{"id":44,"date":"2005-12-09T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-09T17:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/waffledaily.wordpress.com\/2005\/12\/09\/rolling-the-dice-on-lunch-in-new-york"},"modified":"2011-05-29T09:33:52","modified_gmt":"2011-05-29T16:33:52","slug":"rolling-the-dice-on-lunch-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/rolling-the-dice-on-lunch-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":">Rolling the Dice on Lunch in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eating lunch in New York was harder than I expected. Ok, maybe that sounds weird with the huge number of delis, street vendors and the fast food. Lunch was actually the meal I had the best chance of being able to make a plan for, but I had a hard time finding someplace I wanted to go. I rolled the dice amongst 3 places \u2013 Cafeteria, Rickshaw Dumpling Shop and Gramercy Tavern. Admittedly, these places all over the culinary map. Imagine my disappointment when I picked wrong.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Although the place is past its trendy hey-day, I had high hopes for its comfort food approach. In concept, it\u2019s the kind of place that takes the diner menu up a notch with delicious comfort food after a long night out. But it sort of looked like it had had a long night out\u2013 although well lit with natural light, the booths and walls were marked up and slightly worn. While the place filled up at lunch, and is probably packed on weekends for breakfast, it had the feel of a place that was hot in 1997 and hasn\u2019t quite come into the new millennium.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been missing chicken and waffles from Roscoe\u2019s in LA something fierce, so when I heard it was on the menu, I went for it. For $14, I ended up with bland fried chicken and flabby waffles. The half a grilled cheese sammie with a cup of tomato soup was probably a better choice. And a salad that was delivered to another table looked fresh, but thought to myself, Tyler Florence once worked this kitchen?<\/p>

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