As reported earlier OBAO is in fact open for lunch, and is already slammed. There’s eat in and take out (although there have been reports of 45 minute wait times) and a lunch menu that is slightly different than the dinner menu. Not everything is being offered at lunch, but the 3 meat dishes, 3 rice dishes and the vermicelli noodle dishes are all cheaper (although sadly most of the noodle dishes are now $11.)
Check it out after the jump…
Considering how burger obsessed NYC is, it still amazing to me that Black Shack (the new burger spot on Lexington btw. 37+38th) managed to fly under the radar all this time. Fork in the Road broke the news on Wednesday, and yesterday I headed over to check the place out. The whole thing is less surprising once you see the joint. With only a paper “Black Shack” sign in the window, it would be real easy to walk right by this place and not notice it. Black Shack is owned by the same folks that opened 67 Burger in Fort Greene- but unlike that place, which has 14 different toppings and a “beer milkshake”, Black Shack is a completely pared-down old-school fast-food burger joint.
Check out what they’re serving, after the jump.
OBAO Opening Today For Lunch: OBAO, which opened for dinner on 53rd btw. 2+3rd on Monday, said they wouldn't be open for lunch until next week. But according to The Skinny Pig (via Eater), today is the day! AND word is, there is a special lunch menu with prices that are cheaper than the dinner menu. As soon as I get it, you will too.
Posted at 11:45 am, November 20th, 2009 | 6 Comments
NYC Cravings is in Midtown Today: Good news on the ML Twitter Tracker today... because they had truck issues yesterday, NYC Cravings will selling their Taiwaness fried chicken goodness on 53rd btw. Lex+Park today (sorry Downtown!) Also, Street Sweets is on 50th (with fresh baked goodies) and Rickshaw is on 45th.
Posted at 11:15 am, November 20th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Left is Mine, Right is Hers
I have slowly come to the realization that in the matter of sushi (as it pertains to Midtown Lunch’ing) I will never find the holy grail. In other words, you pretty much always get what you pay for… and it’s impossible to get a ton of sushi for less than $10, and also have it be edible. But if push comes to shove, my favorite spot is still Aoki (on 48th btw. 7+8th) even though they raised the price of their 3 roll lunch special from $10 to $11. Tasty Eating is apparently a fan as well, and I couldn’t help but notice that her roll choice is a mirror image of my standard order: eel and avocado, crunchy spicy tuna (don’t judge me), & shrimp tempura. Great minds, I guess? What’s your ideal three roll combo?
I Guess Lucy’s Isn’t Serious Eats: The SENY crew hit up the one week old Lucy's Cantina Royale (on 34th and 8th) the other day and, to put it nicely, completely fucking hated the place in every way possible. Ouch. I think I'll reserve judgment until we hear back from our winner, but it's not looking good.
Posted at 9:30 am, November 20th, 2009 | 6 Comments
Restaurants have all sorts of creative ways to cover up the big yellow sticker that lets people know their establishment has been closed by the DOH. But using Twitter to preemptively alert your customers that you will be “closing for the holidays” is a new one. Yesterday, we thought that maybe Mantao Chinese Sandwiches (which announced they will be closed through the weekend) got their Thanksgiving dates mixed up. Nope! According to Lunch’er “ceh” they were closed by the DOH. Mantao has since deleted the tweet, but you can still see it on the ML Twitter Tracker. So much for the “Chinese Thanksgiving” theory…
This morning a Mantao employee answered the phone and said that their boiler is broken and they are waiting for the landlord to fix it. According to her it could happen this morning, in which case they’d be open for lunch today (although I’d call ahead.)
Posted by Zach Brooks at 8:30 am, November 20th, 2009 under Closed by Health Dept., Mantou Chinese Sandwiches.
This Saturday morning, Good Morning America will announce results of their “Best Food Cart Challenge” and (*spoiler alert*) the Street Sweets Truck is one of the four nominees (and the only one from New York City.) Lord knows how they picked the nominees, and it’s a waste of time to even debate whether or not this competition will really end up finding “The Best Food Cart in America”, but I think we can all agree that we want the home team to win right? (And who could be against the Street Sweets’ macarellas?)
So, if you’re in Midtown on Saturday morning (and lord knows I wouldn’t wish that on anybody), you can cheer on the truck in person at the GMA studios from 6:30am to 9am. They’re going to have a whole outdoor set up with picnic tables and all four nominees on 44th Street and Broadway. Want to support Street Sweets without having to be in Times Square on a Saturday morning? You’ll be able to start voting online for your favorite cart as soon as the show is over, and the winner will get to come back on Sunday morning. Good luck Street Sweets!
Is Woorijip Distancing Itself From Their Noodle Bar?: Woorijip is possibly my favorite place to eat at in K-Town, but nobody has had great things to say about their sporadically open noodle bar. The latest report from Blondie and Brownie reveals that they're now closed on Monday, only accept cash, and have their own punch cards. (Are they even owned by Woorijip?)
Posted at 1:30 pm, November 19th, 2009 | 2 Comments
