Have you ever tried to order a salad and ended up with a couple of leaves with 1 piece of your selected meat? Well then, you need to try Epice Cafe! Best salad I've ever bought! A full tub of your choice of greens, with a hearty scoop of your choice of protein, AND UNLIMITED vegetable toppings. The bar of choices was humongous, a lot of variety was offered. Salads aren't your thing? That's ok, because they also serve udon, ramen, paninis, pastries, and a counter full of snacks for purchase. The perfect combination between hot foods and a "grab and go" convenience store. This is a one stop shop for all your needs! read more

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I wish I could eat here every day. I am a HUGE salad enthusiast and this place is heaven for me. Upon first glance, this place looks like a grab and go place. do nOT BE FOOLED! This place is clean, delicious, and has friendly service. They offer a variety of foods from sandwiches to ramen to salad. I came at 10pm and got a "small" (its actually so filling) salad for $10 including tax. They probably have over 40 veggies to choose from including asparagus, brussel sprouts, cheeses, and more AND THEY TOSS IT FOR YOU WITH DRESSING TOSSES IN TOO! It was so heavy and delicious and well worth $10. The establishment is clean, the staff was very friendly, and the food was delish! I wish I lived in here read more

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$9.74 (incl. taxes) for an unlimited non-meat topping salad?! Unheard of! And they chop the salad for you!! I come here almost daily for lunch, and my go-to salad is: Spicy chicken salad with avocado, fresh mozzarella, portobello mushroom, artichoke, cherry tomatoes, beets, broccoli, baby corn, mandarin oranges, and roasted red pepper. Can you believe avocado, fresh mozzarella, and portobello mushroom don't cost extra?? And it's delicious! I make almost a daily walk to this place from work, it's worth it! Tried their brown rice salmon sushi - it was okay -- I'd say I'll try their other foods soon... But the salad is top notch! read more

Epice Cafe - So delicious & hearty - I ordered 2! - Cafes Near Me - New York, New York

This is the best kept secret of Chelsea. Ssssh. It's a clean deli/bodega with your standard offerings like drinks and snacks. Similarly it offers a sandwich and hots counter. Now, here's the thing - for $9-10, it's the best bibimbap (non stone). Seriously, it's worth having a try. And the owner is so sweet and makes you feel like family. read more

Amazing sandwich, wow! Really nice staff and the sandwiches are always fresh and #1!!! read more

Epice Cafe - Chicken cutlet on a hero - Cafes Near Me - New York, New York

Rude young Korean girl, decent salad bar. She forgot to deduct the price of the container so I pointed it out. She proceeded to give me change in coins but I told her I have change so all she had to do was give me $1 back. She throws my dollar on the counter but I gave her the change I owed her in her hand like a decent person. She puts the change away and immediately puts on hand sanitizer! I've never met anyone so rude, lacking in grace and human decency. For a new business, they really should not employ such a rude cashier-it's bad for business. Note: She also got told off by a Caucasian lady in her twenties because this same Korean girl told her to go wait for her salad in the back of the store when the customer wanted to pay first. read more

Epice Cafe - Rude cashier 7.27.2015 - Cafes Near Me - New York, New York

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I had always walked by this place but I finally stopped in after seeing their "$7.95 unlimited veggie salad" all the time. Everything was so fresh and it was by far one of the best salad bars I had ever seen! I piled on all of the veggies with my base of greens, and you can have the salad chopped or tossed. The employee was so incredibly nice, and it was filled to the brim. I will definitely be stopping by again for a salad, and maybe to try some of their other selections too! read more

the deli is great, prices are fare and food is very good. Waiit let me fix that. Breakfast specials are great. Omelette, home fries and toast for $4. Bacon eggs and cheese on a roll is $3. so its not bad and the quality is good. Now lunch, specially the ramen. They take a ramen package, yeahh those that cost 30 cents to make and add a few things form the salad bar and charge u $7 for it. Seriously, K town is a few blocks away and for 10 i can eat real ramen. read more

