Lucy’s Asian Kitchen

I got egg rolls and lo mein here during a layover, and I got food poisoning. I know it was here because it’s the only thing no one else in my group had eaten in days, and i was the only one that got sick.
I puked in every bathroom on the plane, and all over my seat/​floor/​husband too.
Do not recommend.

Actually pretty tasty. Had the Pad Thai which, as another review mentioned, was kind of spicy. Exactly how I like it! Had to get lime from the bartender but otherwise a very large portion that I would have split with someone had I not been traveling alone. While the touchscreen ordering was nice, there was an obvious language barrier between the chefs and the clientele which made asking for extra sauce a bit difficult.

I had a very bad experience here. After ordering, I waited 15 minutes to get my food. When I asked about it, cook told me that unless you hand them the bowl, they don’t cook it. He also refused to speed up my order after I waited so long. Not happy

Chicken pad Thai was pretty crappy. For $ 14 you get a decent amount but the flavor is almost absent. Noodles are really oily. Chicken is extremely poor quality. First time I have EVER not finished an order of pad Thai. Wait time was 15 min and it wasn’t even busy. Would not recommend.

Never order here! Even though we had like half an hour before our flight… it was nor enough waiting time for the food! Twas not even on a busy day!!!
I ended up waiting for more than half an hour after countless follow ups!!! And all the people who were behind me were served first because they don’t have a system!!! Worst experience in an airport restaurant/​food court

I was pretty hungry at JFK and stumbled into this Cibo Foodcourt. I was initially thinking of the standard chicken and rice, but found they had additional options too. You order from a touch screen and then pick it up when your number is called. The only issue with it is that you can’t ask questions. I was wondering what the noodle bowl special was, but as I approached the counter, the guy working physically turned away and answered his phone instead of helping out. I ended up going with Udon noodles which were listed on the menu at $ 9.50. I though that was reasonable for airport food. Turns out that was just for the noodles and you add other things separately. I decided to splurge and get chicken and vegetables for a $ 3 up-​charge each bringing the grand total to almost $ 17 after tax. A little ridiculous but it was tasty and was exactly what I was looking for. Sometimes when traveling, getting what you want is more that worth the ridiculous airport prices.

I ordered Sesame chicken with white rice and the food was nasty. wow I do not even know how to explain this taste. I am not that picky with foods and usually okay with most of the them. However, this place has no clue. Chicken tasted like rubber band and the rice was like a porridge, very soggy and watery. I only had 20% of the dish and threw away all the rest.

Not bad at all for airport food. And surprisingly, the pad thai here is better than any pad Thai I’ve had in the Bay Area (where the noodles are always too ketchupy and soggy). The noodles come out literally 10 feet away from a piping hot wok, where the cook expertly tosses the al dente noodles, bell peppers, onions, scallions and sauces. Beware: the sauce does pack a bit of heat– which I loved, but may not be for those who don’t do spicy. The noodles contain a liberal amount of salt and oil, resulting in an in-​your-​face end result– something I did not mind at all after all the healthy, blandish California food I’ve been eating lately. But more health conscious folks be forewarned, your taste buds will thank you but your body might hate you afterwards.
Service was quick– got the noodles less than 10 min after ordering on the computer screen (way faster than the amount of time I’ve waited for a Boar’s Head sandwich next door on multiple occasions). The head chef doesn’t seem to have any sort of volume control though– so don’t be alarmed if he barks your order is done.

This place must have 2x your daily value of sodium because during my flight, my fingers swelled up like sausages and I felt sick after my flight. For that, I will never eat it again.

I have had worse Chinese food in food courts. I’d give it three stars but I feel like they deserve a plus point just for being in an airport and being not bad.
They have a smaller menu that typical takeout Chinese spots but they have some usuals like General Tso’s, chicken/​beef/​tofu and vegetables, ginger chicken. I had the last one with brown rice, which is $ 1 extra. It was a little too sweet, but the veggies were surprisingly plentiful and crisp.
Lucy’s alright by me, but I won’t see her outside of an airport.

Order at the touch screen and pay at the cashiers outside the little food court. Pad Thai was good. Fried rice was descent. If you’re not very hungry plan to share servings are big. Tables in food court eating area were dirty, but maybe due to constant turnover and no chance to clean.

Simple asian entrees made fresh.
We ordered their Kung Pao Chicken and Sesame Chicken. Out of the two the Kung Pao Chicken tasted better it’s spicy, it was topped with roasted red peppers, green bell peppers and peanuts, the chicken was marinated and is tasty, no soy sauce needed.
The Sesame Chicken was ok. Glazed sweet but found that the sauce is thin and a bit watered down, topped with sesame seeds as well but still this tray was alright.
On both plates we chose the brown rice option, that was a plus and it got us to cut down on carbs a little after an epic foodie excursion in NYC. So overall the plates were light with decent portions.
Ordering here is made easy! There is a touch screen menu on the front counter, make your order, pickup your ticket and wait for your order for approximately 8 minutes. They make it fresh here, you“ll hear the sizzles.
When you pickup your food, take it to the food court cashier booth with your ticket and pay. Skipping this procedure you will encounter law enforcement and pay the consequences.

