Midtown Lunch

Burger from the Burger Joint at Le Parker Meridien. Photo by thewanderingeater

• Burger Joint makes one of the 15 burgers you have to eat before you die [Eater]
• The owner of Junior’s is taking over the Outback on 3rd Ave. [DNA Info]
• The Tad’s on 34th is getting replaced by a Crocs store!?! [Crain’s]
• The Seinfeld Food Truck tour hits NYC [NYO]
• Here’s where a SNL writer eats lunch [Grub Street]
• Tous les Jours has replace Koryodang [Food in Mouth]
• The Baconry portion of Books of Wonder has closed [Eater]

Photo courtesy of Serious Eats New York

• Cafe Zaiya serves a soft and fluffy cheesecake [SENY]
• Anti-ice-cream truck navigates the streets of New York [NYT]
• Are these the best restaurants in Hell’s Kitchen? [FiTR]
• Speaking of bests, are these the best tacos in town? [Grub Street]
• Pax Wholesome Foods and Europa Cafe exec accused of theft [NYP]

The Tofu Chigae at Food Gallery 32. Photo by Robert Sietsema

• The 5 4 Best Things to Eat at Food Gallery 32 [Fork in the Road]
• Pie Face is planning two more locations this year in Midtown [Grub Street]
• Midtown is getting a bar made of ice [Grub Street]
• Everything at Pure Thai Cookhouse is awesome [NYC Foodie]

A Munchie Mobile burger. Photo courtesy of Robyn Lee

• Munchie Mobile makes some crazy burgers [AHT]
• If you’re not afraid to trek past 9th Ave. Ponche Taqueria is great [Food in Mouth]
• Plaza Food Hall has some great sliders [Lunch Studio]
• Another thumbs up for Hing Won’s banh mi [SENY]
• Macaron Cafe makes the worst macarons ever [Chubby Chinese Girl]
• Is this a serious review of Panera’s bread!? [SENY]
• NEWS FLASH: Brick and Mortars are easier to run then food trucks [Grub Street]

Fried Pizza from Don Antonio. Photo courtesy of Ramen & Friends.

• Don Antonio’s pizza is so good [Ramen & Friends]
• Steak N Shake is good because it’s cheap [Food in Mouth]
• Grand Central Oyster Bar is getting a makeover [Crain’s via Eater]
• A look at the Munchie Mobile Truck [SENY]
• Shake Shack makes one of the ten best hot dogs in NYC [Gothamist]
• Bouchon Bakery is one of the ten best pastry shops in NYC [Fork in the Road]
• Go Burger is now serving a sriracha milkshake!? [Fork in the Road]

Photo courtesy of Food in Mouth

• John’s Shanghai makes some good tiny fried buns [Food in Mouth]
• Lunch at Ma Peche is expensive, but the flavors are great [Ramen & Friends]
• Don Antonio gets the Serious Eats seal of approval [Slice]
• Nuchas Empandas are just ok [Chubby Chinese Girl]
• Why Street Vendors are vital to NYC food culture [SENY]
• The 10 Best Incredibly Cheap Eats in NYC [Fork in the Road]
• Jin Jja Roo’s mapa tofu is good for take out [Fork in the Road]
• PJ Clarke’s fired one of their most well known bartenders [Business Insider via Eater]

The ABC Pang from Num Pang. Photo courtesy of Erin Zimmer/SENY

• Serious Eats tries the seasonal sandwiches at ‘wichcraft… [SENY]
• … and the ABC Pang [SENY]
• The Original Soup Nazi is suing the Original Soup Man [NYP via Eater]
• Katsu-hama has one of the 15 best pork dishes in NYC? [Eater]
• It’s just out of bounds, but B&D Halal looks great [EIT]
• Apparently China Cafe will add meat to their Mapo Tofu if you ask [NYC Food Guy]
• The story behind Five Guys [INC]
• The latest episode of Zach’s podcast is out [Food is the New Rock]

Photo courtesy of Serious Eats NY/Robyn Lee

• Lamb is the better spicy buradi roll at the Biryani Cart [SENY]
• Kosher Delight set to close this week [Yeah That’s Kosher]
• Dessert photos from the Plaza Food Hall [Dessert Buzz]
• Steve Wynn puts $15 million into Pie Face [NRN]
• Congrats on discovering a lunch ML’ers have been touting for 6 years! [SENY]
• David Chang and Peter Meehan are this week’s guests on the Food is the New Rock podcast [FITNR]

A photo from our first trip to the Treats Truck, 5 years ago this week.

• The Treats Truck turns five years old this weekend [Blondie & Brownie]
• Sarge’s cures their own pastrami [Lunch Studio]
• Pie Face is opening two new shops in Midtown [DNAinfo]
• Hing Won’s duck banh mi is decent [SENY]
• Take a look at Pop’s $1 hot dog [SENY]
• A history of the building that houses Prime Burger [Lost City]
• Potbelly launches a vegetarian sandwich [Fork in the Road]
• Lucky Cheng’s has moved to Midtown? [Grub Street]
• Foodparc is now the Brighton Food Court [Gothamist]

Photo courtesy of Chubby Chinese Girl

• Bon Chon has an $8 lunch special and you can get 2 free wings when you check in on 4sq [CCG]
• The Midtown East branch of Haru will close at the end of August [Crain’s via Eater]
• An okonomyaki truck is set to hit the streets of NYC [Grub Street]
• The 666 Burger Truck launches next week, and to drum up PR will be selling a $666 burger [SE]
• Here’s a recipe for Num Pang’s coconut tiger shrimp [Fork in the Road]