According to the Daily News eight 7-11s in Manhattan are now offering a range of vegan food options. Somehow I doubt this is going to drive the same traffic as the Simpsons transformation 7-11 pulled back in 2007, but I couldn’t help but think of how happy this would have made Apu. In fact, according to a 7-11 rep they’re actually doing it more for the employees than the customers.
As mentioned in the forums last week, Tri Tip Grill (in the Rockefeller Center Concourse) has recently opened for breakfast, including an egg sandwich featuring their trademark beef. This is great news for people who believe it’s never inappropriate to enjoy some medium-rare red meat. People like me.
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Posted by Jeremiah White at 8:30 am, December 7th, 2010 under Breakfast, Steak, Tri Tip Grill/Buckhorn Grill.
Midtown Beats Queens in Korean Fried Chx Showdown: The New York Daily News published a (very bloggish) Korean Fried Chicken showdown today, pitting Mono+Mono, Kyochon, and Bon Chon against 4 places in Queens. From the sounds of the article, Bon Chon was the big winner but the real winner was our man (and KFC expert) Ultraclay who was quoted in the article!
Posted at 3:30 pm, December 6th, 2010 | 5 Comments
Did you happen to catch last week’s 30 Rock episode, which featured Tracy Jordan trying to convince Jack Donaghy to invest in a new Times Square theme restaurant featuring “unlicensed versions of Japanese monsters battling it out in the dining room”. Eater posted a clip, and asked if anybody knows where it was filmed. From the looks of it, we’d guess somewhere in the non-restaurant depths of Rock Center. (It actually looks more like the lobby of 30 Rock than a restaurant.) This isn’t the first time 30 Rock has delved into ML territory… in Season 1, Kenneth’s church was hidden behind a secret door in the back of Margon (but that wasn’t tough to recognize.) Anybody know the place in last week’s episode?
Half Off Previti Pizza: If you missed out on the deal for Previti Pizza (on 41st btw. Park+Lex) back in October, they're giving you another chance. Get $10 worth of food at Previti for just $5. And you can use it for their roast beef sandwich and $5.50 lunch special (although it's only good for take out and dine-in, no delivery.)
Posted at 1:30 pm, December 6th, 2010 | 0 Comments
Burgers made from Pat LaFrieda beef are becoming more and more common in Midtown. It’s long been the calling card of Shake Shack, and recently other burger places like Bill’s Bar & Burger and Schnipper’s have used LaFrieda beef to try to separate themselves from the pack. With so many “burger places” using LaFrieda beef, it wasn’t a total shock when Zagat reported that Bread Factory Cafe (on 8th btw. 55+56th) was now advertising LaFrieda beef, even though Bread Factory is an all purpose, generic Midtown deli (minus the by-the-lb buffet), not a place that specializes in burgers. Clearly this situation warranted further investigation.
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Posted by Jeremiah White at 11:30 am, December 6th, 2010 under Bread Factory Cafe, Burger.
NYC Cravings Closing For the Winter: NYC Cravings, everybody's favorite Taiwanese fried chicken truck, has just announced they will be closing up shop for the winter after this week. Find them today on 50th. Also on the ML Twitter Tracker, Mexicue is on 55th, Frites N Meats is on 52nd, Uncle Gussy's is on 51st with afgolemono, and Crisp is giving away $5 gift cards to promote their new tofu option.
Posted at 10:45 am, December 6th, 2010 | 0 Comments
It looks like the Vendy Award winning Biryani Cart (on 46th and 6th) is on a roll. A few weeks ago they got a new logo, and added a few new sensible menu items. After all, if you sell biryani and kati rolls, adding a new curry or dal doesn’t seem too strange. But hot wings!? Yes, you read that right. The Biryani Cart has a brand new cart hitting the streets soon serving their special brand of hot wings and steak and cheese subs. As you can see from the brand new sign they’ll carry four kinds of wings (all deep fried and then sauced) plus I’m guessing some kind of sauce-less option for those who like their wings plain. We’re also hearing that the Philly cheese-steaks will be small (like a hot dog bun) and come two to an order- like their famous Kati Rolls. The cart will be parked on the opposite side of the street (the NW corner of 46th and 6th) and we’re hearing it is less than two weeks away from launching. To say we’re excited for this one would be quite the understatement…
Posted by The ML Team at 9:30 am, December 6th, 2010 under Biriyani Cart, Juicy Wings Cart.
Remember back in January when Street Sweets announced they’d be changing their name? Well, the day has finally arrived. A winner has been chosen, and the Street Sweets Truck will officially be known known from this day forward as… (drumroll please)… Sweetery NYC. Despite being forced to change their name by a similarly named bakery, they assured us that there would be no change whatsoever to their business and they are committed to “more interesting corporate events and give aways, changing & expanding the offerings that appear [on] our menu, and ultimately expanding our business to include other outlets to distribute our products.” Exciting! They have also changed their Twitter account to @sweeterynyc (although if you were following @streetsweets you don’t have to do anything… you’re still following their account.)
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Street Sweets Truck Forced to Change Name, Want You To Help (For a $500 Prize!)
Tacos from Korilla BBQ. Photo uploaded to the ML Flickr Pool by CarbZombie.
