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Around the Clock 24 Hour Restaurant - CLOSED
Categories: Restaurants Diners Restaurants American (Traditional) Diners, American (Traditional) [Edit]
8 Stuyvesant St(between 11th St & 12th St)
New York, NY 10003
Neighborhood: East Village
(212) 598-0402
- Nearest Transit:
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Astor Pl (4, 6, 6X)
8 St - Nyu (N, R)
3 Av (L)
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Late Night
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
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77 reviews for Around the Clock 24 Hour Restaurant
Review Highlights
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"I had the brunch special is a excellent deal, and they have..." In 3 reviews -
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77 reviews in English
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Review from SM H.
ASTORIA, NY
12/29/2009
I'll grant that I have been to better places for food...hell, even better diners.
But there was something special about Around the Clock that made it worth making a 2-hour roundtrip subway ride from Morningside Heights at 2:30 a.m. on a Tuesday (back when Tuesdays were 24-hours for ATC) to get chips and guacamole and a turkey burger (with the word "turkey" misspelled on the menu).
It was lovely to see other reviews here that showed this place was as symbolic of college for other people as it was for me.
There are better restaurants and diners in the thousands, but Around the Clock held some sort of strange-yet-lovely grip on my heart. It will be greatly missed. -
Review from roderick A.
Jersey City, NY
1/11/2009
When I'm in the East Village, this is my Diner.
When I walk in, you see the Tin Men sitting on the last booth on the left. They call me over, wonder how I'm still making bets when I'm absolutely broke, working at a hair salon.
Our booth is always the last one on the right. Last time I came in, my friends were having a serious debate about a serious subject: who's better - Sinatra or Mathis?
When I eat, i always get a cheeseburger with french fries, with a side of gravy. Come on, you can't NOT go to a diner and get fries with gravy? Not getting it should be almost against the law.
More to come later. Right now we have a bet as to whether Carol Heathrow can go for my, ahem, while on our first date. She is "Death", which is a very good thing. Details to follow! -
Review from Javier M.
New York, NY
4/1/2008
Why in the world would this be a default place on Saturday nights at 3:00am? Hmm.. maybe because you just want to have a neutral place to sit down and order some early breakfast with a party of 10.. no hassle...
Maybe because you simply want a chicken piccata to detox, maybe because you want to CONTINUE to tox with a beer of a glass of cheap wine.... maybe coffee for two on a 4:00am Tuesday night, maybe you want burger and fries? or maybe because you were too tired (or drunk) to think about some place else. Whatever the reason, around the clock is indeed one of those New York bleh default places, that rain or shine, will always be there for you. Even if you are not always there for them.Listed in: Default
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Review from Chris H.
Brooklyn, NY
3/22/2008
Usually, when it's late and I'm drunk, I want FOOD. I don't really care if it's gourmet stuffs (as long as it doesn't taste like ass) or if it's healthy (as long as I don't get sick the next day) or if it's Zagat rated. I just want quantity and a reasonable price.
Around the Clock exceeded my expecatations on those fronts and more, when my friends and I stumbled in one night for some grub. I ordered a spinach omelet and I was pleasantly surprised when I saw a huge plate covered with a plump steaming omelet. It was also nice to be able to order a Stella to wash it down and provide a nightcap.
I believe we also ordered some appetizers, though my memory is a bit fuzzy on this point. I think it was the calimari, and I think it was really good.
I do have one memory of that night, however, that sears itself forever in my mind, a burning scar that triggers a clarity of experience that stands out amongst a landscape of memories blurred by alcohol.
It was towards the end of the meal. My friends seemed to enjoy their food as well that night. Arthur O. gulped down his spicy plate with relish, and then started picking at the peppers. Or was it the peppers on Gretchen B.'s plate?
Whoever's plate it was, Arthur issued an enthusiastic recommendation for the peppers and offered it to Michael S. and I. Still a bit hungry, I eagerly took on his offer and used my fork and knife to slice off a nice chunk, then quickly stuffed it in my mouth and chewed like a starving dog. Michael S. followed suit.
