The Pump Energy Food

The food could not be more healthy and fresh, and while initially not as «satisfying» as your usual lunch options of pizza, burgers or pasta, once your body gets used to good, fresh, healthy food eating that other stuff loses its appeal!

The lazy health nut in me (oxymoron, I know) loves this place. I discovered it when I had an extended stay at a hotel a few steps away and by my third visit, the people behind the counter not only knew my name, but we had a secret handshake as well.
This place rocks. The food tastes like actual food, it’s decently healthy (good ingredients and minimal additives/​preservatives), and there’s a wide enough selection to where you’re not eating the same thing each and every day. I refuse to eat fast food unless I’m very, very drunk (aka delusional) and/​or on a road trip, so places like this are my best friend when I don’t feel like cooking or sitting down for a meal at a restaurant.
Team pump!

Kind of like Chipotle but without the focus on Mexican food. You get your food fast, but it’s not fast food, it’s «real» food. Even its setup is very Chipotle-​ish (with the food put together in front of you), as is the website.
The idea seem to be that everything is nutritious and low calorie, not «bad» for you, yet still tasty and filling. I had the «calorie-​counter» turkey plate, not because I was counting calories, but because I felt like turkey. It was pretty filling, and after browsing their nutrition info, I was shocked to learn they list it at only 306 calories. I thought that was b.s., but after doing the math myself, they may be right (though maybe it’d go up to 350 or 400, given variation in serving size and whatever, but still.) My friend had one of the wraps and liked it. It was huge, the size of a Chipotle burrito or so, but less than 600 calories, per their info.
I’d come here again for lunch. I don’t care about the calories so much, but it was nice to get food that wasn’t drenched in grease/​oil, etc. These are, like, normal portions. Of actual food. How novel!

i’ve been here a few times. however, every time i went, it was because i had a $ 5 off coupon or it was a company expense. I like the food and ingredients for the most part. I feel like i can rely on the place to give me healthy «sans crap» food. I love their «taco salad» with the 12-​hr turkey and guac. the bison meatballs are great too. But generally i just cant see myself paying 12 bucks for a salad for the number of times i have gone there. the people working there are nice about substitutions.
food is tasty. no doubt about it.

I hate when a place gets crappy reviews for bad reasons. Like the people who give 1 star to Five Guys because of their lack of vegetarian options. It’s just not what they do. I feel the same need to defend Pump from similar somewhat misinformed bad reviews. Each (good) restaurant has its own little niche. Pump is no exception.
Coming from someone who cooks their own food and eats healthy, this place is cheap (for midtown). Yeah, it’s $ 10 – 12 for lunch but so is a burger and fries. And ground beef and potatoes aren’t exactly the most expensive ingredients. On the flip side, I just ate braised grass-​fed beef, brown rice, sweet potatoes, fresh steamed spinach, lentils, and roasted red pepper sauce for the same price. And it doesn’t lack flavor, it lacks grease. There’s a difference. My sweet potatoes tasted just like sweet potatoes. Whodathunkit?! The snozzberries taste like snozzberries!
The people who think this place is expensive don’t cook their own food, and probably don’t eat healthy very often.
I always get the plates and they’re always filling and delicious. I see a lot of bad reviews concerning the falafel or other normally deep-​fried offerings.
To those people: Let me drop a knowledge bomb on your ass. You’re ordering something that you’ve probably only ever eaten deep fried. Of COURSE it’s going to be bland. Geez. It’s like ordering your french fries baked with no butter and then complaining that they’re dry. DUURRR

So I was initially very disappointed to hear that they have dropped the turkey burger from their menu but they did so because it was too processed and didn’t fit in with their philosophy and theme. 1) Valid point and 2) I respect that. Their 12 hour marinated shredded turkey is DELICIOUS and much better than the turkey burger I always defaulted to.
I love the new additions Pump. keep doing what you are doing :)
and thank you for keeping the Peanut Butter Dream shake. I’ll be by for one soon!

They finally reopened after their remodeling and they stopped serving breakfast. I’m so sad about this. Now to hunt for a new breakfast burrito…

They give you stingy portions, its expensive, and the pricing is inconsistent. When looking at the menu its very hard to tell what your food is going to come out to with the different combinations.
Food is ok, but the falafel ball is very bland and dry.

Ok.
I ordered everything possible and it came out to $ 15. Not bad. Variety is better than a normal deli but this is not that special. Clean food if you need it.

Its hard to find cheap, healthy, and quick food in Manhatten. This is the spot for that in midtown east. The food isn’t bad either, not the best smoothie I’ve ever had but I know its not packed with sweetneer like the other local options. Lots of sandwich options (great turkey burger) and the salads look good. also, lots of non meat options that look decent.
90% of people are getting take-​out/​pick-​up

I wish I could give this place 0 stars. I actually have never had something as disgusting as the baked falafel over salad. The falafel tasted like someone breaded a sponge with crushed dog food and baked it. The dressing options were oil & vinegar, hot sauce, and honey mustard. The honey mustard was basically just Gulden’s yellow mustard (not really my first pick for salad dressing.) There was no one in there when I ordered yet it took 20 minutes to get this sorry excuse for a salad, which was 10 dollars. I get that it is supposed to be healthy but I couldn’t even bring myself to eat it, which is pretty rare for me. I can’t believe this is the same place as the Pump in FIDI which is awesome.

