Manhattan Center Market
Manhattan Center Market
Delivery: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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I try to give most places at least two chances before I shun them but my first time here was enough. Somehow though, I managed to have more than one experience here.
1st Time: 4AM, semi-intoxicated and hungry, and the only delivery that was available online happened to be here. Ordered mac and cheese, spaghetti & meatballs, and pasta of the day for my guests and I. When the delivery guy arrived 20 minutes later (dayam), he handed us a small sack of food. When left wondering why, I figured the portions were just a bit small. For $11 for everything, I wasn't expecting much. But of course, it was served all *in one container, practically mixed together." The mac was creamy but seemed a bit rancid. Spaghetti was really linguine and the meatballs were tougher than rocks. How I managed to power through the meal and live to tell about it is beyond me.
2nd Time: I ended up walking through this place without realizing it was the disastrous delivery from weeks prior when I doing some light shopping in the area. I walked by the mini buffet area that was nothing short of a anti-Whole Foods spread, filled with food that was enough to make most people. Noticing the same nastiness (aged meatballs, sloppy mac, etc.) brought me back to that initial first encounter and I walked out hoping never to return again.
3rd Time: My old office is ordering food. I skipped breakfast and decided my lunch would be a cheese omelette with bacon. When the food arrived, my breakfast looked like someone had thrown up in it. When I asked the admin where the food came from, she couldn't finish saying "Manhattan Center M…" without me interrupting her out of horror. Most of the folks who ordered their sandwiches + burgers were none too pleased. My $3.95 breakfast could've easily been trumped by any fast food joint. Any of them.
There are probably a dime a hundred delis on par with Manhattan Center Market and neighboring places just as mediocre. But like all great challenges in life, it's all dealt with one step at a time. Now I'm being told MCM is closed. I think I'm glad I'm no longer in Midtown.