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NY Dosa
Washington Square Park
at Sullivan St.

$$$$$

3.5

7

Thiru of NY Dosas won the first place award for best street food vendor for 2007. The awards are a fund raiser for The Street Vendor Project which helps defend and preserve the rig.. >

The Bulgogi Cart
49th St. b/w. 6 & 7th Ave.

$$$$$

3.6

5

The Bulgogi Cart on 49th btw. 6+7th Ave. popped up in Time Out New York’s Cheap Eats Issue yesterday, in what can only be referred to as a huge surprise.  Now, I know I’ve written .. >

Pizza Truck
corner of 51st St. & Park Ave.

$$$$$

3

4

Have you seen me? Lunch’er Suzanne writes in to say that the she hasn’t seen the truck at 55th and Park since before Thanksgiving. Anybody seen it? They may want come back after ge.. >

Kwik Meal
corner of 45th St. & 6th Ave.

$$$$$

3.2

3

Ever wondered what the white sauce is made from at your favorite chicken and rice cart?  Or where the cart even comes from?  Where do they prepare the food?  And, of course- is it .. >

MUDtruck
4th Ave. at 8th St.

$$$$$

2.6

2

The friendly orange truck parked near the Astor Place Uptown 6 Station is a familiar sight to East Villagers, and a pleasing alternative to the well-known Corporate behemoth, which.. >

Calexico
88 5th Ave.

$$$$$

3.4

2

I should start this post out by admitting that this is a wildly biased review. The Vendly brothers asked me for some advice on setting up their operation over a year ago, and they'.. >

Cart (56th St. at 7th Ave.)
56th St. at 7th Ave.

$$$$$

3

2

This guy impresses the hell out of me. He plies his trade around the corner from Carnegie Hall, and as far as I'm concerned he is talented enought to be on stage.. >

Moshe’s Falafel
442 W 45th St

$$$$$

3

1

It's day two of my search for the best Falafel in Midtown… and while nobody has ever recommended Moshe's to me- I have walked by it many times, and it usually has a really long lin.. >

From Atlantis with Love
2nd St. at Bowery

$$$$$

3

1

It's a virtual cornucopia spilling out of From Atlantis With Love, a late-night cart just up the block from legendary venue CBGBs. Peppers, corn, beans, eggplant, red cabbage, long.. >

Shirley's Cart
corner of State St. & Broadway

$$$$$

3

1

The past couple of weeks I've been working in the financial district across from the Staten Island Ferry. We had a great view, but the lunches were not so great. That is, until I w.. >

Barbara's Cart
Broadway at Wall St.

$$$$$

3.3

1

Barbara was my model when I was learning to be a vendor. Her cart is remarkable less for the range of dishes - she serves a standard (if expanded) run of traditional pushcart fare .. >

Sam's Falafel
Cedar St. b/w Broadway & Trinity Pl.

$$$$$

3.3

1

Step into Liberty Plaza (now renamed Zuccotti Park) and one pushcart stands out. Well, its line stands out, anyway. Nearly as many people are waiting in line for this one cart as a.. >

Coco’s Caribbean Lunch
corner of Broadway & Reade St.

$$$$$

3

1

As anyone who has held a Manhattan office job for a significant amount of time will attest, lunch is the dreariest meal of the day. You scout your office’s immediate surroundings –.. >

Cart (Forsyth St. at Division Ave.)
Forsyth St. at Division Ave.

$$$$$

3

1

The first moment I know I'm onto something great is when the smell of wood-smoke hits my nose. I've already bought lunch and I walk past the pushcart, located just north of the Man.. >

East Village Halal Cart
11th St. at 1st Ave.

$$$$$

3.5

1

This pushcart is as remarkable for its location as for the high quality of its food. Tucked away in the East Village, far from the commercial thouroughfares of 3rd Avenue and Broad.. >

