Toasties

Stale bread, I asked for cucumbers on my sandwich and they ignored me, they have no selection of veggies to put on your sandwich. Subways is much better and cheaper.

Love this Place! please tip the staff they work hard it gets very busy there.

Watch what the charge you. They don’t honor the prices they have listed.

Okay I bump this up 2 more star because I tried Toasties again thanks to my friend who is a big fan of Toasties. I went with her and she told me what to exactly get. I suppose it was my fault for ordering OFF the Toastie sandwiches. I got a cold turkey cranberry sandwich instead, when I SHOULD have got a hot toastie sandwich. Okay, so if you’re cold sandwiches are horrible, why have them on your menu Toasties? Obviously you want people to order HOT sandwiches because you’re named TOASTIES.
I went back to try the Alice as well as the Union Sq special. Two HOT Toastie sandwiches for the RIGHT side of the menu. My friend told me bother were good so we split half half and shared a salad. She made herself an Asian Chicken Salad that I tried as well. The total for two sandwiches and a salad was 25 dollars. I guess it was decent. 7 – 8 dollars for a sandwich? It’s not subway cheap, but it’s good enough to cost that much. Come on, it’s New York. You can’t complain.
The Alice had lettuce, brie, thin slices of apple and thick slices of fresh turkey from an actual turkey. None of the deli style stuff. It’s served on wheat bread. Again, I felt like the slices of bread weren’t large enough to handle the amount of meat and such of the sandwich, but it was at least GOOD this time I ate it. It was toasted perfectly and the brie was melted just right. The turkey was a bit dry, but acceptable.
The Union Sq Special was a bit better. The sandwiches were totally different. The Alice was more on the less greasy and healthy side, but the Union was greasy, flavorful and more unhealthy, It had ham and bacon and pepper jack cheese and jalapenos. There was this really spicy mustard spread in it that was just too much for me. It made me choke up when I was eating it. It tasted pretty good though. I would order it again and maybe as without the spicy mustard.
The salad was yummy. Charges by the toppings! Decent size. Around 8 dollars for a decent amount of toppings! They have a lot of different dressings! They toss it right in front of you!
Staff was nice. That was a plus. I would go back! But I wouldn’t stray away from the Alice or Union Sq Special.

3.5*
1 star for late nights. 2^nd star is the proximity to my apartment. and 3^rd (and a half) star is for their alice sandwich: ask for honey turkey slices! it was late and when i ordered the alice, they told me they were out of turkey. they asked if honey turkey was okay. I was pretty hungry so I said okay and it turned out to be better for me. this place is really more for lazy days. their tossed salads are pretty good and i appreciate their deli cut. my friends always rave about the sergeant sweet pepper.
tip: they have a 10% off student discount, so at least you can get the tax off!

Okay, so I live really close to Toasties and I managed to avoid it somehow because I’m not the type of girl who wants to pay $ 8+ for a sandwich on sliced bread.
The first sandwich I got, there was too much mustard and the cheese was on unevenly so it globbed a little and I tossed out some, but it wasn’t *bad* so I went back and got a chicken parm on a hero. Bad idea. I unwrapped it about 2 min after paying and it was already soggy and I ended up eating it with a knife and fork because it fell apart when I tried to pick it up.
The chicken soup is OK but has a bit of a strange smell to it, and the hot food platter looks/​tastes like a TV dinner but is probably the best deal, considering a boxed TV dinner in Manhattan is like $ 4. This is because the portions are insane. Seriously. I plan to eat the rest of my «lunch» for dinner, and then maybe lunch tomorrow.