Epice Cafe - Cafes Near Me - New York, New York

I came in hungry not sure whether to get a salad or a sandwich. The sandwich man greeted me and told me he'd make a "special sandwich for me" i was intrigued as to how much this would cost. It was only me in the cafe and so i said ok. It was a hero sandwich, he combined grilled chicken with onions and peppers, gouda cheese, lettuce tomatoes, avocado, mayo. It was a monstrosity of a sandwich and it was like $9.95. He also gave me like 3 pickle sticks. Note: he does have a tip jar so I tipped him, but it was still worth it. In the area the amount of chicken in that sandwich was insane. I ate all of it by myself and nearly passed out. Not a place i would come out of my way for, but if you work or happen to be in this area of Chelsea definitely recommend!! read more

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Sandwiches are bomb, salads are bomb, service is decent but this lentil soup is just horrible!!!!! Other than the bad soups I have no complaints about this place. Their hot food buffet section is good as well. read more

Epice Cafe - Cafes Near Me - New York, New York

My bus arrived to NYC at 5:45am. Luckily, Epice Cafe was right across the drop-off location, and it was OPEN :)) I was SO happy that moment. The person who works there was so nice and welcoming!!! I only took coffee and bottle of water, but I stayed there a little longer until the sun came up, and it was very good. Near me there was a woman who ate one of their breakfasts. It looked quite good!!! (but I wasn't able to eat at this hour... maybe I'll try it next time) read more

They make slammin' sandwiches, salads and the udon is pretty good too. The service is quick when you need good food fast. The price is fair. Also, the people that work there are super cool and very kind, friendly. read more

BEST LUNCH SPOT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD! One- Unlimited toppings on your salad for $10 Two- Best bibimbaps Three- Quick This place rocks and I love it! Everyone except for the cashiers are friendly. read more

Excellent! The build your own salads are very delicious - unlimited toppings (well, choose one meat, everything else is unlimited!) for only $7.95, Incredible! They also have four types of ramen: shrimp, chicken, beef, or veggie it's $6.95. Very friendly atmosphere. They also have about 5 tables of seating and a bar along the window. read more

Right around the corner from my office, this place is clean, efficient, and speedy. Their breakfast selection is great! Definitely stop by if in the Chelsea area. read more

Good Food, Bad Service. The salad guys are cool, The grill guy is cool. The cashiers are miserable, the guy who takes your orders for the grill is the biggest grump I've ever seen and mutters things in Spanish thinking I don't understand what he's saying. One time I witness one of the workers calling the cashier a bitch and walking away from her then complained to the cashier about it and she said ma'am we all hate our job. THEN GO GET A NEW JOB. You're ruining someone's business with your horrible moods! If it weren't with my good relationship with the grill guy during the day I would never go back there. FYI I used to go for breakfast and lunch. I only go here and there now as I have relocated a bit further from them. read more

This place has amazing salads, paninis and sandwiches. They also have a load of other selections but I personally experienced those I listed. This place was in our hotels area and so convenient. And we liked it so much we kept going back! The owner (I assume) was very nice. We had great service over and over. I hope to go back again sometime. I highly recommend! read more

I walked in here after a long Megabus ride and the guy working there was obnoxious. As I was thinking of what to get, I decided I need to use the restroom. When he said it was for customers only, I described I was going to get something but just got off the bus. He told me to "take a hike" so I left store and will definitely never be going back!! read more

This morning there was no brown sugar for the oatmeal and I got attitude for asking. Should have just given it back because brown sugar is pretty much a staple with oatmeal. (except if you're watching sugar intake) I also received a surprise in my coffee from the same cashier who gave me attitude over the sugar. There was a long black hair inside, and as I'm a blond it wasn't me. read more

Epice is a clean and 'youthful' alternative to all the other similar places in the area. It's new so everything is squeaky clean. However, I went here in the night and the food had definitely seen better times. I was happy to see that they offered bibimbap and ramen. The also had quartered and dressed up wedges of avocado in the buffet. I would definitely go back, especially for lunch! read more