It was good, at first. Only after swallowing did the spiciness of the pepper finally reach my brain. My mouth was on fire. I realized that I needed water. Immediately. Unfortunately, none was around. I started drinking my beer. The carbonation only served to compound the burning sting.
Eventually the burn spread down my esophagus and into my stomach, and I responded by going into a half-comatose shock, sitting there dazed and looking ill, yet unable to do anything about it. I was worried about the ramifications of the pepper when I visited the toilet the next morning. Surprisingly, nothing painful happened the next day, to my relief.
The pepper hit Michael S. in the same way and we were both angered at Arthur for having played a cruel joke on us. He of course looked at us innocently and denied having done anything of the sort. It was hard to tell at that point of the night.Listed in: The City that Never Sleeps…
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Review from Gabby D.
New York, NY
6/5/2006
I had almost forgotten what a drunk night-out staple this place was. Definitely used to eat here at least 3-4 times a week in college (no it's not that great) and hit this place up twice this week within 10 hours. 6am and 2pm. Glamorous.
I was never a huge fan of this place, the food was always a bit mediocre and kinda hit or miss. They do have a bit of everything as well as some not too bad healthy and vegetarian options. Last time...well, second to last time I ordered their mozzarella sticks which were disastorous. Tasted like stale Am. Cheese in the middle. Yuck! I also try to avoid their water which always tastes horrid to me (FYI, I'm also a known water-snob) and/or add 2-3 lemons to it. I am a fan of their black bean burritos, onion rings, and they can make pretty good omelettes and my friends LUH-OVE their steamed veggies and the side of carrot-ginger dressing that comes on the side. My absolute all-time favorite dish however, would be their Nachos for 1. Which is definitely sizeable for 2 or 3 or 4. ATC is a place of convenience and serious affordablility. -
Review from Meg C.
Philadelphia, PA
5/4/2009
Oh, Around the Clock. When nothing else is open, you are always there...
I wouldn't go out of my way for the food, but it is solid and cheap. The brunch special is reasonably priced and includes an entree, a caffeine boost, and something boozy to start your day off right. I always get the eggs florentine because they are a weakness of mine. They are always good, not the best, but the hollandaise is always passable.
The BLTs are also good. Sandwiches come with veggies instead of fries, which I love and my boyfriend hates.
I hope it isn't closed forever!Listed in: You better run, egg!!!
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Review from Adam R.
1/15/2009
I figure I should get this review in, as Around The Clock is on the verge of closing. Sad times my friends. But it really was in the cards. Around The Clock has a great location, but it was just too cheap for where it was.
Of course, this means that I took great advantage of it on several occasions. I've had a lot of black bean nachos there. And Collonades. I'll miss being able to get dinner on the cheap.
But it's a new East Village that will charge new higher prices and drive out all the old-school places. I wish that ATC were relocating to a neighborhood that could use a decent late-night dining establishment, but perhaps another will rise in its ashes. -
Review from Kristy R.
9/13/2008
I'm struggling to give this place one star. I wish Yelp had the option of giving half stars. This place is pure hell. The staff took our friend's birthday cake, making it seem as though they would let us actually eat it there later on. No dice. Instead this angry manager comes out after our meal and tells us we can't have the cake there. Thanks.
Food was bland. The calamari was some of the worst I have ever had. They didn't know how to make a bahama mama. The list goes on and on. Never going back here, ever. -
Review from alexandra f.
New York, NY
7/23/2008
This place really takes 'good cheap eats' to the max. I came here last night with two friends and our entire bill was 22 bucks!
I ordered the Turkey Club which was alright. There was an overall component missing which I just can't put my finger on..hm.
Boyfriend ordered the Country Combo (Waffle, 2 eggs over easy and canadian bacon). Me, being into really odd concotions, put an egg ontop of one of the waffle slices and gorged. Took the meaning of delicious to new heights.
The menu is pretty edgy for a diner. You can get everything from sandwiches to breakfast to pasta to mexican. Oh, how I love variety.
