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    Jon’s Lunch

    4.5 (23 reviews)
    Open 9:30 am - 2:30 pm

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    Yaki soba w/ chicken
    Laura M.

    If I had to name my favorite food cart by YNHH, Jon's Lunch would be it. The food is good, the portions are large, the location is great, the service is friendly and efficient, and the prices are reasonable. What more could you want? The convenience of using a credit card to pay? Jon has that covered, too! The item that keeps me coming back is the yaki-soba. It consists of half salad and half noodles cooked in soy sauce. It's quite filling on its own, but if you're in the mood for some meat, you can add that for a buck and some change. I typically get it with chicken, which still technically qualifies as healthy (right?). When eating it, I recommend prioritizing the salad, given that the leaves under the noodles tend to get soggy with time. This is what I order when I'm stuck in the lab for a 12-hour day and I need fuel to make it to a late dinnertime while avoiding hanger (is this a word? If not, it should be!). After my first experience ordering something else at Jon's, I'm rather shocked that I'm giving them my highest possible endorsement among the YNHH food carts, which, I might add, represent some stiff competition. The item that I ordered that failed to impress me on my first visit was the chicken caesar wrap, which is usually on the list of specials. The main reasons for my criticism were that a significant amount of the lettuce leaves were rather soggy and that the shell fell apart towards the end. I'm not sure if this was just an off day, given that I haven't risked trying it again, esp. after I discovered "the yak." Nevertheless, I'm glad I gave Jon's a second chance, given that I wouldn't have discovered my favorite food cart lunch item if I hadn't! While Jon's may not be the most exotic YNHH food cart, they do basic salads and sandwiches as well as Asian fusion (if that's what the yaki-soba qualifies as--I'm not entirely sure...) right. So, if you're nearby and in the mood for a delicious, inexpensive, and filling lunch, there's no reason to look any further than Jon's.

    Caesar salad
    David D.

    This is a real gem amongst the food carts by Yale Medical School. I've been getting the salads for several months but I remembered my phone today to snap a few pics. To give you an idea about how good the salads are: I've been craving this salad all week pretty much for the whole summer. Usually, I crave pizza and desserts but I'd put this up there in the category of must-try food around New Haven. I've yet to try the sandwiches as the other reviewers mentioned but the Chicken Caesar Salad is really great. Jon adds TONS of chicken to it, freshly grated parmesan cheese, croutons, and fresh tomatoes followed by a dab of extra dressing. The salad is a great deal for 6.50$ and Jon seems like a passionate guy. I will note that he is very trusting and says just take your change out of a can of money on good faith. I'm looking forward to trying the sammies next.

    Full steak & cheese w/ everything
    Kedric B.

    Out of all the fantastic lunch carts on Cedar Street in front of YNHH, Jon's Lunch might be my favorite. The sandwiches are the absolute best I have found in New Haven and they are huge! Although it might be one of the most expensive items on the street ($7..cheap!) one grinder can easily equal three meals. The steak and cheese grinder weighs like ten pounds. It is oozing with steaming shaved beef, grilled onions, peppers, mushrooms, cheeeesse, on great bread... I need one right now and with any luck there will be some left over for breakfast.. ;)

    Steak and Cheese
    Malyna K.

    Got the steak and cheese grinder with onions and peppers. A whole one feeds two people. I thought it was a little bit too greasy, but guess that would be good if you liked that kind of thing.

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    The food is always fresh and delicious! Jon is the best! He is a real people person with a huge heart!!!

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    Absolutely amazing food. Best cheesesteak outside of Philly. Have been coming for 15 years.

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    Always great food and portions at Jon's cart. He's also extremely nice and friendly - you can never go wrong with Jon's!

