There was a time when I used to confuse Parisi Bakery with Paris Sandwich, but that was before I had eaten at both of them and learned how laughable that was. One is a venerable Italian bakery and sandwich purveyor in Nolita where you’re served by men who are efficient yet polite, while the other is a duo of Vietnamese banh mi shops in Chinatown staffed by women who are rushed yet polite.
I’ve been to most of the banh mi sellers in Chinatown except Paris Sandwich so I decided to remedy that situation and stop in the other day. I went to both the location on Mott St. (btw. Canal & Hester) and one on Grand St. (btw. Elizabeth & Mott), and both sell sandwiches supposedly made with baguettes baked every hour plus a small roster of other Vietnamese dishes and appetizers. While pork chop over rice did sound good, I instead tried a couple of different sandwiches since I wasn’t that impressed with the first one I tried and was sure they could do better.
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Posted by Andrea H at 10:00 am, August 8th, 2012 under Chinatown, Paris Sandwich, Sandwiches, Vietnamese.
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Rickshaw’s At Both Food Truck Lots: If you're near the WFC today you have Palenque, Cupcake Crew, Frites N Meats, Rickshaw and Phil's Steaks at the lot while Lent Space has Schnitzel & Things, Rickshaw, Kelvin Slush and Mexico Blvd. Also on the ML Downtown Twitter Tracker, Our Hero's has a chicken francese special at Wall & Water, Big D's Grub's at Old Slip & Water, Hibachi Heaven's at Water & Broad, Korilla's at Varick & Vandam, Cinnamon Snail's at Wall & Water with vanilla bourbon doughnuts and Bistro Truck's at Varick & Charlton.
Posted at 11:21 am, August 7th, 2012 | 0 Comments
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As is customary here on Midtown Lunch, every Tuesday we’ll profile a different lunch’er and get their recommendations for places to eat in Downtown NYC. This week, we have Shirley who works a bit out of our normal boundaries in the West Village, but dips down into Soho for some food trucks on occasion. She needs your help learning to love spicy food.
Name: Shirley Chan
Occupation: Copywriter
Where you work: Morton & Washington
Age: 33
Favorite kinds of food: Steak and fried chicken – obsessed with Dirty Bird To Go (on 14th St. btw. 7th & 8th) lately. Brussels sprouts. I just discovered an amazing Japanese tapas dish that drizzles some sort of miso soy sauce mixture on top… try it at Rockmeisha!
Least favorite foods: Anything spicy. Unfortunately my taste buds are less adventurous than I’d like them to be. I have trained myself to withstand a “mild” at authentic Indian restaurants though. That took a few years of hard work.
Favorite lunches downtown:Il Cantuccio on Christopher (at Bleecker) is a traditional Italian bakery with adorable little brioche buns packed with prosciutto. On nice days, you can get their picnic pack which have a few small sandwiches and refreshing Italian sodas. I tend to storm the
Bistro Truck when it’s parked in the ‘hood (generally Hudson & King once a week). I love everything they offer, so it changes every time. Their vegetables over couscous is always fragrant and softly moist. And anything they offer with lamb, eat it!
Just south of Washington Square Park, there are some wonderful and wallet-friendly options that you can get to go and eat in the park (watch out for squirrels). More favorite foods straight ahead!
Posted by Andrea H at 10:00 am, August 7th, 2012 under PROFILE: Downtown Lunch'er.
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Fun Buns in Tribeca, Two Dumpling Types On Wall St.: Wall St. is the place to be today for dumplings with Rickshaw and Chinese Mirch on the stretch between William and Water. Elsewhere on the ML Downtown Twitter Tracker...Crisp and Hibachi Heaven are at Hudson & King, Domo Taco's at Front & Wall, the WFC lot has Schnitzel & Things, Sweetery, Taim, Gorilla Cheese and Shorty's on Wheels, Fun Buns is on Greenwich St. btw. N. Moore & Hubert and Palenque is at Wall & Hanover.
Posted at 11:51 am, August 6th, 2012 | 0 Comments
One of my predecessors tried to eat at Taste of Tandoor on Church St. (btw. Warren & Chambers) back in 2009 and it did not go well. There were some words exchanged, and to make a short story even shorter, it ended with a review of Pakistan Tea House instead. Well, yesterday I was in need of a hearty lunch and decided to give T of T another shot to see if it was any better or worse than Bangal Curry or any of the other steam table Indian places in the lower part of Tribeca.
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Posted by Andrea H at 10:00 am, August 6th, 2012 under Indian, Taste of Tandoor, Tribeca.
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Did you know there used to be clam bars on Fulton St.? Courtesy of Grub St.
Posted by Andrea H at 12:15 pm, August 3rd, 2012 under Downtown Links.
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Look Out For Tribeca Taco On Water St.: The Friday ML Downtown Twitter Tracker looks like this... Mike N Willie's is at Front & Wall, Korilla's at Front & Gouverneur, Milk Truck's at Wall & William, Domo Taco is at Broad & Water, Bongo Brothers is at Varick & Charlton, Hibachi Heaven's at Old Slip & Water, Tribeca Taco's going rogue somewhere on Water St. with a cart at B'way & Spring, and the WFC lot has Schnitzel & Things, Big D's Grub, Coolhaus, Morris Truck and Mexicue.
Posted at 11:20 am, August 3rd, 2012 | 0 Comments
