Hamilton

We all love lady bugs, just not dead in our salad. GROSS!!!

This place is just awful. 1) They are infested with roaches. They should be shut down immediately. I saw multiple roaches while dining here. 2) The staff are all awful and rude. They have the worst service. Everything about this place is disgusting and makes me sick to my stomach.

This place is gem in midtown Manhattan. Prices are GREAT! I love their Mediterranean omelette for under $ 6!!! You just can’t find that in Midtown.

I should have checked the reviews before ordering from this place. Surely, had I done this, I would not have placed an order from here.
Now get this, I’m in my school downtown, having just taken a midterm. I’m trying to crank out my paper that’s due at midnight. I’m starved for an omelet. I look on grubhub to try and find a place nearby to deliver, this is when I come across Hamilton Deli. They have a nice assortment. Not only that, but they have exactly what I was looking for: egg whites, roasted red peppers, turkey and onions. This sounds like a dream. AND it’s so close that I’m pretty much assured a warm meal. I place my order and a friend’s (he ordered buffalo wings) and we wait. The estimated delivery time was 11:52, about 30 minutes from when I placed it. That’s great, right?
11:52 comes and goes, and I disregard it. Things happen, let’s give them some extra time to get here I say. Now, I write this as I look at my call log. I called, confused, at 12:21. Where is my food? The first person to pick up the phone doesn’t seem to understand me and he passes me along to a lady who doesn’t bother to apologize, simply blaming the delivery man because he has «8 orders in the same area.» She tells me to call back in ten minutes if I haven’t receive it by then. Fifteen minutes later, I call back (I’m still empty handed) and the lady asks me what I want to do offering two options: wait for my food or get credit, as if I ever plan on ordering from this location again. I tell her that I will just wait. Once again, no apology.
Finally, at 12:56 I get a call from the deli/​restaurant/​diner location. The man says, the delivery boy is downstairs. He then attempts to confirm my address. Long story short, the delivery boy was 20 blocks away, as he had mixed the numbers on the street address. Now, 1:10 comes around and the delivery boy himself finally calls. He’s here! Finally!
Now this next part, I blame on my own naivety. Only I would come to believe that an omelet can still be half decent over an hour after it was cooked. I opened up my container, to find soaked home fries and a soggy mess. It was appalling. I could not eat this. To be fair, I’m sure that had I gotten the omelet when it was still hot, it might have been edible. This… whatever it was that I had, was not.
In short, the service is awful. My food was inedible, and I still have an unsatiated craving for an omelet.

Order the Betsy. It’s crack in sandwich form.
Warning — if you do, serious addiction may follow. You may find yourself dreaming of the avocado or the melted cheese. The words «fresh bread» may come out of your mouth during inopportune times. You may get phantom scents of the smell when you unwrap it’s chickeny goodness from the wrapper.
I was going to say a few more things about their other good salads and their breakfast, but I’m cutting this review short to order a Betsy.

Worst Salad ever!!! Expensive and with low quality products. So dissapointing :(

I’ve ordered lunch from Hamilton about two to three times a week over the past two years. I probably tried about 70% of their menu and can say I’ve been very happy with their food and service 99.9% of the time. Everything tastes great and cooked properly. When they don’t have something like a particular soda I get a friendly call asking me to choose another. Delivery is always fast.(i’m on 62^nd and york) The only problem i’ve had is that the steamed carrots are sometimes not steamed long enough. Oh and their pickles are crap, just warm and soft. Low prices, good quality, friendly service, great place.

I am appalled at the ridiculousness I have encountered at this place. While in midtown we ordered delivery from here via Seamless. The delivery estimate was 30 – 45 minutes.
Our order consisted of deli wraps and some simple off-​the-​shelf drinks and chips. Most importantly, to satisfy a sweet-​tooth craving, I ordered a frozen fruit bar.
We called about an hour and 15 minutes after we placed the order and the manager half-​heartedly (and without apology) told us it was on its way. 2 hours after we had placed the order, the food had still not arrived. Now extremely frustrated, we called the restaurant. It closed! What in the actual f*k?
Luckily, we were able to call Seamless and they refunded our order. Shout out to Seamless.
The lousy food ended up arriving 2 hours and 45 minutes after we placed the order. We never received an apology or discount offer from this restaurant. The delivery man and manager were both icey.
Speaking of icey… just to add insult to injury, that frozen fruit bar I was so looking forward to eating ended up arriving completely melted. Boooooooooo.
WORST service I have ever experienced… Beware!

