The Migrant Kitchen - Upper West Side 157 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan, New York 10023

"Awesome place to grab a quick bite to eat! The employees are incredibly friendly and it’s a newer, clean-feeling shop. I got the carnitas shawarma and a sausage, egg and cheese empanada. Highly recommend the carnitas shawarma! The pork was so tender, no gristly or fatty pieces at all. It had strong flavor with a freshness added by the lettuce and tomato. The empanada was fairly average, a bit cold in parts. I’d come back for the carnitas shawarma."

"So I got a chicken sandwich (spicy to be specific) and the presentation was good but overall the sandwich was so dry, the chicken was over cooked and hard as a puck, the fries that came with it were good texture was but the flavor was very very bland and off putting, I got a 15 dollar burger and opted to just eat the bread because the chicken was inedible, was extremely disappointed with everything I got and left hungry and dissatisfied, I came because of the reviews and the buy a meal give a meal but I cant see myself coming back here at all. Extremely dissatisfied the only thing I enjoyed was the bread, even my hibiscus tea tasted like water and always still $4.50 for 12 oz. Honestly I’d go somewhere else if you want a good bite, it was mid day with not dinner rush so I didn’t understand it was so bad, safe yourself some money"

"Came in to eat dinner before watching a movie. And I was pleasantly surprised by the recommendation for the lamb torta. The price was a little much for me but still decide to try it and it was very good. The meat was very flavorful and was basically a torta. My only critique was the bread was a toasted a little too much so it got flakey. That's really it and the place was very clean and the gentleman at the counter was great and provided grade A costumer service and told me to have a great day after I left which is always a plus! Hope the owners and managers take note of that man's work ethic! Will definitely come back to try the other yummy things on this menu!"

"Great food from multiple cuisines with good portions and decent prices. Good amount of seating, friendly staff and good selection of options including breakfast food in the morning and sweet pastries/cookies. Great place to check out if watching a movie at the AMC nearby. We had the lamb and mushroom, spinach cheese empanadas, the half roasted chicken bowl and the pistachio croissant and loved them all. The hot sauce is very spicy."