New York Street Food

It’s tough out there on the streets of NYC!  Not only do you have to worry about the police ticketing or chasing you away, but there’s often friction with other street vendors.

As you can see in the photo above, a hot dog vendor parked his cart right in front of Comme Ci Comme Ca’s menu, just to the right of the serving window.  I guess he thought the truck was infringing on his turf.  It’s certainly not a picnic out there.

As for lunch, do you love meat?  Are you a hard-core carnivore?  Have we got a lunch for you!  Even if you’re a vegetarian, keep reading, because the Comme Ci, Comme Ça truck will satisfy you too.

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The 2011 Vendy Award Rookie of the Year Finalists were just announced by Grub Street, so let’s get to it.

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After having street food for lunch every day for nearly the past two years, I’ve had most of the regular menu items from the better vendors.  That means when I see a special that looks appealing, I want to try it.

That was certainly the case when I saw the Bademjan Wrap ($6) from the Comme Ci Comme Ca truck, which I got for Today’s Lunch.

Chef Samir also gave me small containers of his 4 different sauces to try – spicy mint, Casablanca, spicy Andalusian and green olive (below, left to right).

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I was just below Times Square again today, and decided to stop by the Comme Ci, Comme Ca truck for lunch.

The truck moves around to several locations throughout the week, but is by 38^th St & Broadway pretty regularly.  To be sure, check their twitter account here before heading over.

I was thinking of trying the chicken stroganoff, but when I got to the truck, it was crossed off the menu.  Chef Samir told me that not enough people ordered it to keep it on the menu.

Today’s Lunch is grilled lemon chicken over basmati rice ($6), but there were a few other side dishes that came with it, as well as two sauces.

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The Comme Ci Comme Ça truck is definitely one of the better new food trucks around, with Chef Samir keeping the quality high on his dishes.  They ran into a string of bad luck a few months ago, with Chef Samir having elbow surgery and one of his chefs sustaining some serious burns, but they seem to be hitting their stride now.

While the Comme Ci, Comme Ça truck is best known for its cous cous dishes, Chef Samir recently introduced a line of basmati dishes with various meats or veggies that I wanted to try.

Today’s Lunch is the Basmati Royal for $10, which is about the most I want to pay for lunch, but this dish looked like it was loaded with goodies, and I couldn’t resist.  It was also a way to sample the different meats to see which ones I like best.

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