Au Bon Pain

The positives are the location in the hospital and the fact that you can get a decent meal that is not fast food at 3am. The issues start with the people and staff that work here. There have been times where I ordered food from here and it simply will take too long before returning to work. And i mean that even when there is no one in line in front of me
For a hospital, I am willing to pay more than normal but more than normal + the fact that I need to wait too long to get my food + the fact that at night the lines are ridiculous because of constant register issues or being understaffed makes it NOT a quick meal. So if you have a while then you might be in luck. If you are looking for quality customer service and a quick meal then you are out of luck

The windows are beautiful at this location. During the winter time it’s great to look at the christmas tree in the courtyard. The food is better than the cafeteria but far from fresh. The healthy options are limited to the salad bar which has a nice variety though items maybe ice cold or soggy. Everything tastes good to an extent but is just too commercial for me (i.e. salty, obviously previously frozen, etc). Good for convenience when visiting someone in the hospital or before an appointment. Probably not good for employees eating here every day. Staff is often very rude and have difficulty charging the appropriate amount, keep an eye on your items vs. your bill.

Definitely a little pricey but there cheese danish, broccoli cheddar soup and sandwiches are so good that I am willing to pay the extra 25% markup lol. The customer service is not all that especially the shift manager at night, but the front end stuff makes up for it

Au Bön Pain in the LIJ hospital is more like a real «pain». Service ordering a hot sandwich is so slow that I could have baked the bread and cures the meat in the same amount of time it takes for them to make a sandwich.
The place is on the dirty side and the staff seems annoyed. Perhaps that should take a look at the patients and see much better off they are.

Food is good… Just a little over priced… Working so close makes this a «convenient» option for lunch…

Perhaps the best part of spending all day at LIJ. They have a delightful salad bar that has small trays that get refilled often, this equals fresher food and higher quality. Less worry about food out in the open for too long. At 55 cents per ounce it is reasonable if you don’t pick high density items. There are sandwiches made to order and the most heavenly buttery pastries you could imagine. There is soup and an assortment of hot treats too. Fresh coffee or tea and low cal drink options. A very healthy stop if you choose wisely.

I go here often since it is inside my building where I work. It is my go to place a lot of the times because of the convenience of just having to walk downstairs from my office. I’ve tried almost everything here and it really is hit or miss. I would steer clear of the wraps because anytime I get them the lettuce is soggy and it tastes kind of old. I love muselli (spelling?) and get that here often my only gripe with that it is often way too sweet. I wish they wouldn’t add so much sugar. The salads are good I often get the South west chicken Salad and love it. The Thai Chicken is. how can I say? Really not good avoid that one if you can. If you make your own salad prepare to spend at least $ 10 or more. I’ve gotten a few ingredients to add to my own salad that I brought from home and wound up spending like $ 7. The plus side is if you get a soup or salad you get a free roll or bread-​stick. I love the broccoli cheddar soup, macaroni and cheese and veggie soup. The desserts are delicious but I try to avoid and the other fattening stuff because lets be real I sit down all day at work and need to avoid getting the old ‘secretarial spread’. :) The prices really need to come down because you shouldn’t have to spend $ 10+ to get lunch. Just recently they started giving out coupons for when you return to get money off your next order, so that is a plus! They also have a frequent user card that you can have stamped at lunch and I think with 10 stamps you get a free sandwich. I know this review was all over the place but I hope it helps someone!

Would expect so much more from this place sad, don’t know if it’s cuz it’s in a hospital that the quality sucks. Not worth spending lots of money on food that sucks. Just walk outside hotdog cart n buy a dog for a dollar you will atleast get ur money’s worth

it’s never going to be a good day if we gotta spend it in a hospital, but at least the coffee at this place is fresh and hot. It’s the only place I know that consistently puts out soy milk for me to pour into my coffee. My goodness the small things really do make a difference. Enjoy the coffee, and get well soon.

Tha bomb dot com.
This ABP couldn’t be easier to find once you park (well, there are no signs, but just enter thru the LIJ main entrance and it’s straight ahead – can’t miss it). The manager gladly accepted my coupon & hooked me up with a free Travel Mug. I’ll be back to redeem my free birthday sammie (from their e-​club for the less informed, who should sign up for said list stat).
I realize that this is an asinine review, but I see no reason not to laud the effort here.

One star for being a step above dog food, and another star for steering me away from medicine.
–Former LIJ volunteer

I just bought some buy one get one free salads and bread. I just want to say… late night, you can eat all the over riped Au Bön Pain Bananas you want while oncall! YAH!
Update: They’ve moved due to the new renovations at the hospital but you can still find them easily.

this place is awesome. A very romantic atmosphere for first dates. The somalier is very knowledgable. During late hours, the singles scene isn’t bad either. The music is very up to date. Happy hour is from 10 – 11 when stuff is 50% off. Parking is hard during the day but valet is available during those hours. The crowd tends to be mixed… some professionals linger here as well. Just remember to tip the maitre’d to get a better table.

OK… so this ABP is inside of LIJ and of course, I live at LIJ for the most part. I have to say that this place really makes the day for me when I have a long shift. They have an awesome Thai peanut chicken salad, mouth watering, and good to the last bite. All the pastries are so enticing and every once in a blue moon, I will indulge myself, and everything I have tried thus far is par excellence. And not to mention the soups… TRES BIEN! In any case, this is my local, not out of choice, but hey who cares, its still good!