$ 2.50 for peanut butter on toast.
FUCK TOASTIES

Not the best hot sandwich I’ve ever had, but a great comfort eat on a cold day. Toasties gets 2.5 stars from me.
The difference between a good hot sandwich and a GREAT one, is that a good one will tend to lose steam after about ²⁄₃ of the way through. That first bite will seem amazing. You’ll revel in how satisfied your taste buds are. But a couple of bites into the second half, you’ll realize that part hunger and part love of grease and heat fueled your enjoyment.
The Union Square Special (#4) was that way. A great first few bites. Finished the half in seconds. But after a bit, I found myself over-​salted and over-​cheesed. It lacked some balance overall, but still, I would go back for a comfort eat.
The Beef Barley soup was really greasy, which isn’t a bad thing, but I’m not exaggerating when I say the consistency resembled Hot & Sour Soup.
It was a good meal, but doesn’t stack up with the likes of a Tina’s, Num Pang, or a Wichcraft, all of which will take your enjoyment to the last bite, leaving you to consider a second sandwich.

It’s hard to beat a toasties bagel in the morning, and if you go after work you can also grab a beer and sit outside!

I live next door so this place is super convenient for me. They have a problem with hot sandwiches because when they’re wrapped up in foil sweating, the bread gets too soggy. This really bugs me as it’s hard to eat a sandwich without the insides dripping out and making a mess. But for some reason, I still keep going back. It’s actually pretty amazing how often I go here for a place I only consider is three stars.
With all that said, I still really like getting the hot sandwiches. I’ve tried almost everyone and they’re all good. I wouldn’t recommend the veggie though because it just gets too watery. The people making the sandwiches really know how to stack and layer the sandwich. If you smile when you order they’ll be nice to you. If you’re a girl, you might get an extra chicken cutlet on your kaiser roll.
They also somehow manage to have good avocados all the time

The staff at the register is VERY rude
but the sandwiches are good.

I LOVE TOASTIES!
During the holiday market Toasties was my lunch spot. Especially during the FREEZING cold days it was raining and windy I throroughly enjoyed me some CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP, and not just any chicken noodle soup but super fresh! Big Strips of chicken, and LOTS of veggies and noodles. And the best part you can pour them yourself! So you control how much of what goes into the mix. I love that!
The sandwiches are awesome toO! I love the chicken salad, made fresh from real chicken, and you can get it on a huge sub roll with whatever you want… it’s really one of the best lunch places, I wish it was near my work now, but I know they are open late night too!
The summers/​spring is cool too ‘cuase you can order a bunch of beers and just sit outside in their café style sidewalk seating. Love it. Yay for TOASTIES!
Only thing I didn’t like was the cashiers were either a young boy trying to kick it to some girl while I was waiting to pay (annoying) or some none English speaking women (maybe the owners? sounded Russian) who also were a little rude… but whatever at least the guy who makes the sandwiches is awesome, and the food, so I won’t complain… too much :)

TOASTIES! Man, I love it here. I used to work around the corner and it was go to spot. I’m not a big sandwich eater because I’m a little lazy — keeping the sandwich together, chewing, ugh I can’t take it! HOWEVER — I love their Alice sandwich which is fresh fresh turkey (not deli turkey — CARVED turkey, like T-​giving), brie, and fresh green apple slices on 9 grain bread. MMMMM…
I also love their salads — why? Because they have imitation crab meat and chop it for you (not with the chopper machine which makes the salad microscopic, but with the curved chopping knife that makes it perfectly bite size).
One more thing I love — Frequent Buyer card! It’s not just for yogurt and manicures anymore! I think it’s 10 punches and then you a salad with as many toppings as your heart desires.
Minus a star because apparently they stop chopping their salads after 6? What a random, inconvenient rule.

It was late, as in past-​the-​time-​most-​bodegas-​close around where I live, and I knew that if I wanted anything to eat back in Brooklyn before I got on the train at Union Square, I was going to need to get in the skinniest borough in New York, and not after I got off the train.
So wandering down the street, hoping Whole Foods would be open, I happen to spot some folks sitting at tables outside drinking beer and eating sandwiches. Well, I love me a good sandwich and though I didn’t want any beer, I’m predisposed to visit any place that does sell it.
And, wait, what’s that I see? Is that the makings of a salad bar? Glory be!
I will tell you this — the salads, though they only have one size, are well-​stocked. To borrow a drinking phrase, they had a «heavy pour» and put lots of ingredients in there. You get four with the price of the salad ($ 6.50) while meat is $ 1.50 extra, and they have a few varieties. Ingredients were fairly fresh considering how late it was at night and though it was warm in the store, it wasn’t bad enough for me to turn around and walk back out.
The salad held up well on the trip, and for that price it’s certainly a good deal, especially if you’re hanging out in Union Square.

