Good fresh food for a quick lunch pick up. Salads are fantastic. Sandwiches are intentionally made. Quick service. No seating.

Tasty food and friendly staff. Very efficient service at a very busy place! We were so happy to have this place to go during our staff at the Freehand read more

Tucked away on Howard St. in Soho, Smile To Go is a good option to mix up lunches. Everyone in my office loves the food here so I decided to try it too (peer pressure!). The breakfast burrito was delicious and filling without being too heavy. Can't say I would recommend the olive oil cake. Cooked very well done to the point of being burnt, the slice was fine but really not great. For $5, I would expect more. Everyone was kind and accommodating when I chose my food. Very limited seating. As the name suggests, it's more of a To Go place. read more

I had gotten the half cauliflower soup and the pear cheese sandwich half combo. Honestly, the portions here are good, but are more for people looking to diet or limit their weight. Low key felt dizzy after eating here because the portion size is not significantly enough. Really felt skinny after eating here because the portions are limited. I would say that the taste is good though. I guess they equate small portions to high end. read more

Smile To Go - a bowl of soup and a spoon on a table - New American Near Me - New York, New York

Yea, I fully got FOOD POISONING from this vile place a couple weeks ago. I ordered the chicken, and it tasted funny. I powered through the meal. Fast forward a couple hours later I'm sweating bullets on the toilet. I threw up all night long, and was down bad for about a week. I have zero doubt that it was food poisoning. Not sure what they're putting in the food, but NEVER go to this place. Id rather eat a fully uncooked subway rat than ever give my money to this place. 0/10. Never. Ever. Again. Don't do it. read more

Not generous for close to $5. I've been here before they closed because of covid, and it was a nice slice. What happened?? This is not even a slice of olive oil loaf. read more

Smile To Go - Not generous for close to $5. I've been here before they closed because of covid, and it was a nice slice. What happened?? - New American Near Me - New York, New York

A little gem of a takeout place. Nice "cleaner" eating sides, rotisserie, bone broth, soup of the day (sunchoke is delicious brief time it is in season), mini frittatas and some tempting bakery items too. A few GF options too. Glad they are still here after all the restaurant closures so I patronize them for lunch often. read more

Normally I wouldn't review a place after just trying one thing and spending 2 minutes there, but the Dark Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookie here is so good it warrants a 5-star review. This is a tiny little cafe run by and frequented by hip, young people. There are two tables or so in the very tiny space for enjoying the menu of sandwiches and several other pastries and sweets. All the stuff looks pretty good, but the thing I tried and that you must try too is that Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Cookie. When I asked for it and the guy said "$3.81", I said "this better be the best cookie I've ever had" and then I tried it and said "you got lucky." Seriously, though I balked at that price at first, once I tried it, I realized there was no question that it was more than worth it. It's a decent size, not particularly big nor small, and pretty flat. It has huge discs of chocolate throughout, and a ton of large, coarse salt crystals sprinkled liberally. This makes it incredibly salty, but it works so well with the really rich, melty dark chocolate. I couldn't stop myself and finished it immediately before I even realized what happened. The other stuff might be good too, but just make sure you come here and get that cookie. read more

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3.5 stars for this COOKIE ONLY review 3 tables inside, limited seating so mostly a grab and go type of place --sea salt dark chocolate chip cookie: a yummy cookie with a perfect balance of sweet and salty! i just wish it were warm and melty when i got it NOTE: they were cooking up a storm int he back when i was here, they have a refrigerator case of prepared foods to take to-GO read more

Smile To Go - Dark chocolate sea salt cookie - New American Near Me - New York, New York

For a $9 breakfast burrito, one would at least expect it to be warm. I really don't know how they get away with it.. On the good side, their roasted chicken and pastries are good, but if you stop by for lunch, keep in mind you'll be paying as much as if you had gone to a sit down restaurant. read more

Smile To Go - For a $9 breakfast burrito, one would at least expect it to be warm... - New American Near Me - New York, New York

A quick bite near our hotel. Service friendly and quick. What they do well are coffee and salads. Iced teas at $4 a pop I assume are standard fare in this neighborhood. The $6.50 turkey and Swiss sandwich was two bites. Damages with tip was $25. read more