Hot Dog Stand at Eleven Madison Park
11 Madison Ave.
at 24th St.

$$$$$

3

1

Do I have to say this? I almost hate to do it. I was passing through Madison Square Park at lunchtime today, so I stopped by the hot dog stand to try their New York hot dog. I had .. >

Cart (6th Ave. at 14th St.)
6th Ave. at 14th St

$$$$$

2.9

1

a titan in the food-cart buisiness. Long-time owner of a commissary in Chelsea (which I learn she has, sadly, lost the lease to recently), she has also recieved numerous newspaper .. >

Cart (Grand & Bowery)
corner of Grand & Bowery

$$$$$

3

1

If Marcel Proust had lived in China instead of France, these little cakes would have taken the place of his cherished Madeleines. Called “Hong Kong cakes” in English, these cakes a.. >

Cart (Hester St. at Bowery)
Hester St. at Bowery

$$$$$

3

1

This is a madly popular pushcart, possibly the most popular in all of chinatown, so be prepared to wait at least 5-10 minutes to get your food. Like most of the long-menu chinatown.. >

Lamb Beef Chicken Skewer BBQ
corner of Canal St. & Centre St.

$$$$$

3

1

I basically lived off of these when I was in Beijing. They’re called yang rou chaun or with the Beijing accent ‘ yang rou chaur ‘. They’re essentially skewers of marinated lamb gri.. >

Cart (28th St. at Madison Ave.)
28th St.
at Madison Ave.

$$$$$

3

1

I searched out this cart on a tip about "the chicken man." In a part of town which shows few signs of life at this time of night, Ibrahim, the vendor at this halal cart, stands wat.. >

Tisch Cart
550 1st Ave.

$$$$$

3

1

Coconut Bun. Coconut delicousness. I still like the cream bun the best, but the coconut bun deserves honorable mention. Next goal: pinneapple... >

Indian Fast Food Cart
corner of 53rd St. & Park Ave.

$$$$$

2.8

1

I know not everyone works on 48th st. between 6th & 7th ave., so I’ve been trying to branch out whenever possible, and try places that while out of the way for me- might be your fa.. >

Tacos & Burritos Cart
54th St. & Madison Ave.

$$$$$

2.7

1

I love burritos, and have often lamented about the fact that there is not a good one in Midtown (here, here, here and here).  More than anything that comes from past experience, an.. >

Super Taco
96th St. & Broadway

$$$$$

3

1

This modest-seeming truck is a heavyweight in mobile food vending. Four or five employees fit into the tiny workspace inside, turning out an impressive array of offerings. It being.. >

Dominican Pork Truck
corner of 155th St. & Broadway

$$$$$

3

1

May is National Hamburger Month, and the burger-lovers at A Hamburger Today requested that I compile a “Best Of” list for the occasion.  Since I call myself both Famous Fat Dave an.. >

Chicken & Rice Cart
corner of 43rd St. & 6th Ave.

$$$$$

3.3

1

So, Fashion Week is almost over, and despite it being only one block away from Bryant Park, I didn’t get my picture of a model eating at the Chicken & Rice Cart on 43rd and 6th ave.. >

Happy Teriyaki BBQ Cart
50th St. b/w 6th & 7th Ave.

$$$$$

3.2

1

Food carts are a funny thing.  Some people love them, some people hate them.  They are universally accepted for some things, like hot dogs, or pretzels but seem mysterious for othe.. >

Moishe's Falafel
46th St. at 6th Ave.

$$$$$

3

1

Take extra napkins when you get this falafel sandwich. Consider taking a fork as well. I mean, I fancy myself a pretty proficient falafel eater, but this overstuffed,cannonball-siz.. >

Rahman's Kwik Meal
45th St. at 6th Ave.

$$$$$

3

1

By all accounts, the lamb is the star player at this cart. First-hand experience bears up the legend. I have never tasted lamb more tender, more artfully seasoned, or more delicate.. >