Midtown Lunch

This is what lunch at OWS looks like. Courtesy of FitR.

• A new bakery with some lunch items opened on Spring St. [Eater NY]
• Looks like Nam is closed and there’s already something opening there. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Even a bad Alidoro sandwich is good. [Lunch Studio]
• Lunch at OWS is free, but not gourmet. [Fork in the Road]
• Five Guys has a cheap grilled cheese sandwich. [Serious Eats NY]
• Torrisi’s Parm offshoot will have a calamari alert light. [Grub St.]
  

What’s that you say? Forcella has fried pizza? Courtesy of Slice.

• Beware the creepy music at Hampton Chutney Co. [Lunch Studio]
• A look at the new fancy pizza shop Forcella, on the fringe of Soho. [Eater NY]
• Also, Nolita is getting a branch of Taim! [Eater]
• Tribeca Treats has all of your pumpkin dessert needs met. [Serious Eats NY]
• Let’s all hope that we can at least afford a sandwich at the forthcoming Kutsher’s. [Bowery Boogie]
• Smorgas Chef has a farm for growing its produce. Your move FIKA. [WSJ]

Is this the best pork chop in Chinatown? Courtesy of Lunch Studio.

• A ringing endorsement for Hua Ji’s pork chop. [Lunch Studio]
• Has Pret been fudging its calorie counts? [Grub St.]
• Here’s what you can expect from Torrisi’s new sandwich shop. [Eater NY]
• Apparently the fashion types like Cubano and parm sandwiches? [Refinery 29]
• La Maison du Chocolat’s chocolate mousse is within ML price boundaries! [Serious Eats NY]

This winning chicken & rice platter is $6, chickpeas included. Courtesy of Food in Mouth.

• Comme Ci Comme Ca’s chicken plate: The Per Se of street meat? [Food in Mouth]
• Francois Payard Bakery about to open in BPC. [Eater NY]
• Tacombi is still super popular even if some of their tacos are wee. [Lunch Studio]
• The Fall edition of Real Cheap Eats is up. [RCE]
• Liberatos Pizza is selling something called the OccuPie. [Bloomberg]
• Hot and sour soup for $1.50 counts as a meal? [Fork in the Road]

This is a taco in the hands of the Japanese. Courtesy of Serious Eats NY.

• Chinatown’s Sau Voi offers a sweet sandwich. [Eating In Translation]
• Apparently Grandaisy has a really good egg sandwich. [Fork in the Road]
• The old Blarney Stone on Fulton is now a gastro-pub. [EV Grieve]
• Shacktoberfest starts today at Shake Shack. [Grub St.]
• Japanese-Mexican food involves a lot of cream cheese. [Serious Eats NY]

Two fancy Italian meats, one tasty sandwich. Courtesy of Lunch Studio.

• Yet another bakery serving lunch is opening in Soho. [Grub St.]
• A new peel noodle shop has surfaced in Chinatown. [Fork in the Road]
• Salume’s sandwiches are still killing it. [Lunch Studio]
• Pret is currently invading Tribeca. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Eating everything on the menu at Saigon Vietnamese Sandwich sounds deliciously hard. [Serious Eats NY]

Beef + kimchi is a winning combo. Courtesy of Lunch Studio.

• Asiadog‘s burger looks as good as their hot dogs. [Lunch Studio]
• I wonder how much of this porchetta can be eaten in one sitting? [Fork in the Road]
• In case you missed it, old-school pizza place Ray’s in Soho is closing. [NYT]
• You can get a Chinese cheesesteak for $3.75. [Serious Eats NY]
• The Pump Energy Food is changing its name, but will meatheads still eat there? [Crain’s]