Free Slurpee Alert: 7-11 Celebrates 7/11 Today: Serious Eats: New York has the low down on this one: In honor of July 11th, 7-11 will be giving out free Slurpees today. The one on 42nd btw. 8+9th "did the fake Kwik-e-Mart Simpsons tie-in, so it seems pretty connected to 7-Eleven corporate. It's a good bet they'd participate, but you never know." [Serious Eats: New York]
Posted at 9:30 am, July 11th, 2008 | 11 Comments
Ed Levine recommends a few lunch options in the area, inlcuding Prime Burger, Le Pain Quotidien and the Brooklyn Diner. I’d add Pop Burger (on 58th btw. Mad+5th) to that list, and who knows- maybe the lady who supposedly sells Indian food out of a grocery cart, on that same block, will reappear to take advantage of the crowds. spot that lady who supposedly sells Indian food out of a grocery cart!
Wear Your Cow Suit to Work Tomorrow: It's things like this that make me really wish we had a Chick-Fil-A in Midtown: "On Friday, July 11, the Chick-fil-A chain will celebrate its annual Cow Appreciation Day event by offering a free meal to any customer who isn’t “too chicken” to visit any of the chain’s nearly 1,400 participating restaurants fully dressed as a cow." I wonder if they're participating at the one in the NYU Food Court. [Fast Food Critic]
Posted at 3:00 pm, July 10th, 2008 | 9 Comments
Fresh on the heels of the off-the-menu “Special Vegetarian” sandwich at Blimpie, comes word that Zen Burger (on Lex. btw. 45+46th) has been serving their own off-the-menu filet-o-fish sandwich. When Zen Burger first launched at the beginning of the year, the only thing keeping it from being an exact replica of McDonald’s (in vegetarian form) was the lack of a filet-o-fish. They had a “Zen Tuna” sandwich, but it wasn’t fried, and quite frankly, who wants fast food that isn’t fried. Considering that most adult vegetarians probably refused, as kids, to eat anything *but* the filet-o-fish during family trips to McDonald’s, this addition to the Zen Burger menu should be pretty well received.
The fishless fish sandwich, and my anti-McDonald’s tirade, after the jump… Read more »
Posted by Zach Brooks at 11:45 am, July 10th, 2008 under *Lex btw. 45+46th, Vegetarian, Zen Burger.
I actually have a question for Midtown Lunch’ers today… I fully admit that pretty much every plate of street meat I’ve ever eaten has been written about on this site (I’m sure some people imagine that I have eaten at every cart in Midtown. Sorry to disappoint- but I am just one man.) When I want a plate of chicken and/or lamb over rice, I almost always go to one of 3 or 4 places- and they’re pretty much all on 6th Avenue. Kwik Meal (on 45th), the Famous Halal Cart (SE Corner of 53rd), Trini-Pak (on 43rd), Carnegie John’s (7th Ave. and 56th) and once I ate at Rafiqi’s (Multiple Carts around Midtown.) In the interest of branching out, I’d like to try some of the other carts, especially those to the East (Park Ave. and 3rd Ave have a bunch) and those to the south. Anybody have any recommendations? Or maybe you’ve always wondered about a particular cart that you walk by all the time? I’ll go there too. Feel free to post in the comments…
Now this is ridiculous. On Thursday of last week (that is 3 business days ago for anybody who needs help with the counting) I posted about the sign on “The Steak Truck” (on Park Ave. and 47th) advertising a $4.99 foot long steak and cheese sub. Yesterday, I walked by again- and the sign had been replaced with this:
Shame on you Steak Truck. Still haven’t tried it though… and now I’m not sure I want to. (Yes, I pout. And yes, I hold grudges.)
A photo of last week’s Steak Truck, after the jump… Read more »
Posted by Zach Brooks at 5:00 pm, July 9th, 2008 under Cart, Price Hike, Steak, Steak Truck.
We can add one more location to the list of bubble tea places in Midtown that got put in the comments of this Profile last month. Galaxy 2.0 has opened up on 38th St. btw. 5+6th serving frozen yogurt, smoothies, and a slushy version of bubble tea out of of a takeout window. At $3.50 for a small, it’s slightly more expensive than a few of the other Midtown options, but they blend it with ice, making it pretty refreshing for the summertime. I had Taro, which was prety tasty, but on second look I think I may have to try the “cookies and cream.” They also serve a version of Pinkberry’ish frozen yogurt, with the green tea option being replaced by blueberry (???). They didn’t have cap’n crunch as a topping, so I’ll be sticking with Red Mango- thanks.
More photos, after the jump… Read more »
Posted by Zach Brooks at 2:30 pm, July 9th, 2008 under 38th btw. 5+6th, Bubble Tea, Frozen Yogurt, Sweets.
BREAKING: Wafels & Dinges Truck In Midtown Until 4pm: This just in from the comments: "Just saw the truck outside 46th St. court yard pavilion between 5th and 6th. It’s the actual W&D’s truck. It’s parked right across from the entrance to the Super 8 Motel on 46th, where the scaffolding for the construction was taken down last week." Call to the truck confirms they'll be there until 4pm and if you use the word of the day ("ensconsed") you'll get one free topping.
Posted at 1:58 pm, July 9th, 2008 | 6 Comments
“How can I not?” was the first thing that went through my head when I read about the off the menu “Special Vegetarian” sandwich being served at the Blimpie on 46th btw. 5+6th on the Village Voice blog. Doritos? Spicy green chutney? Off the menu? At a Blimpie? How… can… I… not. I posted a quick link to share the info with you people (I’m unselfish like that) and headed straight over to this gross sandwich chain, which had decided to buck the Latin food trend that other Blimpieowners seem to be impressed with, and instead make something for the Indian population working in the area.
Since I know some of you were probably holding off, waiting for the visual proof of this sandwich’s existence- I present, the foot long crime-against-nature, after the jump… Read more »
Posted by Zach Brooks at 11:15 am, July 9th, 2008 under 46th btw. 5+6th, Fast Food Chains, Indian, Sandwiches, Vegetarian.
File This Under ‘Things I’d Rather Not Know’: In the comments about Five Guys Burgers & Fries (on 56th btw. 5+6th): "They have updated their menu with calorie info: Cheeseburger is 840, small fries is 620 (no mention if it includes the overflow)." Also, prices have gone up. According to one lunch'er: a Little Cheeseburger with fries is now $8.99, up from $8.19.
Posted at 9:00 am, July 9th, 2008 | 14 Comments
