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| Au Bon Pain (PABT) | ||
| Address:
625 8th Ave. Phone: 212/502-5939 |
Neighborhood:
Times Sq/Theater Dist. Website: aubonpain.com |
Cuisine: Sandwich/Soup Shop |
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If I've said it once,
I've said it a million times: there is nothing less appetizing on
this earth than the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Whether it's the
fella in the trenchcoat using the corner by the ticket booths as a
toilet, or the zaftig Slavic lady with the sloppy red lipstick and
the ragged rolly-bag who is yelling in Russian at nobody in particular,
there ain't nothing at the PABT screaming "eat me," but
the inhabitants. Thus I approached the Au Bon Pain out of sheer desperation
and boredom with the restaurants in the surrounding area. I scanned
the joint looking for something that looked vaguely edible and/or
not lethal. I ended up getting the Thai chicken peanut wrap, which
involved some chicken, some vegetation, crunchy things and a peanut
butter sauce of some sort. I hate to admit it, but the thing was actually
quite tasty. Granted, I tried my best to squint at the giant board
behind the counter that had the calorie count for each of their sandwiches.
I seem to recall it being in the six hundred something range, but
quickly vanquished it from my mind. Granted, the chicken had a little
too much of that pre-made coldness to it, but it's something I've
become accustomed to over many years of eating chicken sandwiches
at chain joints. Well, luckily I lived long enough to write this review,
but I most likely won't tempt fate again in the near future--unless
desperation and a taste for that crunchy peanut butter thing overwhelms
me. [MF] Other Locations: Au Bon Pain (Midtown East) Au Bon Pain (Murray Hill) |
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