This weekend was pretty uneventful for me, other than seeing my beloved Arsenal suffer a brutal, agonizing defeat to our bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur. I'm still mad about that and likely to be so for quite a while, but I figured that I would write a post about my experience getting lunch at work in Midtown. As I mentioned in a previous post, I think that going to get take-out for lunch is a significant part of the experience of working in New York, and after nearly two months here, I've developed a bit of a routine.
Hale and Hearty
Sometimes I'm just in the mood for a good cup of soup, especially when I'm feeling a bit under the weather. Hale and Hearty has a wide variety of delicious soups, sandwiches, and salads, and the comfort and convenience has made this a big hit for me. Today, for example, I enjoyed a turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce, lettuce, and aioli, along with a cup of split pea soup (high on the list of looks gross and tastes delicious foods). Their sweet corn chowder with chicken is another one of my favorite soups, with just the right combination of the different ingredients. I like that they give you a piece of bread with your soup, because I can always go for dipping fresh bread in soup. Hale and Hearty has become an established part of my rotation of restaurants for lunch.
Chipotle
What's there to say about Chipotle that hasn't already been said? It's awesome and there's a location just over a block from my office, so I've gone there a fair amount. In fact, I went there 4 days in a row back in January. Nowadays, I've gotten a little more adventurous, and I like to keep some variety in my lunch routine, but I still go to Chipotle once a week. My go to order, in case you were wondering (which you probably weren't, but you can read it anyway), is a chicken burrito bowl with pinto beans, brown rice, hot salsa, corn, lettuce, and cheese. An excellent combination with a little bit of spice, though sometimes I go for a burrito. Bottom line, Chipotle is awesome.
Toastie's
I discovered this wonderful sandwich shop when I was browsing Yelp for good places to get lunch near my office. They have a large selection of delicious, unique sandwiches, as well as a create-your-own salad station. I have not ventured to try the salad, because I'm a little worried that I would have no idea what to put in my salad, but the sandwiches have served me well and given a nice array of options whenever I go to Toastie's. The Popeye sandwich was the first I tried, which is a chicken sandwich with mozzarella cheese, spinach, alfalfa sprouts, roasted red peppers, and honey mustard. That's certainly a unique combination, yes, but the honey mustard really brings it all together. The Alice sandwich is another favorite of mine, which is a delicious turkey sandwich with brie cheese, sliced granny smith apples, romaine lettuce, and honey mustard (there's a pattern). I do also enjoy sandwiches that don't have honey mustard on them, these just happen to be two of my favorites.
Pongsri Thai
I discovered this nice Thai restaurant a few weeks ago on 48th st, between Broadway and 8th Avenue. They have a nice lunch special with about 7 different options, though I usually opt to go for the chicken pad thai. They serve it with some vegetables on the side, which I make sure to eat because I worry that I don't eat enough vegetables, and it's solid pad thai. It's a nice option now because I know exactly what to expect and have a good go-to menu item. The Sriracha fried rice is next on my list of dishes to try, however.
Chef Pho & Peking Roast Duck
While this Vietnamese/Chinese restaurant has an odd name that combines two popular dishes from the two countries, it's only a couple blocks from my office and they have a huge lunch menu. I only first tried it a week ago, but I was delighted to find that it tasted very good. The chicken with garlic sauce and vegetables was delicious (even the broccoli, surprisingly), and I got rice and a spring roll with it. I will definitely be going back there, I love some good Chinese food!
Majestic Deli
This deli is very conveniently located, and have a nice selection of delicious hot paninis. I enjoyed the charcoal chicken and the Tabasco chicken paninis, served with chips and a pickle. New York seems to be obsessed with pickles, I see them served a lot at delis or diners. Nothing against pickles, I just find this obsession kind of funny. Anyway, they make excellent paninis at Majestic Deli.
I've tried out some other places as well, but these restaurants have become my rotation. I'm always looking to add to it, perhaps an Indian restaurant or a Mediterranean restaurant. The delis that have serve-yourself hot and cold food of every variety, along with sandwiches, are not my favorite, because the food usually isn't that good. Some people like this, but it's not for me.
That's all I've got for this week, thanks for reading!
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