City Chow Cafe

Overpriced, low quality, and typically an extremely long line. They have the veneer of a high quality health café, but in reality it’s a mediocre fast food joint. Skip it at all costs and instead head down Broadway and snag food at one of many superior restaurants.

Great place for healthy food options especially if you’re on a diet or meal plan. The crusted tilapia is especially delicious.
As some others have mentioned, some of the staff seem confused or disorganized quite often, but it’s not enough to ruin my experience there.
Only bummer is I get such envy of all the people working out at Equinox, which I’m still not quite able to afford a membership for :(

The staff is rude and unorganized. I have visited this location 4 times now and they have yet to get my order correct.

THERE WAS GLASS IN MY HUSBAND’S SALAD — TWICE!
Earlier today, my husband noticed a weird crunch while eating his salad. He spit it out, and sure enough there was GLASS in it. The same thing happened a week earlier apparently. He took it to the manager, who did NOTHING when he told him what happened. I highly recommend NOT going there.

Fajita chicken burrito
Pressed juices
smoothies
salad bar
scrambled eggs & whites
muffins
located beside the 19^th st Equinox

It all started about 6 months ago when they overcharged me. I pointed out the price was different on the board and the woman behind the counter said «Oh, that’s wrong. We should change it.» 6 months later, it hasn’t been changed. Which means either 1) the woman behind the counter was improperly trained, 2) was deliberately ripping off people or 3) management is so screwed up they haven’t changed the signs. It’s reflected in the food. Sad little pieces of salmon, sad little limp side dishes. So bland. And if the bait-​and-​swtich is deliberate (prices LOOK reasonable, but turn out not to be) SHAME ON YOU!

Heatlhy, fresh, fast.
Inside the Equinox gym. The perfect stop for a post workout meal.
Their yogurts are exceptional!

This is for a review of the branch at 1633 Broadway. (I assume they all have the same offerings…) I love their chicken burritos… they are awesome! Mind you I am very particular about my meat… normally I don’t buy shredded chicken products, or chicken ‘salad” type things at takeout places. Because I often find that they put in poor quality chicken with fat, cartilage etc. But one day I decided to try their chicken burrito, and though I thoroughly dissected all the meat before eating it, I didn’t find ONE piece of fat or cartilage. After getting their chicken burrito enough times now, I actually dive right in without feeling the need to dissect all the meat. And I’ve never regretted it. The chicken is THAT good. I’ve never encountered one piece of fat!!!
Their baked potatos are also very good!

well, this café is literally inside my gym, so it’s a no-​brainer picking up coffee on my way from the gym to work.
the coffee is very good and at a great price.
they have fruit and other healthy snicky-​snacks you can grab. i’ve never tried any of their prepared foods but everything looks & smells good. maybe someday i’ll grab a real meal. they have soups, baked potatoes, sandwiches, salads, and other stuff like yogurt, oatmeal, etc.
this is a good place for good quick foods & coffees.

Being that this is the closest place to my office to grab food, I eat here more often than I’d like. What bugs me about this place is how they NEVER change what they serve. Sure, one of their three soups might alternate each day, but most of the time it’s the same blasé stuff. Breakfast — oatmeal, bagels, egg whites with spinach. Lunch — soups, salads, sandwiches, baked potatoes, and a rotating selection of hot entrees and sides like turkey burgers, salmon, or chicken with steamed vegetables, rice pilaf, chickpea salad, etc.
The only stand-​out is the turkey chili, which is delicious. But I’d gladly trade that in for some variation — give me something to work with here, City Chow.
Oh, and beware the refrigerated case in the back with sodas, water, yogurt, salads. There have been numerous days where it’s been broken, yet all of the food/​drinks were still left out for sale. Hmmmmm… okay for soda and water… not so okay for yogurt parfaits.