The giant Century 21 department store on Broadway btw. Cortlandt and John streets added a spot to get a caffeine fix during their ongoing renovation. A lighted sign for Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf materialized at entrances on Broadway and also on John St. I’m guessing they only offer liquid refreshment and not much in the way of food, but if you are curious about the chain spot, it may be worth battling all of the tourists within Century 21.
We’ve had many sandwich chains open shops in Downtown Lunch territory, including the much-hyped Potbelly, but Jersey Mike’s Subs rolled into Maiden Lane (at Gold) with little fanfare. The first sign they were coming wasn’t a press blitz, but a red awning going up a few paces from many other chain spots on the same block. A look at the menu online showed hot and cold subs, cheesesteaks and wraps – nothing to get too excited about. But some of you vouched for the fact that Jersey Mike’s was better than the Subways and Blimpies of this city.
Posted by Andrea H at 10:00 am, August 12th, 2013 under Financial District, Jersey Mike's Subs, Sandwiches.
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It’s not often you get a glowing e-mail about a turkey sandwich. That was the case last week when Lunch’er Chris wrote in to say that he had checked out the new location of Simit + Smith on Worth St. (btw. Broadway & Lafayette), and had a “phenomenal” turkey sandwich. A great turkey sandwich at a place specializing in the bagel-like Turkish simit? This needed an investigation!
Posted by Andrea H at 11:00 am, August 8th, 2013 under City Hall, Sandwiches, Simit & Smith.
Jersey Mike’s Extends Free Sandwiches For Donation: The new Jersey Mike's Subs on Maiden Lane (at Gold) is extending its voucher offer that gets you a free regular sub with a minimum $2 donation to Citymeals-On-Wheels. This includes the certificates that have an expiration of Aug. 4 and new ones with an Aug. 11 date.
Posted at 10:00 am, August 8th, 2013 | 0 Comments
At this point, there are few Japanese spots we have not checked out in Downtown Lunch territory, save the ones that don’t have lunch specials below the $10 mark. One that I had walked by many times but not tried was Akimoto Sushi on Church St. (btw. Duane & Reade streets). A look at the lunch menu showed the usual bento boxes, donburi, noodles, fried rice and noodle dishes as well as maki rolls. On a warm day, sushi sounded good, but in the end I was a little disappointed.
Posted by Andrea H at 10:00 am, August 7th, 2013 under Akimoto Sushi, Japanese, Sushi, Tribeca.
Sort of like a skinny bagel. Via Tribeca Citizen.
Have you ever wished for a thinner bagel with a larger hole in the middle? Enter the Turkish simit, which can now be found in Downtown Lunch territory on Worth St. (btw. Broadway & Lafayette) which is the second location in the city. There’s also a shop coming soon to William & John streets. In addition to the simit and loaves of bread, you can get sandwiches and coffee. First impressions seem to be favorable, and at least one Lunch’er has written in an said they had a very good sandwich there. Expect a full report soon!
