Taz Cafe

Really like 2.75 stars. Just eh. My first time here I had a salad which was soo good. Hard to mess up a salad, but it was. Second time I had a veggie burger which was pretty gross. Just frozen veggies thrown in with bad rice or something and slapped on a bun. Why even bother? Third time I went with a simple grilled cheese. Asked for wheat and came on white. No biggie, but the sandwich itself was terrible. Messed up a grilled cheese, I just can’t get myself to go back.
Also once I ordered delivery and had to pay in cash, and said so when I placed the order. Delivery guy showed up with absolutely zero change!

These 5-​star and 1-​star reviews make perfect sense to me. Taz captures everything it means to be both at the exact same time. I loved this place but I could see hating it if I’d been in a different mood.
This place a mirror into your soul. You get what you project.
If you’re in a d-​bag grumpy mood, that’s what your food is going to taste like and what this place is going to feel like. The layout stinks, the bathroom is gross, and the food is either too greasy or too bland. I saw a foul mouthed harlot come in and she got terrible service and probably bad food.
Alternatively, if you’re the johnny-​joyful type who maybe drank their way to staying overnight in the financial district then you’re going to be so happy. There menu has both greasy fix-​me diner style food AND some healthy bland things that you might not throw up later. You’ll be thrilled to know that there’s a bathroom AND seating.
In summation, I guess either way you’ll be pooping after your visit?

We ordered lunch from here today, my entire order was wrong to begin with, the quality of the food was poor as well. The homeless person I gave the good too even complained about it. I would not recommend going to the establishment.

Got food poisoning from a breakfast sandwich I bought on Monday.
I live next door and usually will just walk someplace else because this deli isn’t really that great… I shouldn’t have risked it.

We ordered our food and the cook screwed up our order. He argued with us stating he didn’t and said he would make us what we actually ordered but we would have to wait. To make it worse, he didn’t make everything that was ordered. Giving it 1 star because at least we got some of our food. Won’t be going there again.

I love this place. I dropped my sandwich on the floor and the lady gave me a new one!

Nothing to rave about but I work on Wall Street and most other places that serve breakfast on weekdays are ridiculously overpriced (think $ 5-​$ 6 for a breakfast sandwich with no drink) for average or low quality food.
Tax café is 5 – 10 minutes away from where I work so I mostly go there for convenience and get a breakfast sandwich for $ 3. Never gotten lunch from here.
Workers who prepare my breakfast have an ok attitude, not too friendly or rude.
Two women who alternate on registers are rude and more engrossed in their conversations then providing good and efficient customer service. One of them actually gave me the stink eye as I ordered because I was interrupting her conversation basically.

Had a salad here around lunch time. They have a salad bar where you can chose 1 main ingredient and 6 additional ingredients for $ 8.5. Had a spinach salad with chicken and it was very good and fresh. You get a piece of bread with your salad too; ask about it though otherwise they won’t tell you.
I’d come back.

I love the guys here. Friendly and courteous and they are able to make breakfast food anytime before they close. I love a place that’s willing to make your order the way you like it.
I was even short five dollars since i left my wallet at home and they said to pay back later next time. I love a place that trusts their customers and treats them with respect.
Five stars all the way.

We order from this place almost every day because of the consistent freshness of all the items… the salads are amazing and fresh… and for a less than healthy treat, the pastrami sandwiches will make you moan as will any of their desserts.
Two reasons I didn’t give them five stars:
1. When we call over (more often than not) the staff has quite an attitude when ordering for delivery (we are a block away and would prefer to walk, but have meetings all day at time so require delivery).
2. If ordering more than two items on the menu for delivery, they usually make a mistake (forget the dressing, no special requests like no cheese is completed).which is a bit frustrating at times
Overall the quality of food is what keeps us coming back and we’ve just tried to walk in as much as possible to avoid the delivery issues.

This is a great place to get breakfast sandwiches and coffee. The service is quick and orderly for the sandwiches. I never have to wait more than 2 – 3 minutes. The iced coffee is self serve and they always have iced hazelnut which is my favorite. Cashiers are quick and get you on your way before you know it.
Extra points for having a few seats in the back which I have used.

Good prices for anywhere, but especially Manhattan. Lots of choices and quick service time. Nothing to complain about.

Really good breakfast sandwiches, quick service, nice employees. But DO NOT get their salads, those are nasty, and I even tried it twice to make sure that the first time wasn’t a fluke.

Rainy day at work… wasnt sure what to eat. but i definitely wanted to go out and breathe some air… stumbled upon TAZ and decided to give it a try.
The place is like a deli where they make salads, sandwiches and a pizza area. I ordered a slice of pepperoni pizza and it was ok. It was really oily and it just didnt wow me at all… for $ 3.50 a slice of soso pizza, thats kinda steep for me… lol…
I was eating at the seating area, and spotted their salad bar… oh man. it is really cheap! For $ 7, you get to pick 6 items and include a type of meat of your choice… whats?! Maybe i would drop by again to try that out… hmm…

