Lucy’s Asian Kitchen
“I like that you can place your order on a touch screen and know what you're getting, so there is minimal confusion and makes for quicker service.”
“The white rice was perfectly sticky and tasty.”
“They have a smaller menu that typical takeout Chinese spots but they have some usuals like General Tso's, chicken/beef/tofu and vegetables, ginger chicken.”
Lucy’s Asian Kitchen
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Simple asian entrees made fresh.
We ordered their Kung Pao Chicken and Sesame Chicken. Out of the two the Kung Pao Chicken tasted better it's spicy, it was topped with roasted red peppers, green bell peppers and peanuts, the chicken was marinated and is tasty, no soy sauce needed.
The Sesame Chicken was ok. Glazed sweet but found that the sauce is thin and a bit watered down, topped with sesame seeds as well but still this tray was alright.
On both plates we chose the brown rice option, that was a plus and it got us to cut down on carbs a little after an epic foodie excursion in NYC. So overall the plates were light with decent portions.
Ordering here is made easy! There is a touch screen menu on the front counter, make your order, pickup your ticket and wait for your order for approximately 8 minutes. They make it fresh here, you"ll hear the sizzles.
When you pickup your food, take it to the food court cashier booth with your ticket and pay. Skipping this procedure you will encounter law enforcement and pay the consequences.
This place is ok…I got some udon noodles with veggies for $10. Pricey, but you're at an airport! It was piping hot but then it got too greasy for my taste buds…so I tossed it after eating less than half of it. I think that happens with aging, can't handle too much grease 😛
I was pretty hungry at JFK and stumbled into this Cibo Foodcourt. I was initially thinking of the standard chicken and rice, but found they had additional options too. You order from a touch screen and then pick it up when your number is called. The only issue with it is that you can't ask questions. I was wondering what the noodle bowl special was, but as I approached the counter, the guy working physically turned away and answered his phone instead of helping out. I ended up going with Udon noodles which were listed on the menu at $9.50. I though that was reasonable for airport food. Turns out that was just for the noodles and you add other things separately. I decided to splurge and get chicken and vegetables for a $3 up-charge each bringing the grand total to almost $17 after tax. A little ridiculous but it was tasty and was exactly what I was looking for. Sometimes when traveling, getting what you want is more that worth the ridiculous airport prices.
Not bad at all for airport food. And surprisingly, the pad thai here is better than any pad Thai I've had in the Bay Area (where the noodles are always too ketchupy and soggy). The noodles come out literally 10 feet away from a piping hot wok, where the cook expertly tosses the al dente noodles, bell peppers, onions, scallions and sauces. Beware: the sauce does pack a bit of heat- which I loved, but may not be for those who don't do spicy. The noodles contain a liberal amount of salt and oil, resulting in an in-your-face end result- something I did not mind at all after all the healthy, blandish California food I've been eating lately. But more health conscious folks be forewarned, your taste buds will thank you but your body might hate you afterwards.
Service was quick- got the noodles less than 10 min after ordering on the computer screen (way faster than the amount of time I've waited for a Boar's Head sandwich next door on multiple occasions). The head chef doesn't seem to have any sort of volume control though- so don't be alarmed if he barks your order is done.
Terminal 5 is awesome! The food is surprisingly good and I didn't have to spend a fortune. There is a computer terminal and two lines to take your order. One of the computers crashed and someone had to reboot it for me during the checkout process. Apparently it happens all the time. When in doubt, reboot I guess.
I ordered a hot and sour soup and a pad thai with shrimp. The soup was piping hot and I had to wait for it to cool off. I started eating the pad thai and it had fresh ingredients. There were plenty of noodles in the dish and it was flavorful. There was no lime in the dish. I was slightly disappointed because I was expecting it. I guess it's hard to get fresh limes at the airport.
Once you get your food, pay at any of the cashier lines by giving them your printed ticket.
Surprisingly good. Fresh ingredients and reasonable in terms of price.
yay ! now i have a decent place to get some food in my belly before I board another long flight 🙂
I have had worse Chinese food in food courts. I'd give it three stars but I feel like they deserve a plus point just for being in an airport and being not bad.
They have a smaller menu that typical takeout Chinese spots but they have some usuals like General Tso's, chicken/beef/tofu and vegetables, ginger chicken. I had the last one with brown rice, which is $1 extra. It was a little too sweet, but the veggies were surprisingly plentiful and crisp.
Lucy's alright by me, but I won't see her outside of an airport.
it's decent. it is after all a grab-and-go joint.
tastes good, nice portion size.