Culinary Cafeteria

"In tyranny lies only failure. Empower every man and you will gain strength." - Robin Hood I always believed in helping the less fortunate. Be it an abandoned stray kitten or the homeless child in need of dry socks. Okay, maybe I'm being overly dramatic here, but my point is I fly by the code of Sir Robin Hood;) So what does me hanging around merry men have to do with a Cafe at a College? Culinary Cafeteria can be found on the campus of City College of San Francisco. It's easy to find just head to the cafeteria and you'll find it nestled there. Don't expect a French Café or anything like that. Do expect a cafeteria - sometimes with restaurant level food - serving to students and the public alike. There's a breakfast and lunch menu (not sure on dinner). The breakfast tends to be the basics like Omelette Combo, French Toast, Waffles, Scrambled Eggs combo, Bagels, Muffins, Pastries, Fruit cups, Hot Cereal, etc. The lunch is the Entrée of the day, usually some sort of Pasta, Hamburgers, Salads, etc. Fountain drinks and Coffee beverages offered too. Dessert options are day to day. On my latest visit I ordered the Entrée of the day which was Beef Stew. I chose cooked Spinach and Garlic Mashed Potatoes as my sides. I wasn't exactly blown away by my choice, nonetheless I ate every morsel on my Melamine plate lol. I've been here at least a dozen times over the years and never had any major complaints. Besides where can you get an Omelette combo for under $7? In the end, I wouldn't go out of my way to get to Culinary Cafeteria, but if you're in the Ingleside District by all means give it a try. Don't expect fancy, do expect a decent hot meal at a bargain price! So what's up w/ my Robin Hood mantra? The Culinary Cafeteria supports the Culinary program of City College of San Francisco. I might not be robbing from the Queens, but hey I feel good helping the community. It's all about giving back...

I love the concept! Why not have a culinary cafeteria where student chefs can learn and serve their food! Not to mention, this brings the price down and offers great value for students, staff, and others. I fall under the other's category because I happened to have a nearby meeting with a client and thought it would be a good idea to grab something quick to eat for lunch. I wasn't disappointed one bit. Today's special was pork loin with tarragon green beans and mashed potato. It was delicious and packed with flavor. In addition, a side of baguette comes with the meal. The bread was SO.DAMN.GOOD. It reminded me of something that you would buy at Panera's. Would I come back again? I say YASSSSS! It's only $8 for a home cooked meal that would probably cost you $12 elsewhere.

I love the CCSF Culinary Cafeteria, and I try to go every chance I get for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Quality of ingredients they use, flavor-wise and price-wise - you can't beat it. I had breakfast sandwiches, jook, pork belly steamed buns, shrimp tacos, salmon and rice, hamburgers, all sorts of bread and pastries, and their coffee is yum. It is only when the regular school semesters are in session (not summer), so catch it while you can.

Since I work on the CCSF campus, I eat lunch here almost every Monday, and I have to say this student run cafeteria is a unexpected treat. A entree with two sides is only about $7. The food always is tasty and the veggies always fresh and flavorful. Today I had Veal cutlet w/roasted cauliflower and sautéed zucchini, and it was delicious. Obviously this isn't a place you go for presentation or refinement, but it's a great for a solid affordable meal.

It's American style food and always something new each week. The price ranges from only $3-6 dollars for a plate of food depending on what you get and in all honesty, it's the same price for the amount of food you get here then over at the MickyD's two blocks away. The food here is made fresh everyday and having the convenience of not actually having to leave campus to grab more expensive food on my break is a plus! You can also checkout the No Name Noodle Bar on the other side of the cafeteria if your not diggin' the whole American food.

All the food here are made from scratch. Why? Because this restaurant is run my city college students. Here, they need to learn how to make everything from scratch in order to graduate and work in an actual restaurant or hotel and what not. They have breakfast lunch and dinner times open from a certain time period so get here on time. Many of the foods here are good like the burrito :) Although the chicken wings are good, they are quite expensive and really really small. Lots of seats around but may be noisy. If you're a city college student, come on down and check out the food culinary students made!

This is a hidden gem. We are visiting SF and staying near City College. Our first three days we had great breakfasts but spent almost $50/ meal. We decided to try the Culinary Cafeteria since it was near the bus stop we needed. The food was delicious and very reasonable. Most days we fed our family of three for under $20!! We wanted to try lunch or dinner but we're always out and about when they were serving those meals.

When I took evening classes, this used to be my go-to spot for an early dinner. The food was great and the prices reasonable. Although the prices have gone up (to be expected) the quality has dropped. Even if student-prepared, some days one wonders how the supervising staff allowed this stuff to be served. Much of it borders on inedible.I do have recent dietary restrictions (lactose) that preclude me from eating a lot of what is prepared so perhaps I shouldn't judge, but sometimes it's a pain to ask if something has milk and the servers have no idea. Much of what I could eat is overcooked and improperly seasoned. Perhaps the first shift does a better job but I'm going to avoid this place until things improve.

This place has by far the best college cafeteria food I have ever eaten. They have freshly baked pastries and bread everyday (crispy in the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside) and their prices are incredible considering the quality of the food. My favorite food they serve is their soup, because they always offer at least one vegan/vegetarian option and they taste amazing! They get really creative with the foods they serve. I bring lunch to school everyday, but I oftentimes buy an entree anyways because I can't resist. Yep, their food is THAT good.

Great chow place for bfast through dinner. Plus, the prices are affordable. Average price is $6-7 which is pretty good for SF considering it is a culinary type outing.