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It’s not too often that we get downtown, but when we do, Veronica’s Kitchen is usually near the top of our list. If it’s a Friday, even better. That means fish!

We went there on Friday, and while it took us a while to get lunch, it was ultimately worth the wait.

Veronica’s Kitchen had several kinds of seafood available, including fried whiting, steamed king fish, shrimp curry, bake & codfish, shrimp roti and either fried or steamed red snapper. We got steamed red snapper, and it cost $10, and came with 2 side dishes.

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We’ve become big fans of Peruvian food in the past year or so. We didn’t know anything about Peruvian cuisine until Morocho popped up on Union Square West last year.

A few months later, Manos Peruanos appeared on 47th St between 6th & 7th Ave. Between the two, we’ve gotten a crash course in Peruvian food.

As we often say, keep an eye out for Daily Specials, which usually make good use of fresh and seasonal ingredients. Sometimes that means fish, one of our favorite foods to eat.

Manos Peruanos had escabeche de pescado as yesterday’s Especial de Hoy, and it cost $10. No worries if you don’t know Spanish. Just about everything on the menu was shown in both Spanish and English.

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During the winter, Chef Samir returned to Morocco for a couple of months, which is where he grew up. When he returned, Samir said he would slowly be introducing new menu items to the truck.

The first new menu item we’ve seen since his return is a Wild Pacific Salmon Burger. That doesn’t sound very Moroccan, as salmon are cold water fish, but it did sound like something we wanted to check out.

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The Red Hook Lobster Pound, like many other businesses in the area, got wiped out by Hurricane Sandy. Not only were most of the restaurant and supplies damaged, but Big Red (their food truck) was put out of commission permanently.

Most of the Red Hook businesses have decided to rebuild, and in their case, also buy a new truck.

Friday was their first day back with the new Big Red, and we caught up to them on 49th St between 6th & 7th Ave, where a line of about 12-15 people were ahead of us.

We’ve already had most of the items on the menu, but wanted to welcome them back and say hello to Susan, one of the owners who was working the line.

Upon looking at the menu, we realized the Tuscan Lobster Roll was never reviewed on NYSF, so that gave us something new to try. It cost $16.

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After being in Miami last week, we needed something to warm our insides for lunch yesterday. New York can be a cold place, but we still love it!

One of the best ways to warm your insides is with a hot noodle soup. Luckily, Bob & Jo came out with a new winter menu around Thanksgiving, and it includes ramen for $8 or a ramen & mandoo (dumpling) combo.

We decided to get the seafood ramen & mandoo combo for $10.

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