Forgive the conceit, but my feelings are best expressed in a haiku:
The sandwich was fine.
But my god it took so long —
I almost passed out.

Ok, so it’s almost always terribly crowded, especially during lunch time, and the service isn’t stellar. That said, this is absolutely my favorite place to get a cheeseburger. It’s mouthwateringly juicy, flavorful, and perfect. It’s huge, and stuffed with fresh tomato, lettuce, and whatever else your burger desires take you. Even though it’s about $ 5.50 (including tax) I’d take one over an In-​N-​Out burger any day. And I LOVE In-​N-​Out.
Two summers ago though, I tried ordering a cheeseburger. They told me that they weren’t making burgers that day. I said okay, and came back later that summer to order another one. The second time around, I asked why they weren’t making burgers, and the guy told me that they weren’t using the grill all summer because of the air conditioning. Wish I had found out the first time, but I’ll still keep going back.
Only –1 star because of the service and somewhat large price tag. The deliciosity makes up for the rest.
It’s been a long while since I’ve had the burger, but I’ll be sure to drop by when I go back to NY at the beginning of next month.

My co-​workers raved about this place, so I went there one day during my lunch break. I have no idea what they were talking about.
It was really chaotic and unorganized. I ordered a #9 sandwich, because it was one of the specials (they gave the girl in front of me, who wanted to create her own sandwich, a really hard time). I waited about 15 minutes for my sandwich, and so when one guy (they all looked the same due to their baseball caps) held out an unmarked sandwich to me and said «#9!» I took it and moved on to the pay line.
While I was standing in the pay line, another guy passed by me and said «your sandwich is almost ready.» But I was already holding what I thought was my sandwich. I was so annoyed by the pushy customers and curt workers that I just paid for whatever sandwich was in my hand and left. It turns out I did have the right sandwich, so i don’t know what the second worker was talking about.
The sandwich itself was so-​so, pretty much something I could have made at home. And it had way too much dressing on it.

Ok, so I wanted to order online from Toasties. I googled Toasties and came to the website where I found an online order form. The location closest to me is on 3^rd Ave and 56^th, but I didn’t realize that the online order was only for the Union Square location. So I filled out the form and put all my info on it and charged my credit card for the order. 1 ½ hours later I’m still wondering where my order is.
So I call and they tell me that they don’t deliver that far. But instead of calling me to tell me that, they let me wait an hour and a half to realize that I had ordered from the wrong location. Yes, I realize that it was my fault for not checking that, but don’t you think they should have done me the courtesy of calling to say, «hey, we got your order, but we don’t deliver to your area. You should call the one uptown»?
I spoke with the manager about why they wouldn’t call me to tell me that and his answer was that I should have known, even thought it doesn’t say that on their online order form. HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE to tell someone whose order you got and completely ignored that they should have known better and that’s why you didnt’ call them to make sure they knew. Will NEVER go to this location.

Your basic deli with delicious sandwiches and drinks. Only, this deli has the added bonus of outside space! Come, sit and drink whatever you want while watching the people of Union Square scurry.
The inside seating is a little crowded and for some reason the bathroom is sopping, continuously. All the more reason to sit outside.

I have haunting dreams about this place. When I lived in Union Square, I must have gained ten pounds from eating at Toasties so often. The sandwiches should be split, but my roommate and I usually each got a different one and traded halves… and then ate everything.
My favorites were the Alice (granny smith apples, brie, turkey, 7 grain bread, honey mustard), Union Square Special, and the Philly. It’s also great to get there early, just after fresh bagels have been delivered. And they also have customizable salads, cookies, baked goods, chips, a wide assortment of juices and yogurts, fresh fruit, frozen yogurt and a juice bar.
I saw many a drunk NYU student stumble in and sit in the back in shame, cradling a sandwich while watching tv. Ah, memories.