Salads are good and fresh... have to try their fresh juice, they are a very good place for healthy hearty food in astoria read more

Create - Delis Near Me - Astoria, New York

Total crap!!!! Actually haven't been here a while cuz it's so shitty But I went back to see if they have improved. Lol no. They are very inconsistent with their products and their locations. The one on Ditmars is a little bit better. But this one on 30th ave really bad. From the last time I went here it's cleaner but the food and the quality is way off. read more

I order from here all the time while at work. Today I got the protein shake with kale, strawberries, blueberries, bananas and whey protein. Although it didn't look appetizing it was one of the best protein shakes I've ever had. I usually order the Central Park salad with the low fat raspberry vinaigrette dressing and it's probably one of my favorite salads which I always get cravings for. The 4 stars is because I love grilled chicken with salad but their grilled chicken in my opinion is horrible. Last time I ordered it with my salad I didn't even touch it. I now always order without the chicken. Their other location on ditmars has better chicken and they should probably replace it with that one. read more

I like this place but the service is so bad. The young girl at the front has no idea about the pricing or how to run a register. There's little communication between ordering and the register. I was charged extra for my bowl (prices are stated on the signage.) after I ordered and paid, upon picking it up when it was ready... and then she decided to add an additional dollar for another "extra" ingredient. It was her mistake for incorrectly charging me, after I already paid. She was also super rude to me and other customers during the checkout process. read more

I've been ordering from here for a few years, they've always been late in delivery time but the food is always good, I called today and all of the sudden they said it's a $30 min! WTF! I could have ordered on grubhub and had it delivered! Not ordering from this place again! SMH read more

Astoria needed a place like this- quick and relatively healthy takeout/delivery. So far I've only ordered the salads, but they are very fresh and generous with toppings. Really hits the spot on the days that you are craving something healthy, but too lazy to cook. Salads priced $7-8.75 I see that they have Wifi, but have not yet attempted to use it. Nice addition, though. read more

Ordered delivery from Create & Go a few days ago and was REALLY satisfied! The Gramercy Park Sandwich is freaking awesome!!! The sort of sandwich you're wow-ing at every bite. Disco fries were good. I personally didn't love the Peter Luger burger nor the peanut butter banana shake, but I think that's just preference -- my boyfriend loved them. Would definitely order from here again! read more

I usually order here anytime I want a sandwich!! When it comes to In store order it is quick! but delivery takes longer which is ehh even if I am not far away from the store... but I have had some mix up orders but I still continued to go to this place! where else in Astoria can you go to? Heh I would say here! Pretty awesome environment makes me feel I am no longer in queens! LOL! read more

Here's the scene - You're in a rush, need a quick fix and you are health conscious, then give this place a whirl. (+)'s I've had the Thai rice bowl, kimchi bowl, and few varieties of the quinoa bowls. All were satisfactory. Most of the bowls and salad will come with a piece of bread. So much for paleo diet. Extremely clean and well organized. One of the more aesthetically appealing salad bars you'll find. Great place to snatch an after workout meal. You'll never have to deal with overcrowding or a long line. (-)'s Slightly pricey. -10 All of the bowls were slightly bland in taste; could be related to the health factor but could seriously use some seasoning. - 5 Unenthusiastic workers. I don't know what it is, but it is consistent. - 5 (=)'s - 80/100 - W, a decent choice when you are in a bind or short on time. read more

I've given this place so many tries over the past two years, but it simply does not work. It's far from fresh or vibrant food. The salad bar veggies, cheese and sandwich breads are seemingly always old,bruised and stale. Nothing is really flavorful. Won't go back anymore. read more

I am very upset to be writing this, because I've been wanting to try this place forever since my roommates constantly get salads from here. I created my own salad to go and have about a 10 minute walk home. When I opened my salad it was completely soggy and drenched in dressing. I was so excited to eat a good salad but it's not even enjoyable because there's so much dressings. Come on guys! read more

