damnlines.comdamnlines.comA classic Flatiron counter-service lunch counter and deli that The Infatuation includes among NYC's best brunch spots despite its regular line for seats.
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The Infatuation's Best Brunch Spots In NYC guide flags S&P Lunch as a wait-prone counter, writing that "you'll likely find yourself in line for a seat, pressed against the wall to make room for the servers barreling by to deliver bowls of matzo ball soup" — while still calling it "worth the short wait."
The Infatuation's dedicated review of S&P Lunch adds detail on where that wait concentrates: the original counter with bar-stool seating is "almost always full, even at 9 AM on a random weekday," and diners will choose to wait for a counter spot "even when there's a table available in the back." That suggests the line is really a queue for the counter specifically, not the whole small dining room, which also has "a handful of tables in the back... good for groups of three or four."
Neither Infatuation piece mentions a reservation system, and the venue's own site (sandwich.place) makes no mention of reservations either — only phone/delivery ordering and a downloadable menu — consistent with S&P Lunch operating as walk-in counter service only.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: Walk-in / counter service only — no reservation system found on the venue's site or in The Infatuation's coverage.
Walk-ins: Yes — line forms for counter seating; per The Infatuation's reviews.
Mon–Fri 8am–8pm, Sat–Sun 9am–8pm, per the venue's official site.
The Infatuation's Best Brunch Spots guide says diners will "likely find yourself in line for a seat" but calls it worth "the short wait." Its dedicated S&P Lunch review adds that the counter seating is "almost always full, even at 9 AM on a random weekday," so a line can form outside typical lunch-rush hours too; no source gives an exact minutes figure.
No — neither The Infatuation's coverage nor the venue's own site (sandwich.place) mentions a reservation system. S&P Lunch is set up as a walk-in counter-service lunch counter and deli.
Yes — S&P Lunch is walk-in only, per The Infatuation, which describes lining up for a seat rather than any reservation or waitlist app. Expect to queue for the counter specifically during busy stretches, per its review.
S&P Lunch is a Flatiron counter-service American lunch counter and deli that The Infatuation's Best Brunch Spots guide highlights for dishes like matzo ball soup. It's included among NYC's best brunch spots despite — or because of — the line for its counter.
Sources: The Infatuation — Best Brunch Restaurants NYC guide · The Infatuation — S&P Lunch review · S&P Lunch official site