April is well under way, which means we are a couple of weeks into Certe‘s latest Sandwich of the month, the “Cuero de la Cocina” ($9.75). It consists of pork belly mole, spicy cabbage & green mango shred, Anaheim chili, and black bean puree on a soft torta. I’ve been on a bit of a torta kick recently, so obviously when I saw pork belly and green mango I ran over there as fast as my little legs could carry me.
A little over a year ago we reported that Prince Grill (formerly known as Prince Deli) had moved to a new location (45th btw 2nd+3rd). We were pretty happy that we would still get the chance to eat their famous falafel, though somehow along the way they closed. But then recently as I was walking back to work after scoring some ramps at the Dag Hammarskjold farmers market on 47th and 2nd, I noticed that Super Dumpling has opened for business. Well, I’m always down for dumplings…
Do you wonder what the ML contributors do when they’re not eating lunch in Midtown? (We’re actually pretty easy to stalk!)
The Rabbit Stew from Sea Bean Goods at last weekend’s Smorgasburg. Photo by Donny.
Easter Bunny was the snack of the week as Donny tried the rabbit stew from Sea Bean Goods and Brian had the Rabbit Pot Pie at The Dutch, Blondie loved Handsome Hank’s fish sandwich at Smorgasburg, Brownie made Pastiera di Grano, an Italian Easter pie, Rachel made a kosher for Passover turkey wrap and I am looking ahead to the next Bed-Stuy Crawl, this weekend.
Elsewhere in the ML universe… Andrea splurged on a lamb sandwich at Snack downtown, Jamie had congee and sticky meatballs in Philly and Zach is on vacation.
A little over a month ago we brought you news that the sign went up for Sarah’s Kitchen (it took over the old Pinnacle Bagel & Deli space on 3rd btw 45th+46th). Though I have seen workers come and go, there were no signs as to when it was going to open. Then, finally, I saw it on the door: Sarah’s Kitchen is set to open this Thursday, April 12th. My coworker and I looked through the glass and saw what looked to be just another deli. Oh well, I still hope to find something delicious there.
I walk by 696 Gourmet Deli everyday, but never once did I think about going inside to get breakfast or lunch. I have looked at their lunch specials but only when I’m on my way to grab lunch from somewhere else. Then one day I found myself craving a sandwich. Not just any sandwich: a really messy, gut busting, nap required after eating sort of sandwich. I had thought about the crazy chicken sandwich I had at Previti that was as big as my head, but I wanted somewhere closer. While wandering around, I found myself checking out 696 Gourmet Deli and their lunch specials, and I ended up getting the roast beef sandwich ($6.50). So was it the messy gut busting sandwich I was craving for?
ML Twitter Tracker Rundown: A lot of the trucks are feeding Midtown today: Fishing Shrimp's on 48th+Park; Phil's Steaks is on 45th+Madison; Kimchi Taco is on 55th btw 6th+7th; Comme Ci, Comme Ca's on 52nd+Park; Cinnamon Snail is at 47th+Park; Bob & Jo's on Vanderbilt btw 45th+46th. Also, Certe is putting Matzah balls in any soup and using Matzah rolls, while Eggs Travaganza is making Matzah Brei.
Posted at 11:30 am, April 11th, 2012 | 0 Comments
Herald Square’s 5 Boro Burger (36th+6th) quietly entered the burger fray last week with a menu of burgers averaging around the Midtown Lunch $10 limit. I stopped by to get a closer look at the menu, hoping that something substantial would clock in under $10. And I ran into a classic problem of waiter service. It’s hard to do $10 when you have servers!
Birdbath Coming To East Midtown Tomorrow: Word came out yesterday that City Bakery's spin-off, Birdbath, is opening up its sixth location at Greenacre Park on 51st Street between Third and Second Avenue. It opens tomorrow at 8 am for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This means $3 maple-bacon biscuits for breakfast and hopefully delicious cookies for lunch!
Posted at 1:45 pm, April 10th, 2012 | 0 Comments
Soul Fixins Deal Alert: Today's In Bundles offer is a good one, especially for our Flatiron friends. Get $15 worth of soul food for just $7 at Soul Fixins. If you've been craving fried chicken, meat loaf, mac n' cheese and more our deals page offer might be for you!
Posted at 12:30 pm, April 10th, 2012 | 0 Comments
