Balducci’s

Nice looking food and nice variety. Hot or cold.
Efficient enough service.
High prices. But similar to other places in the area.
This should tide me over until flite time.
Wolfgang Puck is next door.

Really inefficient service to order a sandwich. There are no clear lines so people get service at random. Even worse, the staff move unbearably slow, and all they have to do is heat up the sandwich — they’re already pre made. It was gross and super greasy, not to mention $ 11.

I would have most of lunch from here on my lunch break. They have a really great variety for an airport restaurant. Delicious fresh salads and fruits.
My favorite thing here was the chicken noodle soup. Its piping hot at the soup station, next to new England clam chowder and a beef veg soup. It was so heavenly and filed with chunks of chicken and real veggies.
The coffee is self serve and gets you on your feet in no time. They have lots of sandwiches with one of my favorite items, (avacado) in most of them. Prices are decent enough for an airport. I worked the morning shift when so food arrives fresh so i couldn’t comment on their service during the night.

If your idea of a good time in the airport is spending five dollars on a bottle of water, then boy oh boy is this place for you. The muffins are good though.

I WISH THERE WERE A BALDUCCI’S IN EVERY AIRPORT IN THE U.S.A.
Why?
Better than great sandwiches– probably the best food and sandwiches I’ve had in a domestic American airport other than Newark, ATLanta and ORD/​Chicago. Not crazy about the breakfast sandwiches but all other food I’ve had taste better than any togo food in any airport. They have a range of non-​sandwich, organic, non-​meat, non-​dairy alternatives in their food cases.
Customer Service
I don’t know about the customer service issues other Unilocalers written about here. I’ve visited this Balduccis at JFK a few times now and I’ve not been met with rudeness. I don’t know what the bad reviews are all about, maybe they got rid of the bad blood, I dunno. The staff I agree can be better trained on what’s offered here. The cashiers tend to be more friendly and informative.
What to Get
So get the italian sandwiches, like the italian panini with authentic salumi with real Italian cheese. Get this, they also have food that are non-​GMO, a nice macro selection, japanese noodles, chinese options, salads, fruit. They also have vegan Indian food bento style (ask for it heated). I bought the macro veggie wontons (im not macrobiotic but love it when it’s avail), super nice with a variety of nicely chopped veggies and a wasabi kick to the filling that made me smile every bite. It was a huge portion. For the plane, got the Italian Panini and asked for it heated. The sandwich was really really delish with prosciutto, tomatoes, basil and soft mozza on an Italian style baguette.
Wish
Everytime I think of Balducci’s I think «better than airline food» so during the times I don’t get upgraded for free, I bring on food from here. I wish every airport would sign up a Balduccis, especially LAX. LAX domestic still, even with the food concession upgrades does not have a togo place like Balducci’s .
Visits: 3 at JFK, 5 at EWR

Terrrrriiiible service!!! Omg how rude can you be to a person that is taking a flight at 7 am… I wanted to return my stuff since i found out they have more variety at Hudson News… So i had to wait 20 minutos for the manager to comer over… When he finally arrived he also had this attitude that we are so busy… Which i understand but if u could only had the way to say the things…

Came here to grab a quick lunch before my flight and had the worst Danish and crème cheese bagel I’ve ever had. The food tasted stale as if it had been left in the fridge for days.

These by far are the NASTIEST staff of employees that I have ever encountered in my life. They are ALL rude, unprofessional and give Balducci’s a horrible name. I used to frequent this store because I work at the airport but now I refuse to even give them my money because of their HORRIBLE customer service. I have emailed Corporate in the past with my experience and they haven’t replied.

Worst. Terrible service and way below average fare — even for airport food. This makes me wish I was still traveling with Delta (Shake Shack out of T4 really spoiled me!) each and every Monday morning that I find myself here ordering a breakfast sandwich.

A quick deli/​mini-​mart located within Terminal 7 where you can pick up a sandwich, salad, snack and/​or drink for your in-​flight dining pleasure.

I went here hoping to find a gluten free option for my flight. The menu sign says «fresh made sandwiches» and specifically mentions several GF options. When I asked, the angry woman behind the counter said everything the have is in the display case and the sign means «made fresh somewhere else and brought here». I accepted that and asked the person stocking the display case which of the «pre-​made fresh» sandwiches were gluten free. She didn’t know what that meant do I showed her on the menu board. She said they hadn’t had any of those in a long time.
If zero stars were a choice here, it’s what they would have received from me.

What’s the point of ordering sandwiches if they cannot be heated up?
Every sandwich we wanted to eat could not be heated up. We SETTLED on english muffin sandwich with egg and bacon, and we also ordered a salmon and cream cheese sandwich on a hard bagel.
Luckily I had Tabasco sauce packets in my purse to put on my sandwich for flavor.
Service was mediocre. Next time we will definitely choose a better place for lunch. I should have went next door to Starbucks and ordered a bagel and cream cheese. Can’t go wrong with that.

