Midtown Lunch

Midtown Khao Soi FTW!: We thought we were the only ones who knew about the Khao Soi at Talent Thai (on 34th btw. 2+3rd) but apparently not! Fork in the Road has put out a list of their 10 best noodle dishes in Manhattan and it's #8! Also included from Midtown, the Hiyashi Chuka (cold noodles) from Sapporo (on 49th btw. 6+7th) came in 3rd. Nice.

Five Guys Upsets In N Out!?!: This is kind of a shocker. A Hamburger Today is having a NCAA style burger tourney and Five Guys just defeated In N Out Burger in the quarters. We're torn between thinking that's completely insane, and having a little pride in the chain that actually serves burgers in Midtown.  Maybe this is just the motivation In N Out needs to expand to the East Coast...

88 Cent Pop Burger Alert: April 8th means it's time once again for 88 cent Pop Burgers (on 58th btw. Mad+5th) courtesy of 8 Coupons.  The deal is only good this afternoon from 2 to 6:30pm, and you have to text yourself the coupon from here. Bonus... there is also a "free fries with the purchase of a lunch entree" coupon on that same page- good until April 19th.

NYT Discovers Culture Espresso Bar: We're big fans of the sandwiches and coffee at the Culture Espresso Bar (on 38th btw. 5+6th), so we were excited to see them mentioned in the New York Times today (even though Oliver Strand called their sandwich menu dated.)  Anybody serving stuff on Sullivan St. Bakery bread is alright in our book!

Eggs Twitterganza: Lunch is not the only big news at the Eggs Travaganza cart this week (on 52nd and Park), they're now on twitter! We've gone ahead and added them to the ML Twitter Tracker, so you can easily follow their every move.  Speaking of which- Street Sweets and Frites and Meats are on 48th, and Cupcake Stop is on 50th.

Will the Hyatt’s New Market Be ML Friendly?: It's surprising how many blogs seem super excited about Market, the new takeout place in the Grand Hyatt (on 42nd btw. Park+Lex). We're a little skeptical, but love the idea of getting Chikalicious and Macaron Cafe stuff near Grand Central. All the signs around the gated eatery say it's opening today, so early adopters let us know how it is in the comments.

Girl Scout Cookie Alert: If you haven't gotten your fill of thin mints this year, this just in: "I work in the same building as Girl Scout HQ, and they're selling cookies 11:00AM - 3:00PM today in the lobby of 420 Fifth Avenue (entrances on 37th and 38th Streets)." Godspeed cookie lovers. Godspeed. (Update in the comments: "Tables set up in the foodcourt of citicorp too on 53rd/lex."

Free Samples at Macy’s?: According to Time Out New York the Macy's in Herald Square has cooking demos in their cellar every Tuesday and Thursday at 1pm where you end up getting free food at the end.  We can't imagine it's as filling as the free samples crawl Lunch'er Jeremy put together for us a few years ago, but we suppose it could be good. Has anybody checked this out? Let us know in the comments

Cupcakes and Schnitzel: Here's your quick pre-lunch look at the ML Twitter Tracker... Cupcake Stop is on 52nd, Cravings is on 48th, Schnitzel & Things is on 57th, Jamaican Dutchy is doing its thing on 51st, and the Street Sweets is in the Flatiron, but will be heading up to 59th for your after work needs

It’s a Good Friday For Trucks: You working today? Because the ML Twitter Tracker is... the Treats Truck is on 45th, Wafels and Dinges is on 56th, Frites n Meats is on 48th, Rickshaw is on 45th, and Street Sweet is on 50th (although they threatened to leave if people aren't working/eating sweets today.)