New York Street Food

Carnegie John hard at work over the summer

Long-time NYSF readers know how much I love Carnegie John’s food, who I believe serves the best chicken over rice in midtown.  Newer readers, pay close attention.

Carnegie John’s cart is on West 56th St, just east of 7th Ave (right behind Carnegie Hall), where it has been for over the past 10 years.  Before that, John learned the business at the knee of Tony Dragonas, who was a Vendy Award finalist in 2005, the very first year they were held.

There are a few things that set Carnegie John apart from the chicken over rice at most other street vendors. See what they are after the jump.

Today’s Lunch is chicken over rice ($6.50) from Carnegie John’s.

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Carnegie John at work

I was very busy today, so I stayed close to my office for lunch.

You hear a lot about all the gourmet food trucks around town, but one of my favorite “old school” street vendors is Carnegie John.  He has been serving delicious New York street food for the past 10 years right behind Carnegie Hall, on 56th St just east of 7th Ave.  If you stop by around lunchtime, there are usually a dozen or so people getting lunch, and John always keeps everyone’s order straight.

IMHO, Carnegie John serves the best chicken over rice around, and it’s only $6, but I’ve never had his steak over rice platter.  Today’s Lunch is the steak platter ($7) from Carnegie John.

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I didn’t have much time for lunch, with a 2 o’clock call for which I had to prepare.  When lunch is time-sensitive, one of my go-to places is Carnegie John’s cart on 56th St just east of 7th Ave (behind Carnegie Hall).  While there are usually a bunch of people ordering and waiting for lunch, it’s the closest good street food cart near my office.

Today’s Lunch is a cheese steak with bbq sauce ($6.25) from Carnegie John’s cart.

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I didn’t have much time for lunch today – and on days like these, I often go to Carnegie John’s cart.  It’s on West 56th St just east of 7th Ave, and he is one of the few excellent street food vendors in the immediate area around my office.

There’s always a bunch of people waiting for their food and today was no exception.  IMHO, John’s best dish is chicken over rice, but his steak sandwich and sausage & peppers are really good too.

I wanted to try something else, so Today’s Lunch is a cheeseburger from Carnegie John’s cart ($4.50).

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Carnegie John at work

I was looking through some of my past lunches and realized that I haven’t had chicken over rice from Carnegie John’s in over 6 months.  That’s a long time since having one of my favorite street food lunches.  Time to rectify the situation.

Today’s Lunch is chicken over rice ($6) from Carnegie John’s cart on West 56th St, just east of 7th Ave, (right behind Carnegie Hall).  Would it be as good as I remembered?

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