Great cafe with friendly service. The pastrami sandwich was excellent, meat was done right. French toast was fluffy and delicious. The chicken pot pie looked better than it tasted, the spices inside were weird. Loved the casual vibe of this place, you can linger for hours.
Yes yes yes! This place is delicious! Everything we had was perfection from the pastrami to the tuna to the plain pasta. My niece had an enormous and delicious salad. We found a secluded little table upstairs which was amazing. The ambiance is very unique. It was a great experience
Blythe “Collie” Collier, PhD
+4
The restaurant's decor is a wonderful melange of seating styles & old rock & roll posters & attractive but tiny wooden tables jam-packed into every conceivable space. The first time we visited I had some blue cheese stuffed dates wrapped in bacon that were sublime! Unfortunately since then that has been taken off the menu. I would have to say at this point that the food is good and fresh but not incredible. Pick your time to visit carefully, as the place can be so packed it's hard to find a seat.
Man, this place just delivers such consistency. I've gotten almost everything on the menu before and, while there are some desserts I'm not totally enamored with, most everything I have here is very satisfactory. The counter service is quick and the staff is very friendly. The avocado toast with egg is one of my favorites but the salads are amazing. I really like the Berkeley Bowl with chicken breast and green goddess dressing. Plus they have like 3 locations (possibly more) which is also nice.
Great place for a quick bite. Service was good, and food quality was excellent. Prices were good for the portion sizes. Everything we've ordered was great. I decided to try the California hotdog and it was very good....and I'm typically not a hotdog kind of person, but this caught my eye. The wife enjoyed the grilled cheese and commented on how good the soup was, stating it was better than most places. Overall great place to eat at.
Counter service food taken up a notch, with all-day breakfast along with entrées like lasagna, mac and cheese, and enormous pork and beef meatballs. I enjoyed the meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce, served with broccolini and polenta. The huevos rancheros were also fantastic, and on a cold winter night, the hot chocolate was thick and comforting, albeit somewhat expensive. Overall a very good place for relatively quick comfort food.
Super yummy food!! Came here with hubby before the Opera... super close... food is amazing, super well served and delicious (highly recommended before the opera!!)
We each ordered sandwiches and trust me if you are not that hungry you can share... or eat one each and definitely last a 4 hour opera😅...
I will be coming back again...
On a side note this like bistro style where you order up front then take your number and they take your food to your table... the waiter still came and made sure our meal was going great!!
One of my favorite restaurants because of the atmosphere and food. Everytime I walk in I smile at the decor, the different types of seating and all of the energy buzzing around from the people enjoying their food and conversations. I still personally think they have the best grilled cheese and tomato bisque soup in the city. Switched it up yesterday though and loved the Grove Turkey sandwich, but still got the side tomato bisque. The staff has always been wonderful, both welcoming and attentive to our needs. It's a great place to catch up with a friend, have a work meeting or even bring a date to.
Good food, casual environment. You walk up to a counter to order and there is a good assortment of American comfort food like grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, and other sandwiches, salads, and entrees. They do serve alcohol as well. It's a little pricey but about the norm for the area.
One of the few casual restaurants around this area that is open late (past 8pm), and offers an array of Sight Glass coffee drinks and American comfort foods.
I had avocado toast and an almond dirty chai--both of which were on par with what you would expect. We also had the California hot dog--a hot dog prepared with jalapenos and cotija cheese. It is tasty and unique, but it's pretty salty with the addition of a pickle, so would choose a side salad instead of chips next time.
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