After the disaster at Backstage Deli last week, I went right to Lenny’s to satisfy my Midtown sandwich fix Thursday night. I ordered a Smoked Chicken Deluxe hero ($7.99 for hero or wrap, $7.25 on a roll; you should always get a hero), substituting the requisite smoked mozzarella with American Cheese and adding some Russian […]

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DISCLAIMER:  THIS RESTAURANT HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS SINCE THIS REVIEW WAS WRITTEN. NYC Food Guy felt like a matador while walking around Times Square Saturday night, dodging hoards of stampeding tourists blinded by the flashing red lights of NYC. I was only in the area by pure necessity, scheduled to work at my real […]

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“This is not a restaurant for vegetarians”, said my friend Mark Lewis as we sat entranced by the overflowing Pastrami and Brisket sandwiches glistening with fat before us. It’s 12:30pm on a Friday and I’m eating at Katz’s Deli for the very first time. Yes, NYC Food Guy has finally arrived at what is arguably […]

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Despite looking cool from the outside, Vynl, a trendy diner with 4 locations in NYC (Hell’s Kitchen pictured), is just that: A cool place with a contemporary menu that serves everything from eggs all day to meatloaf and mashed potatoes to red Thai curry with jasmine rice. My friends Lindsay and Teresa recommended the Chicken […]

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After reading about the Wafels & Dinges Truck on Grub Street last week, I had the miraculous fortune of unintentionally finding the mustard-yellow truck near Lincoln Center last Sunday. The “miraculous” refers to the deliciousness you see below. Let me just say three things: Nutella, whipped cream, and warm cinnamon waffle that tastes like a […]

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“The Best Specialty Slice in New York”, quite a claim I realize, but the Nonna Maria at Bleecker St. Pizza, with a bed of grated Grande Mozzarella supporting slices of Fresh Mozzarella and large dollops of garlicky, tomatoey Marinara sauce, all sprinkled with top-of-the-line Parmigiano-Reggiano, is a recipe for pizza perfection. That is one good […]

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DISCLAIMER: This post was originally written in 2007 and since then Ziggiz has changed their close time to 10PM seven days a week, thereby ending their status as a great late night grease pit.  Prior to this, almost every meal I ate at Ziggiz took place after a night on the town. Though their sign […]

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Koronet Pizza on 111th St. & Broadway serves what is arguably the biggest slice in New York City. Unfortunately, that doesn’t equate to big quality. Then again, this might be the best drunk slice in New York; it’s the size of your head and you won’t feel bad about getting 2 slices because 1 at […]

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Above: Zaitzeff’s standard cheeseburger (not sure if it’s sirloin or wagyu Kobe) I just got off the phone with Amine Zaitzeff (pronounced Amina), matriarch of the Zaitzeff empire she runs with her two sons, which spans the Financial District location (map) and the new spot at 18 Avenue B in Alphabet City. Zaitzeff is known […]

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I went to Five Guys on 55th street between 5th and 6th Ave. tonight (11/28), my second time eating there, and it was even better this time. I got a Regular (2 patties) Bacon Cheeseburger with fried onions (which are much closer to sauteed) and fresh-cut green jalapenos. Take a look (more dank-ness after the […]

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Community Food & Juice is the healthy, organic Morningside Heights sister of the LES’s Clinton Street Baking Company, home of what the NYC Food Guy considers the best pancakes in New York. While Community needs time to find its groove, the Brioche French Toast with caramelized bananas, roasted pecans & warm maple butter ($12) was […]

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Though it was always the Woodside branch of Donovan’s Pub that garnered Top Burger in NYC Ranks from Time Out New York, I lived closer to the Bayside branch, which prior to this past summer, served an equally delicious Bacon Cheeseburger with fried onions. I returned to the re-opened Bayside branch with low expectations even […]

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Every Tuesday, Midtown Lunch, the absolute word on food in the corporate wasteland of Midtown New York, profiles a Midtown Luncher. Last Tuesday, it was me, Lawrence, the proprietor of NYC Eats. As is always the case, haters got involved, barbs were thrown, people got hurt, my brother regulated, and some hilarity ensued. And yes, […]

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The delicious food porn from the Vendy Awards has melted my skepticism for street food like a Mister Softee cone on an August day. As a result, I decided to test out NY Mag’s claim that “Carnegie John” Antoniou’s $4 cheeseburger is better than that of the Burger Joint.

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Ed Levine called Maffei Pizza’s Grandma Slice the best in Manhattan. I can’t back that up but I can say it was unlike any Grandma I’ve ever had before. 2 slices ($4.50)

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