Nestled in Ridgewood, Salty Lunch Lady's Little Luncheonette brings a retro charm with its vibrant decor and playful gourmet sandwiches, perfect for casual hangouts.
"Salty Lunch Lady’s Little Luncheonette is a recent sandwich addition to New York, and part of a string of modern luncheonettes to debut recently. The menu from chef and owner Dria Atencio includes sandwiches with mortadella, chicken meatballs, and green-goddess egg salad, plus sweets like layer cakes in a rotating case. There’s plenty of indoor seating in a retro-style." - Emma Orlow, Robert Sietsema
"Open on the weekends for lunch, this Ridgewood restaurant is a charming spot to saddle up to one of the bar stools or tables and start a morning off with a sandwich and pie slice (think nostalgic, rotating options like banana cream). It’s an easygoing, order-at-the-counter sort of vibe where it's pretty guaranteed you’ll get a seat." - Eater Staff
"Dria Atencio’s sunny corner spot in Ridgewood serves a rotating flavor of cake every week, usually alongside a changing pie and cookie to round out the sweets menu, best enjoyed after or better yet while you wait for her stellar sandwiches. The cake alone is good enough for repeat visits, with flavors like layer cake with lemon curd, blackberry frosting, and blackberries; or passionfruit vanilla layer cake. Another one I’ve had the fortune of trying multiple times: the PB&J layer cake with vanilla cake, Concord grape jam, and peanut butter frosting." - Mike Chau
"Dria Atencio’s Salty Lunch Lady is one of several luncheonettes to open this year. Here, find nostalgic sandwiches — like the “fancy bologna” — and treats — rotating layer cakes with flavors like black sesame and pies like banoffee. The pink and green order-at-the-counter spot is outfitted in vintage bric-a-brac and the causal set-up is perfect for a long lunch where you can hang out for a while." - Caroline Shin, Eater Staff
"If we were to pitch Salty Lunch Lady’s Little Luncheonette, it would go something like: Blue Velvet meets Buddy Holly, with fancy after-school sandwiches and ice box cake. The spacious daytime spot in Ridgewood has mint green walls the color of a vintage Telecaster, and mismatched china piled behind a counter, where you can order a sandwich with thinly sliced mortadella that’s doing an upscale impression of Oscar Mayer bologna. Open from 11:30-4pm, Thursday through Monday, it’s a nice place to grab a quick meal and engage in 1950s cosplay. Try the lightly dressed tuna salad with crisp celery, and don’t ignore the desserts in the refrigerated case. photo credit: Salty Lunch Lady's Little Luncheonette" - Bryan Kim
