Friedman's - 31st St

Name: Friedman's - 31st St
Address: 140 W 31st St, New York, NY, United States, 10001
Telephone: (212) 971-9400
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.6

4.6

23 Reviews

$30 and under

American

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2 people

11 Jan 2025

19:00

Booked 26 times today

Neighbourhood gem
Good for groups
Great for happy hour

Please note that Friedmans happily accepts walk in parties at all times everyday. We unfortunately do not take reservation for lunch or brunch hours, so please come in to get seated or be added to our wait list.

Friedmans is a family run business, which operates locations throughout New York City. Friedmans was named after the famous economist Milton Friedman who popularized the phrase, “there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch”. To put it simply, “to get one thing we like, we usually have to give up another thing we like.”

Our mantra is simple, “Eat good food” and this is what we strive to deliver to our guests. For us, it has two meanings. Firstly, eat food that tastes good. Secondly, be proud of the food you serve. We know where our food comes from. We communicate regularly with our farmers and are proud to serve antibiotic free meats & local vegetables. Our mission is for you to love, respect, & enjoy, not only the food you serve, but also the team you work with.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
American, Breakfast
Hours of Operation
Daily 16:30–21:00 Daily 08:30–15:45 Happy Hour Daily 14:00–18:00
Phone number
(212) 971-9400
Website
http://friedmansrestaurant.com/
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
140 W 31st St, New York, NY 10001
Area
Chelsea
Parking details
None
Additional
Gluten-free Options

What 23 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.6Service
4.5Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Review summary

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Friedman's on 31st Street offers an inviting atmosphere, "excellent food and service," and a variety of gluten-free options, making it a "coeliac paradise." Guests rave about the "superb service" and "phenomenal" dining experiences. Conveniently located near MSG and Penn Station, it's perfect for pre-event meals or casual dining.

23 Reviews

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Laura
VIP
New York City
10 reviews
2.0
10 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
The food here is fine. Definitely nothing special and the prices are inflated for what you get, but that's pretty typical for these middle-of-the-road restaurants. My main issues were 3 things: 1) we had a reservation through OpenTable and they removed our reservation and told OpenTable we weren't there (and then I got an angry email from OpenTable about skipping out on a reservation. When I called the restaurant to ask about this, they couldn't tell me why the reservation was removed, even though we wwere there for almost 3 hours and spent almost $100 (FOR TWO PEOPLE -- TWO DISHES EACH. RIDICULOUS). 2) We ordered banana bread and, though we had cloth napkins the whole evening, they brought a stack of paper napkins with the dessert. This is, by the way, while fires are destroying half of LA because of climate change. So we cut down trees to make napkins that we use fossil fuel to transport to a restaurant and then we...what...throw them away because we don't need them? So irresponsible. 3) Finally, the waiter kept referring to me and my guest (another woman) as guys...the whole time. Hey guys, do you need anything else guys? Guys, I'll be right back with your good. It was legitimately every time we spoke to him. I wouldn't address him and his brother as "hey ladies...what can I get you ladies?" Do I really need to be erased while I'm trying to enjoy a night out? I can't just be an adult woman and be addressed as an adult woman? I can't get a 3 hour break from the patriarchy? So disrespectful and honestly it just comes across as really unprofessional.
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Frank
New York City
9 reviews
4.0
9 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Love the new location. Same great food and service. Bright clean, new. Friendly staff. Food was cooked to our liking. The banana bread dessert was fresh and great tasting. Thank you.
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Robin
New York City
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great spot close to MSG with plenty of GF options for those who need.
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Rachel
New York City
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Comfortable booths. Wonderful staff. Attractive new space. Nice food.
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Catherine
VIP
New York City
153 reviews
5.0
153 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The best restaurant near Penn Station and MSG! Nearly everything in the menu already is or can be made gluten free!
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Caoimhe
New York City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 25 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything was fantastic! From the restaurant itself, helpful and friendly staff, delicious food and drinks and nearly everything on the menu was or could be made gluten free and coeliac safe. Have eaten here before and will co tonue to come back whenever I'm in New York! Highly reccommend this haven for coeliacs!
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Sarah
Melbourne
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 25 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The interior was very stylish and food was terrific. Coeliac paradise with so many options. Great for those that can eat gluten free and who want good fresh food. Also we are very late to our booking but they made it work. Thank you!
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kelly
Greater Boston
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 24 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Excellent food and service. Cozy atmosphere. We will be back!
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Deanne
New York City
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on 23 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Good food. Nice people. Wonderful for people who need gluten free good. Please open a restaurant in Westchester. Not enough gf choices here!
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Shani
New York City
75 reviews
4.0
75 reviews
Dined on 19 December 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Friendly staff, good food (really liked the seared fish sandwich) and the noise level was low. The prices were also pretty good: a tiny bit high. My only complaint was about the dessert menu, which wasn't very inspired. And the brownie was dry. We felt a bit rushed with a 9:00 closing, which is especially early for a place serving dinner, in a tourist area near Macy's, and during the holidays.
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2 people

11 Jan 2025

19:00

Booked 26 times today

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140 W 31st St, New York, NY 10001

Additional information

Area
Chelsea
Hours of Operation
Daily 16:30–21:00 Daily 08:30–15:45 Happy Hour Daily 14:00–18:00
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
American, Breakfast
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Additional
Gluten-free Options

Website
http://friedmansrestaurant.com/
Phone number
(212) 971-9400

Friedman's - 31st St

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