THE BIG: Located in the Theater district of Manhattan. Pretty unassuming and then you find the door…read moreand get transported to and Italian deli. Small space inside but you don't need much space to make bussin sandwiches. Walking or public transportation is preferred. THE BLACK AND WHITE: I came here after a long day doing booth duty at a summit and was starving from not eating the entire day. Fortunatley the place was pretty quiet since it was 2pm and I got my orders in. For sandwiches, I ended up getting the Favolosa and the Italiana. The favolosa had a delicious artichoke cream and salami that was a banger. The italiana had all your great italian cured meats as well as a truffle cream sauce that made the umami bomb even more umami. So good! THE FINAL BAMBOO: The two sandwiches were around $45, a little pricier on the sandwich side but man are they delicious. I'll definitely be back when I'm in NYC.

Okay, so this is the sandwich shop that is famous in Italy, and I waited over 20 minutes in line in…read moreRome for it. It is still one of my favorite sandwiches to this day. The La Paradiso sandwich with mortadella, stracciatella, and pistachios...God's creation!!So when I heard they were coming to NYC, I was SO excited. Okay... it was good, but it was not Italy good. My focaccia didn't taste as fresh, and my sandwich felt rushed;like it wasn't made with love. It still tasted good, but it was definitely not the same magical experience as that first bite I had in Rome. The lemon drink definitely get it. Maybe I'm just spoiled because I had the original in Italy, but I wanted to love it more!

Food always good. they work fast especially during rush hr. and they're very kind and hard workersread more

Bit confusing walking in, not knowing where to go, the signage is not good and the layout isn't…read morehelpful. Especially at lunch when it's hectic and lines merge. The menu is huge but you can hardly see the menu and have to order so quickly you hardly have time to read it all. Ultimately, the sandwiches are quite good, definitely above average and not exorbitantly priced. Been a couple times and tried different sandwiches, consistently good but nothing amazing either.

I love the sandwiches at the original location in Brooklyn, but found them to be just like any…read moreother bodega at this location. First of all, this location is much smaller and the sandwiches are also smaller. Part of the charm is watching them chop up your sandwich fillings, which this was done behind the counter. I ordered one Chopped Turkey on a Hero ($10.99) and one Chopped on a Hero ($11.99) with Cheese (+$1). The ingredients are well mixed in, which is what makes a chopped sandwich so good. It was a bit more bread than filling than I liked. I can't help but compare the OG location when there was so much more filling. This location is also quite the distance, but walkable to Central Park where we enjoyed it.

Place makes a fantastic chopped cheese! Very consistent -- I want to play with some of the other…read moresandwich combos (where they chop up the sandwich for you and add in chips/toppings of your choice), but every time I come in I end up getting the chopped cheese! I just can't help myself

Fiiiinally made it this famed Florence favorite sammich shop and it did not disappoint! They opened…read morea small shop just outside of Grand Central towards Park Ave, which is super convenient as an LICer. The line was about 10 people long around 1pm, not terrible - gave me a chance to further investigate the menu and gaze at loads of drool-worthy meats and cheese in the display case. I opted for the L'italiana, which features Prosciutto, Pistachio Cream, Stracciatella, Sun-Dried Tomato, Arugula, though I swapped out the prosciutto for bresaola. Oh man, this bread is legit! And as a yuuuge pistachio fan, that cream is delightful, especially coupled with that creamy stracciatella. Super well-composed sandwich, amazing bread, quality ingredients...a hit! Needless to say, I'll be back in short order to try more of their menu. Good stuff!

We are big fans of this chain. We have tried different sandwiches and the Mediterraneo was the…read morebest. But we ordered one at this location and the person preparing used a squeezer bottle for the Calabrian chili paste/oil and soaked the sandwich. We could barely eat it. There was almost no burrata - no fennel shavings just arugula. We could not even taste the prosciutto. So the sandwich was horrible. Why would you use Calabrian chili and apply like ketchup ?? We gave them feedback and asked for more burrata and they said they would have to charge extra. Even tho we showed them how little there was in the sandwich . We will not be back to this or any other shop in this chain. Bad food. Bad service. Bad combination.

