As you can tell, lunch time is very sacred for me. I am definitely not one of those “whenever I have time to go” kind of lunch people. With me, it’s more of an “Only 17 minutes left until the socially acceptable lunchtime of Noon” kind of thing. I still don’t understand how people can forget to eat lunch. I don’t care how busy I am, I could never forget lunchtime. In fact, if I haven’t eaten by 1pm, there’s a decent chance I’ll just pass out. I’ve never tested this theory, but I’m pretty sure that’s what would happen.
Of course, there are occasions when I do go for a “late lunch”. Usually these days coincide with times when there is some sort of free food in the kitchen to serve as a mid-morning snack, or I’ve eaten a late or extra large breakfast. On these days, I get to take advantage of all the late lunch specials that midtown has to offer. If you can wait to eat, there are some great deals to be had in Midtown and hands down, my favorite is Ho Yip. I have a soft spot for cheap chinese food, and I love by the lb. buffets- but the price always kills me. Ho Yip solves this by lowering their price after 2:15pm. A great deal, and my favorite place to eat a late lunch. I’ve also heard that alot of chain delis charge less for pre-packaged sandwiches at a certain time.
A few months ago, a reader tipped me off to another one of these late lunch specials. Naples 45, a nice sit down pizza place in Midtown, lowers their take out slices to $1.25 after 2pm. For months I have been waiting for an opportunity to take advantage of this deal… and finally last week I was looking for something to eat around 2pm- so I headed over to Naples 45 to check it out.
What I found, pizza porn and the +/- after the jump… Read more »
Posted by Zach Brooks at 9:42 am, April 9th, 2007 under 45th btw. Mad+Van, Italian, Naples 45, Pizza.
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