Comments on: Sandwiches at Balthazar

By: Mila

Mila — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:02:33 +0000

I’m finally catching up on all the posts I missed while I was travelling. And this post on sandwiches reminds me of the blog The Girl who ate everything, by Robyn Lee. She loves her sandwiches (sammiches) and takes pictures of all the innards (bites into a sandwich and takes the photo). She’s made me want to fly to NYC pronto, just to go on an eating tour with her.

One sandwich I want to try in New York soon is the cubano, it sounds divine and deadly to the arteries. A trip to New York just for food! Heaven.

Will you post about Grom’s soon?

By: Myra P.

Myra P. — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:43:04 +0000

MM, those sandwiches look divine… Are there recipes of them in the cookbook? For a better chance at securing a table, drop by at off-hours like 3pm-ish. You must try the French Onion Soup, yum yum YUM!

Mikoy, I agree that Shake Shack burgers are better than Burger Joint (better ambiance too)! It’s surprising that new yorkers who always seem to be in such a rush are so willing to line up for up to an hour to feed their burger habits, but the burgers, cheese fries and frozen custards really hit the spot like no other burger can. Next time, try the Shack Stack: two thick beef patties, cheese and a huge thick, crispy-fried portobello mushroom.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:46:58 +0000

Apicio, WHERE do you find these things?? It took a while to download, but yes, for readers curious about the interiors, the link is an interesting one…

By: Apicio

Apicio — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:36:20 +0000

For those of you who are curious about the simple interior of Balthasar restaurant when it is not packed, there is a snippet of it in this file, starting just past the one and a half minute mark of the flick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5DUZ5yxXZE&mode=related&search=

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:32:50 +0000

Mikoy, we passed shake shack twice while on cab rides going uptown. We really wanted to try it but the timing was off. I like most of Danny Meyer’s restaurants and I am certain he did a nice job with the shack in the park… perhpas next time. Glad you enjoyed Daniel’s… we always seem to have a great meal there.

By: Mikoy

Mikoy — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:27:27 +0000

Hi MM! Have been reading your blog for several months now – my husband and i used to live in the city (NYC), so when we decided to visit just this May, I scanned your blog for places to try. We tried Restaurant Daniel – which was superb! But that is a whole other story.
I was just waiting for you to mention sandwiches because according to all our friends (and not listed in Zagats) – we had to go to Shake Shack, Danny Meyer’s burger and shake “shack” on Madison Square Park. The line was really long but the double Shackburger was the most delicious one I’ve ever tried – better than Smith & Wollensky’s, DB burger, Burger Joint, etc. And the shakes were heavenly too. I’m sure The Kid would have enjoyed the shakes and Rocky Road concrete w/c is soft serve, ice cream, choco chips, mallows mixed to make a concrete-like sundae. It was soooo disturbingly good. We went back a few days later to have more! Now, back home, when I miss Shake Shack I log on to their website and click on the webcam just to see how long the line is…imagining how ill take the subway to get down
there. Yum!