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7 Quick Bites to Grab Near Webster Hall Before a Show

By Joyce Xu at Fashion Institute of Technology

What should we eat? Yes, that’s the ultimate question to ask when you’ve got an hour or less to spare before the concert. Let this serve as a quick guide for you, especially if you don’t have enough time to study the entire menu before your next show at NYC’s Webster Hall.

1. The Smith

30 minutes: Vegetable Bibimbap; Seared Tuna Salad; Crispy Flounder Sandwich; Chicken Pot Pie; Lobster Roll + Charred Asparagus

An hour: Pot of Mussels; Ricotta Gnocchi; Burger Royale (American cheese + apple smoked bacon + pickles + romaine lettuce + red onion + 50/50 sauce)

2. Vanessa’s Dumplings

15 minutes: Chives and Pork Dumplings + Sesame Pancake; Chicken and Corn Soup + Sesame Pancake with Grilled Tofu; Sesame Pancake with Roast Pork

30 minutes: Wontons in Chili Oil + Sesame Pancake with Egg; Szechuan Chicken Teriyaki + Sour and Spicy Cucumber; Szechuan Shrimp Teriyaki

3. Baohaus

15 minutes: Chairman Bao (pork belly + Haus Relish + crushed peanuts + Taiwanese red sugar + cilantro) + Fried Fish Bao or Birdhaus Bao (fried chicken + Haus seasoning salt + lemon-garlic aioli, peanuts + red sugar + cilantro)

30 minutes: Coffin Bao Fried Chicken (large fried bao + fried chicken + chili condensed milk syrup + peanuts + red sugar + cilantro); Minced Pork Stew on Rice + Fried Chicken for an additional $2; Manager’s Meal (pork belly + minced pork stew + Chengdu chicken + Birdhaus fried chicken + rice + Haus relish + cilantro)

4. The Halal Guys

15 minutes: Falafel or Chicken Sandwich + Fries; Chicken Platter + Extra Sauce; Chicken and Falafel Platter + Fries

5. Dumpling Man

15 minutes: Seared Shrimp Dumplings + Green Curry Sauce; Seared Pork Dumplings + Cool Monster Sauce

30 minutes: Seared Sampler (chicken, pork, veggie, shrimp) + Miso Soup; Seared Chicken Dumplings + Pumpkin Dumplings; Soup Dumplings + Hot and Sour Soup

6. Udon West

15 minutes: Marinated Beef and Kimchi Udon; Shrimp and Vegetable Tempura Bowl

30 minutes: Katsudon (pork cutlet rice bowl) and Udon Combo; Curry Rice and Udon Combo; Tempura and Udon Combo

7. Mamoun’s Falafel

15 minutes: Falafel or Hummus Sandwich + Spinach Pie; Baba Ghanoush Plate (eggplant spread + parsley + garlic + tahini); Falafel Plate + Lentil Soup; Meat Plate Combo (3 veggie items, 1 meat)

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