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BAMN!

By Clean Plate Club   Feb 19, 2007

BAMN! automatic cheeseburger (photography only). FULL REVIEW

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Automatic for the Donut

By Blognut   Feb 16, 2007

Edward Hopper's 1927 oil-on-canvas Automat depicts a forlorn looking girl sipping coffee by herself in an automat, which, in case you didn't know, is essentially a room full of coin-operated fast food vending machines. Hopper's work is said to depict the urban alienation that occurs when once-social practices like going out for a bite become completely automatic, rendering human-to-human interaction unnecessary. While a plausible interpretation, Blognut has an alternate theory to explain the girl's woes –simply that the automat she's chosen doesn't offer Donuts. Too bad us New Yorker's can't relate, because thanks to BAMN! we have FULL REVIEW

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Bamn Automat Vending Machines NY St Marks

By Plate of the Day   Oct 12, 2006

Have you been down to St Mark’s recently? Strolling past all the punk’d out Japanese noodle and sushi joints is a bright new PINK ‘restaurant’ called Bamn Automat. It’s the return of the nostalgic Automat! On the awning is says Open 25 Hours! - not really sure what that means but if you think about it twice it’s really just FULL REVIEW

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The Automat Returns to NYC…

By Sweet Napa   Sep 10, 2006

And their mac & cheese croquet was wickedly good — piping hot, full of pungent cheese flavor, just creamy enough inside, and perfectly crispy on the outside. FULL REVIEW

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Bamn! is a damn [darn?] disappointment

By Miss Beancurd   Sep 06, 2006

Tuesday was the opening of Bamn! on St. Mark’s.  I already braced myself for disappointment, but of course, we always hope for the best.  The place definitely looked very mod and chic.  And it’s pink!  How great is that? FULL REVIEW

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Walk-in Vending Machine or Automat? Bamn! Arrives in the East Village

By NYC Nosh   Sep 05, 2006

Mystery No. 13442: How can New York, the city that supports tens of thousands of restaurants and take-out joints not manage to keep a single automat afloat? After all, the 1990s and the present decade have seen a number of trends that might seem to benefit the insert-coin-retrieve-dinner format: the opening of more fast food restaurants, patrons’ shrinking free time, and even a tolerance for anonymous financial transactions. Yet the opening this week of Bamn!, the first coin-operated fast food outlet since the last Horn & Hardart automat closed its doors on East 42nd Street back in 1991, offers a few clues as to why atavistic, coin-op dining might struggle in modern-day NYC. FULL REVIEW

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BAMN Automat

By Restaurant Girl   Aug 30, 2006

BAMN reinvents the concept of the Automat with self-serve fast food, amidst the nocturnal bustle of St. Mark's Place.  Owners David Leong, Nobu X and Robert Kwak, enlisted Chef Kevin Reilly (The Water Club) to consult on the on the menu after he answered a Craig's List ad for the best kroket recipe (a true story).  Squint as you pass under the neon pink signeage into this giant food vending machine, dealing in modern American and Asian-inspired fast food.  Come equipped with quarters or get change from the coin machine, then head directly to the heated fare of your choice.  No tipping or talking necessary, unless you want fries or a drink, both requiring a counter order FULL REVIEW

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About Bamn Time! The Automat Returns

By A Hamburger Today   Aug 29, 2006

I moved to New York City long after the last of the Horn & Hardart Automats (right) closed. Of all the photos of yore of a Manhattan I never knew, however, the images that have intrigued me the most have been of these establishments. I mean, what's not to like about put-the-money-in, open-the-little-door, get-the-food? FULL REVIEW

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A Taste of Bamn

By Gothamist   Aug 29, 2006

Photographs FULL REVIEW

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Bamnit!

By SliceNY   Aug 29, 2006

After years of automat deprivation, New Yorkers can once again slot their money into a machine, open a little door, and grab a quick, hot treat. I wish I could say "hot and delicious treat," but the offerings at the newly opened automat Bamn just didn't stack up. FULL REVIEW

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