THIS DEVIL IS NOT SO CRAZY ABOUT TAZ!
As this is the closest restaurant/​café to my office (aside from the cafeteria in the building), wouldn’t it just be the greatest stroke of luck if this place was a dream come true. I can scarcely think of such dire weather which would keep from consistently returning to a place that serves good food and is no more than 20 feet from the Pine Street entrance to my building. At first it seemed that TAZ was an answer to our prayers. If you were starting your day and its breakfast that you want, then there are 16 options to choose from, so you don’t need to worry about the same thing twice for over three weeks. There are even more choices when it comes to lunch as you can choose from soups, salads, sandwiches, pizza, and a full grill station. With so many choices what could possibly go wrong?
I first learned about TAZ from one of my co-​workers who swore that he went there at least twice a day. After hearing him come back raving from there for a week I finally decided to give the place a try. As I walked in past the pizza counter and past the salad station, I decided the stop at the sandwich carving station. At the time there was Corned Beef, Pastrami, and Turkey all of which was kept warm and moist on a steam table. I ordered a combination sandwich of the Corned Beef and Pastrami on hero bread. They shaved off a few slices of each and threw it on the grill. I asked if they could add some sauerkraut and the grillmaster said: «No problem,» and tossed a handful on top. He smeared a healthy dose of spicy deli mustard stuffed the whole pile into the sub. It was as good if not better than any similar combo which I have had at a kosher deli. I polished that sub off in less than 10 minutes and finally came up for air. A sandwich this good would surely be part of my weekly rotation, and I could not wait until next week to have one again.
Unfortunately, as time went on things made a change for the worse. Within weeks they stopped serving Corned Beef. And even more recently, they do not have their Pastrami available everyday. So when their carving station was finally completely barren of my favorite deli meats, I was forced to select something else from their steam table. I went with the chicken parmigiana and penne with vodka sauce. I could deal with the fact that the breading was sliding off of my chicken cutlet, but I can’t stand for gummy pasta. When I say gummy I mean that the pasta had as much texture as a spoonful of mashed potatoes. It only took one forkful of mushy penne for me to launch my lunch into the garbage can. Fortunately there were other options for lunch more appetizing than the full container which I chucked in the trash at that late hour of the day. At that moment the dirty water dogs seemed like a good idea as did roasted nuts which are known to be mixed by the owners with their own unwashed bare hands.
Its a shame that this place has fallen in decline considering the raving reviews from 2 years ago. However, from personal experience this place does not have the same feel as it had in ²⁰⁰⁹⁄₂₀₁₀. If things took a turn for the better then I would certainly revise my review, but until then I will look to other cafes to get my weekly fix for deli sandwiches. Sorry TAZ, but unless you can bring back my old days at the sub station, you won’t be seeing me come back too often.

Wow, this place is good! I tried them today via Seamless Web, and I was quite pleased. It’s funny, you just know how good a meal is going to be by the care a restaurant takes in their packaging. I have had leaking containers, food crammed into smaller (cheaper) containers, wrong orders, and so forth. These are all leading indicators of the work ethic of the employees.
At TAZ, I am happy to report that they carefully double wrap their sandwiches and are careful about maintaining its orientation during the delivery so that it does not get crushed. Better yet, the soup is housed in a lidded container shrouded in a plastic sleeve to ensure there is absolutely no leaks. Well done. Removing all of the packaging, I was taken by how good the food smelled.
I went with a Cuban sandwich and chicken noodle soup (with tax and tip, about $ 11). I was surprised to see healthy chunks of grilled chicken in the soup, and the broth actually had flavor. The sandwich was so big and so good. Very good quality ingredients in abundance working together to create a delicious sandwich. I now have a new regular spot to rely on for deliveries!

4.25 stars

Taz has a second outpost in the Financial District, on Pine Street (very close to the Wall St. ²⁄₃ stop). The same concept as the Maiden Lane location: deli type food — sandwiches, pizza, salad, etc. for lunch.
Cheapskates of Wall Street rejoice! One of the best deals in the Financial District: $ 7 for a salad with 6 toppings + 1 meat. There have been times, when the super-​nice salad guy, has given me an extra topping because I don’t take the meat option.
The layout of the deli (narrow and extending pretty far back) can create traffic jams, especially if you’re trying to pay and grab some plastic forks on the way out.
I’ve noticed that the service here is a lot nicer than the Maiden Lane location.

I really like their salad bar. Very tasty and healthy. I have their salad at least one or two times a week to detoxify my body. The fact that the portion is rather large even for a regular one, salad is actually a very filling meal too. I’ve tried a couple other salad places in the area (downtown financial district). This is my favorite.

omg. taz is just genius. i used to walk from 60 wall where i worked all the way to them because i was addicted to the hot cheesy entrees. then god just throws me a solid and they open up a new one on pine street!!! now rain or snow or sleet i can go to taz to eat lol
Are you guys ready for the sole reason why every single one of you should go?
i have always had problems with paninis from all places because they are just never executed well at any place. the bread would burn up from the bottom and be cold in the middle. taz has added a turbo chef oven!!! the same big oven tthey got at subways to toast your sandiwches/​paninis. when the reuben comes out and all the cheese just melted away it is hypnotic!!! i actually have seen people look at food come out of the oven and then just exclaim I WANT THE SAME THING… for perfectly toasted sanwiches paninis and wraps and i mean breakfast or lunch items. you gotta try the turbo chef people!!! they even added one on at the 84 william place too. i love you taz

Great place for lunch because of the large selections and the price is reasonable.
So far I have not found any problems like the other Unilocalers concerning the other TAZ Café.
This location is the same owner as the TAZ Café on 84 Williams St. It is the same menu.
My favorites– Panini; Milao & Tri-​cheese Capri.