Andrew's Coffee Shop

Don't go here. Seriously. Don't.

To be honest, I am not even sure how I ended up in a this midtown diner having bad pizza. All I know is that after spending way too long on a shopping spree with my mother, we needed a break and a place to sit. Somewhere with comfy chairs where we could regain our energy, grab a bite, and prepare for the rest of the afternoon.

Since we didn't want to go to another deli like the two previous lunch outings (as delicious as most delis are, the chairs tend to be a bit more uncomfortable), we ventured into Andrew's Coffee Shop allured by the primal comfort of the diner atmosphere.

Big mistake.

In addition to service being slow, they brought us a magherita pizza without basil, and when we inquired about it, the waitress basically said, "well, they just sprinkle it on anyway, you don't want it." And when we pointed out that we did, indeed, want it, she simply brought us a small plate with three basil leaves with instructions to shred it and sprinkle it ourselves. And we might have been cool with this, we were hungry after all, if she hadn't charged us for refills on our drinks.

Seriously? A diner is charging for refills on overpriced soda without alerting their customers? Unacceptable.

In retrospect, we should have gone for the deli. Good, dependable and varied food, and they are everywhere in midtown.

photo courtesy of Susan S. from www.yelp.com