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    Delicacy

    3.5 (80 reviews)
    InexpensiveKorean, Buffets, American
    Closed 6:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Anna H.

    I don't go here as often as Bread & Butter next door. I stopped by for lunch today and ordered a Kimchi Stir Fry with beef and brown rice. First off, you ordered with the guy as the woman is cooking the food to your order. After its done, the guy hands your food and the cashier determines on the scale how much you are going to pay. I rushed over to my building to devour my lunch. The stir fry is a tad oily but the flavor profiles are definitely coming through with every bite of this yummy goodness. The beef are big slices which is good because I hate delis that are cheap on the meat you know. Kimchi is bit spicy but just right with this order.

    Marygrace A.

    While this place is crazy busy during weekday lunch, it gets much quieter at 3pm. You can get pretty much anything to eat here that you like - parfaits, build your own salads, deli sandwiches, Thai food, and a hot/cold food bar. I came at around 3:30 pm and it looked like the hot and cold food bars were closed, but an employee behind the counter assured me they were still open. Most of the dishes were mislabeled - I think this is because they were cleaning up half of the bar and whatever items were left were consolidated to the left side of the bar. Though the bar was being cleaned up there were still about 16 options left. I was excited because I'm not a picky eater and my meal would be 50% off! After 3pm, whatever is left is half off. I tried 1 piece of breaded chicken (with rib meat), 1 meatball, a healthy helping of penne in creamy red sauce, and some udon noodles. Total was around $5.30. Sure, the food wasn't piping hot but I was happy with my food. At the checkout, the cashier was super friendly and talkative. I thanked her for including a fork in my bag (some places don't) and she replied "How could I forget? That's my entire job! We're here to take care of you!" It was genuine and adorable.

    Don't be fooled by the photo. Most of them taste awful :(
    Yaran S.

    *A review only for the buffet* Not many people commented on their hot buffet bar so I am here to do it. Selections are huge and all look delicious. Well, just look delish... I picked more than 10 items and most of them tasted terrible! Salmon was bitter, rice was hard, mac&cheese was disgusting... The only thing I thought was okay was the crab salad. The buffet located in grand central place is so much better with just $2 more per pound :/

    Nice seating area upstairs....good for off-site desk work.
    Perry M.

    Dynamite lunch spot. Nice seating area upstairs for off-meal-hour desk work. They also have a rockin' little smoothie bar and the widest selection of protein as energy bars known to man. During lunch hours there's some custom preparation goin on in the back of the store. Korean BBQ is a favorite.

    M18. Salad
    Ian R.

    Great place for a quick lunch at a very reasonable price. They have everything--soup, sandwiches, prepared hot foods. The salad comes with unlimited topping choices such as fruits, vegetables and nuts. No cap on how many toppings you can get. All are very fresh. It also comes with a protein topping such as a hard boiled egg, avocado, tuna, salmon, or chicken salad. This huge salad was only $7.99, a very hard price to beat in NYC. I've been getting lunch here very frequently because their salads are so good and reasonably priced! They also give you napkins and silverware in the bag, which is convenient.

    Shirly L.

    Nowadays I wonder 'is this correct price? Everytime. I didn't feel like this before tho.... Today I bought $4.14 after tax was $4.64. It's mean about 12% tax. She is really quickly type so I can't take Collect is '$4.14 + 9% tax = $4.51' My coworkers and other floor people also noticed it. This is clearly not polite and not nice. I'm disappointed in this phenomenon.

    Not bad for less than 5 dollars (after 3pm)
    Pascal F.

    Went there at 3pm, when the leftovers from the buffet (you pay by weight) is 50 percent off. Got a excellent lunch (meatballs, sushi, chicken breast - I could have chosen healthier options) for less than 5 dollars. And while it's really cramped downstairs, there was lots of room upstairs. Close to Grand Central terminal.

    Daniel S.

