Essen Fast Slow Food

Unexpectedly complete eatery in midtown, lots of salad bar options, as well as a wide selection of burgers etc. Good lunch place if you can't quite decide what you want

Marisole from the smoothie bar is the sweetest, and her smoothies are bomb (get the funky monkey with soy milk and no chocolate ) Also the salad is great but get there before 12 to avoid long lines

For $8.65 (tax included) you can get a small salad with one protein and cheese and UNLIMITED vege toppings!! Get it chopped as well !! And don't forget to grab a free focaccia to go with that salad ! :p

the "chicken club " is AMAZING. roasted red peppers , bacon , lettuce tomato and mayo . ask for grilled chicken instead of the breaded chicken , but either kind is good!

The food bar during lunch time is amazing. Probably the best in the city . Pay by weight is expensive . Give it a try. Can't go wrong.

Go to the back right between the Burger station and udon station and there is a bowl of free hot bread up there right out of the oven.

I tried the California chicken wrap and enjoyed every bite. This won't be my last time coming here. Definitely added to the lunch place rotation!

Quick meals can be tricky, on one hand if you buy by the pound you enter and exit in less than 10 min, but if you order from the stations at noon...you are doomed.

Place is a madhouse during the lunch rush but lines move quickly. Best salad in the area (one protein, two premium toppings and unlimited veggie toppings)

Big portions for low price! Great for lunch but the lines can be long. Stir fry is great.

There's a cool bar table upstairs with oulets if you need to get some work done and the library reading room is too quiet for you.

Oven baked chicken sandwiches are great for lunch . Free bread samples are a great snack too :)

Veggie bipimbap is amazing, and the healthy green juice is too! Great bang for your buck at the juice bar .

Best bang for your buck in midtown Manhattan . Decent food, big portions , small prices

Good place to pick up breakfast on the run- good selection of yogurts , health bars and a fruit bar station

Try the mediterranean salad ...delish!! I mixed mine up with honey dijon & no blue cheese (allergy)..mixed greens are fresh & crispy ! Yummies

This place is everything!!!!! Great quality buffet foods stir fry bimbimbob deli meats and so much more.

Always a safe bet for office time lunch . Burgers=nothing special. The salad/hot bar is excellent.

Good option for large groups (many available options). Fairly good Asian food for noodles and sushi lovers.

Flat bread sandwiches in the back are delicious. Snack on free bread while waiting

Great quality food;however, during lunchtime 12-130p it is crazy crowded . Plenty of seating upstairs :-)

One of our favorite lunch sports . Awesome selection of freshly prepared meals

Clean and Good tasting salad with most reasonable Priceline the city , 7.95 with meat and protein

The Portobello Mushroom at the Brick Oven Sandwich section is delicious!

Grand opening today! Everything on the menu is half off! The bacon cheeseburger deluxe is delish.

Lots of choices, taste great, at a great price.

Lots of diverse food options ... friendly to vegetarians

Got to get the beef pho ! It is the best :)

Kinda meh. Other great options for the se food in the area. Digg'in and chop't are great choices.

Gets pecked at lunch but everything is great. Slightly overpriced

Some of best deli for in NYC

Has to be one of the best chopped salad bars in the city

Seriously. The best stir fry in the neighborhood . Hands down. Holy crap.

The stir fry is a really good deal .

Pretty slim pickings at 8pm. No salad or burgers or smoothies . Just sandwiches

I don't get why people love this place. Mediterranean grilled veggies (basically ratatoiulle) do not belong in rice bowls . The ramen is oddly spiced, tastes like Spanish food .

Chipotle chicken sandwich from the brick oven is sooo good!

Shockingly, this is a deli , not a European night club or lounge

Get here early! Most of the hot bar food is gone by 2pm.

If you are eating at the communal table , it is considered rude to move the chair to a completely new spot to deliberately avoid sitting next to another patron.

Meh. Was hoping for more, but this place isn't impr'Essen me. Just a decent deli , in chain form.

Healthy green juice with vanilla protein

Cold tomato/gazpacho soup is delicious

Food is good. Go before 11:30. Way too crowded after and food will be almost gone.

Santa Fe salad is crazy good!

Their salads are the best!

Absolutely EVERYTHING!

Make sure to try the bibimbap !

Getting here at 11:30 might be too early at times

There panini are good!