Junior’s Restaurant
“We finally found this place tucked off Times Square [all the online directions were wrong] and mingled through the waiting crowds.”
“Every visit I make to NYC always includes a visit to Junior's–right in the heart of the theater district in Manhattan.”
“The Red Velvet was too rich while the Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake had a perfect balance of cheesecake and shortcake.”
Junior’s Restaurant
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Came here for cheesecake with my daughter on our day trip to NYC. I am not a cheesecake person at all, but she wanted to try it to see if it lived up to the hype. She says it did. I observed her throughly enjoying every bite of it. The service at the bakery portion of the restaurant (separate) was small and cramped,but the associates at the counter were fast, but not rude, in taking orders to get folks in and out. The strawberry cheesecake she got costs around $8 and we also purchased a cupcake with rainbow sprinks for around $4. She said it was well worth it. On our next visit l may splurge for a piece of key lime pie.
The food was okay. The service was poor. Waited for finding someone else to fill my water glass. The husband and wife family arrived later than us and was served before us with lots of attention. Apparently the waitress doesn't realize that women have cash too and spending power. Made the whole "Juniors Restaurant" dining just worst. My eldest daughter raved about this place. I'm saying I don't want to return.
100$ bill for lack luster service and just fair food.
Find another place to spend your hard earned cash
Oh! And the carry out wasn't closed properly so the freaking food and red beet juice was all over our clothes and bed I set it on not realizing after waking back. #lazy
I had the ribs and my friend had the "something different" and we both had the cheesecake. All amazing food. Knowing this place was going to be busy we went anyways and our wait time was set for 15 mins, we waited 10! Our server and the servers around were very professional and attentive. I don't think our waitress left her station for longer than 2 mins. that way when we needed something I barely put a finger in the air before she saw it and was right over there. The only thing I would have to say is even though the service was perfect I would have liked to see a smile on the waiters faces.
A friend brought me to the bakery for cheesecake….seeing the amount of people and being this area, I was afraid it might be a tourist trap.
Nope. It was great.
I got the carrot cake cheesecake and it was rich, not too sweet. Extremely smooth, but without being raw. The carrot cake here is a little spicier than what I'm used to, but paired with that cheesecake, it was perfect.
Decadent. Not something I'd eat everyday!
I could probably get 3 sittings out of this slice. We sat outside, part of the bakery seating (not restaurant). Also worth noting is the staff was surprisingly friendly even with the amount of rush they get.
It's expensive (about 8 for a slice!), which inhibited me from taking anything else to try however tempting, but worth trying once.
This place is so touristy and American. Nothing was particularly that great except the air conditioning on this very hot summer day. That being said, nothing was very bad either.
I think if you're not a foreigner, you should forego this place as there are nicer places to eat in NYC. The chicken salad was good and the portion was pretty generous. The cheesecake tasted very artificial and we could not finish it due to its high sugar content. The cream cheese was not all that heavenly as described in some reviews but perhaps that's because of my culturally cultivated palate (lol, jk). Overall, it's JUST OK but I'm glad to have checked it off my bucket list.
Junior's! How iconic that name is…that is, if you were a fan of "Making the Band 2" where Diddy made "Da Band" do that infamous trek from Bad Boy Records all the way to the original location of Junior's for a slice of cheesecake. I was not in the mood to travel all the way to Brooklyn on a hot, humid NYC afternoon so I settled for the Times Square location.
I ended up bringing home a raspberry cheesecake so I can lounge around my sister's AC'ed apartment and unwind. First thing I noticed about the cheesecake was the crust. Its definitely not like the traditional graham cracker crust a la Cheesecake Factory. Instead, it was a light cakey crust which I adored! I know many are partial to the graham cracker crust but sometimes I feel it can either take away from the cheesecake or it can be a pain to cut off a piece of that cheesecake with a plastic fork…yes I am that person that is prone to breaking plastic forks due to hard cheesecake crust.
The rest of the cheesecake was tasty, not too dense but creamy and balanced. That made me happy with my impulsive decision to buy a whole raspberry cheesecake to savor during my week in NYC.
I really wanted to like Junior's. When you walk up it is busy and has a great vive by the theatre district. The workers are friendly and helpful. They are known for their cheesecakes. I ended up getting a pastrami/corned beef sandwich in their take out area.
I guess I expected more. Being that I am a fan of kosher deli's in NYC, I expected a more hearty sandwich with ample meat. Nope. Meat was also not as flavorful.
Combo corned beef & pastrami Ruben ($17), additional toast ($1.50), fries ($5), coke ($2.25) total of aprox $25 was plenty of food of 2 people. Loved the cabbage, pickles & beets served at the table as an app, free of charge. Used the dial-in wait list (arrive within 30 min) and the wait was nil. Service was on point. We liked it! Would return.
Don't forget to checkout the cheesecake! We got strawberry & carrot cake cheese cake. Strawberry is much better.