ONLY Eating NYC Street Food for 24 Hours 🗽🥯🍕🍔
A2
Wow.
>> Which is my favorite. Shout out to the
OGs. But these new kids in New York,
that's impressive.
[Music]
[Music]
Good morning. Good morning from bustling
New York City. It always feels good to
be back. Today, actually, I'm here for
the week filming day in the life
episodes. Really interesting stories,
professions, and cultures and people,
individuals. But our schedule today
actually got pushed to tomorrow. So,
it's my first day in the city. And I
don't have anything to do. So, usually
when I have nothing to do, that means
one thing, and that is go try as many
different food spots as I possibly can
in one day. And today is no different.
street food, iconic dishes here in New
York City. Our adventure begins down in
the lower east side of Manhattan along
Hston Street. And I'm looking for
breakfast.
[Music]
>> This place has been running for more
than 100 years now.
>> Still run by the Russ family. You can
see over there in that photo, that's the
original place. Same place after all
this time. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
>> Got it. All right. Here we go. Stepped
aside to the uh House and Street
playground here to try our first Russ
and Daughters. I've heard about this for
many years. I've never tried it. I'm
very excited. Long story short, Joel
Russ, he's a Jewish immigrant from
Poland, came over in the early 1900s,
and he started with a push cart serving
herring. Little known fact, one of my
least favorite foods is pickled herring.
108 years serving up bagel and locks.
They are iconic. So, I went with the
traditional locks on top, sesame seed
bagel, a vegetable cream cheese, per the
good buddy at the counter. Great service
in there. Very friendly in there, and
everything is super clean and organized,
which I love, especially when you're in
a seafood joint, when you're dealing
with raw or cured seafood. They got
matzah ball soup in there. They got
sweets. They got potato pancakes,
lockis, but this is the start. Also went
with capers and tomatoes. I left out the
raw onions. First bite.
[Laughter]
Saltiness, kick, creaminess from this
cream cheese, crunchiness
from the bagel, a little pot from the
capers, some acidity from the tomato.
This is packaged up to be a perfect
breakfast treat. Wow. This is on point.
And you can even see this perfect
fattiness on the salmon. Now, would I
get this every day? No. Because I mean,
you're already living in New York, so
you're paying out the wazoo for
everything. 17 bucks a pop for this
little guy. There's cheaper places, but
I always say there's one thing I don't
want to discount on, and that's good
seafood, good fish, and this is
definitely top tier.
This is delicious. All right, let's go
clean off on a fire hydrant and keep
moving.
[Music]
Oh, ice cream on the ground. About a
fiveminute walk away from Washington
Square Park on the corners of Carmine
and 6th Avenue is a pizza institution.
So we had to make a stop. We're close
by. This is Joe's Pizza serving up
slices since 1975.
[Music]
>> Look at this beauty. $4 a slice for a
traditional cheese. And man oh man, this
is my first slice of the trip. And I am
very excited. I've never been to this
location before. About as thin as it
gets. No oil dripping off. Super crunchy
on the bottom. This is a good looking
New York slice. Obviously, this is
iconic. That's about as classic New York
slice as you're going to get. You can
even hear the crunch.
Who would have thought? Who would have
thought these simple ingredients would
just take the world by storm? They have
three pies laid out for slices. There's
the traditional cheese, there's a
pepperoni, and there's also a fresh
mozzarella. The pepperoni and the
mozzarella are each $5. This one's four.
This is just like a good pit stop to our
next location. You know what I mean? I
don't see anything. Right over my
shoulder, there's a big family of
Italians eating right here. I just heard
them speaking Italian to each other.
Really excited about the pizza.
So, we've just met up this lovely
Italian family here having pizza. What
do you think? What is your impression?
>> We are from Italy and I think this is a
very good pizza. I know this is maybe
the most famous pizza in New York and I
think uh it's okay. It's really good.
>> Have you been to other New York pizza
places yet?
>> Uh no. I tried once a Pizza Hut. I think
it's very commercial.
>> Yeah, very commercial. How would you
compare this to traditional Italian?
>> No, it's very good.
>> It's very good.
>> Very good.
