Eating In Translation

Wechsler's Currywurst & Bratwurst

(This venue is closed.) Time to lay on the sauce.

Olive's

Muffuletta wannabe? Like the fabled New Orleans sandwich (seen here in my favorite New York rendition), the "Olive's hero" (half, $4.75; also whole, $8.50) builds on the likes of sweet and spicy coppa, Genoa salami, and aged provolone, but in lieu of olive salad it relies on a (mostly hidden) olive tapenade, as well as marinated onions, romaine, and tomatoes, on sourdough. Good in its own understated way.

Olive's
120 Prince St. (Wooster-Greene Sts.), Manhattan
212-941-0111
Also at 225 Liberty St. (inside Brookfield Place)
www.OlivesNYC.com

Colossal burger

They're in it only for the advertising value — this supersized painting promotes Colossal Media itself, not the behemoth of all burgers — but it's interesting to put a face to the company behind so many murals. The artwork has since been painted over.

Colossal burger
Broome St. (seen from Crosby St.), Manhattan

Bukhari Restaurant

(This venue is closed.) And handwritten, much smaller, "plain or keema."

Eastern Fruits and Vegetables

Cool as a cucumber.

Name This Café

I like my coffee, there's no doubt; I do not like to go without. Can you name this café? (Please post your answer in the comments.)

Play Ball Deli

(This venue is closed.) Let's play two.

El Peluche truck

The appeal of chimichurri hasn't been fully revealed to me.

"Line open, line close" at Jollibee

The first New York branch of Philippines-based Jollibee also imported a curious phrasing to describe its hours of business. The brusque tone, also found in Penang, likely is intended only for customers of fast-food operations.

For its spring schedule, Jollibee adopted more-conventional language.

"Line open, line close" at Jollibee
62-29 Roosevelt Ave. (at 63rd St.), Woodside, Queens
(one of many locations)
718-426-4445
www.Jollibee.com.ph

Hallo Berlin Juicy Food Stand

At this street cart where each wurst bears a second, automotive identity, the Mercedes of grilled sausages is the bratwurst.