Splurge: Baoguette from...Baoguette

I'd been to the Murray Hill location once before on a long lunchtime trek and am truly disappointed that my office is too far away to pay the deserved daily visit. A sandwich is definitely filling enough (3 different pork renditions -- original, terrine, and pate -- are wedged between a toasted French baguette), and it only costs $5! There may be some cheaper places in Chinatown (but there's ALWAYS a cheaper place in Chinatown) that charge $3, but they're a bit skimpy when it comes to the meat portion. The baoguette is a welcome respite from the typical reheated panini and sloppy chicken parmesan sandwich options that overrun Midtown. I love the earthy tinge of cilantro and crisp bite of pickled carrots that provide texture to the velvety pork pate.

Hopefully Michael Huynh will continue his rampant restaurant expansion and save us Midtown Westerners from the fiery pits of Guy & Gallard and Hale & Hearty hell.