Ed U.
Yelp
On one particularly sweat-inducing afternoon in Manhattan, Jamie W and I were feeling rather overwhelmed by the swarms of tourists as we made our way around the nooks and crannies of Little Island. By the time we got off the island, we were feeling quite peckish but still dealing with the crowds when we walked into the congested food hall on the next pier, Market 57.
We walked to the end of the hall just about ready to give up because of the lines. However, this contemporary Italian sandwich stand was strangely bereft of customers even though their photo menu looked pretty good. Not sure why except the location was a bit off the beaten path. They specialize in using a thin Roman-style flatbread called pizza bianca.
We decided to split the $18.50 Lupa which was stuffed with plenty of thinly sliced porchetta, accompanied by their own salsa verde, and slathered liberally with garlic aioli (photo: https://yelp.to/iIBNvI_5Em). It was tasty and ended up being plenty for both of us. Just a little greasy from the salsa and aioli if you asked us. Luckily there were free seats at the counter, so we could eat right away.
FOOD - 4 stars...not a bad Italiano sandwich
AMBIANCE - 3.5 stars...crowded food hall but this space wasn't so terrible
SERVICE - 3.5 stars...kinda quiet and ready to leave
TOTAL - 4 stars...big enough to share
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