New York Street Food

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We recently received an email from our friends at Food Freaks Grilled Cheese, who are working on bringing their cart back into the city. Can’t wait for that!

In the meantime, they had some news for us about a new food truck they know called Paris Sandwich Truck.

We actually ran across the Paris Sandwich Truck at last summer’s All About Downtown Festival in Jersey City, but we didn’t have a chance to try them that day. We heard last year that they served in Jersey City, but Food Freaks told us they are now in the city.

You know what that means – banh mi!

Shreddeed Pork Banh Mi (credit: Paris Sandwich)

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Num Pang last summer (credit: NYSF)

It’s been a long time since we’ve been to Num Pang, one of our Honorary Street Food vendors. They started with a small space on East 12th St, which has seating on stools upstairs for about 10 people. With Num Pang selling street food in a small space, that makes them an Honorary Street Food vendor.

Now, Num Pang has 3 locations, one in Midtown East and one in NoMad. The original spot on East 12th St is the smallest by far. Should they still be considered an Honorary Street Food vendor with 3 locations? What do you think? Let us know in the comments. Here’s their menu for reference.

The food is still the same. As the saying goes: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”! There are a few new specials we haven’t tried before. This time we got the salmon with leeks sandwich, which came to $9.25 after tax.

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Having eaten a banh mi sandwich recently from a food truck in Asheville, NC, we decided to go back to the Banh Mi Cart in the Financial District.

The Banh Mi Cart has 10 different types of banh mi sandwiches such as pork, steak, shrimp and roasted eel.  Prices are generally $6, with a couple at $7 and one for $8.

We went for the Grilled Chicken Baguette, which costs $6.

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To get an idea of the diversity of street food available in New York, you need look no further than the Banh Mi Cart. Sure, you can easily get 5 different types of burgers on the street during Burger Week, but we are not aware of any other banh mi carts in Manhattan.

It’s not like the Banh Mi Cart is new. They have been around for 6 years, but with us being in an office in midtown, the corner of Hanover Square & Pearl St in FiDi is tough to get to during the week.

While they are fairly popular in New York, some people may not know what a banh mi is. To give you a quick primer, banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich served on a baguette with meat, pate, a bunch of veggies, and some sauces.

Now that tried them, you might want to make the trek yourself, especially if you work or live in the Financial District. They have 10 different types of baguette sandwiches such as grilled chicken, steak, shrimp and even roasted eel.  Prices are generally $6, with a couple at $7 and one for $8.

We went for the Special Baguette (#1), which is the classic pork & vegetables for $6.

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Num Pang's grilled coconut shrimp sandwich

One of our favorite sandwich shops in the city and a charter member of our Honorary Street Food category, Num Pang, has something very special going on right now.

As detailed in the NY Times yesterday, Num Pang currently has a program where guest chefs will create special sandwiches – and $6 of the $9.75 price is being donated to the Food Bank for New York City and the Cambodian Children’s Fund.

Click through for details on the first guest chef, what sandwich they created, and how long this special will be available.

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