The art at the ballyhooed Hudson Yards has failed to inspire as much awe as was hoped.

The $150 million climbable sculpture “The Vessel” has been re-christened “The Shawarma” by locals because of its shape and brown color. While it may not “meat” the standards of NYC’s art crowd it’s a hit with shawarma vendors.

Author Jeremiah Moss tweeted that a street-meat guy near the 15-story structure saw the resemblance and raved, “Same, yes! Same!”

Artist Thomas Heatherwick should take solace from the fact that a London building by Norman Foster got the same treatment — it was dubbed “The Gherkin” (Brit for pickle) when it opened in 2004.

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