Awful.
Ordered delivery and was hoping for something healthy and still vaguely tasty. I know finding delicious healthy food isn’t always possible so I didn’t set my expectations ridiculously high. I was still severely disappointed.
I ordered the falafel sandwich. The falafel is baked, not fried, so I didn’t expect the best ever. But I thought it would at least taste good. No. The tahini was also terrible. Overall just a complete disappointment.
Also got a side of fruit and pita chips. They can’t call them chips because they aren’t crispy but instead seemed stale. I think it’s probably that they weren’t dried out enough though. And the fruit was not fresh.
All in all, no good. And because I barely ate any of it, I’m still hungry. Thanks.

Recently I went here with friends, for a quick dinner.
I’m torn.
On the one hand: Healthy options! Low-​sodium options! YAY!
On the other hand… I’ve had better food.
Now, I’m basing this on one bowl of chicken vegetable soup (it was good — and it was nice to have a lower sodium option that wasn’t darn near tasteless), the pita that accompanied it (dry, dry, dry), and a glass of carrot apple juice (tasted fine, but was obviously juiced much earlier, not to order).
I’ll happily try this place again, although it’s a little out of the way for me if I’m coming from either work or home, simply because I really want to have healthy options, so I’m willing to give other items on the menu a try.
However, I do so with a sense of apprehension since 2 of my 3 items were less that stellar. Edible, not disgusting, just… not what they could be, y’know?

Hmm, not quite certain why all the bad reviews for this place :(
I first was introduced to The Pump Energy food when they were giving out free samples at NYSC. That day, I had the DIesel, which is vegetarian chili over brown rice with your choice of protein. They served tofu that day, and I fell in love. I never knew eating healthy and eating VEGETARIAN would be so tasty!
Now, I am still wary of «healthy» eating… so I never try anything else on the menu. So I can’t comment on all the other things they serve, which sometimes tend to sound cardboardish and uninspiring… and basically make you run for the nearest McDonald’s.
I’ve been to the one on 3^rd and 50something… and today was the first time I’ve been to this location on 55^th street. I ordered on Seamless web and picked up around 2pm… only 5 people in the shop and it was quick and painless.
The chili was not as tasty as I remembered… or just not as tasty as the one at the other location on the East Side, but still pretty good for what it is. I’d go back again :)

Pump Energy gets 2 stars for being environmentally friendly. It is without question the folks there believe in recycling. They have found good use for cardboard in their food applications. Pump must have surely shredded some cardboard, threw in some fiber one, dunked it in beef bouillion, freezed-​dried it, placed it on my salad and defined it as Buffalo burger.
The good: Calorie content: 170
The bad: I think I chipped a tooth

The hummus is delicious! I found the Western Twist wrap very good too, but the falafels were extremely bland.

How the hell do people give this place 5 stars? THis is the worst health food chain of them all. The food is disgusting. I would prefer recharge or energy kitchen over Pump.
My egg pita was soggy and my chicken sandwich was gross.
The chicken was actually undercooked and pink but i dont see how this was possible because the chicken definitely didnt seem like fresh chicken it looked like the type that is frozen and pre cooked.
the drinks are foul!
Grilled Lemon Chicken Sandwich– Disgusting
Eight-​Inch Pie Super gross
Baked, Not Fried! Falafel– THE WORST falafels ive ever had in my life!
Brain Prep Energy Shake– did i pay 3.55 for crystal light?
Humus with Pita– Only decent thing that i ordered…
never again will i order from pump energy food.

Thanks to Seamless web I can spend more time at the office without worrying about running around for dinner. I had a desire to eat healthy so I ordered falafels, a pizza and a grilled lemon chicken salad. The delivery was fast.
Have you ever taken a bite into something, then let the food fall out of your mouth?
Holee molee, this food is downright tasteless. The falafels were baked instead of fried, but were dry as sandpaper. The pizza made with non-​fat mozzarella, low-​sodium sauce and whole wheat crust was worse than Papa’s John’s wheat pizza [
. I never thought it was possible. The highlight was the salad but even the ginger dressing could not absolve the prior food for its transgressions against taste.
I was able to hold all of the guilt because for the first time in my life I voluntarily fasted for dinner.
I know, the food is supposed to be healthy, but wow. There’s got to be healthy options that are edible. Thanks to Pump, I am doomed to obesity.
IFHTP 1

Just had some Pump today — and I am still hungry. I get it, its health food, but seriously, I needed to buy a burger king angus burger to feel full afterwards. I had the turkey burger and hummus wrap. It wasn’t bad going down, but just not fulfilling.. .
There is this urban legend out there that this dude ate at Pump every day for 2 months last summer, and lost 30 pounds. That’s the story — I heard it again today. So, if this appeals to you, just disregard my review, and eat all the hummus and tuna wraps to your heart’s content. I’m sticking to real food. peace.

I love the Pump! The food is so tasty and they have an option to satisfy any craving — pies, cookies, pizza, whatever… you can enjoy a delicious meal without feeling guilty. Their prices are reasonable, and they throw in perks as well, such as a coupon for a free item with every meal purchase. Plus, I love that the portions are large enough to fill you up – i usually end up with leftovers…
The one downside is their tiny, cramped space. It definitely has all the warmth of a hospital room. Oh well — get your meal to go or have it delivered…