The Marketplace Grill Cafe

Food are very good. It gets busy though. They are very friendly and offer help as needed. Patking is plentiful.

Good service but some of the food are a little bland, good for those on diets. The lemon vinaigrette is just vinegar and lemon and oil no spices. Pro tip to management tru panini kabobs lemon vinaigrette and remake it here please. The chicken soup is great, but the salmon is flavorless. Their jambalaya is also good here.

it all seemed pretty basic...i got a chicken salad with lemon vinaigrette, but it had no flavor whatsoever. i liked the toast and fresh avocado better. my bf got a burrito but it also was mediocre. the service was great tho! clean establishment! clean restrooms, big parking lot, and happy employees. i MIGHT give it a second try, but its iffy.

This was one of the best dining experiences I've had. There are many menu options to choose from so selecting food might be a bit overwhelming at first. However, the staff were very welcoming and helped provide recommendations. Ordering and payment takes place at the counter. I chose to have the appetizer platter and Philly cheese steak panini. The environment was great, the place was definitely packed, but it felt comfy and clean. Once our food was brought to our table, the serving size was great and the presentation was impressive! Overall, the food was very delicious and exceeded my expectations. Staff frequently checked in on our table to help us if we wanted to request a water refill or wanted some sauce.

I've known about The Marketplace Grill Cafe because I had driven by it several times. When they were in Long Beach, that is. They used to be located in the Vons Circle Center by the Long Beach traffic circle before becoming TAP24, which retained the same concept as Marketplace Grill Cafe, but has no affiliation whatsoever.I honestly wouldn't have known about this location in Downey, however, if not for Fivestars. I had an offer on my account, and like I said in a recent review of a different Fivestars business, it's a great way to get customers through that front door!This Marketplace Grill Cafe is in Downey's Courtyard Business Center on the north side of Florence west of Paramount. There's ample parking, but some spots are reserved for Marketplace customers only. You can tell by the various signs posted around the lot. One such sign directs you to the drive thru. Yes, they have a drive thru. No, I wouldn't recommend going there to place a large order and upset the customer behind you in line. Plus, I'm not sure I could have used my Fivestars reward at the drive thru, at least in an efficient manner. The drive thru sign mentions that if you place an order either online or over the phone, you should go inside to pick up your order.I went inside to place my order. First, I highly recommend looking at the menu online beforehand: https://themarketplacegrillcafe.com/menu/. The TVs behind the order counter change screens pretty frequently, so you may not get a good glimpse of one part of the menu before the TV unwarrantedly switches to a photo of some delicious food, which as delicious as it looks, I really wish they would keep those TV screens stationary so as to not mess with the indecisive.I knew I wanted the Salmon & Shrimp, which consists of a grilled fresh salmon fillet, sauteed shrimp, cilantro lime vinaigrette, risotto, vegetables, and focaccia bread. The entree comes with two sides, which by default are risotto and vegetables, but you can switch if you'd like. I still went with the risotto and vegetables because I'm trying to avoid the deep fried goodness that is fries. If I recall correctly, none of the sides are premium except for the soup, which would incur a $1 upcharge. I didn't ask what soup it'd be, but I'm guessing it is contingent on the day of the week.The Salmon Plate is pretty much the same as the Salmon & Shrimp with the exception of the sauteed shrimp, but it's only $1.40 less. Don't think you're getting that great a deal if you upgrade to Salmon & Shrimp because you don't get that much shrimp, but it's still a nice, and not to mention tasty, add-on nonetheless.I didn't think my Fivestars offer would have included a dessert, but according to the cashier, it did! The only dessert I saw was the baklava in the adjacent display case, and so that's what I went with. Their website lists more extravagant options, but I'm happy enough with the baklava, especially since I was almost sugared out that day.I also asked for a cup of water, and they placed it on my table while I was in the restroom at the near corner of the cafe.The wait for my food was about 13 minutes, so the baklava did keep me company for a while. It was good, and not as sweet as I would have thought that I'm sure any other dessert choice would have pushed my sugar intake over my quota for the day.When I was presented with my plate, the first thing I thought of was Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen. The plate was seriously that large, and it was chock full of the seafood, risotto, and the grilled vegetables. However, the price point was closer to that of Sea Island Shrimp House, IYKYK, though do bear in mind the Fivestars offer I mentioned before.Had I taken my order home to eat, I would have given this review 4 stars because everything kind of missed the mark in flavor. However, at each table indoors, they have a half dozen bottles of sauce that you can use for your meal. And these sauces packed a real punch that gave all of my food the flavor my taste buds craved. The use of a plastic fork in supplement with a fancy steak knife did seem eccentric.There is a nice outdoor patio, but I didn't see any sauces on the tables outside, which I find kind of odd. It would make for a nice relaxing meal by a small waterfall next to the sidewalk, but those sauces are a must! Just be careful with the A1 because after struggling to get any hot sauce, I splashed a good portion of my plate with the A1 sauce. Oops? lolService was pretty good. I felt taken care of here that I was momentarily able to forget about all the troubles I've been going through lately and immerse myself in a nice and fancy cafe without splurging an amount typically spent at such a fine eatery. It's a shame I didn't get a chance to visit the Long Beach location before they became TAP24.I'm rarely in Downey, and I visit the Traffic Circle area every now and then. Should I pay a visit to TAP24 as well?? Let's just say if they also join Fivestars, I will! :)

The Greek salad with chicken is tossed in a delicious, tangy and craveable dressing but it also comes at a hefty price of $18 and change considering it's a bowl greens with sometomatoes, onions, cucumbers with slices of chicken and pita triangles. The servers are attentive.

Loveee that this place has a drive through. The food was super fresh when we got it! Great portions to the food.It is a tad expensive, but if ima pay this is how I expect the food to be. With a lot of favor, fresh and making me want to go back.Will definitely be coming back.

I was craving this spot since I used to come here all the time and I was not disappointed! I went with the trusty chicken Alfredo and love how rich the flavor is! Their onion rings are also the perfect amount of crunch and flavor. We went around lunch time to there was virtually no wait and there was plenty of seating available, inside and outside. Their pastries were great too! I'm a sucker for cheesecake so it was easily top tier to me. Only downside was the red velvet cake was a bit dry for my liking. My girlfriend loved this spot too, so we will for sure end up coming back!

Their food options are amazing! They have a wide variety of options and healthy options. I got the club sandwich and my sister had the chicken Alfredo. I also got an iced vanilla latte and my sister got a cappuccino and a side of fruit. The servers are extremely nice and attentive. The place was also clean. Great to bring your family.

I come here once in a while because my mom really likes one of their paninis. On Mother's Day when she requested this for lunch, I was happy to pick this up for her and decided to get something for myself too. Unfortunately, the problem is outside of a couple of their paninis, most of the items here aren't that tasty, they consistently lack in flavor and almost any dish here starts around $20, but it doesn't taste like it. The service is not bad and the ambiance is average. I feel like over the years their food quality and value has gone down, not really a place I would recommend when there are better options nearby.Food: 3/5Service: 3/5Ambiance: 3/5Value: 2.5/5Overall: 3/5