Our waitress was super cool. She gave me a huge plate of pickles when I only asked for one extra and she was hilarious. -
Review from Marcus V.
Brooklyn, NY
11/7/2007
You couldn't pay me to eat here again. You couldn't even offer to take me out to eat here. I could be offered free meals for the rest of my life and I still would never go again...absolutely no way whatsoever.
Around the Clock has the absolute worst service--rude and unfriendly and unprofessional--I've ever experienced. The food is decent but it certainly doesn't warrant the effort, or facilitate any desire, to subject myself to the lackluster service that it provides.
It's crap, and I cringe every time I walk past the joint. -
Review from Esther K.
Brooklyn, NY
2/1/2009
The very first time I came here I was barely 18 and had just left Avalon at 6am. My friends and I stumbled into a cab and asked the driver to take us somewhere, anywhere with food. Maybe he was taking advantage of the stupid, drunk Jersey girls when he decided to drive from 21st st and 6th ave to 9th st and 3rd ave just for a 24 hour diner. Or maybe he knew: There was something special about this place.
Gone are the days of willingly going clubbing in Flatiron and getting excited about it.
Gone are the days of meeting my friend from Cooper Union here for lunch.
Gone are the days of paying an exorbitant amount of rent to live in the East Village and coming here three nights in a row because I couldn't afford anything else.
If nothing else, you were reliable and familiar.
You will be missed. -
Review from matthew h.
New York, NY
4/22/2008
I have never been so anxious to get home and write a bad review of a place before. I'm not even sure why i'm being so generous and giving it a 2nd star.
maybe its for the fact its so cheap, i dunno.. but i would be tempted to say you get what you pay for, but i didn't even get that. ok maybe the onion rings were passable.
i got a pint of flat beer, and my medium rare burger came extremely well done and cold. how do you do that? not sure. i sent both back, only to find they were out out of bass, and that was the only barely passable beer they had. then the burger came back. hot and medium , if not medium rare.. so i felt a little better - until i tasted it. bleech. not yummy.
ordered a cup of tea. i wouldn't take a bath that cold.
finally the check came, and it was incorrect.
if i didn't go next door to angel's share after, which improved my mood, this would have gotten one star.
i can assure you - i'm not going back -
Review from crystal t.
Pasadena, CA
4/10/2007
Bonus: Hands down best veggie burger I've ever had.
Bonus:The orange ginger salad dressing is amazing as well.
Bonus:Not too expensive either in a city of over priced food
Bonus: open 24 hours
Negative: we had a hard time finding it the 2nd time after stumbling upon it the first -
Review from Brian B.
New York, NY
1/25/2009
The East Village lost a good diner with the closing of Around the Clock. I feel sorry for future broke, drunk, college students that they will no longer have ATC to stumble into late at night when they have to sober up before getting past the dorm security guards. I've had a range of service there, from great to completely miserable, and being yelled at by the little ray of sunshine late-night manager for refilling our own water; when our waiter's water refill game was terribly sub-par.
The food wasn't anything to write home about, but the wings, nachos, and french toast were great deals that I shuffled between. Somebody below mentioned Cozy's on Broadway , but it's way more expensive and would never play A Tribe Called Quest's "Midnight Marauder's," after midnight.
I'm gonna go pour out a 40 of O.E., another relic of freshman year, for Around the Clock.Listed in: East Village
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Review from Jocelyn C.
Jamaica Plain, MA
5/22/2007
Around the Clock has always been my default "not sure what I'm in the mood to eat" place, and they always come through with delicious offerings like their turkey burger or the Hecht Park sandwich. I always leave with a full belly and a smile on my face because they're cheap and the service is fast and friendly.
They also have a pretty decent brunch menu too. Check it out if you're in the area and don't want to spend a lot of money (or don't have a lot to spend). Outdoor seating is awesome too, because it's a great people-watching spot.Listed in: NYC
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Review from Danielle S.
New Orleans, LA
12/26/2007
Not bad diner food and won't hurt the wallet.