Take out and order in from here and the food is always consistently fresh and the portions are abundant !!! Sometimes so big that I can’t finish.
Very reasonably priced and the people who work here are always friendly. I have absolutely so complaints which is why I happily give 5 stars !!!

Bad service.
Even for a quick food spot this was bad. I went in looking for a breakfast sandwich. As I was about to order, I saw a plate prepared for another guest that looked good. I ordered the exact same thing… and they got it wrong. I repeat: *i ordered the exact same thing*. I POINTED TO THE OTHER ORDER AND SAID *IN SPANISH NO LESS* THATS WHAT I WANT… and they got it wrong.
Wtf

I ordered a «fatboy sandwich» — great branding to start with — comprised of corned beef and pastrami on rye with coleslaw.
This came delivered with the wrong bread… WHITE bread.
And then lastly, most of the meat were ends including fat so I munched on a luke-​warm white bread sandwich of fat for $ 9. What a lovely lunch.

This morning I witnessed the cook cutting raw breakfast meats with the same knife he used for everything else. Also all the bread was placed on the same counter top he used to cut it. I told the guy who placed the bread down and he just say «Oh» and left the bread there. When I told them I didn’t want my egg sandwich anymore the guys just refused to address the issue. They simply said «you don’t want it, its not a big deal». I tried to address the issue again but they just repeated «you don’t want it, its not a big deal». I checked out the NYC Restaurant Inspection and they have over the past couple years been hit with «critical» violations for contamination issues.
I started coming here more often after Jumbo Bagels next door had the fire. Food overall is OK but certain things are good. I usually ordered the same sandwich every time. I wish this didn’t happen because now I cant go back.

Placed an order on GrubHub as I do everyday while at work. I’ve never had a problem until today. I ordered something so simple… a shot of espresso, fresh lemonade & Atkins omelette (as is). I placed my order & an hour & a half later realized they still haven’t showed up, called the deli direct & asked what was going on. Whoever answered the phone told me it went out for delivery 30 minutes ago & to give them a few minutes. Another 20 minutes went by & still no sign of the delivery guy. Called the deli back to cancel & it took 15 minutes to cancel my order. After canceling I left the salon & went to grab food at a different place. When I came back to the salon & finished eating my lunch from another place the delivery guy showed up & after I told him I cancelled it & he slammed his arms down & stormed out the door.
So after placing my order 2 hours prior I was unable to even see or enjoy my food & dealt with a rude delivery guy. For all of that I could of walked there & back by now.

Ordered lunch here bc I had 20% off thru seamless. Took about an hour but it was during lunch time so that’s pretty much standard. Salad quality is fresh and I disagree with others they don’t skimp on the ingrdients, however I paid .75 cents for an extra dressing and they didn’t include it! I definitely need my extra dressing and the one they gave me was small for the ‘large’ salad. so that’s my only gripe about it.
If you need a cheap lunch this is a place to try out, but I’m not sure how many times I’ll be ordering from again.

I order lunch for delivery often at this place. Their salads and sandwiches are decent for the price, but they’re not the most consistent. Let’s just say that they’re not always the most generous with their servings. A large salad would barely even fill half of their bowl at times. It’s hard for me to say that I don’t feel a little cheated.
I’ll be honest; there isn’t really a reason for me to order from them. .. except for the fact that they have goat cheese as an option for their salads. If it wasn’t for that, I probably wouldn’t be a returning customer. So I guess it might just boil down to whether if you like goat cheese or not. Yes, that is the conclusion that I’ll stick with!

