Community Food & Juice

(212) 665-2800

2893 Broadway (nr. 113th St.)
New York, NY 10025 40.8059 -73.9658

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Neighborhoods: Morningside Heights, Uptown

COMMUNITYRESTAURANT.COM

Hours:

Mon-Thu, 8am-9:30pm

Fri, 8am-10pm

Sat, 9am-3:30pm and 5pm-10pm

Sun, 9am-3:30pm and 5pm-9:30pm

Price:

$$$

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Breakfast, Family-Friendly Dining, Brunch, Lunch Spot, Date Spot, Dine At The Bar

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Traditional American, Mexican

What People Are Saying About Community Food & Juice

Featured Review

Joshua M Bernstein

Contributor

The Scene – The owners of Clinton St. Baking Company attempt to transplant downtown cool to a staid, stroller-pushing neighborhood. With its white brick, wood galore and a trendy open kitchen, the space hits all the hipster notes, but the apple-cheeked, aproned waiters and wholesome crowd of Columbia students, professors and families cooing over kids make the scene as edgy as a spoon. – – The Food – It's not hard to top the nabe's middling eating options with seasonal American dishes like fork-soft, grass-fed steaks or a shellfish stew swimming in…

Editor's Tips

Lunch:
At lunch you can protein-load on quiche, customizable omelets or sandwiches such as the B.E.L.T.: double-cut applewood-smoked bacon, organic egg, lettuce and tomato on sourdough toast.
What to Drink:
Beer geeks will like the Belgian-style Allagash White ($6), while cocktail cravers should try the tart whiskey sour cherry ($9); fresh-squeezed juices are available for teetotalers.
Know Before You Go:
No reservations are allowed, so arrive before 7pm or you'll wait hours to eat.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. The ambiance is alright, but for God's sake, just order a drink.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. Loved the plate of warm cookies at the end of the night!
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. The ambiance is alright, but for God's sake, just order a drink.
  2. They know their business and eating at the bar is one's best strategy.
food quality
71.4300012588501% positive
  1. enjoyed the Salmon rice bowl (perfect reasonable portion, healthy but flavorful), and my husband devoured his pork tenderloin.
  2. The chips and salsa were good, the service was good, but the sangria and margaritas were very weak, the food terrible, and the portions small.
  3. To sum it up: Inefficiently and idiotically managed, food not cooked as ordered, overall, an unpleasant experience.
  4. The food was wonderful.
  5. The food is pretty good (though more American than Mexican), but the service is terrible.
  6. If you are looking for authentic food trek down to Mama Mexico.
  7. good food, bad place
overall
50.0% positive
  1. good food, bad place
service
50.0% positive
  1. The chips and salsa were good, the service was good, but the sangria and margaritas were very weak, the food terrible, and the portions small.
  2. The food is pretty good (though more American than Mexican), but the service is terrible.
  3. bad service
value
100.0% positive
  1. happy hour is good and runs to about 11 during the week, otherwise prices are reasonable anyway.
  2. The chips and salsa were good, the service was good, but the sangria and margaritas were very weak, the food terrible, and the portions small.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/07/09

The Best!

by jvanschaar

This is our favorite place. A "new diner," this lovely restaurant was put together very thoughtfully, breakfast through late-night bar service. All dishes are like home-made food, with fresh, organic, excellent ingredients, never over-cooked. Everything is just delicious. The service is usually excellent, and the menu different enough from other restaurants to warrant at least one visit. We take all our out-of-town guests here to see how the New New Yorkers eats.

  • Pros: Best home-cooked meal in New York
1 Star Rating: Poor

12/10/08

Worst Manager

by grido

I went there last week to eat. The place was not organized. I waited 1 hour for my steak that tasted awful and the portions were very small. When I complained, a manager named Matt told me that this is what we serve and was very rude to me and my party. He said that if we were not happy to just leave. I was very embarassed. We were all in aw and were spoken to in a demeaning manner. We proceeded to leave and were yelled at to go next door by Matt. I will never return. We should have been treated better and I was flabbergasted. To all, I ill spend my money elsewhere. We asked for the owners number and we where also told by Matt that he did not have it and he is the boss.

  • Pros: nice decor
  • Cons: Food late,poor management
4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/11/08

Solid Brunch

by fairydust

I went there for Sunday brunch. It was pretty crowded since the Columbia students are back in school. Even so, I was able to get a table for two after just 15-20 minutes during prime brunch time (little before 1 pm). It was nice that in the mean time, waiters circled through those of us waiting for a table with samples of their chocolate pancakes. I had the french toast, which I loved since it wasn't too egg-y, overly gooped and soggy, or too sweet. The coffee was on the stronger side (think Starbucks). We probably only saw our waitress when she took our order and when she brought us our check, but she was friendly enough.

  • Pros: healthy-tasting food
  • Cons: crowded, busy waitstaff
1 Star Rating: Poor

06/18/08

Exremely salty salad - beware!

by ganak

This was my first visit to the restaurant, at my friend's recommendation. She really likes the place so I was very disappointed with my experience. I ordered a Hunan Chicken salad. The entire dish- chicken, noodles, and all - was drenched in what tasted like straight soy sauce with additional salt. It was so unpalatable I asked for a side order of brown rice to allay the havok wreaked on my taste buds. At my request the rice order was taken off the bill. Service seemed average. My friend's burger and fries looked like the better bet. Not too enthusiastic about coming back but maybe other items on the menu are worth another try.

  • Pros: Great environmentally friendly vision
  • Cons: Food isn't great
1 Star Rating: Poor

05/22/08

Not worth the wait

by ColumbiaLibrarian

Imagine having to work on Mother's Day, but consoling yourself that you have a fabuous dinner out with your 18-month-old daughter and husband to look forward to. (We take our daughter everywhere and she is not a fusser or finicky eater.)

We were among the first to be seated after the restaurant opened for dinner service, and we place our orders relatively soon thereafter. I didn't like our table - stuck behind reservations near the door - but we had a window and I wasn't going to complain.

IT TOOK AN HOUR to be served our entrees!

My husband's dish arrived cold and both our dishes were under cooked (rare beef and salmon), meaning that we could not share any of our meals with our baby. The maple carrots we ordered specifically for our daughter were so oily and sweet that she would not eat them. Thank God my daughter did not get frustrated or make a scene. She was an angel. The same cannot be said for the customers waiting to be seated, however, who were getting vocally annoyed at the slowness of service.

When we complained about the lateness of our entrees and our undercooked dishes, we were offerd "free dessert." AS IF! As if we wanted to sit at the cramped little table any longer than we all ready had, while other patrons were having fits about not being seating.

To sum it up: Inefficiently and idiotically managed, food not cooked as ordered, overall, an unpleasant experience.

Not worth the wait.

The Details on Community Food & Juice

Place Categories:

  • bad place
  • authentic food
  • bad service
  • relatively easy owner
  • great happy hour
  • warm cookies
  • very professional wait sataff
  • just order drink
  • best strategy
  • enjoyed salmon rice bowl
  • good chips
  • memorable dinner
  • good salsa
  • loved plate
  • reasonable prices
  • perfect portion
  • unpleasant experience
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