Cornerstone Cafe

I absolutely love Cornerstone! The staff is very welcoming and always provides excellent service. Great venue, it’s very spacious all around, with an open floor plan and lots of additional seating out front and in back. Lots of cool artwork throughout. Perfect place to grab a drink and hang out. Drinks are priced very well. All the food is delicious, but definitely check out their breakfast menu. You’ll be glad you stopped by. -Anthonyxibarrax

I have been here a few times. Each previous visit, I ordered breakfast food. It was ok, varying between fair and mediocre. But I was on J and wanted to stop to eat something and decided to go to Cornerstone. I ordered a hamburger, and literally told my sever I wanted my hamburger "plain, with nothing on it." What I received is in the picture I am uploading, a hamburger that was absolutely slathered in mayonnaise. I told my server, I asked for my burger plain, with nothing on it, and I would like another burger. This was irritating, but whatever. The menu says that burgers come with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mayo. I understood when I ordered it "plain, with nothing on it," that it would not include any of these things. But I guess mistakes can be made and I was just a little annoyed at having to wait longer to get my food. What happened next, though, caused me to nearly lose my mind. My server came back to my table and told me that it was the restaurant's policy that when someone orders a hamburger "plain, with nothing on it" that it would include mayonnaise. She told me that I should have ordered it "dry" in order to not include the mayonnaise. I said, well, I do not understand how it could be that "plain, with nothing on it" could be interpreted to mean "please put mayonnaise on my burger." She told me that that was the way restaurant did things and this was how I need to order next time. There will not be a next time. I cannot tolerate that level of cognitive dissonance, to engage with the world with the understanding that mayonnaise is somehow ontologically and categorically special, mandatory yet undisclosed, must always be included even if you order something "plain, with nothing on it." It seems to me if you are a server, and you know that ordering a burger "plain, with nothing on it" will be interpreted by the restaurant to mean, "please put mayonnaise on my burger," you might want to notify the customer and clarify whether they want mayonnaise. But not at Cornerstone. That's not how they do things.

First time visiting on 7/2 about 2pm. Place was not busy at all for the lack of service received. We ordered some cocktails to start & for the 30minutes we waited to receive some nasty drinks we were ready for the check. Place was dirty every booth had plates while the chick(server) was walking around with her cellphone, texting and chatting it up with other staff on duty, Noone felt the need to clean the place up for aslong as we were there. Not sure who manages this place but I would highly keep a closer eye on things not a good look.

This is nice place with a fairly large sitting area compared to other establishments in downtown Sacramento. The booths are comfortable and give you good privacy. The breakfast came out extremely fast. Within 10 minutes of my order. This place has parking on the street and in the back. Make sure you get here early or call ahead of time and it is popular and fills up quickly. Very nice it opens early at 7am. I will go back. The bacon was extraordinary best bacon I have seen in a restaurant for a long time.