Teleon Cafe

Friendly staff with great iced coffee, fresh bagels, and some of the best vegetable cream cheese around. Will go again next time I’m in the area.

I tried this place because a good acquaintance works there. Her name’s «Chewy». She is awesome. But sadly, the food there isn’t so great. I ordered food through Seemless. I kinda wanted to be «healthy» and ordered the turkey burger with pesto, pepperjack cheese, tomato, and lettuce. It sounded freaking awesome… but what I got… was fake meat. I took 3 bites and couldn’t take it. I thought I was going to vomit. Just looking at the consistency of the meat. I just couldn’t
The service was fast… but the food… that fake meat… they should’t serve that! Just NO! Anyway, I do want to give this place a chance because this was only one bad experience. I dont want to base my rating on just this one bad time.

I would recommend this over PAX. They have great salads that you can customize any way you want without incurring crazy charges. The Wok is also great! Service is typical NYC though.

They give half portions on the stir fry combos for $ 10 — It costs theme pennies for rice so this is ridiculous. added picture! I mentioned to the clerk about filling up the container and he said its not my fault it what management wants! That’s horrible for business, I will not be going back!

Quick place to eat with lots of variety — salads, quinoa bowls, sandwiches, pasta, soups — at reasonable prices.

I come here every morning for breakfast. the cook knows my usual as soon as I walk in. they have tons of options. great New York on the go short order deli food and they have an array of sandwich/​panini/​salad options to choose from.

Delicious breakfast of eggs over, bacon, and home fries. My daughter had yummy French toast. Place was clean, food was good, and staff was friendly. Would definitely come back again.

Great little spot for a quick, informal breakfast or lunch when you’re running around in the Garment District /​Hella Kitchen. Good paninis and other options. Comfortable seating area if you want to eat in.

I’ve wasted so many mornings eating breakfast at places that microwave their premade, frozen, breakfast sandwiches. So happy to find a place that cooks it on a flat top! The BEC was perfect, and only $ 5!

Ahh! goodbye frozen, microwaved breakfast sandwiches from Starbucks, Pret a Manger & au bon pain. I found a fresh cracked egg sandwich with bacon and cheese for $ 5.

Hate this place. Have been going here for a long time, always trying to give them the benefit of the doubt, but they are really not good. Ordered a breakfast wrap with spinach and cheese (I’m vegetarian), and this is not the first time I have found bacon in it! Not worth it. Also, their coffee sucks. Tastes old. Spend a bit more money for quality food.
I would say that the salads are the only good thing, but every time I’ve ordered a salad from there, I’ve gotten sick afterwards…

For a NYC lunch– perfect, it was QUICK, reasonably priced and good tasting– I ordered a wrap with 6 – 7 ingredients, and a small cajun shrimp soup (but soups change daily) and with the 10% discount they give NYT Building employees, it came out to $ 9.50. That DOES NOT happen in NY, especially for good-​tasting food. They are definitely ALWAYS in a rush, so take a look at the menu before jumping into a line because they probably wont want to answer questions, or hold back the line behind you.

I work across the street and frequent this joint everyday. The make your own salad station allows you to add any number of toppings and they don’t charge you extra — bread included too! The vegetables and meats are always fresh. The salads are always stuffed to the brim. The staff (especially at the salad station) is delightful and friendly.
Highly highly recommended for the busy Times Square worker. It’s the perfect, healthy quick lunch spot.

Came here while waiting for my bus in Port Authority. It was 9:30am in the morning and a lot of restaurants were still closed. Luckily we stumbled upon Teleon Café. There are not a lot of breakfast and lunch options available, but the food is decent and the coffee was good.
My friend got an omelette with home fries for $ 6 which was not a bad price around the area. I got a peanut butter bar which is pretty much a brownie with peanut butter in the middle and nuts on top. They heated it up for me and it was delicious.
Ample amount of seating and comfortable ambiance.

WATCH FOR EXTRA CHARGES! !
Be careful with the «specials». They advertise one price but have «extra» charges.
I ordered the Egg Wrap Breakfast Special — any 3 ingredients $ 3.99. But was charged $.50 extra because I had special ingredient… TURKEY. I asked to speak to a manager. The owner came out and said «What’s the problem?» My question about the non-​advertized extra charge was automatically a problem. He pulled the omlett ingredients list from the side counter and said this was the same thing.
If there are extra charges they should be listed on the advertisement sign.
The owner did console me by saying he was sorry that I didn’t read all the signs.

This place is amazing. I cannot find a salad that compares… they know me by name and always ask me how things are going. Recommend to everyone!!!

I really like this place. There are not many lunch places in Hell’s Kitchen I can recommend, but this is one of them.
I have never tried the breakfast here so I can not comment on that but I have had the lunch on numerous occasions. The unlimited salad deal is amazing. I also love the entrees, esp the Salmon with spinach and mashed potatoes, it is my go to. I also just tried one of the sandwiches (prosciutto and mozzarella) today and it was out of this world. It wasn’t a huge sandwich, but it was delicious, will def be getting again.
All of the deli guys have always been super nice to me as well. Place is clean and there are spots to eat in if you choose to.

My first time I came in for a salad and I got sick to my stomach for two days. The second time I came in for breakfast, placed my order (no cheese) and after waiting for 10m I saw how they gave my order to someone else. One of them noticed I saw this and told in spanish to the cook to re-​do my order and at the same time he lied to my face saying the order was «almost ready». When they gave me the sandwich, it had cheese so I just left without any food after waiting for 20m. Today was my third and last time at Teleon, I ordered a bagel with cream cheese, lettuce and tomato and the guy put ONE small piece of tomato in the sandwich, which I think is ridiculous, so I asked him for three and he gave me an attitude. I recommend avoiding this place and going to Hestia across the street towards 7^th avenue. The deli guys there are nice and make breakfast quickly with a smile on their face.

I ordered a chopped salad with a bunch of different toppings. Such a great deal for «unlimited» toppings, but unfortunately it all tasted bland. I wanted to like this salad so bad because its close to work AND cheap, but no…

This is a fine deli with clean and comfortable seating upstairs. I’ve had their egg and cheese on an everything bagel (as recommended in that article — you know which one :)) and of course, it was good. Their stir fry station is a great deal, however when I tried it they mistook basil for spinach in my soy sauce stir fry — a very distasteful flavor combination that turned me off from the stiry fry station for awhile (however I understand spinach and basil can be confusing!)
My favorite thing here is the pasta station. I get the bolognese pasta with mushrooms and Parmesan, and it’s such a generous portion of delicous food for a very reasonable price! The sauce is a tad salty, so I wouldn’t add any salty ingredients to it, like black olives. There are many pasta, sauce and ingredient combinations possible, and I look forward to trying more.
My company also caters heavily from Teleon Café. I like them best for events that require breakfast platters, they offer a nice and fresh selection. They have a variety of sandwiches and salads available, and have really stepped up their catering of cocktail events. We recently had a going away party for a Director, and Teleon Café catered, with expertly displayed platters of coconut shrimp, chicken satay, fruit and cheese boards etc. etc. They have had our continued business for several years now, and continue to be a dependable source for catering events.