>> All right, as we make our way across the
city on this culinary adventure, let me
take 60 seconds real quick and give a
shout out to this episode sponsor, and
that is GoDaddy Arrow. If you guys have
already seen the Seattle Street Food
episode, you know that this is a very
easy and authentic sponsorship for me
because I've been using GoDaddy for like
15 plus years. Those OGs that remember
my first travel blog, touristatty.com,
make sure you leave a comment so I can
thank you personally. Now, a lot has
changed since those early days. Enter
GoDaddy Arrow, which works proactively
to help launch and grow your business
online in minutes, so you can unlock
your business potential with just a few
clicks. Create a domain name, logo,
website, even manage social posts, and a
whole lot more. Let's say, for example,
a guy that makes travel and food YouTube
videos secretly wants to open up an ice
cream shop in San Diego. I would tell
him to go check out GoDaddy Arrow. For a
website, this guy can answer a few
questions about his ice cream dream, the
style and website features he wants, and
GoDaddy Arrow will build the first draft
website in minutes. Take for example the
intimidating aspect of a logo design.
Their AI tools can help design it with
just a few clicks and prompts. I mean,
truthfully, GoDaddy Arrow has made this
so seamless and easy to do. So many
people get overwhelmed by all these
details. Building a website, a logo,
social media that they never start their
dream or their idea that they have. And
now you have no excuse. I wish I had
this way back in 2009 when I started
that travel blog, but I'm happy to know
about it now and I will use it on
upcoming ventures. And if you guys see
an ice cream shop called G's Ice Cream
in San Diego, this was the origin story.
So, a big thank you to GoDaddy for
sponsoring this week's episode. If you
guys want to level up your business, go
check it out. You can scan the QR code
or click on the link in my video
description for a lot more information.
But in the meantime, let's dive back
into the food. All right, now we're in
Chinatown. We're heading to a spot that
is iconic and also very popular. We're
going to go get some authentic Chinese
food right next to this lovely little
park here. You know, this is the spot
because there is a massive line already.
Let's go over and see Wang's number one
fast food.
[Music]
>> Thank you, sir.
All right, we got the goodies. We
stepped aside. It's sunny over on the
park side, so we're going to step over
here. It's a little bit quieter as well.
All right, here we go. The world famous
pork. So, let's give this a try. One
small pork, one small chicken. $11.50.
Oh. Oh, yeah. We paid what? $17 for a
bagel sandwich at Rust and Daughters.
>> So, good value. Obviously, that's why
there's one of the big reasons why
there's a line there. Got a little bit
of cabbage with there, some white rice,
and this crunchy delicious pork. Oh, I
love that. Like a soft pork jerky
consistency that has the incredible
Asian inpired seasoning on there. Man,
that is excellent. All right, I get it.
You got one guy on the register serving
up the rice and then one young fella
just chopping away. Again, this is this
is like candied pork beef jerky. It's
got a little bit of crunch to it and
it's so flavorful. Not spicy at all.
Once you get in there, it's very fast.
So, I think in total of 45 minutes
waiting in line, but truthfully, that
was worth the wait. And the price is
unbeatable for New York City. All right,
I'm going to try the chicken again. You
got the cabbage in there on a bed of
white rice, chicken chunks, chicken
thighs.
That is juicy and flavorful. A little
bit lighter flavor than the pork. And
also, he was dumping the broth over the
meat before he served it up. This is
just a simple, easy, budget friendly
lunch that I would actually order all
the time if I lived around here. I love
going to places when they they do one
thing and they do it really well. These
guys are an institution in Chinatown and
New York City and they deserve all the
hype that they're getting because they
got it down to a science. Also, pro
move. When you're waiting in the 30 to
45 minute line around lunchtime, go get
a couple slices of pizza. Some guys did
that in line and uh we were like, "Oh,
that's a smart move." And especially
considering we're in Chinatown and
Little Italy is literally right around
the corner. So, grab some pizza, wait in
line, and then get your pork or your
chicken.
[Music]
Welcome to Harlem. If you go uptown to
110th Street and 1st Avenue, you will
reach an institution said to be the
birthplace, the first ever chopped
cheese sandwich, which is a staple here
in New York City for the bodeas, street
food, whatever you want to call it. Now,
true story, I've actually never had a
chopped cheese before, so I'm excited to
try this. This is the Blue Sky Deli or
formerly known as Hajis. Let's go across
the street, try it out.
[Music]
The original chop cheese, boss.
>> This is the one.
>> Nobody else. Only Hajis.
>> All right. Is this a regular spot for
you guys?
>> Yeah, man. We come here every day. It's
so good.
>> And this is the number one spot for chop
cheese.
>> There's a chef. Top chef Frankie Frank.
He started chop.
>> Frank, you've been cooking these up for
a long time?
>> What's up, my brother? He goes, "Yes,
sir."
>> Who came up with this?
>> Me and other guy. Really?
