Lucky’s Cafe
“As a diner goes, their menu is filled with all the age-old food staples and specials for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and desserts.”
“It's right up the street from the NYU hospital so coming here 24/7 for a good meal is great anytime if you're visiting patients and need a meal.”
“For our side, we had the sweet potato fries.I love, love, love sweet potato fries!”
Lucky’s Cafe
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Good for Working: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
6 reviews
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I went here drunk expecting good late night eats. I ordered the wings and sweet potato fries. The wings were mediocre. Too salty for my taste and a bit greasy. The sweet potato fries were not bad but they lacked crisp. My friends had the chicken fingers and omelette, both of which were nothing to brag about. I shudder to think what the food would taste like sober. Would not come here again.
Last month, my boyfriend and I were in Midtown and had to find food to fill our tummies up before I made a visit to my aunt (who, passed away a month ago) at NYU. We didn't want hospital food and there weren't a lot of options close by, but we passed by Lucky's Cafe and decided to come here for a quick lunch.
My boyfriend got the Pizza Burger. The pricing of the burger wasn't bad and it's really filling.
I had the 34th Street Burger which had melted mozzarella, caramelized onions and mushrooms.the burger was juicy and scrumptious. A little more expensive than my boyfriend's burger.
For our side, we had the sweet potato fries.I love, love, love sweet potato fries! A little sprinkle of cinnamon would have made it perfect.
I really enjoyed our quick lunch at Lucky's Cafe. I only had an hour to eat and I was glad they were able to serve our lunches in minutes. The wait for the food wasn't long at all and the food was on point. It's good to see that even a small spot like Lucky's Cafe, the food and service was actually good. I highly recommend this small diner if you're in the NYU Hospital area and need some good food.
Beautiful cheeseburger. That sesame bun is like commercial perfection. The lettuce was bright green and alive – not the sad, wilted kind. However, it was the most beautiful burger with no taste. Upon receiving the burger, you're like "WOW! This is going to be awesome!" Then you take a bite and realize, huh, where's the flavor? I feel like I'm eating for function now just so I'm not hungry. I was quite disappointed and probably wouldn't get anything from here again but the staff is always friendly when I'm walking by.
oh… no, not really. Diners should have good soup, and if they don't, then they shouldn't serve them. I had ordered a Lobster bisque? yeah, Lobster bisque.. I had to go back to my photos and check it tasted like campbells tomato soup with that fake seafood added and blended to tiny pebbles. 1st spoosful gets you with that comfort-familiar taste, but them it comes … yuck. Then I had chicken wings – frozen from a bag. I've tasted these everywhere. My husband fared much better. He had a yummy looking burger with mushrooms and some kind of runny sauce, that was tasty as were the fries. I'm caught between 2 and 3 stars.
Awesomely sunny Spring day outside today so I decided to take a walk and explore the area for a bit during lunch hour. Came upon this nice looking diner on the corner of 1st Avenue and 34th Street. I was only hankering for a sandwich or something a bit on the healthier side since I am dieting now trying to get back into summer beach shape.
Yes, round is a shape, but one I would rather not be!
After reading a few of the Yelp reviews on this place I was kind of trepidacious, as some were either really bad or some were perfectly fine. I threw caution to the wind and took a table by the window. This diner is actually pretty sweet! The place is bright and upbeat with a summery color scheme on the tables, chairs, walls, and counter area. Live plants, baskets of fresh fruit, and simple but effective lighting fixtures round out the decor. Very clean too, and one of the staff was constantly sweeping and wiping down the tables the whole time I was there.
I ordered a Mediterranean Wrap – grilled chicken, feta cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and onions. Came with a pickle and small cole slaw for $8.95. The chicken was cooked just right and was moist, while the overall wrap was pretty good. No complaints here on a decent lunch under ten bucks!
As a diner goes, their menu is filled with all the age-old food staples and specials for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and desserts. Open 24 hours a day too. Also on Seamless and Delivery. com. Must also be a popular spot for many of the staff at the nearby medical center as I saw a few of them come in to eat or grab meals to go.
Plus, they had two flatscreens on the walls showing the Yankees opening day win today! Tasty wrap and afternoon baseball for lunch – BONUS!
Met a colleague here for a quick business breakfast. Had okay coffee but the place was really empty despite being prime breakfast time across from a busy medical center.
I can't comment on the overall quality of most of the options but i'll say that the bagel and lox was a huge disappointment. I mean, I know that if i really wanted the good stuff i should have found a nice deli but i figured that in NYC every place should have at least decent bagels and lox. Not to be, the lox was flavorless and the bagel only marginally less so.