New York Street Food

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Last weekend I went out for some street food, and ended up in Union Square.  One vendor that caught my eye was a new food cart called Morocho.  They were parked on the sidewalk on Union Square West between 14-15 St, and the sign said Peruvian Fusion.

I spoke with the chef, Miguel Samanez, who told me this was their first month on the street.  Miguel was born in Brazil to Brazilian and Peruvian parents, but actually grew up in the Midwest from age 9.  Someone must have taught this guy how to cook Peruvian food though, because it was delicious.

As I usually do at a new place, I asked for the chef’s recommendation.  He suggested Aji de Gallina, a chicken, egg and potato dish that cost $7.  The menu looked really interesting and I wanted to try a 2nd item, so he then suggested a lomo saltado taco, which cost $5.

Aji de Gallina (credit: NYSF)

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With what seemed like every food website offering their list of “Best Mexican Food” places last week, I wasn’t going to go down that road.  But I stumbled upon a Mexican food cart last week that is as authentic as it gets - Antojitos Mexicanos.

The cart is run by a husband and wife team on the east side of 6th Ave between 28th & 29th St.  I wasn’t looking for them, and had actually never heard of them before, but when you see a cart with half a dozen locals waiting for lunch, that merits further investigation.

As I walked up to the cart, one guy walked away with a plate full of tacos that looked good, so I ordered 3 tacos: one chicken, one beef and one chorizo.  They cost $2.50 each.

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As reported in Gothamist, Bark Hot Dogs is expanding to High Line Park later this month.  On May 26th the “hot dog stand” will open at the Chelsea Market Passage on 10th Avenue between 15th and 16th streets.

The menu will be smaller with the classic dog, veggie dog, smoked cheddar brat, hamburger and veggie burger.

Bark’s operation in Brooklyn Bridge Park also returns this spring, with an additional sixty-seat indoor space. It will have the same menu as the High Line stand, but with the thirst-quenching addition of draft and canned beer, as well as wine.

Both locations will be open through at least mid-October.

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We first spotted NYC Healthy Bites on 14th St near Union Square one weekend, but didn’t have a chance to try them until Choice Streets.  At Choice Streets, we only had a sample taste of their food, but last week we had a chance to visit them for lunch.

For a while, they were uptown by Columbia University for lunch, but have recently been coming downtown to West 4th St by NYU.

All the hot dogs and sausages are organic.  The hot dogs are made by Applegate Farms and the sausages are made by Al Fresco.  They had a special of any 2 style hot dogs for $7.75, so I ordered a Diablo Dog and a Sweet Dog.

Diablo Dog (credit: NYSF)

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See below for UPDATE.

We don’t usually post on weekends, but this is special!

Last year at Taste of the Parks, our friends at Kelvin Slush told us about a new cart they won a bid for with the NYC Parks Dept.  We were even more excited than usual because the park they were coming to was in our neighborhood!

Today we were out running errands and ran across the new Kelvin Slush cart in the Little Red Park on the corner of Bleecker St & 6th Ave!  It has all the same great menu items that helped them win the 2010 Vendy Award for Best Dessert.

Now you know where to get a Kelvin Slush without having to worry about where the truck is.  Once the new cart is up and running, they expect it to be open from 12-9pm seven days a week.  Lots of train come into the West 4th St Station, and Kelvin is only a couple of blocks away.

For our inaugural slush from Kelvin’s Ice Cube, we had our new friend Josh make a ginger base with raspberry mixed in. What an amazing combination!

UPDATE 5/6/12 – The Ice Cube will not be out for a few days so they can tweak some things on the cart.  We will let you know when it returns.

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