Gross...just gross. I stopped in this morning because I needed a quick breakfast; I'm trying to avoid the fried and greasy, and I noticed they had a little cooler with juices and the like, and they had cottage cheese, so I went with that. I assumed (correctly) that there was a credit card charge, so I grabbed some other stuff I didn't really want, but in the interest of time, figured I'd eat later. I got to work with my cottage cheese, opened it up, and gagged at the first bite. It was completely turned. The expiration date was four days from the current date, but there was no doubt it was bad. I would have just chalked it up to bad morning luck and taken the hit, but since I'd just spent $7 on mostly stuff I didn't want for the sake of this rotten cottage cheese, I decided to go back in the rain and ask to exchange it. I asked the same cashier I'd had if I could just pick out a breakfast sandwich and call it even (their breakfast specials are $3, I didn't think it was too much to ask). She told me to order and come back to her. I went back with my wrap and showed it to her; she looked at it and said "that'll be $1.50." I rolled my eyes and told her I only had a card. She was put out. "You don't have cash?" "No," I said, "because I didn't plan on coming back here a second time." She then asked me if I come in a lot, and if I could just come back tomorrow and pay her. ...what? I took my wrap back to the office, ate half of it and started finding eggshells in it. After rotten cottage cheese, the sensation of crunch in your egg and cheese wrap is unsettling. Good thing I added that (overpriced) Kind bar to my first order. I guess that's breakfast. I've been there before for lunch, it was okay, hence the extra star. I won't be returning for breakfast, that's for sure. read more

I usually visit this café once I get off the megabus (across the street) and have never had an issue until today. This place has terrible customer service. They usually warm up my food for me, however, today they refused to warm it up. When I asked why, the gentleman stared at me and then walked away, CAME back and took my food away. Terrible experience! Will no longer be returning. read more

Pros: Nice friendly staff Cons: Cheap package ramen served in Styrofoam We were lured in by the photo of vegetable ramen, pictured on a sandwich board in a nice large wooden bowl. Immediate regret set in after we got our first ramen in a tall Styrofoam bowl, with a plastic lid and plastic spoon and fork. We'd ordered dine-in, but they apparently use take-out bowls. We also ordered with no egg, and it was full of egg. The kind cashier took it back with no complaint - they were very friendly. The resulting ramen, which was from a small ramen package (my husband saw them open the package -- similar to Top Ramen) was too hot to eat for quite awhile in the tall styrofoam. Sprinkled with a few broccoli bites, I was wishing I paid $2 and made my own instead of $6.45. read more

This is my go to for lunch. The salad has to be the most affordable in the city. 7.95 for unlimited veggies and a choice of meat is unheard of in Manhattan. If I'm not in the mood for a salad, I go for the spicy chicken ramen. It never fails and is perfect for those not so warm days. I also love their breakfast menu as well. Western Omelet with Home fries and whole wheat toast? Yep! That's me! read more

Epice Cafe - Spicy Chicken Raemen - Cafes Near Me - New York, New York

I love this place for work lunches! The ingredients are incredibly fresh and with protein, the salad with unlimited toppings comes to about $10. The workers are super friendly and helpful. Check it out if you work in the Midtown area! read more

A DELI WITH HOT UDON AND RESTROOM! I drop by here from time to time just to have Udon. For a Deli udon, it is a little costly - $8.11 for beef udon. However, it is okay and the owner quite friendly. You can sit down and use restroom too! read more

While not the most pretentious restaurant in Manhattan--my vegetable udon was served, even in the restaurant, in a styrofoam cup--Épice Café has a lot to offer. First, the noodles were delicious, packed with omelette pieces, broccoli, scallions, carrot, and tons of flavour. They even included a small container of chilli powder and flakes to spice the soup up, which I did (it's even better spicy). I have no doubt as to the restaurant's authenticity, as even the non-Japanese manager was speaking Japanese with the chefs. Veg udon or ramen is also pretty cheap, especially for Manhattan standards. My whole meal--and it was a generous portion--was $7. I went near 6pm, which may have made a difference since there were relatively few people in the place, but the service was really lovely. The manager was very friendly, and brought out my soup without my requesting it. I was able to sit at the window bar, which was a nice perch to look out on 7th Av. For larger parties there's also a long table. Overall, highly recommended. Worth five stars. read more

