Thursday, March 11, 2004
Takeout food continued - 23rd Street, east of PAS
Takeout restaurants in business areas are flourishing because more New Yorkers take their lunches back to the offices, to eat at their desks. This also explains the paradox of increasing productivity in the US without growth of jobs. Fearful of losing employment, Americans contribute unpaid work time. Employers exploit this, producing stellar financial statements and booming stock prices. Meanwhile, barely a dent is made by the administration in restoring the 2.9 million lost jobs. Gregory Mankiw, Chairman of White House Council of Economic Advisors, cannot explain the drop of new employment in a period of growing GDP, from 97,000 new jobs in January to 21,000 in February, but I can, watching the stagnated Job Market section in the Sunday NYTimes, bouncing in the pitiful range of 12 to 18 pages. Add to this the growth of outsourcing , since competition forces more and more employers to offshore. Most recently, making a Delta Airlines reservation, I heard a strange but pleasant accent, and taking a guess, asked Joyce da Pool – that’s how the reservationist identified herself – about the weather in Bangalore. She was surprised, and so was I, that my shot in the dark had hit the mark. Next day, picking up the electronic ticket, I was talking to a very businesslike person in Poona, near Bombay (officially Mumbai), who discovered and fixed a spelling difference in my frequent flyer record that had existed for decades. No wonder we are losing.
A spam from Lou Dobbs, the financial analyst of CNN who has been railing against losses of good American jobs to offshoring, and not only in information technology. A $90,000 financial analyst can now be replaced with a $20,000 one in India . He is promising astounding growth in stock market values due to President Bush’s policies, particularly in this, his election year. Dobbs is probably right, the tax and procurement policies favoring the wealthy and offering special benefits to large businesses can be expected to intensify. There is no favoritism, of course, and business people taking unfair advantage will be punished; the Department of Justice can now wave a bloody scalp, that of Martha Stewart, as proof.
But let’s get back to business area takeout restaurants. Near PAS, 23rd Street takeout shops service local area clerical people and Baruch students, and are very busy at lunch time. The more substantial diners are strong in the residential area east of Third Avenue.
23RD STREET, east of Park Avenue South
The brand new Yoshinoya Restaurant at 110 East 23rd Street, near PAS, (212) 674-1187 offers a short takeout specials menu of combo, beef and teriyaki chicken bowls, under $5.
Across the street, Golden Krust, Caribbean bakery and grill, 111 East 23rds Street, (212) 674-4660, is a chain operation featuring grilled jerk chicken, Jamaican patties in 8 varieties, curry dishes, many in mini, small and large sizes. Callaloo and ackie fish breakfast, with yams and boild bananas. Free delivery.
Anna Maria Classic Italian cuisine, pizza & pasta , 112 East 23rd Street, (212) 777-3200 offers also salad, veal, chicken and fish entrees. Grill specials and sandwiches available. Free delivery.
Mark Café, 125 East 23rd Street (212) 533-6947has hot and cold salads, gyro and other sandwiches, twelve varieties of burgers, souvlaki on pita and platters. Free delivery.
Grand Saloon, fine food and drink since 1880, was also a class brothel at that time, turning into Klube’s Steak House in 1911, then a speakeasy and subsequently a college hangout. Soups, salads, appetizers, sandwiches and huge burgers, major cuts of steaks and pork chops, salmon dishes. Free delivery.
Past the school environment, as 23rd Street turns residential, we find Asian Express, a Chinese and Japanese restaurant at 234 East 23rd Street (212) 481-2225. Chinatown style noodle soups, moo shu shrimps in pancakes, also classy Paking (stet) ducks rub shoulders sushi and sashimi, lunch bento boxes, teriyaki and donburi entrees. Free delivery.
New York City Bagels, 310 East 23rd Street (212) 533-7577 has a full diner menu. Lox and feta omelets, smoked fish and herring appetizing, blintzes with sour cream, Yonah Schimmel knishes , Melted and BLT (with turkey bacon) sandwiches, grilled meat or vegetable burgers, turkey pastrami. Free delivery in Manhattan.
A Corbet & Conley Caterers emporium, 333 East 23rd Street, (212) 532-9119, offers bagels and burritos, sandwiches, wraps, soups and specials. Design your own salad. Free delivery.
Pastrami and Things, Delicatessen Restaurant, 333 East 23rd Street (212) 689-8090, has classic salads, chef’s, Caesar, and Greek, wraps, deli sandwiches, hot sandwiches with mashed, corned beef of pastrami omeletes, potato pancakes, blintzes, Roumanian tenderloin steak, pierogi, for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Free delivery.
East Side Café, 352 East 23rd Street (212) 533-2034, offers regular and low cholesterol omelets , pancakes and eggs any style, Belgian waffles, bagel & lox breakfasts. For dinner, souvlaki with spaghetti, veal Parmigian, and a broiled and fried seafood menu. Free delivery.
A combined Chinese and Japanese restaurant, at 399 23rd Street, Hunan Lake (212) 679-5689 and Sushi King (212) 679-9816. $26 Peking roast duck tops the menu at the former, mostly Cantonese eatery. Tempura, age mono and nabe moki dishes and maki/temaki rolls supplement Sushi King’s specialties. Fast free delivery offered.
