Uncle Gussy’s In Hot Water Means Free Food!

Cops in midtown are getting way out of hand! They have been on a rampage lately when it comes to moving food trucks from their daily spots. The recent victim of someone’s agenda is Uncle Gussy’s Greek Cuisine. These guys have always parked on 51 street & Park Avenue and always have alot of customers. Previously they would sell their food from a food cart but over the summer, they upgraded their operation to a truck to get in on the craze of food trucks that has gripped NYC.

This week, a certain cop in the midtown north precinct has decided to go after Uncle Gussy’s truck in a similar way that they went after Schnitzel Truck and other trucks in the precinct’s territory.

As a result of this and until they figure out how they will proceed with their operation, Uncle Gussy has decided to give away all of the food that they have left. They were told that they cannot vend food from a truck occupying a metered spot. Therefore, UG has decided that they can’t stop him from giving the food away and that is his plan today, Thursday 11/4/10! Anything he has left will be given away! If you want to see what your options are, here is their menu. I will warn however, they may not be giving away everything on the menu – therefore go over to them with a couple of options!

UG will most likely take resume their operations via the cart that they previously had. This would be their short term fix as their concern is not losing their liscense. This doesnt mean the truck is retired all together. They will be working to look for new spots to park and may just have to start looking outside of midtown north, which of course would be a tragedy for the great lunchers of that area…like me! Will keep you posted as we learn more information, in the mean time…go visit them for free food!

Schnitzing At The Office Is Highly Recommended!

Apart from other things you should do at the office, I am highly recommending Schnitzing at the office. And if you’re going to do it, then do it wit the door closed so nobody knows what you have for lunch today! Don’t you just hate it when you’re enjoying a really good lunch and everyone stops by with the usual “Whatcha got there”? How many times I have felt like saying…its my lunch dummy now go away!

If you visit the Schnitzel Truck I recommend getting a platter, sitting down and enjoying it solo! The platter that I got was truly exploding with flavor. I decided to get the Chicken Schnitzel with cucumber salad and french fries. Right away when you take the lid off, you know you’re in for a good time. Just looking at the schnitzel alone is worth it!

Aside from Chicken they also offer pork schnitzel and cod schnitzel all of them though will look like this:

The chicken is obviously thin as is the trademark of Schnitzel – pounded meat. I never squeezed lemon on my chicken cutlet before but I figured what the heck? The lemon went very well with the bread crumbs as I was afraid they would get soggy. They didn’t and it enhanced the flavor of the chicken!
The french fries are tasty…not too much salt and not too greasy. I decided to also get the cucumber salad with their spicy sriracha sauce. At first taste I thought the cucumber salad was a bit bland but after dipping it in the sriracha sauce this capped off my flavor experience!

Its no wonder why these guys are up for a Vendy Award nomination this year! They have already won the rookie of the year award and this year they are going for the big prize! For $10 I am not sure that many vendors in NYC pack in as much food as these guys do. Hence yet another reason to check these guys out. We will see what how these guys do at the Vendys!

In a perfect world, I am sure everyone would love the Schnitzel truck…apparently though, not everyone does, like this lady who gave the truck a fine as we were waiting for our food…yours truly booed her as she wrote the ticket!

Hey, they’ve sold many a Schnitzel, I am sure this fine is a drop in the bucket for these guys!

Remember…Shnitzing with the door closed at work is highly recommended!

Truck and Food Type: Schitzel Truck – Austrian Schnitzel & Sides
The goods: Chicken Schnitzel with cucumber salad, french fries and a spicy sriracha sauce
Total Spent– $10.00 – for the platter or $8.00 if you just want the Schnitzel sandwhich without sides

Inaugural Post – Frites ‘n’ Meats!

I’ve been having lunch in midtown for the better part of 10 years. Recently however, as I am sure many of you have also seen, there has been an explosion of food carts and trucks. There is almost a cart/truck for every cuisine imaginable. And if there is a cuisine that doesn’t have one, then maybe you should team up with someone and start it because food truck/cart mania has hit NYC…its here and I love it!

So with all that being said, here is my attempt to bring you the sights, costs and feel for the food that these carts and trucks are bringing you! Now keep in mind, some of these carts I may have eaten from in the past so in those instances I may compare and contrast some of their selections based on prior experiences. In all cases I will basically try to share some pics, tell you what I had along with prices and what the overall experience was.

My first entry takes me to a “health conscious” cart,  and that is if you actually want to  believe that any of these carts can be are health consious!  I walked over today to Frites ‘n’ Meats who was parked on 52nd street b/w Park and Lexington Avenues.  For locations and specials, they can be followed on Twitter @Frites’n’Meats .

I actually have visited these guys once before. Their motto is “Saving the world one burger at a time”. How does somebody save the world with a burger? Well by only serving meat from grass fed cows…there, you now have a health conscious cart! LOL

Previously I had gotten the wagyu American Kobe burger ($7.50). I did so because I have never had kobe beef so I said why not have a kobe burger? Today I got the less expensive grass fed beef angus burger ($5.50). I have to tell you, the angus burger tasted much better! Both were tender but to me the angus had more flavor. I will admit it wasn’t hot off the grill…maybe it was sitting there pre-cooked for a while?  Topped the burger, with cheddar cheese, greens, onions and applewood bacon.  Had to get their fries of course . FYI, if you think you’re getting something special because you are ordering Handcut double fried belgian frites, hold your breath. You’re not getting anything special, they’re just golden fries. 

All in all Frites n Meats makes an excellent burger, although I thought the Angus tasted better than the Kobe! Their ordering process adds a little fun as you get to fill out a small card with what you want and write your name on it. I always like to have fun and write a name that isn’t mine of course just to hear them say it…LOL  Enjoy my friends!

The truck and food type: Frites n Meats  (burgers and fries)

The goods and the price: $5.50 Beef Fed Angus Burger / $0.75 for cheddar cheese / $0.75 Applewood bacon / $3.00 for french fries
Total Spent – $10.00

The pics: