Community Food & Juice New York - Buy Reservations

Great food and service. The staff is very attentive. A great find. Subsequently found out it has a very strong reputation in the area around Columbia and I see why. So glad I stopped in. A great harbor of hospitality and respite in the upper west side for sure!

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1) dinner for their salmon bowl. 2) brunch for their BLT & pancakesI love making salmon at home but after having this salmon bowl, I can't go back. The way they make a medium salmon over a bed of brown rice, carrots, and peanuts with this peanut sauce. Soo good. I always get extra peanutAnd their BLT for brunch is seriously so good. I've had delivered once. The sourdough bread is so why it's the best BLT I've had. The outdoor seating is dog friendly and the staff gives us water bowls. Plus, David --the manager. He's so friendly and we love going and saying Hi.Perfect UWS neighborhood spot for us.

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Let me start by saying that the ambience inside of this establishment is quite nice; albeit they still look like they are under construction, as one side has obvious plaster done and in need of a paint job by the kitchen. Seating is cozy and some of the rest of the space is an "open concept". They also have generous outdoor seating, might I add.My friend and I ordered dinner. We both had burgers; I had the "NATURAL GRASS FED BEEF BURGER", which had Vermont Cabot white cheddar & caramelized onions, with hand cut fries. I clearly told the waitstaff that I wanted my burger medium/well done with no pink showing and no blood. When my burger arrives, it was room temperature, and the inside looked slightly raw. Not too mention, the fries weren't crispy.We also ordered the MAC-N-CHEESE BOWL, which consisted of White Cabot cheddar sauce (they must be getting a deal on this cheese because it's on everything in this damn restaurant). I have never had a more bland Mac & cheese in my life. It tasted like sawdust and styrofoam baked at 375 degrees. Come to think of it; it didn't even smell like any Mac & cheese that I have had as of late. Whomever added that dish to the menu needs to be written up. My friend got the GRILLED SALMON BURGER, made in house with wild organic salmon, served with avocado, arugula, wasabi mayo, and a side of dressed local greens and noticed while they gave him avocado, there was no tomato or red onion. Since when do these vegetable come a la carte?!? I can't with the shenanigans.In closing, while I enjoyed the ambience, I'd definitely could've been better. I don't think this restaurant is a place know for the seasoning of its food; the present is cool but the flavor just isn't there. The waitstaff are pleasant individuals, though. But I would eat a bowl of water with a fork before ever eating here, again.

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Community was a go-to gem in the neighborhood around the church where I work, until today when I was treated so rudely by a woman staffer who insisted that I move after I was seated in order to make space for a larger group. It wasn't busy on a Monday night as I was waiting for my dinner companion. I called to make a reservation and was told reservations weren't made for groups less that 10. I asked about the usual availability of seating and it was suggested I arrive early. I told them I picked the spot for a quiet conversation. I was told to re-seat myself. The experience was so distasteful that I was asked by the person I was talking to on the phone if I was staying there saying they wouldn't patronize a restaurant with someone claiming to be the manager who acted that way. I was so hurt and angered by the experience. I wanted a good setting for a sensitive conversation. Too many mediocre places in NYC to raise my ire up at CFJ again. Disappointed!

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