This quaint small takeout joint had one of the best sandwiches ever!! It had a nice grain bread with minouri cheese truffle pear and amazing fig jam! Each bite was an explosion of flavor! I tried a salad and and a coffee cake that was good as well. But this sandwich in particular hit the spot!!! read more

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Pros: -Healthy, decent lunch food -Nice, accommodating employees Cons: -Overpriced food -Slow (pace-wise) employees I work in SoHo. Just north of Canal street, to be more exact. My point in saying this is not to enable any stalkers but more to paint a picture of how bleak the lunch landscape is for me. Though SoHo is far more pleasant than Midtown, it's pretty barren when it comes to food options (I should say *relatively* barren--in any other city, such standards would likely leave you famished pretty consistently). Not a lot of weekday foot traffic there. Anyway, Smile To Go is one of the few takeout lunch spots in the area, and it also happens to offer a number of healthy menu items. So I end up there often. I went back and forth between three and four stars for this rating because both the food and the people mean well. But price and efficiency are things I give weight to when rating businesses, so I'm going with three. If the world was a fair place (hyperbole alert), 3.5 stars would be a Yelp option. For today, three it is. Smile To Go is small and assuming. Given that SoHo is mostly populated with high-end shops, it's pretty easy to miss. Not totally inconspicuous, though, because there's often a line of hungry humans trickling out the door during lunch hours. As I said, there's not much in terms of healthy takeout around here. At first I thought the line was due to limited options and/or how great the food must be here. I later learned that: a) the space itself is tiny--not much room for any sort of line b) the service is painfully slow It hurts a bit to bash the service because the people who work here really are nice. But given that half of the orders are pre-made salads, I'm honestly not too sure why this place gets so backed up. They seem to be overwhelmed with orders at all times. Hence the line out the door. What I order takes all of 20 seconds to prepare, so it's pretty frustrating when I need to wait 15 minutes in that teeny tiny space (after ordering *and* paying, for that matter) for my food. I get that there's some NYC impatience here, but considering the product, it simply shouldn't take this long. Food-wise, Smile To Go offers a bunch of yummy, healthy options. Salads (all pre-made), sandwiches, soups, and proteins. Also plenty of baked goods, most being gluten-free/vegan. Being the health nut that I am, I typically order the salads. You have the option of ordering one, two or three salads or getting rotisserie chicken + one side. Everything else is extra. Given that all sides are veggies, I need to get three. Not filling enough, otherwise. Sides I have gotten: cauliflower w/ olives, quinoa (usually mixed w/ some kind of cheese, nuts, sometimes mushrooms), kale salad (w/ pomegranate seeds and sweet potatoes), carrots, collard greens, shaved brussels sprouts. All are fairly fresh, though they are sitting out in the display case (refilled often, though). My main gripe about the food is the price. Three vegetable sides, with tax, is over $14. I get that all of this is healthy and trust me, I really do value that. But $14 is just not cool. Getting that chicken + one side is something like $12, and it's really not that much food. Considering the quality (consistently good, but not standout), it just doesn't match up. But like I said, 3.5 seems more apt than 3. Three feels unfair, but four is false advertising. So here we are. Just to reiterate, Smile to Go is a very solid lunch option in east SoHo. Definitely check it out. Just not if you're trying to save money...or time. read more

Smile To Go - Three veggie side combo - quinoa, collard greens, root veggies - New American Near Me - New York, New York

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$14 for a small ham and cheese sandwich and two tiny pickles, what a freaking rip off. The sandwich wasn't "artisan", "creative", or "unique" in any way. It was just a normal sandwich that you'd typically get at any NYC deli for $6.50 or less. I'm only giving it two stars because it looks like this place may be more well known for its coffee or other food items. Don't order their sandwiches, ever. read more

Smile To Go - New American Near Me - New York, New York

At the NoHo one we scored a Chocolate chip cookie, and liked it, so here we got another, plus the also-very good PB&J Cookie. Friendly staffers and a lot of regulars for their savory items. Check #: 6626 12/4/16 Server: Mary C 10:37 AM TAB: 6626 1 Cookie 3.50 SIDE: PBJ 1 Cookie 3.50 SIDE: CC Cookie 0.25 Sub-total 7.25 Sales Tax 0.00 TOTAL 7.25 read more

