Food

Lady: Geez, what an adventure, huh? I mean, “grande ensalada”? I had no idea what I’d ordered until it came to the table!

–55th & Madison

Overheard by: Heather

Hobo: She eats the cole slawwww. She likes the Pepsi, not the Coke!

–Borough Park

Russian lady: How many times do I have to tell you? Puerto Ricans don’t eat tacos.

–Park Slope

Overheard by: Jonathan

Man: We have to stop here so I can eat. If we keep walking, I can’t eat in the rain.

–23rd & Madison

Woman: It’s spiritual. I only eat yak.

–11th & A

Overheard by: Lisa D

Girl on cell: OK, well, get me as many cans of tuna as you can possibly carry.

–Washington Square & East 4th

Senior VP on phone: No, you can’t order Chilean sea bass anymore! They’re all bred artificially in ponds. The real ones are going extinct out of sheer deliciousness.

–Madison Avenue office

Woman: It’s too hot today for Indian food. Well unless, you know, you’re Indian.

–17th & Park

Overheard by: Robyn

Drunk hobo: Excuse me, sir, do you have Michael Jackson’s phone number?

–Central Park

Overheard by: alec

Girl on cell: Like, how many miles are in a square mile?

–Central Park

Overheard by: Glynnis

Guy on cell: No. You don’t understand. These girls are hungry. Tofu is not going to fucking do it.

–Washington Square Park

Overheard by: Hambone Bootblack

Jogger lady: Oh, great, it’s raining. Thanks a lot, God.

–Central Park

Overheard by: mj

Man: That guy’s got a chicken. He’s gonna burn it! Hey man, don’t hurt the animals! He’s gonna burn the chicken!

–Tompkins Square Park

Overheard by: Alex Romanovich

Man: Yo, what are you selling?
Vendor: Gelato.
Man: What’s that?
Vendor: Read the sign…Fuck you.

–Washington Square Park

Overheard by: Chris

Tourist guy: So what’s the difference between Korean and Chinese?
New York guy: You mean the food, or the people?
Tourist guy: Either one. But I only care about the food.

–Bayard & Mulberry

Overheard by: iiams

Panhandler: Forty dollars…anybody got forty dollars so I can eat? Anybody, forty dollars?
Businessguy: Forty dollars?
Panhandler: You want to make a deal? All right, thirty-five dollars.

–57th & 5th

Overheard by: Heather

Asian guy: She’s crazy. She’s obsessed with death!
Pudgy White guy: But she’s hot.
Black guy: So what?
Pudgy White guy: Yeah, she’s crazy…but she’s hot. They kind of balance each other out, you know?

–F train

Overheard by: emdashes

Boyfriend: What about kitty?
Girlfriend: Oh, I could eat kitty. No really, I could make a great stir-fry with the cat.
Boyfriend: You would eat my cat?
Girlfriend: Ah, that would be a great way to get at you: eat your cat.

–St. Mark’s Place

American businesschick: How is your food?
Russian businesschick: It’s OK, but my salad is cold.

–Cosi, 45th & 3rd

Woman #1: They have a new water called “Smart Water”.
Woman #2: Oh yeah? What’s up with that?
Woman #1: I don’t know…I guess it makes you smart or something.

–96th & Columbus

Overheard by: Paco

Hobo: Help me out, get me something to eat.
Girl: Can I buy you something from the deli?
Hobo: No…I can’t eat anything from there. I’m gonna get a Happy Meal. See, I pray seven times a day. Yeah, we Muslims can’t eat anything from there. Can you spare some change so I can get a Happy Meal?
Girl: No.

–Broadway & 92nd

Overheard by: Hannah Elka

Girl: Can I have an egg omelette?
Chef: Um…yes, do you want anything in that?
Girl: Doesn’t it come with stuff in it?
Chef: Yes, what do you want in your omelette?
Girl: Eggs.
Chef: That it?
Girl: Actually, what kind of omelettes besides egg do you have?

–Penn Station