New York Street Food

If you’ve ever been to some of the holiday markets around town (or read our reviews of them), you may remember Mmm…Enfes. They serve Turkish food including boreks, golzeme and desserts like baklava.

Until we walked past it yesterday, we did not realize they opened a small storefront on 39th St just east of 6th Ave.  There were only about 4 stools and a small counter to eat at, which qualifies them for Honorary Street Food status.

We got a sigara for $2 and a gul (beef) borek for $5.50. While we were waiting for the food to get warmed up, they handed us (and several other people waiting) a sweet called Turkish Delight on the house. It’s always fun to eat dessert first!

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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.

(credit: NYSF)

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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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I spend a lot of time in the Union Square area, and when I’m in the mood for a nice fat, tasty sausage, a good place to go is Sausage Inc, a member of our Honorary Street Food category.  They are located at 106 University Place, between 12th & 13th St, where I stopped over the weekend.

They have 6 different types of sausages, a bunch of sauces, some sides and condiments, and seating for no more than 8-10 people, a strict requirement for our Honorary Street Food category.

The first time there we enjoyed what they suggested, a Farmer’s Sausage.  This time we chose for ourselves and went for the Chipolata ($6 after tax).  I know it sounds like a new Starbucks drink, but it’s actually a pork and chipotle sausage.

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(photo from the summer)

I was near Union Square around lunch, and I haven’t been to Num Pang in quite a while.  Num Pang is a small storefront located at 21 East 12th st between University Place & 5th Ave, with a few seats at counters upstairs.  They are one of the main reasons we started an Honorary Street Food category.

For new readers who may not be familiar with Num Pang, it’s the Cambodian version of banh mi.  There are a few differences, but the quality of the food at Num Pang is usually so high, it appeals to lots of different people.

We’ve had just about everything on their menu, but still stop by when the need arises. We also want to see if anything new is on the menu.  Today we found 2 new menu items, one for veggies and one for carnivores.

There was a spicy organic tofu with a ginger-soy-honey glaze and leeks ($7 plus tax), which sounded pretty good.  But Today’s Lunch is grilled khmer sausages with Asian slaw ($7.50 plus tax), which they dub Brooklyn Bangers.

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