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bodhipooh t1_j6oy5y7 wrote

No, they are all different, and each has their own strengths.

Maman and Choc-o-Pain are closer in substance and pricing - and they are nothing like 2nd Street. If I want a huge, and very well priced, sub I am heading to 2nd St. If I want a "fancy" pastry that is going to cost me a pretty penny, I am going to Maman. I never patronize Choc-O-Pain (read about their sordid attitude in the immediate aftermath of Sandy *** ) and Antique is nice/good, but I have a soft spot for 2nd St Bakery.

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*** - I screwed up here by misremembering - same location, different business. It was Made with Love that behave poorly in the aftermath of Sandy, NOT Choc-O-Pain. Notwithstanding my faulty memory recollection, I am still not a regular patron of Choc-O-Pain for different reasons which I didn't mention in my post. Chief among them, my very close Parisian friend used to get enraged anytime I would shop there over what she considered outrageous prices, so over time I stopped patronizing their place altogether. But, their stuff can be really good.

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BeMadTV OP t1_j6p07vn wrote

I've never had a sandwich at 2nd St but I feel like I agreed with everything in this post. I never really go to Choc, and it's not cuz of the Sandy thing, it just never filled a hankering.

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mooseLimbsCatLicks t1_j6p460b wrote

Chocopain when I do go, it’s for the kouin aman (I prob spelled that wrong). But they are amazing, also some kind of curry chicken savory thing was really good. Do NOT get iced coffee there. It’s watered down hot coffee

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MarieSkiis t1_j6pjkv1 wrote

Wait - please remind us/me in on the “Sandy thing” because I must have run a brain-de frag and deleted? TIA.

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