I like that after a night of throwing back the drinks I can get something to eat that will soak up all the booze I've consumed.Listed in: Truck Stops
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Review from Haley C.
Jersey City, NJ
1/14/2007
Although, our waitress looked like she had plans to go home and slit her wrists (very sad looking emo girl, I apologize for the stereotyping), the service was decent and I was excited to see the place was still hopping at 3:30 am, but not so hopping that we couldn't get a table.
My nachos were excellent, but my boyfriend's calamari was what you'd expect from a diner. The menu is extensive featuring reasonably priced, ethnically diverse cuisine. I'd definitely like to go back and check out their breakfast, nothing beats midnight french toast.
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I went back during the day and it was a much more enjoyable experience (not having just rushed out at 3 am for an asthma inhaler had a lot to do with this). The waiter was friendly, we were seated by the window and had a nice view of the people eating outside (I love to people watch when it's easy to be descrete). My caesar salad was great and I love that they sell root beer.Listed in: Diners!
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Review from Eric B.
New York, NY
4/18/2008
This place is a staple of my monthly restaurant routine. A solid diner with healthy choices and a delicious, cheap brunch that includes a beer.
Normally I order bacon, eggs, french toast, side of fries, and an english muffin along with beer and coffee in the morning. And while the French Toast can be a bit bready at time (not warm enough in the middle, doesn't have that almost custard feel) everything else, though simple, is spot on. When my fiancee and I want a quick place to get a bite, she can get her hummus and I can get my burger. -
Review from Jade M.
New York, NY
4/8/2007
DO come here at 4 in the morning when you're craving banana pancakes!!! DO come here when you want a quick delish tuna melt or a nice filling bean & cheese burrito for lunch.
Their $10.99 weekend brunch special (with a mimosa) is a steal in this city.
Their menu is cheap cheap cheap and the food is filling and hits the spot. -
Review from Scott R.
6/10/2007
Everyone knows this place is open 24 hours a day. What's less known is they've got a good lunch special. I recently had a 'healthy hero' sandwich, (assumed non-healthy) fries, and a Diet Coke all for $5.95. The outdoor seating doesn't get much sun but that's a minor complaint.
It's funny how a place with a 'Open 24 Hours" policy often translates into "place I would go to drunk at 4AM but otherwise wouldn't frequent." I've got to assume these restaurants get a decent amount of people who consider themselves too good for the establishment but resign themselves to eating there on these late nights - especially b/c alcohol wears down their defenses and/or decision making skills. I wonder if I started shifting my calendar and somehow made it known that I'm open for sex every night from 2AM - 6AM if I'd attract hot drunk girls who wouldn't otherwise sample my menu... -
Review from Diana R.
Brooklyn, NY
12/18/2008
I stumbled into Around the Clock late one afternoon, in need of a stiff drink (or drinks) after a rough day.
Lucky for me, they have great happy hour specials... $3 pints and well drinks, with Stella on tap.
My friend got some quesadillas, which were pretty basic and good, but who makes a bad quesadilla anyway?
Bar service was great, quick and friendly without being too pushy.
I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here.. but you need food/drinks/a place to hang out and you're in the neighborhood at any hour of the day, it's a pretty safe bet. -
Review from Kimberly F.
Brooklyn, NY
9/12/2008
I went there last nite with about 6 friends. It was my friends 21st b'day, and we went here to get some greasy food b4 we drank ourselves silly. We called ahead to make sure we could bring a b'day, it was fine so we bought a big one!
This place a the slowest service, didn't no how to make a Bahama mama The Food: chicken fingers and calamari. Both were fried to destruction, it was discussing and came with a mystery sauce.
OK NOW HERE COMES THE DRAMA : the cake that we brought and handed to the waiter, was dropped of by a bus boy, still in the box. Confusion sets in, as we start to open up the cake box, this Asian woman(the owner?) runs over and screams that we cant eat that here.
Even thought we called to confirm the cake, she still said no, that the person told us the wrong thing and we would have to take our cake elsewhere.
