It's been a few days. I finally bought myself a pack of Orbit gum. Chomp chomp chomp. Chew chew chew. It's another post about Beef & Kimchi! Oyyyyy
Two plugs on this post...
FIRST: Here, we have the amazing technicolor collective buying power that is Groupon.
I was introduced to Groupon in my boss' persuasion that our work bowling team (very short-lived) needed some practice before going face to face against Cherry Lane Music Publishing, our co-publishers on the Black Eyed Peas/David Guetta hit, "I Gotta Feeling." Groupon had some ridiculous bowling deal at Chelsea Piers. I guess she should have pushed the Groupon on us harder (we lost!), but it wasn't until Gao Di started letting Groupon change her life that I started to come around. Since then, we've contemplated buying a boot camp series on the Brooklyn Bridge, a poledancing class, and enrolling Gao Di in the "Live off of Groupon and Win $100,000" contest - all beautiful dreams that never came to fruition. ;)
In more serious matters, I've bought a handful of Groupons including a $12 (worth $24) hot lavender manicure in Tribeca (which also paid for an unexpected Leelee Sobieski celebrity sighting!), 4 Baja Fresh Burritos for $16 (which I split with my coworker), and now two $7 groupons, each worth $15 of fare at Mantao Chinese Sandwiches!
I was introduced to Groupon in my boss' persuasion that our work bowling team (very short-lived) needed some practice before going face to face against Cherry Lane Music Publishing, our co-publishers on the Black Eyed Peas/David Guetta hit, "I Gotta Feeling." Groupon had some ridiculous bowling deal at Chelsea Piers. I guess she should have pushed the Groupon on us harder (we lost!), but it wasn't until Gao Di started letting Groupon change her life that I started to come around. Since then, we've contemplated buying a boot camp series on the Brooklyn Bridge, a poledancing class, and enrolling Gao Di in the "Live off of Groupon and Win $100,000" contest - all beautiful dreams that never came to fruition. ;)
In more serious matters, I've bought a handful of Groupons including a $12 (worth $24) hot lavender manicure in Tribeca (which also paid for an unexpected Leelee Sobieski celebrity sighting!), 4 Baja Fresh Burritos for $16 (which I split with my coworker), and now two $7 groupons, each worth $15 of fare at Mantao Chinese Sandwiches!
Which brings us to Plug #2: Mantao Chinese Sandwiches! Located on 53rd Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue, these tasty little sesame bun sandwiches are so delicious that I used both of my Groupons back to back in two days! And it is a little bit of a walk from Madison Ave...
The first day, I went sandwich crazy and ordered 3 - Beef & Kimchi, the Angus burger, and Spicy Pork. I slowed down tremendously by the end of the Angus Burger, and had to leave Spicy Pork as a dinner appetizer. The second day I sat in their sunny restaurant with my coworker, talking in between bites of the Beef & Kimchi Sandwich, Spicy Mackerel sandwich, and a side order of juicy pork and shrimp dumplings.
The $9.95 combo box includes any two sandwiches of your choice, shrimp chips, and Chinese slaw. I recommend Beef & Kimchi (DUH) and Braised Pork. Those ones are the tastiest. Git git!
The first day, I went sandwich crazy and ordered 3 - Beef & Kimchi, the Angus burger, and Spicy Pork. I slowed down tremendously by the end of the Angus Burger, and had to leave Spicy Pork as a dinner appetizer. The second day I sat in their sunny restaurant with my coworker, talking in between bites of the Beef & Kimchi Sandwich, Spicy Mackerel sandwich, and a side order of juicy pork and shrimp dumplings.
The $9.95 combo box includes any two sandwiches of your choice, shrimp chips, and Chinese slaw. I recommend Beef & Kimchi (DUH) and Braised Pork. Those ones are the tastiest. Git git!
