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    Cafe 53

    3.2 (105 reviews)
    ModerateDelis, Cafes, Sandwiches
    Open • 6:00 am - 10:30 pm

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    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Todd W.

    When the doorman says this is one of his favorites...well you take his advice and go!! Wish we would have found this place earlier, such a quaint and wonderful place for breakfast!! Staff are very helpful and polite! This is one of the CLEANEST restaurants I have ever been to!! So many options from a huge salad bar and buffet to a board menu. Food was out of this world and cheap for Manhattan!!! Best place to people watch out the window and enjoy a hot breakfast sandwich! Did I mention how clean this place was and you can tell they take pride in their restaurant/store.

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    Wendy P.

    This place has everything store. The staff was excellent and our food was very good and reasonably priced. There's a little spot to eat inside and outside right across the street from the Hilton Midtown.

    Eric J.

    This cafe was less than a block from the Hilton where i stayed and constantly came in clutch It's a whole food quantity level of good to pick from in a cafe. I don't even care if my protein shake wasn't amazing. The amount of things you can grab at this cafe is like walking into a Costco and that should mean something Wine, coffee, toiletries, dinner, fruit, breakfast lol. Came here for dinner when i didn't want to go to far and that was bomb too

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    Lenore N.

    I've been coming here for years and it keeps getting better. Fresh and interesting salads and hot bar, smoothies, sushi, coffees, breakfast and more. A great grab and go place that's affordable. And very clean.

    Sean M.

    Actually had a great BEC here and the kids enjoyed an order of bacon and pancakes (3 big pancakes for $10.95). The Bacon egg and cheese was $7. Place is clean and bright and the staff was too the point and efficient. Be warned though, the two people ahead of us were complaining about price discrepancies which I remember was a problem when I use to work in the area. Otherwise, no complaints.

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    Stephanie P.

    I came in here one morning to grab something quick for breakfast. The sandwich line was really long so I took a glance at their hot bar. I saw pork dumplings and put 5 into a small plastic container. Five. FIVE. Upon heading to check out and pay they were deemed to be $10. These dumplings WERE NOT sized or weighing anywhere near being worth $2 each. The women at the register said they were heavy - yeah, heavy with thick skin and NOT with meat filling. The dumplings themselves tasted okay...okaaaaaay....but it was tough to get past how overpriced their hot bar apparently is. Person who paid after me had a small container with some cold fruit and was charged nearly $12 - unsurprisingly they were also shocked. Their breakfast sandwich and lunch sandwich menu seems decently priced for the area but their cold/hot bar is definitely not. I should have known better so shame on me, but I'll do my best to never eat here again soon.

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    Gary C.

    Food is good and much better than I expected. The Cafe 53 staff are super friends and helpful. I didn't give it 5-Star rating since it's not an upscale restaurant, but for what you get the place is excellent. Now, this is my first time eating here so I can't speak for the rest of time.

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    9 months ago

    Disgusting place. The scales are rigged. Employee stuck her hand in the food and took a piece of chicken WITH HER HANDS)

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    The food was good and the service was great. I was mad that they didn't serve breakfast all day.

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    Absolutely the place to go for quick, but great breakfasts. Amazing variety and super fast service. Convenient location too.

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    It's open late. Honestly, we got cereal, drinks and snacks, and it was perfect for what we needed at 1am.

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    The breakfast sandwich guys and buffet have no peer, the smoothee drinks also are great

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    Food is a little pricey, but the customer service is satisfactory and the food is delicious!

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    “They have a hot bar, a cold bar, a juicing station..... Basically anything you need or want, you'll find it here.”

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