Takeout restaurants in business areas are flourishing because more New Yorkers take their lunches back to the offices, to eat at their desks. This also explains the paradox of increasing productivity in the US without growth of jobs. Fearful of losing employment, Americans contribute unpaid work time. Employers exploit this, producing stellar financial statements and booming stock prices. Meanwhile, barely a dent is made by the administration in restoring the 2.9 million lost jobs. Gregory Mankiw, Chairman of White House Council of Economic Advisors, cannot explain the drop of new employment in a period of growing GDP, from 97,000 new jobs in January to 21,000 in February, but I can, watching the stagnated Job Market section in the Sunday NYTimes, bouncing in the pitiful range of 12 to 18 pages. Add to this the growth of outsourcing , since competition forces more and more employers to offshore. Most recently, making a Delta Airlines reservation, I heard a strange but pleasant accent, and taking a guess, asked Joyce da Pool – that’s how the reservationist identified herself – about the weather in Bangalore. She was surprised, and so was I, that my shot in the dark had hit the mark. Next day, picking up the electronic ticket, I was talking to a very businesslike person in Poona, near Bombay (officially Mumbai), who discovered and fixed a spelling difference in my frequent flyer record that had existed for decades. No wonder we are losing.
A spam from Lou Dobbs, the financial analyst of CNN who has been railing against losses of good American jobs to offshoring, and not only in information technology. A $90,000 financial analyst can now be replaced with a $20,000 one in India . He is promising astounding growth in stock market values due to President Bush’s policies, particularly in this, his election year. Dobbs is probably right, the tax and procurement policies favoring the wealthy and offering special benefits to large businesses can be expected to intensify. There is no favoritism, of course, and business people taking unfair advantage will be punished; the Department of Justice can now wave a bloody scalp, that of Martha Stewart, as proof.
But let’s get back to business area takeout restaurants. Near PAS, 23rd Street takeout shops service local area clerical people and Baruch students, and are very busy at lunch time. The more substantial diners are strong in the residential area east of Third Avenue.
23RD STREET, east of Park Avenue South
The brand new Yoshinoya Restaurant at 110 East 23rd Street, near PAS, (212) 674-1187 offers a short takeout specials menu of combo, beef and teriyaki chicken bowls, under $5.
Across the street, Golden Krust, Caribbean bakery and grill, 111 East 23rds Street, (212) 674-4660, is a chain operation featuring grilled jerk chicken, Jamaican patties in 8 varieties, curry dishes, many in mini, small and large sizes. Callaloo and ackie fish breakfast, with yams and boild bananas. Free delivery.
Anna Maria Classic Italian cuisine, pizza & pasta , 112 East 23rd Street, (212) 777-3200 offers also salad, veal, chicken and fish entrees. Grill specials and sandwiches available. Free delivery.
Mark Café, 125 East 23rd Street (212) 533-6947has hot and cold salads, gyro and other sandwiches, twelve varieties of burgers, souvlaki on pita and platters. Free delivery.
Grand Saloon, fine food and drink since 1880, was also a class brothel at that time, turning into Klube’s Steak House in 1911, then a speakeasy and subsequently a college hangout. Soups, salads, appetizers, sandwiches and huge burgers, major cuts of steaks and pork chops, salmon dishes. Free delivery.
Past the school environment, as 23rd Street turns residential, we find Asian Express, a Chinese and Japanese restaurant at 234 East 23rd Street (212) 481-2225. Chinatown style noodle soups, moo shu shrimps in pancakes, also classy Paking (stet) ducks rub shoulders sushi and sashimi, lunch bento boxes, teriyaki and donburi entrees. Free delivery.
New York City Bagels, 310 East 23rd Street (212) 533-7577 has a full diner menu. Lox and feta omelets, smoked fish and herring appetizing, blintzes with sour cream, Yonah Schimmel knishes , Melted and BLT (with turkey bacon) sandwiches, grilled meat or vegetable burgers, turkey pastrami. Free delivery in Manhattan.
A Corbet & Conley Caterers emporium, 333 East 23rd Street, (212) 532-9119, offers bagels and burritos, sandwiches, wraps, soups and specials. Design your own salad. Free delivery.
Pastrami and Things, Delicatessen Restaurant, 333 East 23rd Street (212) 689-8090, has classic salads, chef’s, Caesar, and Greek, wraps, deli sandwiches, hot sandwiches with mashed, corned beef of pastrami omeletes, potato pancakes, blintzes, Roumanian tenderloin steak, pierogi, for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Free delivery.
East Side Café, 352 East 23rd Street (212) 533-2034, offers regular and low cholesterol omelets , pancakes and eggs any style, Belgian waffles, bagel & lox breakfasts. For dinner, souvlaki with spaghetti, veal Parmigian, and a broiled and fried seafood menu. Free delivery.
A combined Chinese and Japanese restaurant, at 399 23rd Street, Hunan Lake (212) 679-5689 and Sushi King (212) 679-9816. $26 Peking roast duck tops the menu at the former, mostly Cantonese eatery. Tempura, age mono and nabe moki dishes and maki/temaki rolls supplement Sushi King’s specialties. Fast free delivery offered.
# posted by Wally Dobelis @ 7:07 PM 
