UpdatedFri, Feb 26, 2021 at 2:11 pm ET
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You can automatically dial up a dinner that s finger lickin good in the Jersey City Automat. It s the only one in the country right now, and it s contact-free, which is helpful during the pandemic. (Lily Brown/MST Creative PR)
The Automat kitchen cubby wall. It s contact free, and the only one in the country. (Michael Tulipan/MST Creative PR)
525 Washington Blvd. is near the Jersey City waterfront and not far from Hoboken s southern border. (Google Maps)
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ An American dining icon returned early this month with the opening of a chef-curated Automat Kitchen machine near the Jersey City waterfront. While Automats were first introduced in 1895 in Berlin and in 1902 in America, the last Automat closed in New York City in 1991 until a new business owner launched a product inspired by the original during the pandemic.
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Contactless Automat Kitchen opens in Jersey City
Jersey City’s new Automat Kitchen has opened at 525 Washington Blvd. with a chef-curated menu of modern comfort food made to order and a technology-driven contactless experience that fits diners’ needs.
Customers can order in advance on their phone or online, or at the location by scanning a QR code to connect to the menu and ordering system. There are kiosk screens at the location where orders can be placed without interacting with anyone. The guest then receives a code via text to click on to unlock the cubby/locker when the order is ready. The orders can be scheduled for a specific time as well. Order status will be displayed on the screens above the cubbies when received and when ready, the cubby number.
Photo courtesy of Automat Kitchen.
Feb. 3, 2021
An American dining icon has returned with the opening of Automat Kitchen in Jersey City, New Jersey, the reinvention of the historic establishment but with a chef-curated menu of modern comfort food made to order and a technology-driven contactless experience, according to a press release.
Automat Kitchen at 525 Washington Blvd. in Jersey City marks the second restaurant concept based on the Automat to be introduced in recent months in the metropolitan New York City area, following the opening of the previously announced Brooklyn Dumpling Shop.
Automat Kitchen modernizes the original concept for today s diners with a fully contactless and touchless process.