The Local at JFK

About

American (Traditional)

Price Range : $11-30 ($$)

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    Yelp rating
    1.5 stars

Location

Adress: Perimeter Rd Lax Terminal 1 - Past Security, Jamaica, NY 11430

Phone:

Business info

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    Takes Reservations
    No
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    Delivery
    No
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    Take-out
    Yes
  • credit_card
    Accepts Credit Cards
    Yes
  • local_parking
    Bike Parking
    No
  • accessibility
    Good for Kids
    Yes
  • group
    Good for Groups
    No
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    Ambience
    Casual, Classy
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    Noise Level
    Average
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    Alcohol
    Full Bar
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    Outdoor Seating
    No
  • wifi
    Wi-Fi
    Free
  • tv
    Has TV
    Yes
  • fastfood
    Caters
    No

Reviews

  • Lee Sperling

    star star_border star_border star_border star_border 8 June 2026

    One of the few places to sit down and eat while waiting for your flight in the terminal. The food is absolutely disgusting, this was supposed to be a grilled chicken with a special sauce and blue cheese on a baguett e, nope! Grilled chicken with blue cheese and sweet BBQ sauce on a ciabbata roll, only good thing on this platter were the pickles. Oh no salt on the pretzels either.

  • Dylan Foster

    star star_border star_border star_border star_border 8 June 2026

    If I could give 0 stars, I would. It was the only sit down place near our terminal and we were starving so we gave it a try. I expected something overpriced in an airport, but this place is really something special. The hostess told us to go sit at a table that still had peoples old food and drink cups on it. We should have left right then. They charged 18 dollars for a salad that was served still in its prepackaged plastic container. Are you serious? My reuben, also 18 dollars, was smaller than a palm, and one half literally didn't even have meat on it. The side potato chips were cold and chewy like they had been sitting in cold oil for ten minutes before coming to the table. And oh, they serve you plastic silverware. Nearly 20 dollars per entree and they cant even give you real utensils.This place is a joke and I would be embarrassed to work here. The chef, if you can even call him that, and owner should be ashamed and I hope they keep getting one star reviews until they get run out of JFK. Do not go here.

  • Bogdan Iliescu

    star star_border star_border star_border star_border 5 June 2026

    Expensive place, bad food and the service is awful. The waiters are rude and they are asking us more money for the tip. Definitely not a place to go again.

  • Gary Monk

    star star_border star_border star_border star_border 25 May 2026

    Agree with the one star reviews. Aggressively pushed out as soon as finished my drink. Terrible. Only get away with it because limited options but def recommend elsewhere

  • Dave Neige

    star star star_border star_border star_border 21 May 2026

    Terribly crowded, feels out of control. Food is taking a long time to get here so I do not recommend eating here if you have slim time before your flight. Flatbread pizzas look amazingly awful. Only reason this place got two stars is that my drink order got here quickly.

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