Downtown Links (The “Trashily Delicious” Edition)

Tuna sandwich hate abounds. Via Fork in the Road.

Mac Truck’s On Front St.: On your Friday Twitter Tracker...Frites N Meats is at Hanover Sq., Mac Truck's on Front St. btw. Wall & Gouverneur, Milk Truck's at Wall & William and the WFC lot has Mexicue, Schnitzel & Things, Toum, Morris Truck and Big D's Grub and the Squeeze is at W. Broadway & Duane.  More uptown you have Wafels & Dinges at Varick & King,  Taim at Varick & Vandam and Eddie's Pizza at Hudson & King.

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FiDi’s Goodburger Being Replaced…With More Burgers

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Earlier this week Lunch’er Jamie wrote in to say that the Goodburger on Maiden Lane (at Pearl) which has been closed since hurricane Sandy was gone and being replaced by…another burger shop. Lo and behold, something called Clarke’s Standard is going in there, with paper in the windows promising freshly ground burgers and homemade sausage. It looks like another location of Goodburger in Midtown is making the same switch so either they’re owned by the same company, or Clarke’s Standard is just picking off faltering burger joints. Watch your back Five Guys!

Courthouse Worker Favorite Paulie’s Place Set To Close

Photo courtesy of Dave H.

You all have been good with the tips this week, but one from Lunch’er Chris brought some not great news about Paulie’s Place on Baxter St. (btw. Walker & White).

Just as an FYI – Paulie’s Place, a go-to cheap sandwich place on Baxter that serves many of the people who work in the downtown courthouses, has a sign at the counter indicating it will be closing “indefinitely” on Friday due to the rising cost of doing business.

In true Chinatown fashion, people online testify that you could get sandwiches and burgers for $3 or $4 and it was fast and tasty. Did any of you eat here regularly?

Comme Ci Comme Ca’s at Old Slip: Truck options today include Milk Truck, Frites N Meats, Souvlaki GR and Taim at the WFC lot, Toum at Wall & Water, and Comme Ci Comme Ca at Old Slip & Water. Up in Soho, Sweetery and Hibachi Heaven are at Hudson & King and Kimchi Taco's at Hudson & Charlton.

Make A Resolution To Eat More Veggies? The $5.50 Lunch Truck’s Veg Plate Is A Good Option

Whenever I’m craving vegetables, my mind often wanders to the $5 $5.50 Lunch Truck run by the affable Kiflu at the corner of Ann St. & Nassau. He does great things with fish and other meats, but sometimes my favorite part of his plates is the stewed, slightly curried potato, carrot and cabbage that comes on the side. It occurred to me that he had a vegetable plate on the menu and I’d never ordered it so I went to rectify the situation.

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Find The Squeeze On W. Broadway: We have food of types across the health spectrum on the Twitter Tracker today including The Squeeze on W. B'way & Duane, Wafels & Dinges at 60 Wall, Milk Truck at Wall & William, and Mike N Willie's, Munchie Mobile, Rickshaw, Valducci's and Mexico Blvd. at the WFC lot. Up in Soho, Frites N Meats is at Hudson & King and Bob & Jo is at Varick & King.