Is Times Square's Food Really That Bad?

Times Square New York's biggest tourist trap  but can you actually find good food here today   our challenge is to find out now it might not  look like much from the outside but Mar gone   half block off Times Square one of the best hole  in the wall Cuban restaurants in New York City this place is no secret I will tell you to  locals locals know about this spot and you   eat a lot of Cuban food in Miami now right  that's right I mean the standard in Miami is   Versailles Restaurant they make some pretty good  Cuban food but let's try it in Times Square you   is one Cuban sandwich I also get three Cuban  coffees yeah these are strong right no idea I need an energy boost this is no ordinary Cuban sandwich this  is special for me we've got roast pork   ham salami melted Swiss Mayo mustard  garlic sauce toasted bread what else   could you ask for let's try  it let's see how it compares it's so meaty I've been through three different  layers of meat there the salami the roast pork   and the ham all at once paired with that mustard  nicely toasted bread that's a good experience I'm   enjoying this cooked me a good like 15 seconds  to shoot through it all there's so much meat   in this thing man but the garlic sauce or Mayo  mustard I think it really makes it overall a   great Cuban sandwich if you're a carnivore you're  gonna love this place they have plates too that   you can get you don't just have to get a sandwich  you can get a pretty big lunch for about 14 bucks   oh what is that oh thank you thank you they saw  us filming I didn't tell them we were coming and   uh they're gifting us shrimp ceviche I love  Ceviche let me try good flavor it was a lot   fresher than you would expect to get in New York  City do you feel like this is I'll use a big word   the antithesis of a Times Square Restaurant  I mean yeah you don't really wouldn't think   there's a place in Times Square you would think  it's a chain restaurant so the only thing around   here we are going to to be hitting some chains  today it is Times Square but I feel like I had to   show you all a spot that locals actually go to in  fact looking around I don't think I saw a single   tourists in here right off Times Square half  clock away surrounded by these big restaurants   big flashy spots you got margone which has been  here like 50 years starting off at Chuck Hood All   Right This coffee's dangerously addictive  ready to explore more at Times Square wow Jollibee opened in Times Square just a few months   ago and there's now three of these in New  York City this is no ordinary fast food   chain trust me super famous in the  Philippines and all over the world   I don't think I've ever been to a Jollibee in the  U.S that did not have a long line interesting fact   it was actually a Jollibee across the street from  Port Authority like five minutes away let that   sink in two jollibee's in Midtown amazing men  worked at Jollibee in Virginia how do you feel   walking into this shop I feel proud honestly it's  almost like the ultimate Filipino immigrant thing   to do in America is to work at Jollibee you know  I'm very proud to have been part of it proud to   be Filipino definitely I would like a two-piece  chicken Joy with a side of white rice a jolly   spaghetti order and I want to get a peach mango  pie and then two more of the pineapple juices this   isn't the first time we've included a Jollibee  on the channel we filmed at the one about three   blocks away a couple times and I've had a lot of  viewers surprised at me for including this they're   thinking like why would you include some random  Filipino fast food chain on your New York guides   and I always tell them this is different this  is not that common around the world and people   are addicted to this fast food myself included I  love their chicken Joy so we got a two-piece I'm   gonna have one action could you insisted on the  Jolly spaghetti why yeah because it's a little   bit different and you really can't find this  anywhere like in a Italian restaurant who puts   hot dogs and spaghetti together you know it's  also sweet it's a an acquired taste I would say   it's not for everyone I'm a fan of it but I have  had people so they don't like it here we go you go crunchy and crispy and not that spicy  it's got a little kick to it I'm feeling   right now but I've never gone wrong  with a chicken Joy ever what about   yours definitely very Savory sweet sauce hot  dogs I mean you just feel good eating this yeah like children would find this spaghetti  interesting if you want your children to try   something new in New York maybe sweet spaghetti  like this would work yeah definitely I like it   I want a bucket of this next to Adriana my wife  watching Netflix the perfect like binge TV food   to have this and there's a reason why this chicken  scored high in our Fried Chicken uh food test yes   we had Jollibee on that dedicated Asian fried  chicken video we did it scored quite highly I'll   put this over any of the American Fried Chicken  chains at KFC like I'm sorry I picked Jollibee   all right step one Spoon and Fork you gotta use  your spoon as a knife just like so now we gotta   take this piece of chicken dunk it into the gravy  prepare your bed of fries put the chicken on top   make sure it's dripping and