    Delicacy is the newly revamped and renovated Nissi. The whole interior of the deli has been renovated with vibrant colors, clear lighting, and additions of 2 new food stations, the salad bar and smoothie bar. The 2nd floor seating area also has been improved with seating along the wall viewing onto the street, for those who like to people watch. Despite all the physical changes there is not much of a change in the menu selection and the buffet offering. Bread and butter's buffet conquers on variety. The Korean food is worth highlighting. Delicacy offers bulgogi, spicy seafood, and other Korean main dishes over rice fairly generous in portions (see pic) for a moderate price. The ramen is also a good choice- instant ramen noodles with beef or seafood (my favorite), sprinkled vegetables and a whole egg! Be sure to ask the cook not to cook the noodles for long time to prevent soggy noddles when serving. The noodles will be cooking inside the to-go container. Salad with unlimited topics is also a wise choice for the healthy folks. The presence of the new Delicacy in Midtown has attracted a crowd during lunch which is given noting their lunch selection and quality food. As a loyal customer of Nissi, I'm excited to see Delicacy launch successfully!

    Kimchi fried rice
    Victoria L.

    I used to think the place next door, Bread & Butter, had the best deal in town as far as salads go. And after one very negative experience here last year when it was still Nissi, I refused to ever give this place another shot and gleefully took delight every time I went to B&B for lunch instead (yes, I'm petty, I know - I'm working on it). Last Monday, however, I was in an usually extra chipper mood, (you know, those days when you feel like the "world is your oyster" kinda day?) so I decided to let bygones be bygones and went into the newly christened Delicacy with an open mind and empty tummy. I quickly scooped out the place, mentally taking note of all the stations. When you walk in, there's the fresh pressed juice section, then the cash register. Behind that is the prepackaged food area, which is next to the soup station, then followed by the sandwich bar. After you get into the rice/noodle* area, and finally, at the back is the hot food bar, as well as the salad station. I normally eat like sh!t at home, so I try to balance it out by getting a salad for lunch at work. I looked up to the menu board and immediately I was happy (and only got happier after when the cash register lady told me that it also came with a small soup for FREE!) because you could get unlimited vegetable toppings. As a vegetarian, it so happens that I'm only interested in the vegetables. While I have to admit the the sesame dressing next door at B&B may taste a little better, a small costs $8.66 over there. Delicacy offers theirs for $7.57, and that includes the free soup, too! For over a dollar less, and free soup (that varies in selection everyday) my money goes to the latter option any day (unless of course they repeat what they did to me last year, which I won't describe here because in all fairness, it was Nissi, their predecessor that was the culprit). *I haven't tried the noodle/rice section but I'm tempted to every time I go. They offer noodles and rice dishes from all sorts of cuisines like Korean, Thai and Japanese. I'm definitely interested in trying their bibimbap, pad thai and ramen. But you should check it out because they offer a lot more choices than that. **6/25 - Tried the Kimchi bibimbap today, it was fine but a little bland for my liking. I'd give it a 3.5/5 stars. **7/1 - Tried the Ramen today, it was actually quite delicious. It was very flavorful and filling, and I loved that they allowed you to choose what kind of veggies you wanted, and asked if you wanted an egg in there. 5/5 stars.

    Everyone! Be careful! I don't know why but today they charged me 18% TAX! Wow! My friend charged 12% TAX! I want to explain this happened by some manager of this store. The point is, it is happens only one women. She seems like 40 old and kind of manager class person of this store. $2.12 * Tax9% = $2.31 .... ! I don't care about price. They just don't respect customers at all. Thank you.

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    9 years ago

    Conveniently by grand central, with a lot of options

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    8 years ago

    Great food variety, consistency on food making, Really good sandwiches and paninis fairly priced

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    11 years ago

    Get lunch here about 3 times a week from work. Always a great deal! Tons of variety.

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    9 years ago

    Good solid lunch spot. Good food often use my mealpal here. Great rice dish forgot the name but it has egg on top

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    11 years ago

    This place is amazing. I travel to NY every Wednesday from Philly and always look forward to lunch.

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    I really have no idea why this place is categorized as Korean.... the food is ok and the pricing is very competitive.

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    Great selection, quick service, pretty space upstairs to lunch in. I like it, a very nice lunch place.

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    11 years ago

    The ramen is instant noodle :( but wudon is good . Cheap :)

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