Jenny’s Marketplace

I visited Jenny’s Marketplace to get some lunch one afternoon with a friend. This is a small grocery store that sells an assortment of hot and cold sandwiches and food platters. However, in the store window I noticed a sign that stated that they sell roti: chicken, shrimp, goat and potato. Once I saw that, I knew I had to stop in and purchase a chicken roti for myself. The service staff was very quick in putting together my roti order and surprisingly, it was a lot of food for $ 7. The curried chicken was well seasoned and the roti was soft and full of flavor. Ever since then, I have managed to visit here every time I’m in the area for lunch, and it’s totally worth it!

Great fresh made sandwich, made quickly. Very tasty, and good size! Reasonable price.
Really clean inside. Packed with lots of good things to buy for lunch. A quick walk from Javits for a decent lunch.

Cute little deli with a good size menu and employees who will customize the sandwich for you. I had the smoked turkey and brie sandwich and enjoyed every bite.

Pretty standard NYC corner deli. The shop is a bit awkwardly laid out but they’re open REALLY early which I found out while working on the west side early in the morning.
The food was very average, good New York bagel for breakfast and very passable deli sandwich for lunch. Nothing fancy to write home about but I’m glad its there.

It’s a standard neighborhood deli with a hit or miss hot bar. Some days I am really surprised by the selection others not so much and very blah. The staff is friendly the selections are average.
If you need a quick salad or breakfast sandwich they are pretty solid.

The deli’s great. Sandwiches are a lot more filling than Brooklyn Fare, which gives way too much bread on all their sandwiches. Ask for the BLT, it’s delicious

A little disheartening when you want to call ahead for your order and when they pick up, they put you on hold for a full 5 minutes. This is one of those places where you come for food because of it’s convenience, but when it’s no longer convenient, why the hell would you come here. I understand that if you’re busy, you ask, «Can I put you on hold for a second», but if its a common practice every time to put your customer on hold for 5 minutes, you’re done.

Not sure why thus has only 2 stars. Great sandwich great prices and right next to convention center. If you are looking for someplace close to the convention center with great food — come here.

Jenny’s is in a bit of a dilemma. In recent history, both a Duane Reade and a Brooklyn Fare has opened up within a minute’s walk away. Now, you don’t have to pay for overpriced oddities and drinks. Nonetheless, if you’re just coming here for a quick deli sandwich, then Jenny’s could be your spot. For $ 7, they have about 10 different choices that you can ponder on. None of these are amazingly mind blowing, as they look and taste exactly the same as any corner bodega in your neighborhood.
For a little more class, head to Brooklyn Fare. Otherwise, Duane Reade is your spot.

I only come here once a year, and it’s to have lunch during Comic Con. Why? Because while everyone is waiting in line for half an hour to pay $ 11 for a mediocre hotdog and fountain soda inside the Jacob Javitz Center, I’m one block away enjoying a tasty sandwich or wrap. Sure, the deli guys will crack a few jokes about my costume, but I like to be practical.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS… there are vermin inside. While the place is generally «clean looking», I have now seen mice on three different occasions. The food is disgusting and they use grease in EVERYTHING. The salads are wilted and the quality is way below par. Better off getting something at Duane Reade two doors down… cheaper and the people are nicer.

The groceries are not cheap but the prepared food is really great.

Jenny’s is a bit confusing to me at times, but I find myself coming back over and over again.
The Great:
+ Freshly sliced deli meats stacked high.
+ Kick-​ass selection of English candy — think Smarties, Cadbury, etc.
+ Surprising beer selection.
The Average:
o Typical prices for this kind of place. $ 5 – 7 sandwiches, etc.
All-​in-​all, a decent little bodega.

Good sandwich and value. Much better than the food in the Javits.

Their prices are reasonable but the quality of their food is not. I have had egg sandwiches on a few occasions there and they have all been terrible. I don’t know how it is possible to mess up a Sausage egg and cheese. Another thing is most times when I get there around 10:30am they are out of eggs?!
I wouldn’t even bother with their lunch I had it once and it was terrible.

Very pricey, but you’re paying for the convenience.
If I’m in a bind and run out of sugar, salt, or whatever while preparing dinner, then Jenny wins and can charge me whatever she wants. Oh wait, there’s Duane Reade next door, but they aren’t exactly cheap either.

Jenny’s is right across from work so there is really no escape not to go there for lunch sometimes. The price is pretty reasonable for the area around there. They have sandwiches, cooked entrees, salad bar and a good selection of snacks and frozen food.
The only thing I don’t like is the lady at the register. She just got an unhappy face whenever I am there like I owed her 1 million dollar.

Sandwiches and salads here are decent and reasonably priced, but the customer service is sadly lacking.
I call every day for a lunch delivery for my boss and no sooner do I say, «Hi, can I place an order for deliv – » when I’m cut off with a brusque, «Hold on.» When the girl gets back on the phone, she never apologizes for the wait, just boredly takes my order. Once someone called me back and mumbled this to me: «Uh, you had gave us the wrong credit card number.» Ok, first of all, even if I «had gave» you the wrong number, that isn’t a polite way to say so. Secondly, I recite this number from memory every goddamn day of my working life — I did not give you the wrong number, you wrote it down wrong.
The girl who usually answers the phone is just as unfriendly in person as she is over the phone, never saying hello, and never pushing my bag of food toward me on the counter, forcing me to stretch over for it. Not the end of the world, but the bummer-​y feeling adds up, you know? Once she told me to «call back in ten minutes because we’re really busy right now,» and once when I asked about something it turned out they didn’t have, she just flat out said, «We’re really busy.» Well, I’m glad they are doing so well that they don’t need my business!
There are a lot of delis out there… I am happy to try out the next one.
Eh, I should say that the dudes who make the sandwiches are nice.

This is not a review of the grocery selection, only of the deli.
This place is packed at lunch time. And for pretty good reason. They make good sandwiches cheap, and toss salads with your chosen ingredients right in front of you. Usually a line of 10 – 15 people during the lunch rush.
They have 3 small tables to eat inside the place (surrounded by the beverage coolers and right where the line forms once 5 or 6 people are waiting). Most people take and go. The guys at the Javits hit this place hard when conventions are moving in. It’s one of the closest non-​hotdog choices to the Center.
I suspect the grocery stuff is WAY overpriced. But when a quality sandwich with freshly sliced ingredients is $ 5 – 6 I have to assume they are making up the difference somewhere.

So who is this Jenny? This place was way pricey as it would be. Wonder how it’ll be when Duane Reade moves on over next door. There are pretty much no prices for many items-​do they hope you just buy and get too lazy to return such items?
Let’s see… a bowl of cup-​o-​ramen (where you get huge packs from Costco) costs $ 1.50. Four organic brown eggs are $ 4. Those lean cuisine microwavable meals are $ 5. There’s a deli too, which sells sandwiches for $ 6. The sandwich prices are somewhat decent, but the groceries-​not so much.
There’s a CVS nearby too, I’d rather go there. This place is too much of an obvious ripoff.