I’ve only ordered take out from here during lunch.
Salads: Full of veggies, they don’t skimp. Solid amounts of dressing on the side. The veggies have always been crisp and fresh. I appreciate that everything is diced to bite size. Salad prices are about the same as every other place I’ve been to in Midtown, with fresher produce and more generous servings.
Grilled cheese: hot, toasted and ooze-​y.
The delivery has always been ultra-​fast (15 min. or so), but that may be because I’m only a couple avenues away. Even so!

Ordered a turkey sandwich and cheese fries delivery which was on time.
Turkey sandwich was okay, sort of tasted like something i could get at the Food Emporium, nothing special.
Cheese fries were cold.
My boo got onion rings that must be Ore-​Ida brand in the frozen section of your local grocery store. They tasted exactly the same. She got the chicken parm hero, which she states as gross. The bread tasted stale, the chicken — frozen, not enough sauce or cheese.
We’re $ 20 poorer with gross tastes in our mouth from food that I could have bought at the Food Emporium down the street.
Don’t order here, go to your grocery store.
I want my money back.

Whenever I don’t know what to have for dinner and I’m not in the mood to cook, Hamilton is always the answer.
It looks cleaner than your average deli. I normally get my food to go or have it delivered, although they do have some tables if you decide to sit there instead. Their hot creative sandwiches are my favorite.
— Let It Ride (chicken cutlet, melted swiss cheese, onion rings, & gravy on a hero)
— Nuts & Bolts (chicken AND eggplant parmigiana on a hero)
The onion rings are obviously what make the Let It Ride so good. It reminds me of fat sandwiches at the grease trucks (shoutout to Rutgers), although the sandwich can sometimes be dry if there isn’t enough gravy. The Nuts & Bolts satisfies my craving when I can’t decide between chicken or eggplant parmigiana, so it’s BOTH in one sandwich. This could also use a bit more sauce, but the chicken and eggplant are breaded with just enough batter for a slight crunch.
The only cold creative sandwich I’ve tried is The Godfather (ham, salami, pepperoni, mortadella, provolone, lettuce, tomato, hot and sweet peppers, onions, oil and vinegar on a hero). This left much to be desired because it was not packed with meat like they do at Lenny’s. In theory, the combination of all the various meats and toppings would make an excellent sandwich, but in practice, it just wasn’t oozing with flavor like it should from all the smoked meats.
The burgers are really big, and if you get it delivered, the bread unfortunately arrives soggy. They have very generously sized portions of sides like onion rings or fries.
The prices are reasonable. $ 8+ for a hero with creative combos that go well together. They have a frequent buyer card, so when you buy 10 sandwiches, you get one free. I think I go here at least once a month, and it makes me sad to know that I missed out on groupons for this place — that should tell you how much I like this place if I’m willing to go here without any discounts.

Love this. I came on a Groupon but would go back without one. I got the Bagel Deluxe; comes with cream cheese, nova scotia lox, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, and I asked for capers instead of olives. So good and I couldn’t eat all of it in one sitting. I’d been craving some bagel and lox for a while and this truly hit the spot.
I met the owner as well and he was super sweet. The service is very accommodating. Woot!

Need a place to swing through and grab lunch in midtown? This place is fine.
And that’s really all I can tell you about it – I don’t have a funny story or clever adage to tell you about, so all I have to fall back on is the salad.
Make-​your-​own salad places are fairly common the further wast you go in midtown, but as you get to 2^nd and 1^st Ave. in this neighborhood they’re a lot less prevalent, so it’s nice to have it here. The ingredients are fairly fresh, but you’re not served primarily well by getting the large salad — they put the same amount in the large as the small, so unless you want a dollar’s worth of extra lettuce the small is the way to go.
Prices are fairly consistent, $ 9.00 for the equivalent salad as you’d get from Toasties on 3^rd Ave. for $ 8.50, and 20 oz. bottles of soda are $ 1.95 just like Toasties. Better deal than Pax or Chop’t but it really depends on how much you like the people and location; it’s not worth walking out of your way for.
I don’t know anything about the sandwiches or delivery, but it’s clean, they make salads, have no delivery fees on Seamless and get your stuff done on time. They certainly fit a need, and are a perfectly fine salad option.