I'm not in the restaurant biz but i'm pretty sure, if someone just dropped over $100 bucks in my place i would let them eat cake.
Ok yes this place is cheap, yes, but that is were the goodness ends. I WILL NEVER BE BACK! -
Review from Aleksandra K.
New York, NY
5/4/2008
Stopped in here while in the area and looking to grab a late night bite with Mr. S. We couldn't decide what we wanted, but were willing to try our hands at this 24/7 diner.
Okay, so I walk in, and BAM, I hit a bar. This is weird to me. Since when do diners have bars? Fine. I understand, the place is trying to milk the fact that people are always in need of that "last drink" of the night, and Around the Clock is willing to give it to them.
We were seated, and at this point, I'm thinking grilled cheese with tomato, ohhh yesss. BUT to my surprise, there is no grilled cheese on the menu. WTF mate? Is this for real, a diner with no grilled cheese? I asked the waiter, and he confirmed this preposterous fact, but pointed to something on the menu called the "Cooper." I read it, and it was tomato, mozzarella cheese, and pesto toasted on challah bread. Still in a grilled cheese state of mind, I thought, how can I alter this to my liking? So I said, "Can I have wheat bread instead of the challah, American cheese instead of the mozzarella, and no pesto?" (Muahaha, I thought to myself, I have beaten the system.) But the man turned me down, and said he could hold the pesto and change the bread, but the mozzarella was here to stay. Fine. I'll try it.
So he comes out with what I was expecting to be somewhat grilled cheesy, but NO. They had still kept the challah toast, accidentally. The man apologized, and since I am not one for confrontation, I just accepted the meal as it was. And I'm glad I did. The challah toast was delicious! And the melted mozzarella and tomato was perfect. Ohhh, soo good! I am ashamed I doubted it. But that's what will happen when you have a closed mind, people. Let that be a lesson to all of you.
Anyways, I finished it, and was so satisfied. The boyf had gotten some type of omelet he was content with, and the fries were good, too. Reminiscent of McDonald's, but that's not exactly a bad thing, especially at 1 in the morning.
Very decently priced, everything came out to $12 or so, and I must recommend the Cooper to the next visitor. Will I be back? Maybe. The service was alright - took forever for our water to be refilled, and I didn't much care for the atmosphere. Props for being open Around the Clock. Perhaps, If I'm in a similar situation, in the same area, and on a hunt for the Cooper, I'll revisit. -
Review from Irene F.
2/17/2008
Post billiards, my date continued here, where we grabbed a drink and some calamari. The drinks were fine, the service was fine, the company was excellent. I guess that would tilt me to give a higher rating, but it really was a comfy type place to go hang out with a friend or a date and chat.
The calamari was..interesting. It was huge rings, which I've never really seen, and a bit rubbery as a result, but the batter and sauce were good, so kudos for an interesting culinary experience. -
Review from Renee m.
11/22/2008
Who wants breakfast at like 4am in the morning???
duhhhh MEEE and like 323292492840284 other fellow New Yorkers!! This is how we roll! It's all about late night partying and then capping the night off with real Diner food, laughs, and experiences!
the Wait staff there are super nice, it was my friends birthday and they made her a birthday shot: kalua, whipped cream, chocolate on the house to say Happy birthday to her, they are attentive and super nice esp if your friend is about to puke on eveyrthing in sight, they take the time to get your friend a plastc bag and a cool bounty!!! -
Review from Matt E.
3/7/2009
AROUND THE CLOCK WE LAMENT YOUR DEPARTURE....but wait...
According to Reuters, aka a barkeep at ATC, Around the Clock is just closed temporarily. Some renovations are taking place, which actually are sorely needed, and then this treasure will return.
Along a great and very visible spot along 3rd Ave this place manages to never be overcrowded..I hesitate to Yelp here..
Going in the evening can net you a chicken sando or a BLT for around 5-6 bucks...yes you read correct. Not the finest of delicacies but certainly can break a hunger strike. They also have some cheaper drinks and surprisingly pretty decent sangria.