Worst customer service on the planet, will literally mess up your order, sometimes won't even deliver part of your order. They refuse to fix the problem or deliver items that were missing, complete disaster will not be ordering from them ever again read more

I've been here a LOT since this place opened ... i'm going to go with moderate fan. i feel like this is the best place in the neighborhood for make your own salads, but the prices are too high and the service isn't so great. it's like you're always getting charged a different price? i was totally thinking this would be a twice-a-weeker for me, but i've cooled to it recently. i'm worried that they're getting less generous w/the salad toppings b/c it's not going so well - it's certainly never crowded. but skimping isn't going to win them any fans! read more

I have been going to Create a lot more often than I expected. It recently opened in my neighborhood and I went in for a cup of coffee. I love this spot! I have go by at least once a week. I bring clients there for a lunch break when I am teaching and after a great massage I had yesterday, my friend and I went by to eat and chat! One of my favorite spots and the food is fantastic! read more

My boyfriend and I order from create at least once a week. The food is always inconsistent. I've gotten soggy salads, wrong orders and finally I ordered VEGETABLE chili and I got beef chili...how does that happen? I called to tell them and asked for them to bring the correct order and they told me I needed to give them back the beef chili in order for me to get the vegetable one. I had already thrown the container out and poured some of the soup into the container...she told me to put it back in and give it to the deliver man. So gross! I don't love searching for my garbage for a container with soup. I then offered to get another one and pay for it because my boyfriend would eat it, and she said okay...didn't even offer a discount after waiting an hour for food and for them sending the wrong order. Terrible customer service and inconsistent food. Don't order from here. read more

Get an acai bowl here multiple times a week! Friendly staff and quick service. Always make it perfect for me. Worth the price they give a good amount of fruit!! read more

Great create your own salads, with numerous fresh healthy ingredients. Not overpriced you get what you pay for. Definitely will return to try other menu options! Inside appeared very clean. *Note to owners! Buy salad choppers so the salads can actually be chopped properly! read more

I love their food, but their hours suck hard. It's never available when I want to eat- I don't eat dinner before seven, and on the weekends, it closes at five. Who eats dinner before five? I love the healthy options, but it's just a tease if it's never open. UPDATE: As I was walking by "after hours", they were open. They said to call in instead of go off the website- the hours are from the Manhattan location. read more

I was very disappointed with my experience here. There were multiple signs stating that they had gluten free options, gluten free bread, etc. As I was watching the people behind the counter prepare the food I noticed continuous cross contamination (use of the spoons, hands touching everything, on the grill). The people working had no idea what cross contamination was nor were they sure of gluten free items that I might be safe eating. I finally decided on a quinoa bowl (salad was out with the wheat items using the same spoons) which was incredibly bland because the staff didn't know whether the sauce was gluten free or not. I will never eat here again for fear of getting sick unless they teach their employees about what it means to be gluten free and how sick someone can get due to cross contamination. Also, the didn't have any gluten free bread, it was just advertised. read more

My go to breakfast joint in Astoria and my also a favorite for a quick and healthy dinner. Just up the street from a couple of gyms its really in a good spot. They also have delicious coffee and smoothies with a plethora of ingredient options. I usually get one of their egg sandwiches which are always good but have also had the Chipotle Chicken Sandwich which was also good. Only thing I did not like here was their Fajitas. Was like some sort of vegetable burrito hybrid which was not at all what I wanted. read more

This is a gem in Astoria. Despite ALL of the wonderful and diverse eateries in the neighborhood, there aren't too many where I can enjoy a delicious guilt-free meal. The Quinoa bowls are EVERYTHING; filled with flavor and loads of goodness for your buck. They even have off-menu foods for when I visit with my toddler, just ask. The service has always been 100% in person, never too long a wait and the saff always courteous, one time I ordered delivery however, and the delivery guy annoyed me. He was in a haste and somewhat rude. Food rules the world though so, I remain a happily-fed customer. read more

