Midtown Lunch

Portions at Golden Krust Free Food Day not much bigger than a thumb.
Photo posted to Flickr Pool by Food in Mouth

• There is a hot dog cart on 53rd & 5th with an LCD screen [Serious Eats:New York)
• Is the kimbap at Woorjip better than the kimbap at E-Mo? [Food in Mouth]
• If you want to meet Superman, here are his favorite outdoor eating spots in Midtown [NYC Food Guy]
• B&B sample another treat from the Treats Truck [Blondie & Brownie]

Just because they look good, doesn’t mean they taste good…
Photo posted to Midtown Lunch Flickr Pool by Food in Mouth

• Apparently the oxtails from the Carribean Spice cart needs a little more work [Food in Mouth]
• Lawrence refuses to give up on this generic crappy Midtown deli [NYC Food Guy]
• Goodburger expands to Philadelphia [Philadelphia Weekly]
• More on the cheese bar opening on Madison & 56th [Eater]
• That’s weird… I could have sworn I saw this same post here on Tuesday  [NYMag]

Hummous Bowl from Crisp (3rd Ave. & 43rd).  Photo Courtesy of Grace is Full

• A first look at the food from the newly opened Crisp (which apparently is all about falafel) [Grace is Full]
• The sandwiches are better than the macarons at the Macaron Cafe [Lifestyle of a Yuppie]
• Yolato is coming soon to a generic Midtown deli near you [NYMag]
• Lucky Sunday is the worst general tso’s chicken Lawrence (aka Superman) has ever had [NYC Food Guy]
• There is a fairly new Le Pain Quotidien near Bryant Park [LWF&D]
• Patroon has just opened a new rooftop bar [Eater]
• EMO Bap on 32nd btw. 5+6th makes kimbap that tastes homemade [Food in Mouth]

Lunch from Oms/b, Posted to the M.L. Photo Pool by lazysundae

• It’s not cheap, and you have to wear a jacket, but the Delegate Dining Room at the UN is having a Malaysian all you can eat lunch buffet until May 23rd [Eating in Translation]
• Apparently the Alambre Burrito at Pampano Taqueria is where it’s at [A Passion for Food]
• Here’s a look at what the sit down lunch at Fig & Olive looks like [LWF&D]
• Lamb shanks are still the thing to get at Kanaat (aka Al Baraka) Turkish Buffet [Peter Cherches]
• I’m not the only one who likes the Mongolian BBQ at Food World [Grace is Full]

Lobster Roll Sliders, from The Volstead’s Free Lunch (Every Tuesday in May)

• In anticipation of the Free Lunch at the Volstead, Lawrence posts about a Dinner he had there [NYC Food Guy]
• You snooze you lose. This Midtown Lunch fan missed out on the free lunch…  [C.O.A.S.S.]
• … but this one managed to snag a reservation, and post photos of her lunch[Grace is Full]
• Jay Z Gets Special Treatment at the Midtown Pop Burger [Eater]
• Big Bowl Noodles is Not as Good as Szechuan Gourmet [Food in Mouth]
• The Line at the Treats Truck this week almost overtook the Kwik Meal Cart! [Blondie & Brownie]

“The Worst Table in Midtown?” Posted to Flickr by NYCBlondieandBrownie
I wonder if you can eat your Utsav takeout there? That would make it the best table in Midtown!

• If you want your choice at (the out of bounds) Piece of Chicken, you have to show up at Noon [Eating In Translation]
• The out of bounds and formerly known as Tony Luke’s- Shorty’s makes the best cheesesteak in “Midtown” [NYC Food Guy]
• For all you N’awlins-o-philes, the out of bounds “Bourbon St.” on Restaurant row has opened [Eater]
• Meet the rare, only as a special, “mint chocolate trucker” [Blondie & Brownie]
• It’s waaaaay out of bounds, but my friends at the Brooklyn Kitchen are doing another butchering demo on Tuesday. This time it’s a whole sheep. (Who doesn’t like mutton!?!) [Brooklyn Kitchen Blog]

From GTA4. Courtesy of Adam Kuban over at Serious Eats.

• You may recognize some Midtown sites in the new Grand Theft Auto 4 [Ed Levine Eats]
• A 2nd AQ “Kafe” will be opening Broadway & Central Park South [Eater]
• A Voce is Coming to the Time Warner Center… [Diners Journal]
• … but it will probably be without Andrew Carmellini [Eater]
• After a plate of smothered chicken, it’s tough to save room for red velvet cake at Soul Fixins [SaltySavorySweet]
• Fresco on 52nd btw. Madison & Park may be better than you think [NY Social Diary]
• If they’re out of pork skin, it’s not worth getting the roast pork at Cafe Cello [Food in Mouth]
• Free stuff from Carvel on Thursday. (Isn’t this whole free ice cream thing getting out of hand?) [Ironic Mullet]

• Where is the best coffee in Midtown? [Chowhound]
• Go Go Curry is like Heroin [Wired]
• Ed Levine Recommends Szechuan Gourmet (Again) [Ed Levine Eats]
• B&B’s Pizza Tour includes Jiannetto’s and Prince Deli [Blondie and Brownie]
• Free Pecorino Pasta is being given out in front of a few Midtown restaurants [Citysearch]
• Free Guacamole Demo at Toloache this Afternoon [TONY]
• $5000 Reward for Information leading to Midtown Restaurant Space [Grub St.]
• Midtown Lunch has appeared in a Fitness blog. The world is coming to an end… [USNews & World Report]

The “Newsstand” on 6th Ave. btw. 37+38th, has a new sign! The fact that they recently got rid of all the magazines in favor of focusing on their delicious Gujarati Indian Food (and the Latin Food that used to be in the Blimpie next door) is clearly not a secret anymore…

• The Manhattan Mall is officially a ghost town [Curbed]
• B&B Check out the Passover goodies at the Treats Truck [Blondie & Brownie]
• Blockheads East Reopens after being destroyed by crane accident [NYDN]
• After reading the Midtown Lunch Chipotle Calorie Expose, the Burritoblog Geeks Out on their Nutritional Info Chart [Burritoblog]
• Gen hits up Kashmir’s New By the Lb. Buffet on 8th Ave. [FoodiesRGoodies]
• Lawrence hits up the Carnegie John’s Cart for one of their famous Burgers [NYCFood Guy]

 
The Ranch 1 Mascot on Broadway & 41st doesn’t have as nice as costume as the one on 46th btw. 5+6th. (Of course neither of them is as cool as the Gorilla at Go Go Curry)

• Danny Meyer eats at Yoshinoya in Times Square?!? [NY Mag]
• Cafe Grey is closing, but Landmarc is rolling in the Time Warner Center [NYSun]
• Sietsema enjoys the yakitori at Soba Totto… [VV]
• …while Peter Cherches samples the “Ladies Set” at ISE [Word of Mouth]
• Brasserie Cognac opens next week, and will have a take out area with “pastries, breads, sandwiches, quiche and rotisserie chicken” [Zagat]
• Macchiato Espresso Bar has a pretty gooey looking chocolate cookie! [Food Mayhem]
• Lawrence (aka Superman) declares China Gourmet’s General Tso’s chicken the best in Midtown [NYC Food Guy]
• Check out the first look at the new Empire State Building Yolato [AMNY via Eater]