MessyNessyChic: Oh to have Eaten at the Automat, Just Once.

But I did! When I worked in the art-deco Chanin Building (catty-corner from the Chrysler building) in the mid-80's, the Automat was just a short walk down 42nd. The food I got there was unremarkable, but certainly affordable. It was not a place I frequented; far past its prime. They had some great cookies, though. Closed in 1991.