Park Commons

Stopped in today for a Poke Bowl...decent size bowl....was really good, fresh poke and tasted fantastic. It was my first time dining here.....large restaurant with really great inside and outdoor seating. I really like that you can relax and enjoy your food here. Pretty spacious. Monitors for you to walk up and place your order in a number of spots where they prepare the food. So you are not spending too much time interacting with service. Really nice place. It's in the same area as Karl Strauss. Great spot highly recommend!!

Came here for lunch with coworkers. This place has been around for a while but I never visited it because I thought they had mainly burgers. But I was wrong and was pleasantly surprised to find a lot of salad options. I got the Asian chicken salad with dressing on the side. It's mainly kale with a lot of toppings and grilled chicken. Dressing was ok (I'm not really a dressing or sauce type of person, so it's hard to win me over on the dressing), the salad toppings were great but the star for me was the chicken! Grilled well-seasoned chicken breast was very tasty. One small complaint is that they could cut the kale a bit to make it easier to eat. But all restaurants do this so I guess that's the way it is around here. I like the concept. Very airy and pleasant setting, good variety of food to choose from. Definitely will be back for the salad and to try other things.

They just added a new vendor to their other four options, and this one specializes in Indian dishes. I went there specifically to get the fried chicken sandwich but the chicken tikka masala looked intriguing enough to lure me away from it. I am pleased I did. The curry was really good, and with their fragrant rice, was a perfect lunch. The portion is a good size too. I also tried the samosas and naan. Next time, I'm getting a double order of the naan which was so good with the curry. The have four different sauces - I tried all four. They add a different flavor profile to the dishes. Am definitely going back again.

TLDR - Rip off at full price. Must have the discount to eat here. Small portions.Really, unless you work at the Tech Center (AND get the discount) there is nothing special to make you drive to eat here.I've been eating here since they opened as Park Commons is located in my business center. The food here is very expensive when paying full price. Most of the businesses in the tech center receive a 40% discount and this is HUGE, except my business no longer receives the discount, so I stopped eating here as much.To get the discount we had to download an app, they had no real way of discounting us at the check out terminals, and this was a fail from a planning perspective.Food: The food is generally ok, but not for the price. The poke bowls (see pics) is $17 before any tip and they barely fill the bowl half way full. There was maybe a 1/4 cup of cooked rice at the bottom, and it was steaming hot. No one wants hot rice with a poke bowl, and it wasn't even sushi rice. Just plain.I'd say this is acceptable if I was still getting the discount, but at full price there are better options in the area, you just need to leave the tech center.

The business districts north of La Jolla have really expanded and created such vibrant spaces for restaurants and food spots. They can be hole-in-the-walls but offer the best speciality of whatever they're about. Park commons is built beautifully, with its high ceilings, and colorful walls. All the food choices they offered were delicious and even though there were some technical difficulties at rush hour the ordering system they have was quick and efficient to get our group's order in. Our food came out not that long after too. It was clear everyone working in the area dined here together and there were plenty of tables for it. Eager to come back and try the other offerings.

OK place to go get a coffee or some lunch item when I am going in or out the Exos gym located in campus. Mostly guys from Qualcomm and Playstation having their lunches there. It is very modern and spacious and have a nice outside with several tables where you can also see the rest of campus that is pleasant to the eyes. Wi-Fi never works for me for some reason, so the attempts to work from there have always failed for me. I don't like they did not give me the ARE tenant discount (maybe because I am not another ARE campus?) and they told me something about downloading an app that made things more complicated, so I paid full price every time. Pricey for what it is.

I came here because of the 40% discount I get from work as ARE tenants and I was very happy with my food. I don't know if it would rush back without the 40% discount as it would be a bit pricey, but everything was delicious. I got the chocolate covered strawberry latte, hot chicken sandwich, and a side of tots. The tots were perfectly crispy and the sandwich was delicious, big, and seemed to be of high quality. The bun was noticeably good for example. Loved it! The latte was also yummy. The ambience is very nice there too. It's open and airy, modern and stylish in the dining area. The inner area where you get the food feels like a cafeteria. It's a cool concept and I will be back for sure (with the discount).

Love the food and the vibe of Park Commons. Service was quick and friendly and the area was clean. We will definitely come back to try the coffee!

Ordered:Korean chicken sandwichPoke bowlThe food and drinks were excellent but the price was the only thing I disliked. The chicken sandwich and poke bowl were $15 each and the drinks were $12 each.

Tried Park Commons on a warm February Friday, just after 12. The main hall was packed with people, but my lunch companion and I were able to place our order at the kiosk and easily find a table outdoors rather quickly. Once your order is ready, you will get a text to pick it up, which is easy enough.The food: I ordered the cheeseburger comboCheeseburger - 3/5 starsThe meat is pre-formed, not my favorite, and it had too much thousand island sauce. However, the vegetables were vibrant and fresh, and that crusty looking bun... anything but! It was so well-toasted it added to the overall flavor elevating what would be an average cheeseburger.Tots - 5/5 stars!One tiny little bag seems to hold a ton of tasty tots! They were cooked and salted to perfection, served fresh, so they were nice and hot. The combo comes with a fountain drink of your choice with free refills.Park Commons is a bit hard to find, but a nice addition to the business center. Some resident businesses are offered a 15% discount. If you are one of the lucky few and are eligible, place your order at the bar where they will key it in for you. You cannot get the discount if ordering at the kiosk.