It not never seemed like the cleanest place in the world, we'll see after the renovations, but they're open late and unlike many places their kitchen actually stays open too. -
Review from Victor L.
Brooklyn, NY
4/12/2007
yes its around the clock. Its a lively fast restaurant in the middle of a colorful block within 100 feet of a couple of NYU dorms. Fast and fun service at 3am, typical diner/bar food.
Spaced well, there's a plateau with more tables on the right i think which gives a little variety. -
Review from Sylwia W.
Jersey City, NJ
8/10/2008
Imagine a stereotypical Jersey diner, and this place is pretty much that.
The food is just "eh" (the wings were entirely too greasy), the staff seems to be mute, and the atmosphere of the place just screams "quiet but bitter desperation," but I suppose you can't go wrong with cheap diner-esque food so close to the overpriced bars and "unique" restaurants of the East Village.
Bathroom Grade: 5/10. Like most of the rest of this place, it was just whatever. -
Review from Gee P.
Sunnyside, NY
8/23/2008
One of those places that I only go to when my group for some reason decides to post-drunk eat there by some mysterious consensus.
The service is good but the food is so miserably average and forgettable while occasionally tipping into bad territory that I basically have to be brow beaten into eating here by a bunch of drunks. -
Review from Gourmet G.
San Francisco, CA
10/5/2005
This neighborhood eatery is diagonally across from my best friend's co-op, and it often becomes a default destination when we're not in the mood to travel far for a meal. The menu is decent for what it is, a potpourri of international dishes and breakfast standards. Nothing is offensive, nor is anything thrilling. Think edible basic comfort food at prices reasonable enough to draw a crowd from the NYU dorm across from it.
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Review from Jeffrey W.
Brooklyn, NY
1/25/2007
Around the Clock is one of my favorite "drop in and chow" joints in NYC. The prices are unbelievably cheap (especially for its area), and the food is quite yummy - the g/f and I frequent the place on the regular. Plus, you can walk into the place at anytime and order breakfast - doesn't get much better than that.
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Review from Julia S. J.
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, NY
3/22/2008
damn, is it ugly in here!
i expected much better decor on the inside, if only because the neon clock sign outside was so cute. however, the inside looks pretty depressing, and it's quite possible that the furniture they use hasn't changed since the place first opened up. there wasn't even any paint peeling from the wood.. the WOOD was peeling itself off from... itself.
meh whatever, the prices are good, and service was fast.
heygirlhey! where'd all this food come from? giant pieces of garlic bread [tasty!], a big plate of veggies, cheese, & rice [bigger than i imagined], and this tart-y, unknown orange sauce. "what is it?", i ask. turns out that stuff i've been lavishly pouring and dipping every possible thing in is carrot&ginger.
what?! but i HATE carrot, and ginger! i must suddenly have been whisked away into a vortex of tastiness, in the rundown schlump of ugly that is Around the Clock. but wait, my garlic bread is yummy too, as is my giant veggie dish! and all this gut-busting simplicity for $5.95? it's true!
while i wouldn't ever crave the food from here..
like that average-looking "friend with benefits", it's convenient, cheap, and does the job right. -
Review from Ro N.
New York, NY
11/7/2007
This place sucks booty!
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Review from Julia P.
Chelmsford, MA
5/2/2008
I was in New York for the weekend and ended up here Friday and Saturday night. We hit up happy hour on Friday night.. four beers and two mixed drinks for $14. The bartender was nice, and made some strong drinks. The crowd there was very friendly and I met some fun people. On Saturday I went there for dinner and got Mexican Eggs Benedict which was soooo goood. Overall Around the Clock is a cheap and fun diner.. I would suggest hitting it up during happy hour for some good eats and drinks.
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Review from Joolie T.
