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Anka Grill Offers Pricey Turkish Options
Lexington Ave. in between 54th and 55th is a great block to grab lunch on. You’ve got Clarke’s Standard, Glaze Teriyaki, and Sur Empanada Factory. And now you can also get Turkish food thanks to the...
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Lunch At Midtown’s First Birdbath Bakery Is Going To Cost You
When you walk into a place where baked goods and bespoke chocolate bars are displayed on a table, and there’s no menu board on display, it’s always a little suspicious, price-wise. Such is the case of...
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The Rotisserie at Chicken Provence Might Haunt Your Dreams
Rotisserie chicken is not exactly a “hip” food, nor one that you often hear people gush about (not counting that one place on the Upper East Side.) That second part changed for me last week when this...
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Jacques Torres Pops Up in Grand Central (Cafe Grumpy Coming Soon)
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...
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Former SMP Winner Kwik Gourmet is Still on Its Game
Speaking of street meat… underneath the scaffolding at the southwest corner of 47th St. at Park is the Kwik Gourmet cart, which you may remember as the winner of Street Meat Palooza 3 in 2010. That...
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The Gobuki Korean Cart Serves Up Bargain BBQ
Sometimes I wander around in search of lunch, aimlessly, wondering what to eat. I really need some suggestions that y’all want to see here, so feel free to email me or comment on any of the posts I’ve...
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A Closer Look at Some of Bian Dang’s Other Offerings
It’s been a LONG time since anyone here talked about Bian Dang, fka NYC Cravings, so I decided to wander over and try something besides the pork chop or chicken leg over rice. More after the jump....
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GRK Bringing Rotisserie Meats, Yogurt to Grand Central Area
One of the most memorable lunches I ate as editor of Downtown Lunch was at GRK in the Financial District. The meal involved a Thanksgiving special of rotisserie turkey, and it was spectacular. Soon...
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New Chain Va Presto Pasta Bar to take over Satya space
New signage at the old Satya space proclaims Va Presto -Something- is moving in. Anyone want to buy a vowel? “Go Quickly _____” in Italian sounds like an ominous name for a space vacated so quickly...
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Soho Sandwich Legend Alidoro Comes to Midtown
Alidoro, the downtown sandwich shop that has a list of rules about what they will and will not serve you, is bringing its tasty Italian sandwiches to 39th St. btw. Madison & 5th, starting Thursday...
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First Look: GRK Ups the Gyro Game in Midtown East
In case you missed it, GRK opened its second location in NYC a few days ago, on Lex btw. 44th & 45th streets. It’s smaller than the first location in the Financial District, but the menu is the...
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Japanese Comfort Food Hidden Down a Flight of Stairs
Inconspicuously sandwiched between perennially busy Korean favorites Cho Dang Gol and Hanbat, you’ll find MEW Izakaya. Some of you are thinking, how authentic can a Japanese restaurant possibly be on...
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Garden Kebab House Does Chicken Right
Can yet another Halal offering near Penn Station survive all the competition? If you order carefully, Garden Kebab House just might turn you into a regular. Many items are beyond the ML budget, but...
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Crisp Express Out, Legit Tacos Grand Central In
If someone were to ask me where to find good tacos in Midtown East by Grand Central, I would likely give a halfhearted suggestion for the Oaxaca on 47th + Lex, or one of the many food trucks that...
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Plywood Up at Dos Toros in Midtown East
Ever since Baja Fresh suddenly shuttered on Lexington btw. 45th + 46th streets, there has been something of a void in quick Mexican food options, although there is Oaxaca to the north, and Tacos Grand...
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Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong Now Serving Lunch
Photo courtesy of Serious Eats For those that have tried and failed to dine at the ultra hot Manhattan outpost of Korean BBQ specialist, Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong, you now have a chance to score a table...
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Find Comfort From the Elusive Spring Inside HanaMichi
In need of a warm culinary hug from all the bipolar weather recently? Impatient to see some blossoms and leaves on the trees already? HanaMichi comforts the senses on all those fronts. And with too...
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New Teriyaki Boy is Pricier, but Still Good
I wasn’t in Midtown for the heyday of Teriyaki Boy, but I’ve heard good things, especially about their $3.99 lunch special. That offer may be gone, as are most of their locations, but I have been to...
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The Kaya Cart Cures Your Taiwanese Cravings
Back in March, I reported seeing a new Asian food cart in Midtown. Since I tweeted them back then, they tweet me nearly weekly to tell me of their whereabouts but it’s taken me this long to give them...
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