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People that work around here comes here alot they packed everyday. Pricey, but healthy choice. The coffee is great too. read more

Smile To Go - New American Near Me - New York, New York

Alright. Ordered half rotissetie chicken ($ 10.00) Size of the chicken is a bit smaller than other spanish restaurants or fast food like Boston Market. This place puts lots of ingredients to make it flavorfull and delish! They do serve salads; side dishes fruit salads. Cooffees and expresso. Im loving this place! read more

Smile To Go - New American Near Me - New York, New York

I came here after Soul Cycle - after a nice good ride, I was met with a crazy woman that lurks in here. She pushed me not once, but twice so she can view the display case. She didn't utter a word, but showed her presence by force. Seriously, is this really happening right now? Long story short, Chelsea was nice enough to take pity on me, so though I had a crazy experience in here. I am giving this place four stars because I am obsessed with their Chicken Salad Sandwich - amazing. So good, love the cranberry and arugula mixed in. Didn't get to try the kale salad yet, since I was full after the half sandwich. Beware of the crazy woman customer here. read more

I was in the Tribeca neighborhood, craving a really good cookie, and remembered this little place, and the highly recommended Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Cookie. Conveniently, nothing is priced. I've heard it was bit steep, but I'm willing to pay for a good cookie. Unfortunately, I ended up feeling like I'd wasted $3.81. I don't know if I got stuck with a not so great batch, but the cookie was hard. Personally, I prefer my cookies to be a bit soft. Overall, the cookie was very lackluster, and disappointing. The place is really tiny. There's maybe two tables, but if the weathers nice, there are a few benches outside. There were a few other pastries, I'd go back to try, but I wouldn't go for the cookie again. read more

Smile To Go - Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Cookie ($3.81) - New American Near Me - New York, New York

Love this place. I grabbed a healthy lunch to go to eat in the office. The line was so long and stretched out to the street but it moved quickly. A staff will ask your order in advance so your foods are ready to be picked up when you reach to the casher. All foods are freshly made. I want to try all the menus! read more

Smile To Go - New American Near Me - New York, New York

Obsessed. This makes me smile all day. Thinking about what I am going to order, the act of ordering, eating, and my feeling after I have eaten. There could not be a more appropriate name. Interesting concept- its like a hipster version of a bakery/dig inn, with a constantly changing menu, and very interesting, exciting, odd combinations that work deliciously. Every time I have been, theres several different options ranging from a pesto pasta, chickpea salad, Cesar salad, roast kale or veggies, beet salad, quinoa salad... all with crazy combinations of spices, flavors, veggies, dressings. I've never seen anything like it but it always gets me excited to come back. They also offer several sandwiches, as well as proteins to add to your salads. You can choose 1 or 2 salad combos, but most of the time I want to try all! The best kept secret here is their chocolate chip sea salt cookie. It is so far, the best one that I have had in NYC, and I don't like to admit but I get it for all meals of the day, far too frequently. It is worth every dollar, every calorie, and every minute you may have to wait. read more

This is my best friend Harmeet eating one of the best cookies I've had in New York City. Is there such thing as a bad chocolate chip cookie? That remains to be seen. But this one? If you're in the area (Soho), GET ONE. And yes, that's sea salt on top. All the best cookies have sea salt on top. I've heard that their menu has a lot of other gems as well, but please oh please go eat this guy. read more

Smile To Go - New American Near Me - New York, New York

I just had this place deliver bone broth and carrot lemongrass soups and I am thrilled! Both came w a side of crushed ginger I added as a side. Both came hot, flavorful, perfect, timely, delivery gentleman was super sweet. I definitely love this place, and hope to visit it in the future. I will definitely be ordering from them a lot! Strongly recommend. I still taste the ginger in my mouth and I'm smiling, yo! read more

