Sowers Harvest Café

A must visit if in State College, it is unlike other restaurants I have been to. Wonderful, unique ambiance with some big wooden tables, wooden bars, a piano, and signs that extol the virtues of building a community, and old timey puzzles to play while waiting. It does all this without feeling tacky or kitschy. The food is either good or fine, I expected a bit more flavor from the sandwiches. The sauces on the sandwiches are too much mayonnaise for me, but somehow the sauces don't add that much flavor.. Cashiers are kind and fairly quick. Operating hours are strange- closed Mondays? Closed at strange hours, there have been a few times when I have visited and it was not open.

We stopped here for lunch while visiting Penn State. It was excellent! I ordered the full French Toast with strawberries and blueberries. They had other topping offerings like whipped cream and pecans. I also ordered a hot chai tea latte. My husband ordered a sandwich and my son ordered an omelette. They both looked amazing. It was a small, cozy, & cute cafe. The staff were very friendly. The reason for the 4 rating instead of 5 is that the cafe was so popular there was standing room only. We were getting nervous we were not going to have a seat when they called our name but at the last minute, a small family got up to leave.

Trying burger day, today. The sower burger is our choice today and the wife chose greek salad w/grilled chicken. The burger was amazeballs, cooked perfectly and the toppings were very fresh, the BBQ sauce was spot on. The wife's salad was huge, very fresh and filled with plenty of grilled chicken. The chicken tasted amazing!

Top notch! Lovely little spot in an unlikely row of shops in a parking area. The vibe is a mix of PSU students, others working in the area, and visitors to the town/campus. Order at the counter from a mega wide variety listed on a trifold menu or blackboard. Egg sandwiches to a Hawaiian salad! The yogurt parfait lets you choose fruit, blueberries and mango today. The egg sandwiches with bacon comes on a pretzel roll. People are so nice and traffic moves in and out quickly.

Food was super good, my mom and I both got french toast and it was delicious. Service was pretty quick and they allow you to pick your seating inside or outside. Super cute spot. They also allow you to pick whole or half servings which I like

My favorite coffee shop whenever I visit Penn State. Love the environment and the atmosphere here

Nowhere to sit, no space, no room to stand, over 1000 decibels more kitchen room than sitting room at a SIT DOWN restaurant. $15.00 for a sandwich very expensive $75.00 for three sandwiches and three smoothies. Service is good but definitely does not make up for the flaws about this restaurant. Waited so long for my food that my smoothies turned to juice.

Food is so fresh & tasty! Many different sandwich combinations to notice your tastebuds and a soft pretzel always seems to be a good start or an easy take home snack!

One of my favorite places in downtown State College! Whenever I walk in, I am always greeted by very welcoming and friendly staff. The atmosphere is very homey, the perfect place for a cute date or just to chill with friend. The menu on the blackboard is also filled to the edges with different sandwiches (including vegetarian friendly options), salads, breakfast items, tea, and coffee. Look out for the limited seasonal items too!I usually like to try a new item every time I go, but the first time I went, I got their Vegetable Pesto Panini. It was warm, crispy, packed with pesto flavor, and oozing with delectable cheese. Simply the perfect sandwich so to speak. Their Pesto-port Egg Sandwich on brioche is not bad, but I would go for their panini instead because it's larger and more flavorful. I'm also a sucker for the sweet and savory profile, so I tried their Aloha Burger that included a perfectly cooked beef patty, bbq sauce, provolone, bacon, tomato, mixed greens, and a whole slice of pineapple. This was honestly one of the best burgers I have ever had in my life. It was incredibly juicy and the sweetness from the pineapple complemented the savory patty so well. Totally recommend!! Some other items I tried is their Maui BBQ Chicken Sandwich which was decent. But I probably won't get it again just because I prefer the other items better. Their seasonal item Pumpkin Spice French Toast is my least favorite item simply because there was a huge lack in flavor and overly expensive (~$16 for 4 half slices of bread).Overall, I definitely recommend coming here!! They have soooo many options for everybody, and their freshly made pretzels are apparently legendary too (next on my list to try). They also only have burgers on Thursdays, so be sure to go on that day!

My Hawaiian Grillatilla (omelette sandwich) was delicious as was the cup of light roast coffee.Service was friendly and inviting.The ambiance - what can I say? I met my favorite artist (Kacey Musgraves) who happened to be there at the same time(Kacey is in town for a concert at the Bryce Jordan Center) Thank you, Sowers!!