This place is ok… I got some udon noodles with veggies for $ 10. Pricey, but you’re at an airport! It was piping hot but then it got too greasy for my taste buds… so I tossed it after eating less than half of it. I think that happens with aging, can’t handle too much grease: P

it’s decent. it is after all a grab-​and-​go joint.
tastes good, nice portion size.

Terminal 5 is awesome! The food is surprisingly good and I didn’t have to spend a fortune. There is a computer terminal and two lines to take your order. One of the computers crashed and someone had to reboot it for me during the checkout process. Apparently it happens all the time. When in doubt, reboot I guess.
I ordered a hot and sour soup and a pad thai with shrimp. The soup was piping hot and I had to wait for it to cool off. I started eating the pad thai and it had fresh ingredients. There were plenty of noodles in the dish and it was flavorful. There was no lime in the dish. I was slightly disappointed because I was expecting it. I guess it’s hard to get fresh limes at the airport.
Once you get your food, pay at any of the cashier lines by giving them your printed ticket.

Surprisingly good. Fresh ingredients and reasonable in terms of price.
yay ! now i have a decent place to get some food in my belly before I board another long flight :)

OK, I’m going to rant a little and not all of this ranting is directed at this establishment.
Why does airport food continue to be such an overpriced disappointment?
Is the airport a place where no rules of consumer satisfaction apply. I have to be x-​rayed or groped, herded into a line like a cow, stuffed in the smallest seat possible, and then I’m rewarded with asian food akin to what an elementary school cafeteria would serve.
It’s really beginning to get on my last nerve. What keeps good food out of the airport? Is it security? Is it a lack of competant employees? Is broccoli being searched by the TSA?
Out.

Best Asian in an airport hands down. You touch screen your own order (no time consuming, poor English speaking agents) and wait and watch them cook your order, then go.
So easy, quick, fresh and soooo tasty. They even offer some dim sum. Why doesn’t everyone do this?
One less star because I would like more veggie and gluten free options.
Also, no room and time for substitutes, it is fast food, action packed pace.
I would return just to eat there, forget flying to Hawaii. Well… I guess I will still take the plane to Hawaii if you offered.

Tornadoes up and down the East Coast delayed my flight into the next day, so instead of the New Orleans deliciousness I’d been anticipating for months, I was at the mercy of T5 for dinner. I briefly contemplated dropping real money the 5Steak or whatever that inevitably disappointing steakhouse is called, but I decided I’d be far less angry and disappointed with a cheap, crappy meal than a horribly overpriced, crappy meal.
And I was rewarded. Because in terms of the utter shit that is most airport food, Lucy’s is pretty solid.
Unwilling to go adventurous in an airport terminal, I opted for the General Tso’s Chicken, which was surprisingly affordable at $ 8. Well, $ 9 with brown rice. Who knows why brown rice would possibly cost more? I didn’t have much time to contemplate, as my food was ready in about thirty seconds. (That’s the mark of good food, if you didn’t know.)
My short wait was rewarded with a decent enough portion of non-​disgusting chicken in a tasty goo, accompanied by a huge amount of brown rice and a few pieces of legitimately green broccoli.
My standards for airport cuisine might be low, but I have to admit I was almost pleased.

Do they have these in CA? Because if they have locations that taste as good as this one in JFK, then I need to find it. This spot is nestled within the JetBlue food court over to the right. One thing I loved right off the bat was ordering. Forget trying to make a decision while some register jockey is grimacing as you take longer than you should, this is all done by touchscreen. Hit «start» and work your way through the menu, make your selections and a receipt with an order # pops out. After a short wait, they call out your # and you go pay up front. I wish every single fast food place would use this system, although it would probably put a lot of people out of a job. But the good news is that if your order gets screwed up, it’s your own fault. Unless the cook isn’t paying attention.
I ordered the Ginger Chicken with brown rice. It ruled. The chicken was perfectly cooked and there was a large serving of vegetables included. The sauce was a little heavy, and the large, slimy sheets of ginger didn’t add anything except for flavor, but I can’t deny it was impossible to put my chopsticks down. And they even managed to not screw up the rice. Sure, $ 9.xx is a little steep for something that’s a Panda Express clone, but the quality was on point for airport food. In fact, locations positioned in food courts like this are what might start to give that term a newer, better meaning.