Originally we wanted burgers for lunch so we stopped by Shake Shack since Edwin never had it but the line was just ridiculous. Then we tried to go to the Parker Meridien for the "secret burger" but the whole block was closed off due to the damaged crane off a high rise caused by the storm. That pretty much ended our burger quest so we started thinking about alternatives.
Big Shake Shack in Midtown West.
Super crazy line. Lower Manhattan was still dark so a lot of people ventured north for food. Lots of tourists stuck too, so they all come to Shake Shack!
Times Square. With people.
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Didn't know where to go after we were told Parker Meridien was off limits, Edwin and I decided to grab a "snack" at the world famous Carnegie Delicatessen! Carnegie is one of those old school delis in NY that's famous for their sandwiches. At Carnegie though, portion is EVERYTHING. It's funny, cause I've actually had the Carnegie Delicatessen located inside Treasure Island in Vegas, and I thought it was whatevers, but man, the actual location was way better!
Carnegie Delicatessen
854 7th Ave
Between 54th St & 55th St
Midtown West
New York, NY 10019
Didn't know where to go after we were told Parker Meridien was off limits, Edwin and I decided to grab a "snack" at the world famous Carnegie Delicatessen!
Our sandwich in the to-go bag. Originally, I was gonna get their famous superstacked pastrami sandwich since I was sharing with Edwin, but we saw someone dining in and that sandwich... was waaaay to big. We just wanted a snack so we wussed out :P
Pastrami sandwich on rye. It's not handcarved in front of you, but it is still made right on the spot. Machine cut so every piece is even thickness. Funny thing was our sandwich was made by an old Chinese man and he kept on egging us to get the superstacked! It was twice the amount of pastrami..
I actually like the pastrami here. Juicy and peppery. The mustard here is also really good. Still, not as good as Katz's.
Edwin and I eating it on a newspaper dispenser since we didn't want to eat in haha.
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Afterwards, we decided to go get some xiao long bao (soup dumplings) at Joe's Shanghai. Original location is in Chinatown and they are famous for the dumplings. It's sorta unfair, but I compare all xiao long bao to Ding Tai Fung just because I grew up eating it.
Joe's Shanghai
24 W 56th St
Between 5th Ave & Avenue Of The Americas
Midtown West
New York, NY 10019
Joe's Shanghai's Midtown location.
Menu cover.
Dumplings section of the menu.
Soy sauce + vinegar. They didn't bring us the actual vinegar until I asked.
Crab Meat Xiao Long Bao.
It was actually pretty good. The juices inside the bao was briny and very tasty. The skin's a little too thick though.
The regular xiao long bao. I think if I had the regular instead of the crab first, I would've liked it a lot more.
Shanghai Noodles. Stir fried pork, veggies, and noodles in soy sauce. I hate how we had to pay so much for something I used to get for less than $5 haha.
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Afterwards, walked towards Momofuku Milk Bar for some dessert. A few days ago, we were gonna visit the East Village location but that area's totally flooded now. On the first floor of Ma Peche, which is another Momofuku restaurant, they sell desserts and quick snack items from Momofuku's menu.
Momofuku Milk Bar
15 W 56th St
Between 5th Ave & Avenue Of The Americas
Midtown West
New York, NY 10019
Milk Bar. Small.
Ma Peche is downstairs and you can get food to go.
They sell an assortment of cookies.
Cornflake Marshmallow Chocolate Chip Cookie.
Corn cookies. Made with corn meal?
Compost Cookie. It has chocolate chip, potato chips, cornflakes... pretty much everything in one cookie.
Want your milk to taste sweet like the milk after you eat cereal? Well, they sell Cereal Milk mixes here! Genius.
Their infamous Crack Pie sitting in the cold display.
What is Crack Pie made of? Just sugar, eggs, and butter.
Somebody took a bite before I could take a picture of it haha. It was oddly good though for being so simple. The pie crust was the best part!
3 cookies for $6. Pricey.
I only got to eat the Compost cookie. I left the rest at Jimmy's when I left haha.
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3 cookies for $6. Pricey.
I only got to eat the Compost cookie. I left the rest at Jimmy's when I left haha.
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We decided to do a bit of sightseeing and went to Rockefeller Center. Again, Edwin's never been before and we even thought about going to the Top of the Rock, but it was so damn expensive. At least I've been up already.
Rockefeller Rink is open! Not like in LA where people outdoor ice skate in t-shirts and shorts haha.
Rockefeller Building.
We went to the basement where all the restaurants and shops were since Janice wanted a hot chocolate form Jacques Torres. Jimmy and I stopped by the Blue Bottle at Rockefeller.
Iced Yirgacheffe coffee. Yirgacheffe is a fair trade coffee bean from Ethiopia and it's a little darker than what I usually order, the New Orleans iced coffee. Was very restless after just 3 sips. Too weak with caffeine haha.
After our little stop at Rockefeller, we made our way towards Central Park, checked out the cool looking Apple Store, and shopped at Uniqlo before we went to Yakitori Totto for our actual dinner that day!
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