Midtown Lunch

Last week, I was making my way to Zeytinz for lunch when I spotted a new (at least to my knowledge) food truck parked along 40th, right across from Bryant Park. It was the Potato House truck, and this was the first time I had heard about Potato House at all, so I stopped and looked over the menu. They had the usual toppings, like chili, sour cream and broccoli, but they also had toppings like crab, seaweed and beets. Not sure what to think about this new cart, I continued on my way to Zeytinz and began searching the interwebs for any additional information I could find. There wasn’t much (aside from this early spotting back in Sept when they were just a cart), so with my Zeytinz sandwich in hand, I made my way to Potato House to see what it was all about.

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Every Friday we go south of the ML boundaries in search of a delicious lunch. Sometimes it’s Murray Hill south or the Flatiron District, sometimes Gramercy and everything in between- but we just like to call it Flatiron Lunch.

About a month ago, I decided selfishly to use my love of whitefish salad as a means to try different bagel shops in the area. This week, we continue our whitefish salad-crawl by working our way north on both the east and west sides of Flatiron Lunch. Where do FL’ers in the center of the FL zone get bagels?

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Despite the crowds, Village Voice’s Choice Streets last night was a huge success. 23 food trucks from across the city served samples from their vehicle and made the lines worth the wait.

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As I was walking towards Bryant Park this week, I noticed an unfamiliar sight – a new storefront on 40th between Broadway and 6th Ave. I looked up at the sign and read the name, Organic Avenue. Now, if you lie awake at night thinking that there’s been a serious lack of kale in your diet, and you just can’t physically imagine going more than a few days without your necessary dosage of sunflower falafel, then you are the type of person who is going to love Organic Avenue.

For everyone else, like those of us who like meat, and eating from places that don’t advertise about Community Cleanses, which, according to Organic Avenue, is “a way to meet new people, share health goals, and cleanse with a group”, then please just disregard this entire post.

Organic Avenue, 5 Bryant Park (40th btw. 6+7th)

Per tradition, Cer Te’s May sandwich of the month is a soft shelled crab sandwich with potato chips.  Here’s what we thought of it last year.  Cer Te is on 55th btw. 5+6th.  Enjoy!

We got word that a pop-up location of chocolate maker Jacques Torres was opening yesterday in the Lexington Passage of Grand Central Terminal. For whatever reason, the shop had an “opening soon” sign on the door late in the day, but the inside looked ready to go- so we’re assuming they’re open today. The pop-up will be open throughout May, then closed for renovation until August when the space will reopen as a permanent fixture.

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Lucky Cat (on 53rd btw. 2+3rd) is now known as HinoMaru Lucky Cat and they’re starting an INSANE ramen special today that’s going for the entire month of may.  Every Tuesday from Noon-1pm,  the first 50 customers will get a bowl of their shoyu ramen plus an Asahi beer for a whopping $3 bucks. Love ramen? Love beer? Love saving money? This one’s for you. I can’t even imagine how early you’ll have to get there to be one of lucky top 50.  Those brave enough to check it out, let us know how it is in the comments!

HinoMaru Lucky Cat, 232 E 53rd St. (btw 2+3rd)

Cinco de Mayo is a big deal for a lot of people, but here at Midtown Lunch it means just one thing… Go Go Curry’s Birthday! And to celebrate you’ll be able to get one single size medium curry for $5 all day long, plus 5 toppings coupons.  Enjoy!

Go Go Curry, 273 W 38th St. (nr 8th Ave). 212-730-5555

Every Friday we go south of the ML boundaries in search of a delicious lunch. Sometimes it’s Murray Hill south or the Flatiron District, sometimes Gramercy and everything in between- but we just like to call it Flatiron Lunch.

Earlier this week, Cafe el Presidente opened to the public. In theory, they are open from 7am to midnight, but when I walked by the other morning, it was completely empty other than a few kitchen staff and their website currently seems to indicate they are only open for dinner now. You might have noticed, they have been getting a ton of press (here, here and here.) I am happy to have a place to buy fresh tortillas and some Mexican groceries and grab a drink and taco after work in the neighborhood, but I am having trouble wrapping my head around the menu and prices. The meat dishes that come in a platter of four make-your-own-tacos range in price from $11.95 to $14.95 (to market price), which is reasonable. But the pastor with queso single taco is $7.95. Either way, I think we are going to have to all agree to not judge these prices against a Queens taco cart. But I like their attempts at authenticity compared to all of the “$5 Nacho” Mexican take-out spots in the neighborhood.

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