Bamn!

Horrified!!! This place has been closed for a while now, but I still can’t believe its gone. It was a really cute and cool addition to the NYU, college targeted neighborhood. Where else can one get a hamburger, mac n cheese croquet, peanut butter & jelly, donut, etc for a $ 1 each in a few seconds? This place was the TRUE DEFINITION of fast food. The décor of the place was lively, bright, and oh so pink.
I will miss this place =(
I hope there’s a comeback.

WHAT???
Why is it closed, my entire reason to go to New York was to visit BAMN! After seeing it on Travel Channel.
Now there is no point, so here in the Bay Area I must stay until you open again.

Damn Bamn!
Why must you close on me? You were a little jewel on that jam-​packed block. I tried so much of your vending machine foods… and although the health of my heart suffered from your fried goodies, it’s now broken because you’re gone.
Should re-​open at another location, you know who to call. I will be your #1 Bamn Fan!

It gets more than three stars for being a sugary pink blinding confection… AND A GOD*MN AUTOMAT! Automat! The grilled cheese is delicious, along with the P&J sandwiches. However, the kicker is the mac n’ cheese croquette! FRIED Mac n’ Cheese! They have a little sea salt sprinkled on top and that’s all you need.
It’s delicious. I would frequently end up here late at night after drinking. I would get 1… 2… 3… croquettes and ruin myself silly!
I tried their icecream once, and it was good. STILL! THE CROQUETTES!!!
Man… I feel like the cookie monster. CROQUETTES CROQUETTES… MAC N’ CHEESE CROQUETTES!
Obviously I am way too excited about this…

CLOSED
Oh come on, it was a fun little gimmicky stop over, don’t hate on it. Put in some change, get a delicious mac n cheese croquet, take some pictures in the quirky setting, and continue to the next bar.
BUT according to grubstreet and eater, the place is shut down and another boagette may open in that location
Aren’t you sorry now if you never got a chance to go?

An incredibly awesome place if you go there for the first time. You get change from a machine.
You get food out a vending machine-​like wall! Don’t worry, it’s hot food and fresh, they just put it into the little windows so you’re not directly served. It’s in a great place in the Village and pretty busy during the weekends.
I’d suggest the Bacon Cheeseburger. It’s more expensive and not too much better Wendy’s Jr. Cheeseburger. However, it’s open late and they have a nice table with lots of sauces.
The croquets are a bit too small for value, but still delicious. I still need to try more from there.
A great place to go a few times. The food isn’t mindblowing, but you have so many options. It’s a really interesting idea and you’ll definitely have fun going through the experience.

Dessa goddess brought me here a few months ago bc she knows I love Japanese culture. I can’t give it higher than a 3 star because I did not actually have the food (we were on our way to Kenka), but the idea is just so kitschy and odd that you MUST come here if you are in the City. How many places in your town can you get different types of meals and snacks from vending machines?
Next visit to the City I’m definitely going to try the food. It all sounds so oddly intriguing…
What I’d like to sample?
— Fries — thanks matt g.
— sample a few of the 20 flavors of sauces that go on top of those fries
— Green Tea soft serve ice cream — thanks Helena F.
— Red Bamboo Vegetarian chicken sandwiches (what a concept!) — thanks Kendra C.
— Deep Fried PB & J — thanks Jill M.
Interestingly, we saw the skinniest girl standing outside of this place. She was really anorexic. I wanted to give her some quarters for the machines.

Hey kid… you want a quarter…
STRANGER STRANGER…
Yep.thats about right… ah the automat… how strange it is. This homage to the pink gods popped up some time ago to great fanfare. Basically, you take a giant vending machine and turn it into a house, and you put some people in there… kinda like smurfs… and you let people walk in and buy stuff while the smurfs in the back keep loading the vending machine… and thats the automat. Walking in is uniquely east village, as if someone was building a headquarters for the culinary gang war. They reppin pink son! fo real dow…

When I took my burger out of the automat, I was really expecting it to be kind of hard and dried out. But somehow, it wasn’t. It was actually pretty damn good! Not that it would have mattered … they had a sign stating that if you’re food isn’t fresh, they’ll make you a new one!
Cheap, quick, and tasty!

Now, granted — I’m mildly obsessed with a) novelty food and b) novelty concepts that are food– or drink-​related.
So given these facts, of course it makes sense that I would want to purchase food out of an automat for no other reason than the fact that I can. But really, who cares when they have a vegetarian «chicken» soul food sandwich that tastes closer to the classic Chic-​Fil-​A sandwich that anything else I’ve ever tried?
No one, that’s who.

For the busy New Yorkers on the go, Bamn is on your list for a quick bite. It’s reasonably priced for chicken wings, cheeseburgers, ice cream, etc. The food is dispensed from machines. Bamn reminds me of Tokyo in a very high-​tech city. There is a change machine for patrons who do not have enough coins.

«He’s going for the chicken.»
«No.the bacon cheeseburger.»
«Anndd the chicken winsss.»
You know that Seinfeld episode where Kramer and a stranger take bets on airport delays? Same concept, different place, more alcohol.
BAMN may look trippy, but they have something for everyone. Red Bamboo Vegetarian chicken sandwiches for my everyone. And their green tea ice cream knocks any over-​priced Pinkberry out of the water.
Come when they’re almost closing. if they like you, they may oblige you with some buy-​one-​get one freebies in efforts to get rid of food effectively. My friend and I got a free oozably delicious brownie and the guy offered us a free drink. Bad for the hips, good for the soul.