gravy  let's see and then for the bite that's how you do a chicken Joy it's  a three-part series chicken rice gravy   people Rave about these peach mango pies I mean  this is actually my favorite thing at Jollibee I don't know what it is but this skin is so so  good it's like super flaky unbelievable I feel   like I've been having right now just I would  have a whole lunch just peach mango pie from   Jollibee kind of jealous right now I'm kind of  jealous if you're visiting New York and you're   going to be in Times Square in Midtown a lot  check out our latest Guide to the area we've   got Maps suggestions a lot of what's in this video  is going to be in that guide and a lot more Link   in the description this is an absolute viewer  favorite looks tacos number one you know how   Shake Shack got started in New York and spread all  over the U.S well this is one of five Los Tacos   number ones in the city and one of my favorites  I have seen lines lasting 30 minutes before at   least during like the lunch rush right now it's  pretty chill and by far the best talk you're   gonna find in the Times Square area no ticket  no Taco look at that Trump right there humongous this place never gets old this never gets old the  price is slowly but surely gone up on these These   are close to five dollars a taco but I will  give a pass to any spot that's right next to   Times Square because the rent here is ridiculous  I know I mean considering this location I mean   five bucks a taco I think they're worth it  I think they're personally worth it well we   gotta bite into it and see if it's still worth it  see if it's still good here we go contoto arobada now I know what people are thinking well this is  really expensive but having my wife from Mexico   eating mini tacos in Mexico maybe they're a dollar  there but they're half as big you get so much meat   and these tacos again I'm not saying this is cheap  per se but one of these tacos right now like I'm   starting to feel it they're heavy yeah they are  you really feel like all the pork in here the   pineapple's a nice touch I mean you got to get a  contoto and you get it here cilantro onion salsa   guacamole yeah it's also a little spicy depending  on your tolerance maybe you don't want to ask for   it but this is excellent I love their uh handmade  tortillas as well I think that's something that   really sets them apart I don't know if you agree  but I feel like the New York Mexican food scene   is really On The Rise we were always second  third fiddle to Chicago L.A but New York's up   and coming yeah I feel it I mean years ago you  can never find a place like this in Manhattan   no definitely not so those tacos is starting the  right Trend here but now it's all about like the   burrito tacos popping up everywhere that's right  and even Mexican spots that didn't have beer in   York now Iberia this Krispy Kreme is so big you  can see it two blocks away this is the world's   largest Krispy Kreme donut and it's bright it's  loud it fits perfectly into Times Square it's   also the busiest Krispy Kreme donut in the  world and I've never been here before so I'm   finally knocking this off the list hey have you  been here no never I mean I passed by all the   time but I never thought to go in here I was like  it's Krispy Kreme but I mean I'm a Dunkin Donuts   guy but we'll we'll see if I change allegiances  after this by the way they have 24-hour pickup   at their walk-off window I don't know of any  other Krispy Kremes in the world offer that see where it all begins wow wow   that's pretty cool I love the open layout look at  all that glaze getting dropped if you're a Krispy   Kreme fan you can you know completely experience  by buying a t-shirt 25 bucks that's not terrible wanted to do a three pack of the original  glazed and then I wanted to do a three pack   of the custom assorted I do strawberry ice  glaze with sprinkles chocolate cream and   then one of the Oreo cookies and cream oh  I'm gaining weight just looking at this man this is like a really touristy experience  that I'm happy to be trying Oreo cream donut   original place it's been a while since I had  crispy pants see what's up let's see what's up once I got whipped cream filling of  the Oreo that's when I got satisfied   with it not bad not the best donut I've  ever had in my life I won't lie to you   but interesting what about yours yeah I  mean John you got to try this original   waste it's fluffy it's got the sugar on it  I mean just talked me into it I love glazed much better for me yeah you can see that they  really specialize in this donut I mean they're   going to do it well buy the Cuban coffee from  margone come here for one of these dunk that   in there oh that's a morning that's a breakfast  possibly uh dude all right great debate Krispy   cream or Dunkin Donuts what do you go I need  to try more to give you a proper answer about   leaning Krispy Kreme right now I'm gonna come back  someday have more flavors give you a final answer   now that you know where to eat in Times Square  in this video here I'll show you a few blocks   away some lunch specials in Midtown Manhattan  that'll change your life trust me watch us next

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Length: 11min 12sec (672 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 11 2022