Midtown Lunch

Photo courtesy of Ramen & Friends

• The warm chocolate chip loaf from Street Sweets is addictive [Ramen and Friends]
• Menchanko Tei is the perfect post happy hour spot [Feisty Foodie]
• The chicken sandwich at Black Shack is poached!? [Miss Menu]
• One of the Starbucks beneath Rock Center has closed [Eater]
• Sietsema says the just out bounds Pam Real Thai is still great [Fork in the Road]

Photo courtesy of Loco Moca

• Superman eats at a still not entirely open Kyochon, and flat out pans the popular chicken as “one note” and “flavorless” [NYC Food Guy]
• And this guy didn’t like them either [Loco Moca]
• Seeing that Kyochon was a madhouse, these guys smartly went to E-Mo [Always Hungry]
• Our man Danny just can’t resist the Fish Filet [Food in Mouth]
• The regular NYC slice is better than the fancy pizza at Naples 45 [Slice]
• Speaking of new chains on 5th Ave that were packed on opening day [Eater]

Photo courtesy of Eating in Translation

• Skip the chewy squid at Hing Won [Eating in Translation]
• The Oyster Bar lunch counter is a great place to people watch [Fork in the Road]
• The salmon and brown rice salad at Pret is delicious! (Even typing it makes us laugh) [Ramen & Friends]
• MomoMidtown could open this month!? [Eater]
• La Maison du Chocolat is divine [Tasty Eating]
• You can get a black label’ish burger at Nougatine in Jean Georges [Serious Eats]
• Don’t eat at Le Cirque with Joan Rivers [Eater]

Photo courtesy of Eating in Translation

• Fuji Bakery (on 35th) has some good looking buns [Eating in Translation]
• No 7 Sub looks like it might be worth going out of bounds for [Feed Blog]
• Yvo hits up BCD Tofu House in K-Town [Feisty Foodie]
• “Watch me order a sandwich on You Tube!” [Chubby Chinese Girl]

Photo Courtesy of Thrillist

• K! Pizzacone will supposedly open on Monday [Thrillist]
• Valentine’s Day fried chicken sounds like a great tradition… [Tasty Eating]
• Cinna-whot? Check out ‘wichcraft’s cinnamon bun [SENY]
• Lan Sheng gives a white lawyer the short end of the Sichuan stick [Law & Food]
• More Midtown street vendors should be doing this! [Gothamist]

Photo courtesy of Ultraclay!

• An argument has broken out over how “Japanese” Izakaya Moku is [Chowhound]
• Looking for a Valentine’s Day reservation at the Midtown White Castle? [Grub Street]
• In case you’re not sick of reading about the CookieBar… [Blondie and Brownie]
• Get free desserts on Sunday at Noon in the Time Warner Center [Dessert Buzz]
• Congrats to Ed Levine and crew on their new book deal! [Grub Street]

Photo Courtesy of Lunch’er “Douglas”

• K! Pizzacone will be open no later than Feburary 10th [The Feed Blog]
• Thai Basil is serving great vegan lunch specials on 9th Ave. [Fork in the Road]
• Another fan of the pistachio eclair at Financier Patisserie [Tasty Eating]
• Their soup is bland, but Rickshaw satisfies a dumpling craving [Ramen & Friends]
• If you are looking to splurge on lunch or dinner, here’s a good guide to Midtown East [Wined and Dined]
• More restaurants have been added to the Village Voice’s Choice Eats Event [Official Website]

Photo courtesy of Bionicgrrl

• Lan Sheng’s “Enhanced Pork” looks identical to the double cooked pork [Bionic Bites]
• Jessica prefers the Biriyani Cart’s kati rolls over Kati Roll [Food Mayhem]
• Not Everybody likes Momofuku Midtown [Always Hungry]
• Two more looks at the Dessert Truck’s new downtown storefront [Food in Mouth; Fork in the Road]
• Check out this tasty looking massive lunch from Taam Tov [Dumneazu]
• Burger King  to start selling beer in Times Square [Gothamist]

Pain au trois chocolat from Bouchon Bakery. Photo by Feisty Foodie

• Yvo & Hagan eat there way through everything at Bouchon Bakery [Feisty Foodie]
• The “crap” food in this Pump Energy video looks delicious! [Serious Eats]
• MomoMidtown’s take out service is “seamless” [World’s Best Ever]
• Dinner at Szechuan Gourmet looks amazing through Robyn’s lens [Girl Who Ate Everything]
• Did you know Financier Patisserie might be a good place to meet Japanese girls? [Ramen & Friends]
• The BBQ Beef sandwich at Xie Xie is now $10.50!?!? [High Low Food Drink]

Photo Courtesy of Food in Mouth

• The fish sandwich from Mike’s Deli on 32nd is just ok, but the fries are good [Food in Mouth]
• Reuters & MSNBC have the grossest cafeterias [Daily Intel]
• Want to run the bar at Momofuku Midtown? [Eater]
• Finally somebody thinks to talk to some old school street vendors! [Salon]
• A new kosher spot has opened on 44th Street [Andrew Strong]
• Dave Cook takes the 93 plates guy to Mad for Chicken [Eating in Translation]
• Midtown as seen through an iPhone [Sakura Pop]