I always order pickup from Yelp to skip the super long line that goes all the way outside the shop along the block for this tiny, to-go-focused cafe. Their market plate is healthy AND delicious. I haven't been too impressed by their entrees (tried chicken, steak and salmon) but the quinoa kale salad (mostly quinoa) with goat cheese is to die for. I didn't even know I liked quinoa before. ALL of their bakery items are tasty. My favorite is the canele and the jam scone (after they stopped serving canele.) The bakery items are the only reason I'd wait in line for 15 minutes during lunchtime on a cold windy weekday, since the items change by the day and aren't all listed in the pickup menu online. SMILE TO GO PLEASE CHANGE THIS AND ADD MORE BAKERY ITEMS TO YOUR YELP PICKUP ORDER OPTIONS. read more

This was the first time I'd ever had steel-cut oats (I know. I'm late to the game) and it was life-changing. I've since tried to make my own and can't make it taste as good as Smile To Go's. It would seem like a simple recipe, but theirs is so filling and delicious. My sister and I got a bunch of things to eat, including a quinoa banana bread which was divine, and an egg sandwich, which were also very good. I wouldn't hesitate to go back for breakfast items if I found myself in Soho again. read more

When I used to work in SoHo, I enjoyed taking routinely walks around the neighborhood during my lunch break. Many high end stores and small cafes are often hidden, such as Smile To Go. However, the key indicator of a trendy spot is when you see hipster millennial's loitering in one spot. Yes, this is how I discovered Smile To Go. As I had already eaten lunch, I decided to try one of the giant cookies displayed by the registered. One bite out of the chocolate chip sea salt cookie and I almost began to tear up. Not only was it a beauty to look at, but it was as delicious as it's hyped to be. I highly recommend it!! read more

Smile To Go - Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookie! - New American Near Me - New York, New York

So many reasons to love this place, located just across from Opening Ceremony and Jill Sander. The daily changing menu is again created by the lovely and talented Melia Marden with the help of Brenna White who's creative and delicious pastries are slowly making their way to original spot The Smile (available now just at dinner, but hopefully soon for lunch and breakfast too? PLEASE!) The salads are tasty and yummy with the Kale Salad and Farro Salad among my favorites. They do have a few sandwiches a day, including The Smile favorite Minori Cheese with Fig Jam, and a new addition the Chicken Salad Sandwich with dried cranberries on a really great bread, YUM!! The Pizzette is delicious, and highly recommended, if they have it I cannot help but order one! Perfect size to feel satisfied but not over stuffed or guilty. I have a sweet tooth so am delighted with the wide range of pastries they make fresh daily. The penut butter cookie is the best i've ever had, the apple turnover with rosemary as a wonderful flakey crust, the cheddar apple biscuits are the perfect combination of sweet and cheesy! I can go on and on about this place, I love it love it love it!!! read more

Smile To Go - Cheddar apple biscuits and blood orange upside down - New American Near Me - New York, New York

The food here is yummy, but it's about 50% more expensive than you'd expect for the portion size. Even the fancy, overpriced, salad places in the area are cheaper, and this place is only a few blocks from Chinatown! If you walk a few blocks east, you can get a similar serving of food for one-third the price. read more

Delicious lunch! Scrumptious baked goods! The line gets long, but the staff is efficient and moves rather fast. I ordered a whole chicken with cranberries sandwich, but the guy in front of me apparently had also ordered half of the sandwich when there was only one whole sandwich left. In lieu of 'giving up' half of my sandwich, the employee gave me a free apple biscuit. Cool. The sandwich was good; the chicken wasn't too dry and the cranberries were obviously a great compliment. My friend also shared her chocolate chip cookie with me, which was really good! Sprinkled with salt on top, it was very moist & delicious. I really liked the diverse menu, but couldn't really read the blue & green-colored writing, so I hope they change the chalk colors. The orange and yellow colors were fine. The name of this place is very appropriate; there's very limited seating, so most folks took their orders to-go. My friend & I just happened to get lucky and grabbed a table at the end. I will definitely return to this place for lunch! read more

I'd been hearing about this place for a long time. I heard the food is great.... Well, I finally went down to Howard Street to visit and I was unimpressed. My salad was fresh and tasty, but the service was unfriendly. It wasn't that busy when I went., so I don't know where the attitude arrived from. The chocolate chip, which was recommended because I love them soooo much, but the cookie here was OK, a little bland, in fact. I also think it was overpriced. I wouldn't say this place is awful, but I would not go out of my way to re-visit. read more