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    Hummel Bros

    Hummel Bros

    4.6(57 reviews)
    1.2 km
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    Hummel Brothers is a meat and cold cut production company that opened in New Haven, Connecticut in…read more1933. It was founded by German immigrant brothers William and Robert Hummel. The two had worked as butchers when they first immigrated to New Haven. When they heard that a local sausage company named Phil's Sausage Kitchen on Congress Avenue was going bankrupt, the brothers borrowed $1,000 to purchase the location. The Hummel Brothers had both trained as 'wurstmachers' (sausage makers) in Germany and wanted to make the finest products available to local consumers. Thus 'Hummel's Premium Quality Provisions' was born, and it didn't take long for the company to become a household name. They moved to their current larger location in the 1970s. Today the company is run by their grandchildren. The company's best-selling product has always been their hotdogs. Hummel Brothers were one of the first sausage companies to stop using red dye and make hotdogs with their natural color. Varieties they make include Natural Casing Frankfurters, Skinless Frankfurters, All-Beef Frankfurters, Red Hots and Cocktail Franks. Hummels' Hotdogs are widely available at supermarkets and restaurants throughout Southern Connecticut. If you buy a hotdog from a hotdog vendor in the area, chances are that it's a Hummels' Hotdog. Hummel Brothers also make a variety of other meat products including bratwurst & knockwurst, kielbasa, spiral ham & ham steaks, corned beefs, and various deli meats. They also have a retail store and deli at their production facility where you can buy delicious sandwiches. I recently stopped in for a delicious Pastrami, Egg & Cheese breakfast sandwich. Hummel Brothers have been very special to me for as long as I can remember. The first hotdog I ever ate was a Hummels' Hotdog and I rarely eat other brands. I also have a family connection. My great-grandfather Heinrich "Henry" Klein was a trained butcher and immigrant from Cologne, Germany. Not only was he friends with the original Hummel Brothers, but he was also one of their first employees.

    Foxon Park Soda and Hummel Hotdogs always hits the spot. And most importantly, the chili was sweet…read moreall the while packing a touch of heat. The chili was very similar to Frankies' chili... yummers! All I can say is... this is the spot for a perfect lunch; Burgers, cold cut grinders, soups and especially hotdogs galore. That's a review.

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    Arethusa Farm

    4.6(664 reviews)
    0.3 km
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    THE GOOD ----------------…read more+ Possibly the best ice cream I've everrrr, everrrr had! ++++ Almond with Toasted Coconuts and Sweet Cream with Dark Chocolate Chips - Sooooooo goood and soooo creamy smooth and solid. Loved both flavors, but the Almond with Toasted Coconuts really stole my heart...and tastebuds. One of the best flavors of ice cream I've ever had...period! ++++ Strawberry and Cranberry with Dark Chocolate Chunk - Once again, so creamy for ice cream. These fruity flavors were phenomenal! Not too sweet and so natural tasting. No "artifical-ness" whatsoever. Being the hugely obsessive strawberry ice cream fanatic that I consider myself to be, this might have been the best strawberry ice cream I've ever tasted. + Menu consist of some very delicious-sounding and interesting flavors, including the Almond and Sweet Cream ones mentioned above, Pumpkin with Ginger Molasses and Eggnog. + Two employees were very friendly, engaging and informative about the most popular flavors. + Taste-testing is certainly allowed. + Two benches for customers to sit on inside, but there is plenty of standing room to walk around and admire the farm cow photos on the wall. THE NOT SO GOOD ---------------------------- - Like most ice cream shops, there was no restroom available for customers, so make sure to empty those tanks below the belt before arriving. MIXED THOUGHTS --------------------------- = Nada. RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- = Even on a chilly March Saturday evening at around 6 PM, there were PLENTY of folks willing to freeze their tastebuds off here, so that tells you enough about how good the ice cream is here. = Conveniently located right around the corner from the Yale University campus, so you can enjoy your delicious ice cream with some of the world's brightest minds in your company. = According to their story, all of the ice cream served here is naturally produced from the milk of some of their 300 cows, which are housed at Arethusa Farm near Litchfield, CT, hence why their ice cream is so naturally smoooooooth and refreshing and doesn't have a hint of artificial taste in them. Nuff' said!

    - A true ice cream gem in the heart of New Haven; shop features a black-and-white interior with…read moreframed photos of the cows from their farm displayed along the walls; space is bright, clean, and welcoming - A couple of benches near the entrance make it easy to sit and enjoy your treat inside - Staff are incredibly welcoming, friendly, and patient--happy to let us sample a few flavors before ordering and even sharing a bit of the story behind their ice cream - Servings are very generous - Phenomenal ice cream--rich, creamy, and full of flavor, tasting natural with nothing artificial; everything we sampled was so good it was genuinely hard to choose what to order

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