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Café Edison

228 W. 47th St., New York, NY - (212) 840-5000
Posted By Matt Perlstein on 12/15/2008 12:47:00 PM
I love good chicken noodle soup. After reading about Cafe Edison here and a few other places on the Internet, I decided to try their chicken noodle soup. I got it take-out to bring back to my office about five blocks away. It was still very hot. They give you three packs of saltine crackers with the soup. That is the only good thing I can say about it. The taste, if one can call it that, was very bland -- basically tasteless.

They use broad noodles in the soup; these were very mushy. I actually prefer my chicken noodle soup without chicken, or with as little chicken in it as possible, a la Carnegie or Mendy's, where you can ask them to leave out the chicken. At Cafe Edison, there were big globs of red chicken in the soup. One such glob had a lot of fat, and even a big bone. I did not want to finish it.

The soup doesn't compare to the soup at such nearby places as Carnegie, Stage, Mendy's, and Ben Ash. Even your run-of-the-mill deli, the kind you see on every block, has better chicken noodle soup than Cafe Edison.


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It was a tough decision: borscht or matzoh ball soup? The matzoh ball soup looked ravishing as people around me ate theirs. The matzoh ball nearly filled the bowl. But I was not the least bit disappointed in this borscht, loaded with cabbage, potatoes, and tender chunks of beef. Hearty and spiced just right, it is as good as hot borscht can be.
"It was a tough decision: borscht or matzoh ball soup? The matzoh ball soup looked ravishing as people around me ate theirs. The matzoh ball nearly filled the bowl. But I was not the least bit disappointed in this borscht, loaded with cabbage, potatoes, and tender chunks of beef. Hearty and spiced just right, it is as good as hot borscht can be."
Michael Stern





At once fluffy and substantial, this plate-size pancake of matzoh brie is served with a bowl of apple sauce on the side.
"At once fluffy and substantial, this plate-size pancake of matzoh brie is served with a bowl of apple sauce on the side."
Michael Stern


Here is a close view that shows a cross-section of the matzoh brie. If you look closely, you can see nuggets of softened matzoh among the buttery eggs.
"Here is a close view that shows a cross-section of the matzoh brie. If you look closely, you can see nuggets of softened matzoh among the buttery eggs."
Michael Stern


The ceiling of Cafe Edison speaks of a time when this was the ballroom of an elegant hotel.
"The ceiling of Cafe Edison speaks of a time when this was the ballroom of an elegant hotel."
Michael Stern


There is a street entrance to Cafe Edison, but you can also get to it through this door from the lobby of the hotel.
"There is a street entrance to Cafe Edison, but you can also get to it through this door from the lobby of the hotel."
Michael Stern


Cafe Edison is ideally located for visitors to Times Square and the Theater District.
"Cafe Edison is ideally located for visitors to Times Square and the Theater District."
Michael Stern


Cheese blintzes come three to an order. They are not a delicate food, but they sure are satisfying.
"Cheese blintzes come three to an order. They are not a delicate food, but they sure are satisfying."
Michael Stern


This is what you want to dollop onto each forkful of blintz: plenty of sour cream.
"This is what you want to dollop onto each forkful of blintz: plenty of sour cream."
Michael Stern


A close view of Cafe Edison's corned beef hash shows how finely-chopped it is. It has a good zesty flavor, and is perfectly complemented by the poached egg on top.
"A close view of Cafe Edison's corned beef hash shows how finely-chopped it is. It has a good zesty flavor, and is perfectly complemented by the poached egg on top."
Michael Stern



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