Upper West Side   (Page 2 of 2)   Cafe Viva 2578 Broadway, at 97th St. 212-663-8482 A thin-crusted pizza so good (and so reasonably priced) you'd never know it's organic. Try it plain or topped with a variety of fresh, all-vegetarian toppings. • Minimum: free, 85th St. to 109th St.; $15-$25 minimum for deliveries beyond • Delivery area: 65th St. to 125th St., CPW to Riverside Dr. • Hours of delivery: 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. • Credit cards: yes • Keeps address on file: yes • Delivers alcohol: yes EJ's Luncheonette 447 Amsterdam Ave., between 81st and 82nd Sts. 212-873-3444 Barney Greengrass needs a day of warning for breakfast delivery, but EJ's doesn't— crowd-pleasing pancakes, waffles, and eggs come straight from the griddle to your door. • Minimum: $7.50 • Delivery area: 68th to 92nd St., CPW to Riverside Dr. • Hours of delivery: Sun.-Thu., 8 a.m,-10:30 p.m.; Fri-Sat, 8:30 a.m.-11 p.m. • Credit cards: no • Delivers alcohol: no Cafe Lalo 201 W. 83rd St., between Amsterdam and Broadway 212-496-6031 Over 100 famed cakes, pies, and tarts. Delivery. Enough said. • Minimum: $15 • Delivery area: W. 72nd - 96th St., CPW to Riverside Dr. • Hours of delivery: Mon.-Thu. 8 a.m.-2 a.m.; Fri, 8 a.m.-4 a.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-4 a.m.; Sun., 9 a.m.-2 a.m. • Credit cards: yes • Keeps address on file: yes The Great Burrito 405 Amsterdam Ave., at 79th St. 212-724-5151 A good, if not great, California-style burrito, chock full of Mexican rice, beans, and cheese, with pico de gallo and sour cream on the side. • Minimum: $10 • Delivery area: 66th St. to 96th St., CPW to Riverside Dr. • Hours of delivery: Mon.-Sat., noon -10:30pm; Sun., noon-10 p.m. • Credit cards: no • Keeps address on file: no • Delivers alcohol: no Flor de Mayo 484 Amsterdam Ave., between 83rd and 84th Sts. 212-787-3388, 212-787-0200; 2651 Broadway, between 100th and 101st Sts. 212-663-5520, 212-595-2525 From a favorite Latin American-Chinese restaurant comes a classic American egg roll, crispy on the outside and stuffed with cabbage and pork. • Minimum: $7 • Delivery area: free delivery, 60th-125th Sts.; East Side, $2 fee; over 50 blocks, $4 fee • Hours of delivery: noon-midnight • Credit cards: yes • Keeps address on file: yes • Delivers alcohol: beer City Diner 2441 Broadway at 90th St. 212-877-2720 With menus for all three meals (breakfast is served 24/7), you can order everything from hash and eggs to a spicy-hot quesadilla to a huge banana split. It's not the best meal you'll ever have, but it's more than fine—and filling. • Minimum: none • Delivery area: 80th St. to 100th St., CPW to Riverside Dr. • Hours of delivery: 24hrs • Credit cards: yes • Keeps address on file: yes • Delivers alcohol: no Josie's Restaurant & Juice Bar 300 Amsterdam Avenue, at 74th St. 212-769-1212 New American, Health Food The delivery arm of Josie's Restaurant shares much of Josie's healthy menu. All appetizers and main dishes are dairy free but not necessarily meat free, so vegans can enjoy a veggie "meatloaf "($13) while meat eaters wolf down an organic, free-range rotisserie chicken ($16.75). A soy burger or organic beef burger ($4.95) is served on its own; a mixed-eating-habit couple can put together a nice, inexpensive meal by ordering one burger each and splitting an order of steamed dumplings in a creamy red pepper coulis ($7) or a side of mashed sweet potatoes with cranberries ($3.25). Follow up with a triple chocolate mousse torte ($5.50), which may not be good for you but is very good. Minimum: $12 Delivery area: 55th St. to 90th St., CPW to Riverside Dr.; 15% delivery charge out of delivery area Hours of delivery: Mon.-Sat., 5 p.m.-11 p.m.; Sun., 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Credit cards: yes Keeps address on file: yes Delivers alcohol: beer Website: www.josiesnyc.com La Noche Mexicana 852 Amsterdam Ave., between 101st and 102nd Sts. 212-662-6900 Mexican You can find good burritos at other local eateries, but you won't easily find the range of authentic Mexican dishes that come out of this small restaurant. Here a huarache isn't a sandal, but a tortilla layered with beans, tomatoes, parmesan, sour cream, and your choice of meat ($3.75, $3 without meat). You can also get a guajillo chili soup with shrimp ($10), chalupas with shredded pork ($7), tamales with red or green mole sauce ($6), and Mexican sandwiches with oaxaca cheese and ham ($6.50). All that, plus $2 tacos. Minimum: $8, $10 with credit card Delivery area: 85th St. to 120th St., CPW to Riverside Dr. Hours of delivery: Sun.-Thu., 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.; Fri-Sat, 10 a.m.