5/16/2006 1 photo
3.5- 4 is pushing it.
i can agree with most of the reviews of this place... a city that never sleeps, you can definately see that in the flesh at Around the Clock. what i specifically like about this place is the crowd. cool people, not so hipster, and their menu is quite good- not your typical diner. honestly, the crowd there is tolerable. not so crazy loud, but pumps good music and in which keeps a good atmosphere. i'm sick of the mundane (same thing on every diner's menu) routine, so i like to come here at 1-2am w/ friends from out of town or beau. their prices are unbeatable! portions, pretty good. LOVE that they have an outdoor patio where you can people watch, smoke cigs, and just get some fresh air and suck in the area of cooper square. my favorite (and everyone i bring there) loves their Fish & Chips!
i hate: their bathroom. so disgusting. -
Review from Elissa S.
11/13/2007
In a rush to get something to eat before a show at Webster Hall, my friend and I made the bad choice of choosing Around the Clock. The fries were gross. The onion rings tasted only of fried batter. They have a wash sink in the middle of the room, which we were seated next to. Gross. I'm never going back again.
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Review from Phil M.
12/29/2007
Pretty crappy diner. The waitress was nice. Thats about all. Got brunch. We were never offered the mimosa of bloody mary thats supposed to come with it. The table was incredibly wobbly and it spilled our coffee numerous times. I got a steak with my eggs that was so tough it was impossible to cut especially in the stupid dishes they serve them in. It was a bad experience and will never go here again. One extra star because of the waitress.
Listed in: Manhattan
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Review from laura z.
Brooklyn, NY
1/28/2008
wow. so many bad reviews!
it's the kind of place that you don't go to expecting a gourmet and sparkling clean experience. i'm laughing as i look at the review below. i would NEVER order a steak there. i usually stick to the burgers or nachos. the sangria was pretty bad, but what did i expect?
look... so few places are open 24 hours. i would eat their "nachos for one (or two)" any hour of the day. seriously... 4 or 5 dollars gets you a heaping pile of delightful nachos.
the bathrooms could use a serious makeover... at least now the liquid soap isn't in a Tupperware bowl for people to just dip their hands in. they have a dispenser now.
the staff is super nice (i think).
just resign yourself to the fact that it's kind of a dirty 24 hour diner-ish place and get over it. it's open at 2 am when you just want to share a pitcher and a burger with someone. -
Review from Chelsea J.
New York, NY
1/21/2007
I said to my boyfriend (and fellow Yelper Andrew J., who you can see also likes this place) about halfway through the meal, "Boy, am I glad this wasn't our first date. You'd have never asked for a second after how much of a mess I'm making." If you want a lot of good, sloppy, comfort food, then I'd recommend this place. I mean, yes, I'm sure you can find slightly less messy food than my sloppy avocado sandwich and buffalo wings, because the menu was very extensive. A lot of pasta, sandwiches, standard fare, etc. I think it would have been pretty difficult to not find something. Normally at comfort food type establishments, I find it hard to turn down a cheeseburger, but the Hecht- avocado, portabello mushroom, provolone cheese, and tomato on an onion roll, which I subbed out for a sesame bagel- was too tempting to say no to. Good fries, too. And their black forest cheesecake is pretty good- the cheesecake itself is good, but the chocolate cake is too try.
I mean, no. It's not the greatest food in the world, but it's nice and cheap, which can't always be said for the neighborhood, so it's a nice change.
My biggest problem with the place is it's COLD. Their entrance vestibule has one door and then those sheets of hanging plastic, and so it basically stays freezing, and anytime the door is opened, the entire restaurant gets a rush of cold air. Granted, that won't be a problem in a few months, but with the weather we've had these past few weeks, it definitely was.
I'd definitely go back. It's not going to become one of my favorite restaurants ever, but it's a nice and pleasant experience, so it's definitely worth it.Listed in: Hangover Helpers
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Review from douglas B.
San Francisco, CA
12/27/2008
If i could give lower than a one i would. On the one and only occasion I have been here i walked a huge swarm of flies but for some reason i stayed and decided to eat. I had a lovely veggie sandwich and some sangria and then spent the next day in the bathroom. DONT EVER GO HERE EVER EVER EVER EVER
