Jubilee Market

The cashier charged me for a wrap, premade by Nature Boy, for the expiration date (9.25) and not the real price ($ 4.99)… If there was a zero star option, I’d give that.

I go to Jubilee fairly often for breakfast, and occasionally for lunch. Since I work near there this has been my spot for the last couple of years and I’ve been very happy with it. The staff is quick to help and make a nice breakfast sandwich for me and have gotten to the point where they know my usual sandwich. I’ve had no real problems with anything.

Poor attitude by the Chinese lady and her Mexican friend to the right at the register. Found hair in my salad as well. They don’t wear hair nets. Stay away

This place has exceeded my expectation. I don’t go to this place often, despite this being a 2 min walk from work. But I had a very satisfying lunch today. Got some fish, chicken, broccoli and sweet potato, all pretty tasty. They have a lot of options, including decent salads. (Make no mistake though — this is bodega food.)
The people who make salads /​sandwiches /​etc. are nice and helpful. But the ones behind cash register are really rude, and I am not speaking about anyone specific. Then again, you have to learn to ignore that sort of people if you work near Chinatown.

Jubilee is across the street from my office. I used to go there 1 – 3 times a week to get breakfast or lunch. The service is horrible. I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt for a year because they’re so close to work. My coworkers have found hair in their salads and hot bar food twice in the last month. Both colleagues have vowed never to go back. The cashiers are straight up rude and dismissive. They rush customers out– they tell you your total and before giving you a chance to whip out your wallet, they take the next customer on the same register. This has happened to me every time. After being a loyal customer for a year, I asked for a wedge of lemon for my lunch and the cashier said «we don’t sell it like that, you have to buy tea,» to which I respond, «I buy lunch from you everyday, I can’t have a slice of lemon?» The cashier said «No» and literally laughed out loud with the cashier next to her. So, I went to Smile to Go one block down and they happily gave me two slices for free. I spend no less than $ 10 every visit, that’s $ 30 a week at max, which is $ 1,680 a year. I think that warrants a better level of service. I’m never spending another penny at Jubilee. I recommend readers opt for Duke on Broadway, Smile to Go on Howard St. or Maman, Sweet Green, Papa Poule, Chopt and anything else BUT jubilee for their work-​week lunches.

Ótimo mercado, fica na frente do meu trabalho, o que facilita muito. Esse mercado tem muitas variedades e tem um buffet de almoço muito gostoso! Pelo menos 1 vez por semana almoço aqui. O preço é super em conta! Ótimo custo benefício!

Over priced. The only reason I gave one star is because there is not too many deli s around that area.

Not bad but not great. At least they have smaller plastic containers unlike CAFE DUKE! They have the same options though so they both get three stars.

Absolutely WORST place you can go to. I work literally next door. Food is bad. Incredibly expensive. I bought a lime-​a-​rita one night, they charged me 8 $. Those are 2.50 $ each usually. The cashier workers are all incredibly rude, condescending, and very very unpleasant. I was asked 4 $ for a single granola bar once, and finally had enough and simply left it on their counter and walked out.
Also, watch them weigh your food. The scale starts at 0.25 with nothing on it and they often push the box down pretending to align it while quickly pressing the print receipt button.
Avoid it. Go to Gourmet Garage on Spring St. or even Duke’s if you must.

Sadly, after six months of going to this place 3x per week, I’ve had to eliminate it from the line-​up.
I typically went for the salad bar in the back, where they’d toss it for you. The ingredients weren’t the best quality, but they were never poor quality, per se. But last week, I veered from my norm and got their pre-​made California Wrap behind the sandwich counter. Two bites of that wrap completely nullified any loyalty I’d developed fork this place over the last half-​year.
The chicken salad was clearly days old – it was sour and lumpy. And the wrap was soaking wet – like someone had dropped it into the sink then just re-​wrapped it in new paper.
Thankfully I avoided getting food poisoning by not continuing any consumption, but I’m not about to flirt with fire again.

ZERO stars, absolutely terrible and overpriced. This place is usually my go to place for wintertime for their soups. I went here for lunch today for their hot buffet. So nasty, food is burnt and horny Spanish guys always stand next to the hot buffet just to check out girls. They were checking me out and kept staring at me and my friend throughout the entire time. We left and we promised each other not to come back to this place! This place is absolutely nasty.
Oh and I threw out their menu out of my menu stash. It belongs in the trash!

I come here at least 3 times a week for lunch/​breakfast. I love their salads and sandwiches. Their packaged food/​drinks can be a bit on the expensive side depending on what you’re looking for, but all in all fast service, good food, and super convenient.

Went here with a buddy a few days ago, and really enjoyed the place. It’s a great deli/​grocery store kinda place, and it has so many options because of the dual functionality. The sandwich I got was great, and if I worked closer to the area, I could see myself eating here very frequently.

i always used to go here during work. food was always good when i went. staff can be iffy at times but i only went for like 10 15 mins anyway so its not like i saw them every day. i probably would go back in the future.