-12 a.m. Credit cards: yes Keeps address on file: no Delivers alcohol: beer Lenny's Cafe; Lenny's Gourmet Café 307 Columbus Ave., at 74th St. 212-580-8300 Gourmet 489 Columbus Ave., at 84th St. 212-787-9368 Deli With its two original Upper West Side locations, Lenny's can—and possibly does—provide a hearty lunch to just about everyone in the neighborhood. Locals line up or phone in for freshly-made specialty sandwiches like the grilled smoked ham and turkey breast (#6, Jemma's combo), turkey with cranberry sauce (thanksgiving special), and Italian style heros. Prices range from $5.99-$7.50. The vegetarian specialty sandwiches are tasty but on the small side, so hungry herbivores, as well as diners with a specific craving, might want to design their own sandwich from a full array of breads, cheeses, cold cuts, dressings, and extras (prices starting from $3.25). Minimum: $7 Delivery area (Café): 65th St. to 80th St., CPW to Riverside Dr. Delivery area (Gourmet): 79th St. to 89th St., CPW to Riverside Dr. Hours of delivery (Café): Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat, 8 a.m.- 7:30 p.m.; Sun, 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Hours of delivery (Gourmet): Mon-Fri, 6 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat, 6 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Credit cards: no Keeps address on file: no Delivers alcohol: no Website: www.lennysnyc.com Ruby Foo's Uptown 2182 Broadway, at 77th St. 212-724-6700 Chinese, Japanese Take it easy by turning your own living room into a sushi palace. Take it really easy by tossing out your menu and ordering Ruby Foo's Sampler ($28), which comes stocked with three popular sushi choices and five popular rolls. Finish your meal off just as easily with the Bento Box Dessert Sampler ($7.95), an array of decadent sweets that includes marzipan shaped like wasabi. Or go it alone by ordering a la carte rolls, sushi, dim sum, or main plates like stir-fry filet mignon ($17.50). Hot and cold dishes are delivered in separate bags, so your dumplings ($4.95, vegetarian), arrive plump and soft. Minimum: $20 Delivery area: 67th St. to 87th St., CPW to Riverside Dr. Hours of delivery: noon - 10 p.m. Credit cards: yes Keeps address on file: yes Delivers alcohol: no Take note: Good for groups. You can order one of four special party platters, like the dim sum/sushi platter ($95.99), which includes 10 pieces of sushi, 4 different rolls, 2 different orders of dumplings, and 6 cans of soda—and it'll arrive within half an hour. Website: brguestrestaurants.com Saigon Grill 620 Amsterdam Ave., at 90th St. 212-875-9072, 212-875-9073 Vietnamese Almost as much of an Upper West Side institution as Zabar's or Sunday brunch, Saigon Grill runs a professional delivery operation—they are almost certainly the fastest delivery on the UWS, maybe in the city. Crisp, fresh summer rolls ($3.95-$4.50) arrive tightly wrapped and undisturbed by their bike trip. Popular noodle dishes, such as the stir fried Bun Xao with shredded vegetables and your choice of meat ($7.25), are big enough for two. La Sa Tom, the addictive curry shrimp soup with coconut milk, comes in small ($3.25) and large ($6.25) sizes and is packed with plump shrimp. You can also share, or hoard for yourself, a host of authentic meat, seafood, and vegetarian main plates, as well as Grandma's Sweet Rice Dumplings ($2.50), a not-to-be-missed dessert of soft, coconut-flavored dough wrapped around a crunchy peanut center. Minimum: free delivery within 10 blocks; $10 min order over 10 blocks; $20 min order over 20 blocks; $30 min order over 30 blocks Delivery area: within 40 blocks Hours of delivery: 11 a.m. - midnight Credit cards: yes Keeps address on file: yes; will also keep credit card numbers Delivers alcohol: no Website: saigongrill.com Sipan 702 Amsterdam Ave., at 94th St. 212-665-9929 Peruvian Diners come to this restaurant for its fine traditional Peruvian dishes and its pleasant atmosphere, but you can just as easily enjoy your meal at home. Ceviche appetizers—the Peruvian version of sushi—are a prime attraction ($9-$14). Other favorites include Mariscos del Pescador, a dish of seafood in a creamy sauce ($18), and shredded chicken in a pecan-cumin mojo ($14). And while a vegetarian dish doesn't seem traditionally Peruvian, the Amazonas ($13) succesfully balances the strong flavors of portobello mushrooms, asparagus, spinach, and sweet potato fries with a cool white cheese. Minimum: $20 Delivery area: 86th St. to 105th St., CPW to Riverside Dr. Hours of delivery: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Credit cards: American Express Keeps address on file: yes; will also keep credit card number Delivers alcohol: no Tibet Shambala 488 Amsterdam Avenue, between 83rd and 84th Sts. 212-721-1270 Tibetan Among the neighborhood's many Asian restaurants, this small Tibetan joint is often overlooked—and what a shame that is. Try their original lamb curry ($10.95) or the Himalayan potatoes and black-eyed peas, a cold dish served with either beef ($8.25) or tofu ($7.50). Traditional steamed Sha Momo beef dumplings ($7.95) or Tse Momo vegetable dumplings ($7.50) are soft and juicy and dressed up in a spicy sauce. You can even order in a cup of authentic churned, salted Tibetan tea ($1.25), which arrives safely wrapped in a plastic bag. Minimum: none Delivery area: 65th St. to 100th St., CPW to Riverside Dr. Hours of delivery: daily, 5:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.; lunch delivered only within 2 or 3 blocks Credit cards: yes Keeps address on file: no Delivers alcohol: no   <<< Back     Published May 31, 2004