Pre. made…sandwiches.
Let’s go with a cubano, you can’t screw that up, ri – oh nevermind I was wrong.
Even while oven toasted, the bread is far from fresh. Yes you get that nice crunch on the outside layer, but it’s kind of like that throughout the bread. There wasn’t that much meat in comparison to the bread that was available.
I kind of was looking for that subtle overtone of sweetness that usually comes from the ham, but that wasn’t there at all.
Overall it’s not like I’m offended by an okay tasting $ 9 sandwich.

Breakfast: They have pre-​made sandwiches available. They’re neither great nor bad, but chockfull of averageness. You have eggs with either bacon or sausages on bagels or the usual bagel and cream-​cheese options.
Lunch/​Dinner: You have more Sandwiches to choose from. All of the same aforementioned pre-​made variety. I’d recommend the Italian Panini, Club, or Santa Fe. But, keep in mind the Santa Fe is messy to eat. Like «sloppy joe» dirty. But who doesn’t like a little dirty in their life! ;)
Snacks and Apps: Throughout Balducci’s you have various snacks and Appetizers that you can buy. Cold foods like curry potato salad, or baked gourmet chips.
Beverages: You’ll find the usual assortment of sodas, iced-​teas, and fad health drinks here. You’ll also find some nice old-​fashioned colas and root beers (bottled in the classic 60’s form too!).
All in all, things like price, consistent variety, and occasional slow service keep me from giving this a higher score. On the plus side (as my tip echoes), Balducci’s is one of be better options to eat from at Terminal 7.
But that’s like telling someone to choose the best place to eat from a sea of underachievers. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t…but at least you won’t board our plane cranky an hungry! :)

Likes: I didn’t eat any of the deli sandwiches but there was a good selection. Plus there’s lots of drinks to pick from and three types of hot soup. Lady behind the cashier was nice.
Dislikes: Why is juice so expensive at the airport sigh…

I ate at Balducci’s twice during my recent trip to Iceland. The first time was in what I think was Terminal 3 (the dumpy place for International Flights) and the second might have been Terminal 2 (Delta Domestic).
My Terminal 3 experience was one of desperation as it was mid-​evening (late by JFK standards) and most everything else was closed. The made-​to-​order counter was closed and I got what I got out of the slim residual selection. Then it was over to the relatively messy and dirty common dining room area. In hindsight, I should have waited as my Delta flight to Reykjavik ended up serving 2 free meals and plenty of wine to wash it down.
Over at Terminal 2 (I think), I was on my way home and I knew Delta Domestic would charge me a lot for relatively little. Plus all I really wanted to do on the flight was sleep. This time around, the counter was open and the Tuna Melt was actually pretty good. I could have done without the airport pricing and the NY attitude, but as a frequent traveler, I’ve learned to roll with it.

I thought this would be a good option for food for the flight back to Vegas. It was just ok. The croutons in my husband’s caesar salad were disgusting. My spring mix salad was ok. The chocolate cupcake I got was pretty good.
I think they will make things to order but the staff looked annoyed that I was even there so I didn’t bother. They do have some vegan to go items if that is what you are looking for.

Meh. Quick spot to grab and go a sandwich or pre-​packaged salad before heading off on a flight. I ran in here to try and find something relatively healthy and most of their sandwiches were coated in mayonnaise, and the salads were of the fatty variety. I did end up finding a grilled chicken mango salad that came with a low fat dressing which was passable.
They also carry a selection of chobani yogurts, snacks, bagels, fruits, etc. If you have an extra few minutes you can get a fresh sandwich made to your liking and they will bring it to you while waiting on line to pay. Not the cheapest place either, as everything seems jacked up at airports.
Oh yeah, make sure you do have extra time before boarding, as the cashier people work in two speeds — slow and «I want to punch you in the face if you make me miss my flight». I just barely made mine because of waiting forever for the cashier to take payments and make change or run credit cards on the few people ahead of me.
Go in not expecting high quality food and fast efficient service and you will survive.

This is where I usually get breakfast to take on the plane when I’m at the airport. They have the usual breakfast items such as bagels, egg & cheese muffins and such. They carry my favorite brand of yogurt Chobani, and they also carry pre-​packaged salads and fruits. I don’t really care for the bagels. Quite bready, rather than the dense things I’m accustomed.
I’m giving it 3.5 stars ’cause really like this place, and usually stop there before I catch my flight.

Recent visit to fade out of the toilet in search for solid substance to find myself at Balducci’s once again. Service is nonexistent rude. For two measly breakfast sandwich consisting of egg and cheese with one bottle of vitamin water, and one bottle of spring water is obscenely overpriced totaling $ 17.92.
Why are the restaurants and food options of Terminal 7 at John F. Kennedy (JFK) in New York, NY all plagued with EEK?!