New York Street Food

As we told you last week, a new food cart named Hyderabad popped up recently that splits its time between midtown and the Financial District.

On the sign right next to the cart’s name is Goat Kacchi Biryani, one of their specialties that we tried last week, but when we were waiting for our lunch, the woman in the cart was pouring batter onto the grill to make a dosa, and it looked great.

That’s what we ended up ordering for our second visit, a masala dosa for $6.

It’s not mentioned on the menu, but the dosas and uttapam both come with sambar as a side dish. Don’t mind if we do.

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Hulk Hogan Transvestive Fudgy Wudgy (credit: NYSF)

You may have noticed the Cinnamon Snail has not been on the street the past couple of weeks. That’s because they had serious mechanical problems with the truck.

We just heard from Adam Sobel, the Big Snail Kahuna, who tells us Snailly now has a brand new engine and transmission.

The good news is you will be able to get a Hulk Hogan Transvestite Fudgy Wudgy again starting tomorrow.

The bad news is it cost them a lot of donuts for a new engine and transmission.

We know you missed your Cinnamon Snail fix, and were going through withdrawal, just like we were.

Click through to see where the Cinnamon Snail will be over the next few days.

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As we’ve mentioned, the Stouffer’s Mac & Cheese Truck is in town for 3 weeks, serving 5 different toppings over their macaroni & cheese for $4 a bowl. They are also raising money for Hurricane Sandy Relief, which Congress has been very slow to act upon.

Before leaving the office, we had our mind made up – BBQ Pork Mac & Cheese – but thebest laid plans of mice and men, etc, etc. When we arrived at the truck, the Veggie Mac & Cheese looked much more interesting on the menu.

We’re trying to be more open-minded lately, including eating more vegetarian meals, so that we changed our mind and got the Veggie Mac & Cheese for $4.

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One of the newer street vendors in NYC is The Squeeze. They started with a food truck last May, then added a cart in November. The truck has been parking in Tribeca, and the cart has been parked on Union Square West between 14-15 St.

The Squeeze sells “raw comfort food”, cold pressed juices, booster shots, cleanses, and a few other healthy goodies.

On our first visit to The Squeeze, we had a vegan hot dog with kimchi topping. That was not one of our more enjoyable lunches, but we seem to have found the sweet spot on our second visit.

We ordered a “moc ‘n cheese” for $7, and since it was a cold day (to say the least), also got an order of chunky veggie soup for $5.

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Whether you’re vegan or not, the Cinnamon Snail serves some of the best food in town, from a truck or otherwise. We used to be pretty closed-minded about vegan food, but Adam Sobel and his crew have opened our minds to just how good it can be.

Such quality doesn’t come without a price, both in time and money. Sandwiches are in the $8-9 range, awesome desserts are around $3, and lines are often 20-30 minutes at the lunch rush. We think lunch from Cinnamon Snail is worth it, and so do lots of other people, which accounts for the lines.

After exploring their burger selections in the past, we went for the Lemongrass 5-Spice Seitan Sandwich for $9.

It’s difficult to leave the truck without picking up dessert. Not only are the baked goods delicious, but they have hilarious names too. We got a Hulk Hogan Transvestite Fudgy Wudgy (that’s right!) for $3.

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