The Lunch Quadrant: 125th Street
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<p>In this week's Quadrant we check out the lunch options at Island Salad, Fishers Men, Mobay and Red Rooster.</p>
<em>(<a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=196701987017572&set=a.195040393850398.44930.192797444074693&type=1&theater">Facebook</a>)</em><br/><strong><a href="http://www.islandsalad.com/">Island Salad</a>:</strong> For a light lunch, look no further than the Caribbean-themed salad and juice bar Island Salad, where a healthy salad or wrap won't break your bank (they start around $5.50)âplus you won't have to regret a fried lunch in the evening. Your standard salad combos are all here, along with fun variations like the $7.49 Caribbean Cobb (a regular Cobb salad with a mango dressing) or the $7.49 Jerk Salad which includes, you guessed it, jerk chicken and a "jerk vinaigrette."<br/><br/><em>22 East 125th Street, 212-860-3000</em><br/><br/>
<em>(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/70118259@N00/3254334402/in/photostream/">j_bary</a>'s flickr)</em><br/><strong><a href="http://fishersofmeninc.com/">Fishers of Men</a>:</strong> Fishers of Men serves the same fishy fare as Famous Fish on 145th street, and why shouldn't it? For those hankering for some affordable fish and chips, this restaurant owned by a religious family is an easy bet. The prices are low (a fish sandwich is $5 and the most expensive item on the menu is the $13.50 fish and shrimp with chips) and the fare, despite being fried, comes out light and crunchy with a nice kick to it. But be warned, the worth-it waits can be long. <br/><br/><em>121 West 125th Street, 212-678-4268</em><br/><br/>
<em>(<a href="http://www.mobayuptownnyc.com/photos/v/food/002_food017.jpg.html">Mobay</a>)</em><br/><strong><a href="http://www.mobayuptownnyc.com/">Mobay Uptown Restaurant</a>:</strong> At Mobayâwhich maybe you saw on <em>Throwdown with Bobby Flay</em>?âCaribbean soul food is the name of the game. And what a tasty game it is. Prices for regular dishes vary (sandwiches start just under $10, while entrees can reach $25) but you get what you pay for. And luckily for those on a budget they've also got an excellent $8 lunch special that gives you a heaping plate of meat (including jerk chicken and curried goat) served with various sides. <br/><br/><em>17 West 125th Street, 212-876-9300</em><br/><br/>
<em>(Red Rooster)</em><br/><strong><a href="http://redroosterharlem.com/">Red Rooster</a>:</strong> Much has been made of Marcus Samuelsson's Harlem eatery <a href="http://gothamist.com/tags/redrooster">Red Rooster</a> in the past yearâObama <a href="http://gothamist.com/2011/03/16/red_rooster_lands_obama_dnc_fundrai.php">ate there</a>!âand if you've been meaning to try it but don't want to deal with dinner, lunch is as solid an option as you'll get. It is also <em>relatively</em> affordable considering the hype this joint has gotten. Dishes range from $13 for a gravlax sandwich to $19 for a seared salmon., In between rest a number of filling lunch options familiar to the restaurant's dinner menu: the $18 fried yard bird and the $17 blackened catfish being some of the more talked about options among the foodie set. <br/><br/><em>310 Lenox Avenue, 212-792-9001</em><br/><br/>