Excellent and quick service. The best deli in the Chelsea area. Love the Asian guy that makes your noodles! He's the sweetest!!! Chopped salads are the best deal. 8 bucks for fresh unlimited toppings...won't even count how much I get because it probably never ends...Best thing is they have vegetarian grape leaves! Great and convenient for lunch. Be aware of credit card minimums! read more

Rude staff and I was blatantly overcharged. I addressed the issue with the cashier who said "the prices went up" even though the prices are clearly posted for anyone to see. It's not worth it to argue with people like that so I just paid and left. I was a regular customer but i won't be coming here again: I recommend the deli next door which serves the exact same food and the prices don't magically increase based on what you look like. read more

You won't find better value in this city. The food is amazing, and the cook that works from morning to afternoon is a damn genius. He gets everyone's orders perfect, no matter how complicated and picky they are. And the bacon cheeseburger is out of this world. For around $8.50 you can get a huge bacon cheeseburger and fries. Best value in the city. read more

The cook has a disgusting attitude in the morning shift around 8:30 they should really change that because a lot of people complain about him read more

I eat here at least once a week for lunch - I work right around the corner. This place is perfect. They make great sandwiches they have awesome breakfast sandwiches too. They also have really amazing udon. The prices are great for the city. read more

Great veggie ramen with egg. The price is perfect. It's nice and clean when you walk in. My new number deli

I bought a wrap, a chicken cutlet lettuce and mayonnaise. It tasted like they cut the burned edges from the cutlet and gave me that. It was hard and dry and to think I kept it simple because I don't know this place. I shudder to think what they would do with a more complex dish. read more

Good & fast food. I like their salads. Except cashiers. I have been here 3 times. Good work. Who works at salad bar they are very friendly. It's clean place. I think they should improve their cashiers attitude to the clients. Every time I visited here she was the same. No emotions , no smiling, not saying thanks for coming or have a nice day. None. read more

Tried this place today for breakfast. Nothing special here as it's just your average deli. The man making breakfast on the grill was pretty rude so far that reason I probably will not return read more

Wow this is a legit deli. These sandwiches saved my life when I worked around the corner from here. So many different varieties of sandwiches to order and they will not hesitate to make a sandwich that isn't on the menu. The dude who gives you your sandwich at the counter is super efficient and these guys make like zero errors. The salad bar is pretty good too. $7 to $8 for unlimited fill ins isn't too shabby. read more

Open 24/7 with fresh food, deli and convenience foods available. Staff was always cheerful and helpful. Made for a very affordable place to grab a bite on our way out for the day's plans or on our way home late at night. read more

Salads are fresh and well done. Unlimted veggies for $8 with a protein, def a good deal. Service was fast and average for NYC lunch time.

Edit: I really really wanted to like this place. I came in for the breakfast special (sausage egg and cheese sandwich) and requested it at 10:58am. They made the order and gave it to me by 11:01am and said that because I put in my order after 11am, that I would need to pay the regular day price. When I argued that I put in my order earlier, they said that they're 100% certain that I didn't based on the clock on the wall. Even if it were the case that I put in my order right at the cusp of 11am, the stingyness was incredibly offputting. You can see my former review below: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amazing value, especially in this area. Veggie udon noodles are $6.45, Chicken udon noodles are $7.45, and beef or chicken bibimbaps are $8.45 (all pre-tax prices), which is super reasonable. The portion size for the bibimbap seems quite big as well. Highly recommended if you're looking for good value Korean food or udon noodles. Will have to come back and try their sandwiches and other stuff though! read more