New York Street Food

A couple of months ago, we saw an item in the NY Times Tasting Table newsletter about a new little storefront near Penn Station called Shachi’s that serves authentic Venezuelan arepas and empanadas.   We tried Shachi’s back in July, enjoyed it, and added them to our Honorary Street Food category (storefronts with little or no seating serving food considered street food in their home country).

For Today’s Lunch, we went back for a return visit to Shachi’s at 319 West 35th St (btw 8th & 9th Ave) and chose the reina pepiada arepa ($7) and the carne mechada empanada ($2.25).  The reina pepiada arepa has shredded chicken potato salad and avocado. They also offer takeout combos of 1 arepa, 1 empanada and a soda for $9, which is a good deal.

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I was walking up University Place from 12th St to Union Square when I saw a new storefront called Sausage Inc at #106 (12-13 St).  If you know me, you know how much I love sausage, wurst, or and any kind of meat in tube form (as Anthony Bourdain so eloquently puts it).  Definitely had to stop in to check this place out.

If I remember correctly, this location used to be Wok To Walk, which I tried once and was less than impressed.  Sausage Inc sounds like it could be a great improvement.

They have 6 different types of interesting sausages, 6 types of sauces, some sides and condiments, and seating for no more than 8-10 people.  This could be another addition to our Honorary Street Food category.

Since it was my first time there, I asked the counterperson what she recommended, and she said a Farmer’s Sausage, which is chunky beef, bacon & herbs ($5.51 before tax).  I added an order of handcut fries ($3.22 before tax), then walked over to the sauces to put together a set to go.

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I saw a little item in the NY Times Tasting Table newsletter last week about a new little storefront near Penn Station called Shachi’s that serves authentic Venezuelan arepas and empanadas.  Now that’s something that will catch my attention!  We’re always looking for new places to add to our Honorary Street Food category, and Shachi’s, at 319 West 35th St (btw 8th & 9th Ave) seemed like a good candidate.

Inside the narrow space was one small table with 2 stools, but the menu looked really interesting.  There were 15 different arepas, 9 different empanadas, and 7 different entrees – and one of their lunch combinations is an arepa, an empanada and a soda for $9.  This sounded like a good choice for my first time there.

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(photo: Thrillist)

As we mentioned last week, one of our favorite places for lunch, Num Pang, has opened a 2nd location in midtown, at 140 East 41st st between Lexington & 3rd Ave.

They even have a couple of new items on the menu – which is a good thing, because I think I’ve tried every item on the menu in the Village!

The midtown menu has a new pulled chicken salad and grilled Khmer sausage sandwiches.  I’m really looking forward to trying the sausage sandwich, but everything I’ve ever had at Num Pang has been delicious!

Grilled coconut shrimp sandwich

Yes, this guy looks like he's having a heart attack (but he's not)

Back in January, we told you about a storefront at 182 Bleecker St with a Currywurst Bros sign, who were bringing the most popular street food in Germany to New York.  This sounded like an excellent candidate for our Honorary Street Food category, so we kept checking on their progress.  (Also, one of our best friends lives on the same block).

Currywurst Bros finally opened 2 weeks ago, and we had an opportunity to get there over the weekend.  After perusing the wurst menu and the extensive curry menu, it looks like we’re going to be there on a regular basis…as long as the food is good.

They also have a nice outdoor patio in the back with plenty of room, so it will be a good place to sit outdoors and enjoy some currywurst, 6 different types of bratwurst, 3 types of potato salad (including wasabi) and more.

outdoor patio

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