I love their salads and I've ordered from them so much in the past, but for whatever reason they recently changed their delivery parameters, so I can't get delivery from them anymore despite being only 10 minutes away. I've never had this issue before now, so it's definitely a recent change. The woman I spoke to on the phone was very nice and apologetic about it. But management should really consider widening their delivery distance again because you're losing loyal customers over a short distance. read more

I have never yelped on any place before but today I have to do it. This is the second time I get food poisoning from this place, the first time was when I had a tuna sandwich and today when I had one of their salads. With that been said I will never go to that place again! read more

Good restaurant with a ton of options. From smoothies to sandwiches to bowls and more. They have a great build your own salad section. I would highly recommend for any meal! read more

I come here often and I like the food. I just wish this place had better crowd control. Every day a big group of older men pack the whole front of the place--for hours if not all day. What's annoying about this is they take chairs from other tables and crowd around, leaving nearby tables useless. Their crowding is also annoying as sometimes they pull up seats right next to your table and invade your space. A few weeks ago one guy kept leaning back and his head was about six inches above my meal. Yesterday, one guy stood there chatting with his friends as his ass was practically in my food. Annoying. read more

I wish I could give this place zero stars. Horrible customer service. I ordered delivery through GrubHub and it took 2 hours for fruit and an omelette platter. I was back and forth on the phone with them trying to figure out where my food was. When it wasn't delivered after over an hour, the lady on the phone told me to check downstairs to see if the delivery person left it. Who does this?!?! I've ordered from them MANY times before, they know us, they ALWAYS buzz our apartment and come up the stairs. Just to be sure though, I checked downstairs and of course there was no food left. It was also my understanding that she would wait on the phone with me while I checked, and after I was halfway down the stairs she hung up. When I called back I, of course, had to wait on hold for five minutes. When I spoke to the woman and told her my food hadn't been delivered, she seemed perplexed and kept questioning me as if I were responsible. Finally, she agreed to remake it and resend it. I told her if it wasn't delivered in a half hour that I wanted a refund and she agreed to that-- especially because I only live a few blocks away from their establishment. When it wasn't delivered within a half hour, I tried to call back and got put on hold AGAIN. When I spoke to the woman again, she said it would be delivered in just a couple of minutes. I reiterated that I basically live around the corner and there was no excuse for it to take this long and if I didn't receive it in a couple of minutes I would call for a refund. She agreed to that. Couple of minutes pass, no food. I call back, I'm put on hold! Then, my food finally came! An hour and 45 minutes later. I hang up. But guess what? It was cold. And the bread was stale. I called back to report the quality and request the refund that was agreed to and she resisted. She told me I would have to wait for the delivery guy to return and pick up the food before I could receive a refund! It didn't matter to her that my morning schedule had been screwed up because of their mistake. I didn't have time at that point. I demanded a refund, she put me on the phone with the manager. The manager tried to deny me a refund. It wasn't until I was LITERALLY SCREAMING at him that he agreed to refund me via Grubhub. When I called Grubhub to confirm, the restaurant at that point hadn't initiated the refund. Thankfully, Grubhub customer service rocks. They initiated the refund and apologized on behalf of Create. Admittedly, I feel horrible that I screamed at them. I wish it hadn't reached that point. I work in a restaurant and I'm embarrassed that I became that customer that everyone hates, but I also was pushed to the edge after waiting patiently through pure incompetence and misdirected blame. Clearly there was miscommunication between the delivery guy and the phone staff. So, I don't know, admit you were wrong and fix it? Don't blame a loyal customer because now, you've lost her. read more

PLZ FIX YOUR WIFI!! They advertise free Wifi but it's rarely worked for the last month. Service and food is usually good but overpriced. read more

