Hanover Square Is Crowded Today: Everyone's favorite Moroccan food truck, Bistro Truck, is on Hudson today. Elsewhere on the ML Downtown Twitter Tracker, Cupcake Crew, Valducci's Pizza and Big D's are at Hanover Sq., Korilla is on Varick, and Mexicue is at Elizabeth & Houston. Souvlaki GR is at Old Slip and La Cense is on Barclay, while Toloache has carne asada tacos.
Posted at 11:17 am, August 9th, 2011 | 0 Comments

As I was headed to lunch yesterday I spotted a truck I hadn’t seen before parked behind the Desi Food Truck on Hanover Sq. It turned out to be Valducci’s Pizza and after a look at their Twitter feed it seems they’re an offshoot of a Staten Island pizza place and the truck is simply back on the streets after a long hiatus. But hey, it’s new to me! I was going to buy a slice, but just as I was about to do that a guy emerged from the truck with a pizza pan full of samples. Straight ahead for what a mini-slice looks like.
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Posted by Andrea H at 9:30 am, August 9th, 2011 under Pizza, Truck, Valducci's Pizza Truck.
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I would guess about 99% percent of people who eat lunch at Bennie’s Thai Cafe on Fulton St. (at Gold) get something off the cheap menu where the food is dished up off a steam table with a scoop of rice. But what if it’s hot outside and the thought of eating a hot plate of Thai food doesn’t sound appealing? That’s when I turn to their salad menu because they’re the only affordable Thai place down here doing authentic dishes like larb and selling it at ML-friendly prices. And if you don’t like traditional salads that try to trick you into eating vegetables, this may be for you.
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Posted by Andrea H at 12:00 pm, August 8th, 2011 under Bennie's Thai Cafe, Financial District, Salads, Thai.
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Sweets All Over The Twitter Tracker: Wafels & Dinges has its truck on Varick with special "Feelin' Peachy" wafels, and also has a cart at Greenwich & N. Moore, while Sweetery is on Hudson along with Crisp. Elsewhere on the ML Downtown Twitter Tracker...Bian Dang is at Gouverneur & Front, Frying Dutchmen is on Varick, La Cense is on Wall and Comme Ci Comme Ca is at Old Slip. Gorilla Cheese is on Water and the Calexico cart on Prince has ground pork shoulder with poblano and raisins.
Posted at 11:23 am, August 8th, 2011 | 0 Comments
Frites N Meats Food Giveaway In Three Downtown Locations: As announced late last week, Frites N Meats is back on the road today with a new truck, and giving out free frites to celebrate. You can find them on Water & Broad from 2 to 2:30 p.m., on Hudson & King from 3:30 to 4, and at Greenwich & Warren from 5 to 5:30. They'll stay at that last spot for (non-free) dinner if you want the meats part of the menu.
Posted at 10:00 am, August 8th, 2011 | 0 Comments
If you don’t eat meat and work in the Financial District, it’s likely you’ve been to Little Lad’s Basket in the basement of the 120 Broadway building. Lunch’er Marco wrote in to tip me off to a note on their Web site saying the cheap-ass buffet spot is closing this week (the site says Aug. 5, but apparently there’s a note on the door saying they’ll shutter on Aug. 12). But fear not! According to the note on their site, it looks like the restaurant may be looking into relocating. Click through to see what the health food gurus have to say. Read more »
Posted by Andrea H at 8:30 am, August 8th, 2011 under Closed, Little Lad's Basket.
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So happy I never ingested this. Courtesy of Fork in the Road.
Posted by Andrea H at 1:00 pm, August 5th, 2011 under Downtown Links.
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