>> Yes, sir. A long time ago. 1999.
>> That's the first chopped cheese. This
>> is the first chopped cheese.
>> Aisi.
>> How many chopped cheese do you go
through a day? Cuz you're 24 hours 7
days a week.
>> Yeah. 7 days. We order 400 a day.
>> 400.
>> 400. You already know. Come. The best
chopped cheese in Holland.
>> That's it. You order chop cheese?
>> Yes, sir.
>> Right there. Look at that. That's
[Music]
All right, here we go. Straight across
the street from Hajis. All right, if you
do like the Google map search, it's
gives you blue sky Delhi or whatever it
is known as the that day or that week or
that month, but truthfully, it's Hajis.
Everyone knows it as Hajis. And look at
this. The original
>> chopped cheese. And everybody says this
is a spot, right?
>> Yeah. And I know I know what you're
eating.
>> There's a reason. There's a reason we
come up here, right?
>> Everybody said it. Everybody's so proud
of This is That's awesome. Wasn't
really sure how what to expect. You come
up to Harlem, you take a shot. All
right. We got lettuce, tomato,
mayonnaise, ketchup, smashed up burger,
and American cheese. That is a beautiful
looking hogi roll. The original way. You
can get it a bunch of different ways.
Frankie Frank says sometimes if he's
feeling healthy, he likes to add
avocado. Other times he adds jalapeno
peppers. Let's go for it.
That's great. That's great. This is
somewhere between a hogi and a
cheeseburger. That melted cheese just
tastes so good. There's something very
nostalgic about the taste of that. Very
comforting. That Hogy roll that really
makes it. That's got a great crunch.
Well balanced. Look at McDonald's
cheeseburger
in the streets. Uptown. Shout out Lord
Tariq Peter Guns and
It's great.
Right up the street from Hajis here in
Harlem between 117th and 118th still on
1st Avenue is another pizza institution
here in the city. And that is Paty's
Pizzeria painted all green on the
outside. Let's go see if there's good
pizza slices on the inside.
[Music]
All right, here we go. Py's Original.
$2.50
a slice. Pretty damn good. I know
there's dollar slices in New York, so
people be like, "That's expensive." So,
$250 for iconic pizza. Also, if you want
toppings, any other toppings on your
pizza, you got to order the whole pie.
So, just a little side note. But look at
that underside.
Look at that back door. And look at that
front. That is paper thin.
Oh,
just the right amount of chewiness.
Really simple. Really good. They've been
serving pizza for over 90 years. The
oven in there is from 1933,
but great char marks on the bottom.
Perfect amount of cheese on top. The
sauce is really clean and neutral. Not
too much crust either.
Simple, clean, delicious. I'm going to
give Nick this one because last time we
stopped for pizza, it got cold by the
time he got it. So, he didn't get the
full Joe's experience, but I'm going to
give him the patches experience. Nick,
get in there. Good.
All right, press on.
All right, if I may take a detour uh
from our regularly scheduled programming
to try a different place. We're in the
East Village and I want to try a spot
that's getting a ton of buzz right now.
It's actually one of Reuben's good
friends. And and if you guys don't know
Reuben yet, we did a day in the life of
a Dominican inspired Texas barbecue
joint. So, a guy that's cooking up
barbecue in Queens and selling it at the
Timeout Market in Brooklyn. And he said,
"While you're in town, you got to come
check out Cello's Pizza." So, we came
down to St. Mark's Place to give it a
shot. And it's right behind this UPS
truck. There it is. Chelos. Let's go
inside.
[Music]
This is way out of bounds. Here we go.
Vodka pizza, bara pizza, hot honey,
pepperoni, jalapeno, and broccoli rob
sausage. We got to try this one first.
Oh, broccoli robin sausage. One of the
greatest combinations New York City has
ever seen.
>> If you like broccoli rob, you'll love
this. I love broccoli. It's unfair of me
to compare this to a Joe's or to a
pathy's. I I guess it's most compared to
like a Linda Street where they're trying
this new age, new style of pizza. But
this is the new kid on the block who's
kicking some heads in. Second one, bara
on a tomato pie with olive oil on top.
Holy. The creamiest baratha cheese,
olive oil, tomato.
>> Wow. That bara cheese just fills your
mouth like a cheesy foam covered with
shredded parmesan, basil underneath
there. Crunchy and hot. This one,
jalapeno, pepperoni, and hot honey on
top. This one's got more weight to it.
This one's got more of a flop to it. I
feel like hot honey is a relatively new
invention in terms of on pizza. Whoever
came up with them, God bless them. And
this, my friends, is the vodka sauce
dream pie.