I was perty excited when Smile to Go opened near my office. Finally something semi healthy near by! I was even more excited when I first locked eyes with their gluten-free peanut butter and jelly cookies. Can you say goodbye summer ass?! Smile to Go caters to the lactard, glutard, vegan, sandwich, meat and (sometimes) fish eater. They have great salads (fennel, carrot/avocado, kale/apple, quinoa/shiitake mushroom etc.) and a daily soup which is often vegan. The rotisserie chicken (which is quite a large portion) is a daily experience. If you're a coffe connoisseur it's also worth checking out. The breakfast queues are a lot shorter than the lunch queues. Typically it gets busy around 12:30/1. There are three small tables inside if you're lucky to get one. They do sell out of food so don't be disappointed if they're out of cookies. read more

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Food quality and portions are pretty decent. The BIGGEST complaint is whoever is in charge of adding salt to the sides. The kale is as if it was washed in salt water and never rinsed off. Its so salty, it tastes as if its spicy since its burning my tongue. Dear lord I cant eat any of this. read more

This is literally the first yelp review i've ever written. I never feel the need, but in this case I must. I stopped here on my way to work and got got a coffee and an egg sandwich. Not only was the sandwich flavorless and dry, it was cold, because it was pre-made. It was disgusting. read more

Love the market plate from Smile to Go - they always have the type of healthy, delicious seasonal veggies and grains that I want to be eating! This location is tiny and can get really packed, but the line moves quickly. If it's nice out, the move is to eat outside on the long stoop a few steps away. If you're craving a sweet treat, the brown butter rice krispie treat is truly incredible. It has ruined me for other rice krispies. I also enjoy the bone broth here and the fig and manouri cheese sandwich, but the prices for both are a bit criminal. read more

Love this place! They have excellent coffee and great vegan and gluten-free baked goods. What a treat! It's just a cross the street from our favorite hotel, 11 Howard. We went over to Smile To Go every morning and afternoon of our stay. The people working there are very nice and helpful. Great place. read more

Smile To Go - Smile's perfect cappuccino - New American Near Me - New York, New York

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Some of the nicest (but not pushy or fake) staff at any coffee-adjacent place in the city. Coffee is above par and the atmosphere is very "I'm on my lunch break from my start-up office in SOHO". Imagine if a really good Panera bread was run by one of the chefs from Munchies on Vice. read more

I was staying across the street at Howard 11 and came into this little shop for my caffeine fix. I really enjoyed the drip coffee and while small, the cafe is cute and clean inside. While waiting for my coffee I noticed chefs cooking up what looked like crispy, roasted chicken that smelled divine. After doing a little shopping I came back for that chicken. For $14, I got the meal of chicken (a good 1/4 lb size) and two sides of shaved Brussels sprouts and broccoli. Packed it to go and also bought one of their loaves to enjoy for dessert after my pretty healthy lunch. Overall the meal was really tasty, highly enjoyed the chicken. The sides were fresh although needed salt. Prices are a bit high. I really enjoyed my coffee cake, very moist. Would come again if I'm looking for a filling and healthy lunch option. read more

Smile To Go - Roasted chicken, shaved Brussels spouts salad, broccoli. $14 + tax. - New American Near Me - New York, New York

I had some string beans and a yogurt parfait and everything was stellar! The cashier at the front was also super nice and answered all my questions really patiently. Thank you again! read more

You guys catered a lunch for a shoot I was working on at Milk Studios and your LACE COOKIES are THE BEST I EVER HAD!!!!! They just melted in my mouth #Yum read more

Smile To Go - New American Near Me - New York, New York

Smile To Go shares some pretty similar DNA of other coffee shops you've probably been to around Lower Manhattan. Coffee drinks, nice foodstuffs, etc... But boy, if there's one thing they do really well, it's their delicious sweet corn muffin. I've heard great things about their cookies, and they make some seriously addictive rosemary and maple cashews, but this sweet corn muffin is one of the best pastries you'll have anywhere in the city. If you stop here for anything, you should consider tossing that in your bag for the road. They do tend to draw an attractive crowd with the occasional celeb sighting if that's your thing. Seeing Jonah Hill crush a baked good on the outside stairs is something everyone should witness at least once in their lives. read more