I enjoyed my two salads that have been ordered from here. The ingredients were fresh and the gentleman who prepared my salads was friendly and listened to any additional requests i had for my salads. I really don't have a whole lot more to add other than my experience with these salad purchases as I have not ordered other food from here yet. It was tasty and good. I was going elsewhere for salads but will consider coming here more often in lieu of my recent experience. One thing I will say is that this is a nice place for groups. You can come in here with 5-7 people and get a nice sized table to shoot-the-shit and grab some food. read more

I order from here all the time on Seamless, at work. They're the best! I usually get three or four fruit salads to get through the day. The fruit is always fresh and delicious, and I always get exactly what I have asked for. I have also had their regular salads, which are great! Love their wraps and breakfast sandwiches, as well. They pay attention to any special instructions you put on seamless like toasting and scooping out bagels. You can't go wrong with this place for healthy and delicious options. I plan to continue ordering from them! The delivery guys are really nice too! read more

Food was amazing but had a horrible experience with the customers service... The woman behind the counter greeted me with an attitude and made me feel as if I had to rush with my order. With it being my first time, I had no idea what the options were and was pretty much lost throughout the entire process. Even at checkout she was abrupt and didn't bother to offer/give me a receipt. I will definitely go back but just for the food.... read more

The bad: you get ignored sometimes if you don't get in the face of the people behind the counter. Not a big deal for me but I've seen more passive people get totally ignored for long periods of time. The Good: their food! I don't think I've had anything bad and I go all the time. Love to create my own salad, sandwiches and wraps are good. Smoothies are good. Their cured meat sandwiches are very big and tasty. read more

I ordered an acai bowl and basically received a smoothie in a bowl (with soggy granola).. they didn't even think to give me a straw.... My husband ordered a salad and asked for extra dressing on the side... he received a dry salad with no dressing AT ALL. We called back and we were told that they could send us another acai bowl but "it will probably be the same". We waited an hour to receive a container of dressing... Safe to say we will not be ordering from here again. read more

The salads are good here. Juices and smoothies are ok too. Service is hit or miss at many times. Need to upkeep the bathroom., also there was no soap in there to wash hands read more

Create - Delis Near Me - Astoria, New York

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The place says they close at 9:30, we came in at 9pm and the doors were wide open and the told us they are closed.

This is by far the best place to go for a salad. Always fresh ingredients and the portions are huge. Good pricing as well.

Love the sandwiches here! The bread they use is amazing - I usually get the whole grain bagatta with a custom sandwich. Large size - I usually can only eat half. Good when you order on seamless too - everything tastes fresh and they come on time! read more

The girl that's answering the phone is destroying your business. I placed an order online, recieved two messages, one of them said the food is arriving, the other one said it's canceled. So I'm calling this girl, she keeps putting me on hold, alright whatever, but then she answers and tells me I'm rude and I need to stop calling even though I told her all this. You better put some foreign kid on that phone he would be talking better English than this hood rat does. Proper bolox from some random project building. Terrible service. read more

Great food. Many healthy options. HOWEVER delivery takes waaayyyy too long. An hour wait for two salads that involve pre cut and pre ready items. Not worth the wait with so many restaurant choices literally steps away. read more

Horrible food. Ordered a Tai bowl. The chicken is dry and nasty. Tangerines were mashed up and the rice is soggy. The staff seems like they need training. The girl at the front didn't know anything about the menu she couldn't Even recommend anything. Overall food is disgusting and the staff don't know what their doing read more

I've eaten here several times-- So far, had a juice (spinach, ginger, apple, lemon); turkey burger w. goat cheese, roasted peppers, sprouts, lettuce; sweet potato fries; french toast; garden omelette & home fries; Make your own salad. Ok, first of all, the fact that some people are saying its too expensive was surprising to me-- I have paid SO much more for way less in a salad or burger elsewhere. Usually places always charge more for add ons like roasted peppers, sprouts, etc. But they don't here--- which I appreciate. The sweet potato fries are delicious. The breakfast is VERY decently priced. I loved my burger with goat cheese. I will make many-a-trip back here. read more