>> Wonderful. Oh, it's got a little bit of
spice kick to it as well. It's got an
incredible, incredible flavor to it.
Very simple. Which is my favorite. Shout
out to the OGs. But these new kids in
New York making these high-end pizzas
are really starting movement. Cellos.
I'm glad we feared from our iconic and
went for a new school here in the East
Village. That's impressive. I wasn't
going to do this cuz, you know, we got a
lot of eating to do, but donuts are my
weakness. This is Steve, the man behind
dough. He's also the man behind Jello's
pizza.
>> Well, one of the men.
>> I'm just going to take one bite.
>> Brios donut. The only one of its kind.
>> Come on.
>> What are you trying to do to me?
>> Enjoy life.
>> That's absurd. I'm not supposed to be
doing this.
>> Well, New York is a fruit festival.
>> You can't help but like it.
>> Ray donuts.
>> And for dinner, we're in Midtown
Manhattan. and right across the street
from Radio City Music Hall. And we're
going to try something that is an a
staple here in the city and that is food
carts. And more specifically, it is a
halal food cart. And now there's carts
dotted pretty much on every city block
here in Midtown, but right now the
hottest one is Adele's famous halal
food. The line is incredible. You tell
me, is this worth it?
Where you guys coming from?
>> We're from Utah.
>> And tell me the trick you just did.
>> Well, we have a show that started in 5
minutes. And so we came to the front and
gave the tip and they let me.
>> That's the move. All right, we got it.
That wasn't too long at all. I feel like
it was maybe 25 minutes in line. All
right, let's dive into this. This is the
combo platter. This is lamb, chicken,
yellow rice. You can get yellow rice or
spicy rice. You can have your choice of
white sauce, green sauce, or red spicy
sauce. And we went white sauce and
green. And with a little hit of the uh
spicy sauce already straight up, this is
a lot of the white sauce. I I would
probably ask for this on the side. At
least it's just on top. Yeah, the white
sauce. That's aggressive. All right,
let's give this a try.
Okay, not as strong a garlic taste I
thought. And it's not completely taziki.
Kind of a mayonnaise creamy white sauce
there. If you mix it up a good amount.
There's also it's raining so we came
under this Del Frisco's canopy to film
this. Uh so if there's any lighting
issues, I'm sorry. It's dark, rainy, and
windy here in the city. But you know
what? We're finishing strong. All right.
I like it. Again, that's a lot of white
sauce. The green sauce is on here, too,
but truth be taste it. So, get the sauce
on the side. But the chicken is very
juicy, very soft. The yellow rice is
good. And the pas in here. Truthfully, I
would go chicken. The euro meat's hit or
miss. That chicken's where it's at. And
for this much quantity, for the price
that we get it for, it's worth it. A big
plate of this and the falafel, it's 18
bucks. It's a good deal all over New
York. It's a good deal anywhere. But in
Midtown Manhattan, there's a line
because of the price, the quality, and
the quantity that you get. What I do
love also is because they're so busy,
they're turning stuff over, so it's not
sitting there very long, which is what
you want in a food cart. And that's
dinner
caps off a full day here in New York
City. This is our first day from here.
It's going to be a bunch of day in the
life episodes. Interesting stories,
unique professions, really cool people.
I can't wait to show you guys more. If
you like this video, please subscribe.
Nick, shout out. Thanks for chasing me
around all day eating food here in New
York City. These are places I've always
wanted to try and finally had a chance.
Hopefully you guys have a chance to try
as well. And if you have other spots
that I wish to try next time, leave them
in the comments. Otherwise, I say good
night. I'm full. I'm happy. Maybe we'll
go get a slice of pizza.
See you. All right, here we go.
All right, here we go. Oh, this is a
mess. All right, here we go. Magic
television.
Forgot
to grab napkins, though.
>> Oh boy, I'm a mess. Let's try that
again. Oh boy. Take two.
What? Oh no, I got to use it twice.
Oh man,
double smile. It's Adele's. I thought it
was um Adele's, but apparently she's not
associated with this at all. And there's
a few famous spots, but one spot I am.
You want in?
>> Oh, what's good everybody? What's the
channel?
>> We're about to try this. We're about to
try this. Gareth Eats. Travel deeper.
>> We're travel deeper. Yo, travel deeper,
everybody. We got Keep Traveling. I went
to the Nathan's, bro. Can I curse on
you?
>> Yeah, go.
that guy. $16 for two hot dogs.
