5th Floor

This place sucked, wtf
It’s a ratty cafeteria for people who work in the building…

Omg, why has no one ever Unilocal’d this place before? My guess is it’s just a hidden gem that their patrons have been keeping to themselves, hehehe. ;D. I happened to be looking at the website for Abilities Unlimited (a local non-​profit) & saw that one of the training grounds for their clients is this cute little «café» on the 5^th floor of DOH (just outside of downtown, across from Queens Hospital). There was no other info anywhere online, so I just HAD to check this out for myself…& it’s open to the public! Just sign in with the guard downstairs & he’ll let you up the elevator. Ooh, love the little «secret» location!
Now, keep in mind that nothing here could be called «fancy» by any means, but everything’s clean, staff is super nice, prices are CHEAP, & most importantly, the food is YUMMY, fresh & clearly made from scratch! Seems the sandwich & salad selection are always the same, but the soup & entrée changes daily. Today’s soup was Toscana, so of course I had to try…& it was great! Creamy, tasty, and very filling, loaded with sausage, potatoes, onions & spinach (I’m used to kale, but the spinach worked just fine)…I could’ve just had a large soup ($ 3.75) & been totally full, but I couldn’t bear to only try one thing…
Unfortunately they were out of fried rice for the day, but this turned out to be a blessing in disguise, bc I tried the Bacon Avocado sandwich instead (on the recommendation of the cashier)…and WOW! I know, I know, it’s just a sandwich – and I’m not even a big fan of sandwiches – but this was an exception. O:-) Smooth & tasty avocado, UBER-​CRISPY bacon, & beautiful fresh cucumber, lettuce, sprouts & tomatoes (I don’t usually eat sprouts either)…seriously, $ 5 is a bargain…& I had to stuff myself just to finish half of that, along with half the soup!
Overall, the ambiance here is probably 2 – 3 stars (kind of an old school cafeteria/diner-look)…but that really doesn’t matter when the food, staff & prices were a solid 5 stars. Throw in the fact that it’s helping people to get back on their feet & learn important job skills… well, I’ll definitely be back. Maybe for lunch tomorrow?! ;D