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LeBoeuf Lamb Takeout

April, 2001 - Call it a stretch, but when the surnames of three out of your four name partners suggest a three-course meal, there's a good chance the associates are ordering in something other than late-night pizza. Three second-years in the corporate law division of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae reveal the best local takeout near 125 West 55th Street as well as the best place to dump those stinky empty food containers.

Matt Levin loves sushi. "It's brain food—and it doesn't make a mess. Hands down, Kiiroi-Hana (23 W. 56 St, 582-7499) has the best—except on Mondays, when the fish is kind of sketchy." Levine also recommends the chicken tikka and lamb vindaloo from Baluchi's (240 W. 56 St, 397-0707). "I'll usually eat that in the conference room because of the smell. For that same reason, everyone who works late tries to use the trash can in there, though some mornings I've come in to find someone else's tin in my can."

Patricia Roufca doesn't confine her choices to the neighborhood. "Coastal Delivery, which is part of Josie's Restaurant (300 Amsterdam Ave., 769-3991), has really healthy food. I usually order the warm macadamia chicken Cobb salad or the rotisserie chicken burrito; both feature free-range chicken." Locally, Roufca calls Uncle Nick's (747 9th Ave. 245-7992) for an order of tzatziki and the swordfish and chicken kabobs.

Like Levine, Geoff Williams orders from Kiiroi-Hana, but he also likes Mangia (50 W. 57th St., 582-5882) for "its high-quality stuff" and Shun Lee (155 E. 55th St., 371-8844) for its Szechwan salmon. But "to me, Thai food is Chinese food one better, so I call Topaz (127 W. 56th St., 957-8020) for their chicken panang and soups—Tom Yum Goonge and Tom Kha Gai." Williams says the most odious thing about ordering in is filing for reimbursement. "My girlfriend's at Paul Hastings, and they set up a corporate account with SeamlessWeb, so nobody's out of pocket. I'd love to see that here."

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