody tried this truck yet? We are definitely curious…
UPDATE: Today they are parked on Park Ave. and 23rd St.
Posted by Blondie at 9:00 am, July 9th, 2010 under Kosher, Quick Stop Kosher.
Posted by Zach Brooks at 3:30 pm, July 8th, 2010 under In the Forums.
