ATHLEISURE LIST: JERSEY CITY
AUTOMAT KITCHEN The concept of automat dining was closely tied to the post-industrial era and the surge in white collar workers in cities and later a popular option during the Depression era with inexpensive staples like baked beans and mac & cheese. The food was prepared in a kitchen behind a wall of locked boxes displaying the ready-made dishes - all self-service. Diners inserted coins to unlock them and retrieve the item they wanted.
bread; Chicken Pot Pie with vegetables, puff pastry and creamy gravy and The Wedge salad with iceberg lettuce, lardons, tomato, blue cheese dressing - just to name a few. The menu will change seasonally and include special limited time items too the plan has always been to rotate menu items - right now they are doing Mac Madness (coinciding with March Mad Madness 3/18 - 4/5) with 5 new mac & cheese dishes: beef Meatballs Stuffed with Mac & Cheese Parm Sandwich with marinara, mozzarella and spinach; BBQ Brisket Mac & Cheese with gorgonzola cheese; Pepperoni Pizza Mac & Cheese with mozzarella, parmesan, mascarpone, marinara and cupped pepperoni over Mac & Cheese crust. Their signature Mac & Cheese with elbow macaroni, cheese blend, parmesan crisp, toasted breadcrumbs,
Automat Kitchen opened Jan 27, 2021 and makes meals fresh to order. Consulting Chef Quirino Silva created a modern comfort food menu with creative global twists on American classics for breakfast, lunch and dinner to appeal to modern diners. Silva created dishes that draw both on history and tradition but reflect the way we eat today, including Pastrami Reuben Flat-
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