My husband and I stopped at Schnipper's for a quick lunch in the city before a tour. We had heard…read moregood things about it, and it was exactly what we were looking for. Quality chicken and a solid burger that both tasted good, plus their buffalo and honey mustard sauces were good too. The only thing I wasn't crazy about was their chocolate milkshake, there was a flavor about it that I wasn't loving, and I'm guessing it's the chocolate syrup they used. Plenty of seating and a great menu though!

Tasty, fast, and affordable. Also right at 51st & Lexington Station. The perfect dinner stop on the…read moreway to Yankee Stadium.

As I've been to Jersey Mike's locations out near family's house on LI and down in Florida I usually…read moreenjoy their subs. Not too long ago I was near this location in midtown on the east side and dropped in for a quick lunch. Turkey and Provolone sub, with all the toppings (Mike's Way) on a white bread sub roll. Made it a combo with a drink and chips. More than acceptable and was prepared correctly. Staff was ok and I had my meal pretty quickly. Jersey Mike's is nothing fancy in an area where you can get sandwiches and lunch at many places, but it does the job at a reasonable price.

Jersey Mike's at this location is fine for my daughters (It's right near my daughter's take out !…read more office). She was given two gift certificates for Jersey Mike valued at $50 total. She likes to get a sub for lunch and save half for lunch the next day. That's what today's lunch was with some chips. Naturally I ask for a taste. My small appetite doesn't allow me to eat much. It's delicious and I hope I can stretch my stomach out someday!! No matter what location you are close to I'm recommending!

As expected - very chaotic inside during weekday lunchtime. But pickup was easy despite the staff…read morebeing super busy. Food was yummy. I got the lenwich with some added veggies. I want to try the caesar wrap next time so I'll report back.

Pros: - got my order pretty quick, some staff had bare…read moreminimum customer service, others were really nice - I tried the Caesar Wrap with spinach wrap and it was pretty good. The ranch was pretty heavy, imo but I guess it usually is Cons: - they don't accept $50 or $100 bills, not necessarily a con since most people pay with card/tap nowadays Comments: - went during lunch time 12-1PM on a Friday, it was pretty busy but it looked like people were getting their orders fairly quickly - there was seating, it was half full when I was there, I think there were more takeout orders than dine-in - it was pretty loud in there as there were a lot of people but when it's not as busy, the noise level is pretty average

I've been to this place many times over the years, and I've always really liked it. I went back…read morerecently, and I was surprised to see the prices had gone way up. I know it's in a very busy area with a lot of tourists, so I won't really dock them on that. I got the Shanghai spring rolls and the pork soup dumplings, and both were very good. The soup dumplings were actually quite large, but the spring rolls are pretty small. Came out to over 20 bucks, which is reasonable but more than it was. A stirfry noodle dish is like $25 now! On that note, it's really nice inside and fun to sit at the "bar" and watch them make the dumplings. A great option if you're in the area and have a craving!

More than just serving soup dumplings as the restaurant name implies, Joe's is a pretty casual…read moreChinese restaurant in Midtown. It's a pretty solid lunch spot for during work and this just happened to be a few blocks from my office. I thought this spot would look like a hole-in-the-wall spot, but the space is actually decent with a full dining area. They do have a lunch menu, which is in the last page of the menu. Why they hid it all the way in the back, I have my assumptions and suspicions. I had to get an order of soup dumplings here so I got the Crab Soup Dumplings ($15). The skin is a bit thicker than other spots, but that means the skin ain't going to break on you easily. And do be careful how you bite into it, as the first one I bit into, the soup splattered all over my shirt and pants. Overall tasted great. Soup dumplings was not going to fill me up along, so I got something off of their lunch menu and settled upon Orange Chicken w Brown Rice ($18.50). Chicken was white meat, which is battered and deep fried. It says it was spicy, but it really wasn't. Comes with a vegetable spring roll and a choice of rice, which makes this a pretty decent lunch deal for $20. Menu prices are cash prices. If you pay with a credit card, they will slap a 2% processing fee. Overall, service was pretty decent as well. Would come back again for lunch.