YING DU

Some would say finding good lunch for $5 or less would be impossible. But at Yu Ding, it's very possible without sacrificing taste.

GRILLED CHICKEN HOUSE

Lately I have been on a Vietnamese kick – eating roughly 3 Vietnamese meals a week at the very least. In Midtown, finding a decent pho let alone banh mi is equivalent to spotting the elusive unicorn. However Grilled Chicken House makes a good banh mi, at least by Midtown standards.