My go-​to place to get a chopped salad during work. They don’t skimp on giving chicken, which some places do. Service is quick. Their hot foods are a hit-​or-​miss. Their udon is unexpectedly good — for a deli.
CC minimum ($ 10 I believe?) that they’re rather strict about enforcing.

A little pricey but you’re getting good quality. I like the convenience of the buffet. Everything is made fresh by their house cook. This is a perfect spot for lunch if you’re on the go. I wish we had a place like this near my job in Miami. Buffet has a variety of meals, so if you’re dieting this can also be a great place to grab lunch. They even have smoothies!
I love a place that is well rounded like this. I promise you’ll love this Jubilee!

Salad bar good, food ok.
The rudest fucking staff in the city. Trust me. The managers must beat them in the back room, or they’re part of some invisible slave ring/​indentured servitude to remain in this country.
When I’m in the mood to fight someone/​let off some steam, I get my lunch from here. They’re always ready to battle.
I call it Jubilain’t.

I typically don’t write negative reviews on Unilocal because I’m generally very understanding about the pains of customer service and how the customer isn’t necessarily always right. However, I experienced some of the rudest customer service I’ve ever had at Jubilee today.
I mean, I’m not really a sensitive girl. My skin is pretty thick, and maybe I was offended because I’ve got a terrible cold and just wanted my lunch as soon as possible so I could get off work as soon as possible and go home and crawl into bed as soon as possible, but… these cashiers are so rude! I don’t care if you don’t make eye contact with me. I don’t care if you say nothing except for the amount I need to pay. But if you yell at me? And then insult my intelligence? Wow, lady. Wow.
I appreciate the quick customer service, of course, but to force the line to move so quickly (like the value of the products are going to drop to nothing at any moment and they need to squeeze out every cent right away) that I am physically pushed around and feel the need to push others? Relax, honestly. We’re all stressed here, no need to make it worse on our thirty minutes of reprieve from work. I say this because in my few minutes there today, I was not only insulted by the cashiers but saw others insulted by them, saw tiffs between the cooks and customers there, and even the floor maintenance staff. Common courtesy goes a long, LONG way, and unfortunately Jubilee is miles behind the rest of us.
In addition to the godawful customer service I (and many others, as it seems) have received… The prices are insane. I realize that the cost of everything in SoHo is steep, but come on… the Duane Reade on the same block has some of the same items cheaper, which is really, really sad.
Then there’s the buffet table. I’m giving Jubilee two stars instead of one only because of the fresh fruits available! The rest of the prepared food here is decent. Not warm, really, despite the lamps, and there is heaps of cilantro in basically EVERYTHING and I hate cilantro, so…
So, all in all, I’ll stick with my crappy Bushwick delis before work, where I could get a week’s worth of lunches for the same price as one at Jubilee.
Oh, and the credit card minimum is now $ 10. DON’T FORGET, OR THEY WILL BE VERY UNHAPPY WITH YOU.

I have a love/​hate relationship with Jubilee.
Love:
Like, two doors down from my office.
Soups are cheaper than Duke Café.
The vegetables on the hot bar are usually pretty awesome.
Hate:
Overpriced salads.
My manager found mold on a sandwich, was told «that’s what bread is like.»
Overpriced breakfast.
No longer takes debit card AND raised the credit card minimum (minimums aren’t allowed, just FYI).
Toss up:
The cashiers are as efficient as they are bitchy.

Of all the Korean delis I’ve been to, this one is easily the best. This is another go to lunch spot for me when i need to pick up something. All the sandwiches are pretty good especially the paninis. I also usually get the clam chowder when they have it. The hot bar is pretty decent too.
I would stay away from the actual grocery portion of the store because it is grossly overpriced.

This place is just behind my office on Broadway, and I find myself in here based on convenience more than anything. Hey, I’ll take it over Duane Reade when it comes to quickness (sometimes…)
The food isn’t horrible. I have had some wraps that have been surprisingly fresh, and the BBQ pizza is never too awful. My issues with this place stem from the environment. Firstly, thank god for my office, because I would NEVER eat in here. The front area plays host to a «counter» that is really more of an oversized piece of crown molding, and is horribly cold because the Korean owners apparently don’t feel temperatures. The downstairs area was actually colder than outside today, and 200 times more depressing.
And this really gets me, the counter ladies are the rudest people on the planet. They hurry you through, yell at you, mess up your order and then blame you for the mistake and refuse to correct it, or just strait up forget you.
Before I finish up, I have to mention that this spot does have ONE more redeeming aspect — people watching. It seems to be an interesting melting pot of rich and poor, fashion and business types, everyone. It might be one of the only functional delis/​markets for a few blocks, so it draws from an interesting area of the city. I like that.