After hitting up Planet Rose for some karaōke, Bamn! was the spot for some late night grub. The bright lights, googly eyed people, and counter dude’s smile (as big as the workers’ at In N Out) had me thinking some R.E.M.:
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing
Everyone around love them, love them
Put it in your hands
Take it take it
There’s no time to cry
Happy happy
Everyone loves a little Bamn! whether is comes from Emeril or it’s that pink hotness at the corner of St. Marks. Bamn! is like a casino but instead of casino chips, you get food! There is nothing more exciting than purchasing high school cafeteria like food out of a vending machine. Even the veggie meat options look glazed and camera ready. Open mouth, insert food. Everyone becomes shiny happy people like they’re on crack.
I tried everything not from the vending machine. Go figure. I got the swirl soft serve. Mmmmmm. I may just give up my Red Mango for this green tea stuff. Their soft serve is soooo good. Better than McDonald’s and miles away from that weird Mr. Softee crap. They also have shaved ice like they do in Hawaii (even though I’ve never been to Hawaii and tasted one). It’s the same price as the soft serve and I was tempted to change my order when I saw that they had mango flavored syrup and when the guy made some shaved ice for the person in front of me it was like drool! So much fun to watch a machine pulverize a huge block of ice into tiny bits. My sis ended up getting a cherry watermelon shaved ice and I got to try it. Awesome on a hot 95 degree night. I will be back for the mango one. I also tasted a few twisty fries. Very fried, very hot, and I’m sure very unhealthy. 4 stars!
The items in the vending machine look cool to look at. In a sick way I do want to try the shepherd’s or chicken pot pie. It reminds me of my frozen food child hood. But for now I’ll restrain. It’s all about the shaved ice and green tea soft serve.
The automat in the US is one of a kind. If you are ever in NYC, I suggest visiting it. My friend Kevin in Texas would be very very jealous. Kevin, this review is for you!

Bamn!‘s a bright pink wall of tasty treats! Its warm glow invites me in to spend my dollar-​coin change from the Subway every time I walk by.
Yesterday I tried their panko-​crusted vegetarian «chicken» sandwich and I was thoroughly delighted. It was new to the menu and I enjoyed every bite. The soy texture was excellent paired with the crisp lettuce and juicy tomato. It held me over for the rest of the day… for $ 2!
(I also enjoy the Mac n’ Cheese Croquette in the Winter time.)
Why five stars? Because, I wish I could just open a drawer at home to reveal a fully-​cooked meal.

I was interested in the concept of fresh food and no line and putting in change. But the prices were like $ 1 – 4 for really really small servings. So if you actually wanted to be full after eating, you’d wind up spending at least $ 6 – 10 for «ehh quality.» Like the nuggets are the kind i buy in the frozen food section at the market and throw in my toaster oven. You can try it for the experience if you’re that curious but not really worth it.
however, after reading the reviews, i should go back and try the green tea ice cream and the other desserts

This place is perfect. It’s so bloody bizarre that when you’re wasted and stumbling up St. Marks on your way to somewhere more meaningful you HAVE to stop in and grab something.
Unfortunately I, like that sad SOB from indian jones, picked poorly and whatever pastry crap I pulled from the plastic door after i inserted my student loan money — was neither delicious nor filling.
They get marks for trying though. I’ll go back when (if) I’m sober…

Bamn makes it possible for me to drop by at 4 in the morning, pop in $ 2 for a custard bun, and wake up the next day wondering how and why I ate a custard bun at 4 in the morning.
This place is pink, random, and ridiculous. I love it.

The cool thing about Bamn! is that you can eat for very cheap. Everything is $ 2.
The bad thing is that there aren’t many good choices. When I went they had veggies and hummus dip, mozzarella sticks, cheeseburger, chicken strips, mac and cheese croquet, salad wrap, and a few other things that I forgetting. You can also go to the counter and order shaved ice, fries, and ice cream.
We had the deep fried mac and cheese croquet because my husband had to try it. It was luke warm and very salty. Nothing special. We also ordered a soda.
Bamn is worth a stop if you really want to see an automat or you love the color pink.

The cyclical nature of existence has re-​summoned the automat.
Barring a future coronary by-​pass, I must admit that the fried mac-​n-​cheese and $ 2 fried PB&Js are worth trying. And spam… yeah, this place is definitely owned by Asians.
Just another gawdy St. Mark’s storefront? Maybe… though Bamn! offers good service and good treats on the go.

Hey, remember when all you had to do to get a quick meal was drop by the automat with your nickel? You don’t? That’s ok, neither does anyone else. The first one opened in the U.S. in 1902, if we trust Wikipedia (I don’t know — I’ve been burned before…), and the last existing one closed in 1991. But the automat is back, in the form of Bamn!
Damn! What a great revival. The wall holds little compartments with glass doors, see, and you feed your coins (quarters or dollars — there are change machines to the right of the doorway) into the slot and then open the door and take out your food. It’s fun! It’s easy! It’s old! It’s new!
In addition, it’s perfect for hungry sociophobes who don’t wish to transact with others. Unless they want fries, or soft serve, or shaved ice. Then we have a problem, Houston. Those items you order from the guys behind the counters — who are really friendly, incidentally, so why not take a risk and give it a go?
What? The food? Eh. I’m not so excited. I had the mozzarella sticks, a mini burger, and a breaded mac and cheese roll thing. You could probably do as well with White Castle. All items cost from one to two dollars.
So, one and a half stars for the food. Four stars for good service at the counter, and hey, just for being an automat. Final tally: three stars.