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Upper West Side: Super Tacos Truck is Back on 96th Street

Super Tacos, the truck with the to-die-for mole poblamo, is back on its home turf at 96th Street just west of Broadway. While the new subway station was being built, the truck was banished to Amsterdam Ave., but now it’s been restored to its rightful home.
Bueno!

Upper West Side: Whole Foods’ First Birthday Party at Columbus and 97th St. Store

Whole Foods fans—the store’s celebrating its first birthday Friday.  There’s cake too.  And “local” Upper West Side foods, whatever that means.
Here’s the announcement:
This Friday marks the 1-year anniversary for the opening of Whole Foods Market on the Upper West Side. To celebrate our birthday, we’re inviting the neighborhood to come commemorate with a slice [...]

Upper West Side Restaurants: Falafel, Druze Restaurants Turn Neighborhood Into a Middle Eastern Mecca

If you want falafel or maybe something more exotic from the Middle East, the Upper West Side is sprouting an array of joints to help you sample cuisines from around the region.
Soom Soom, which opened recently on 72nd Street just east of Broadway is a falafel lovers delight. The golden orbs are perfectly fried, then [...]

Trader Joe’s Upper West Side Taking Job Applications

Here’s a photo that offers living proof that Trader Joe’s will almost certainly be opening soon. Want a job? They’re taking employment applications in a loading area on 72nd Street, or at least they were a couple of days ago.
For more Trader Joe’s Coverage, click here.

Upper West Side Restaurants: Cafe des Artistes To Reopen; Smoke Jazz Club Features Corn Chowder

Recent Upper West Side restaurant news:
The venerable Cafe des Artistes will reopen around February or March as an Italian restaurant; the interior will remain mostly untouched, says the new owner Gianfranco Sorentino (WSJ)
Smoke Jazz Club’s chef Patricia Williams has been preparing some fine corn chowder, reports The Times.