Every day when leaving the office to get lunch, I am always immediately drawn to the wonderful smells coming from Rafiqui’s street cart on 33rd and Park. However, in the interests of my stomach, I usually keep on walking and find somewhere else to go (usually, Gigi Cafe, Silo, Sophies or the Murray Hill Market). Every few months however when I can’t take it any longer, I stop at Rafiqui’s and get the lamb over rice. It really does taste as amazing as it smells. My suggestion: don’t be afraid of the street meat every now and then.

UPDATE: As of November, 2007, Rafiqui’s on 33rd and Park has a brand new, shiny cart where the workers can stand “inside” behind a counter.