We both had the Turkey Avocado Melt which is ALWAYS SUPERB!!! Our Waitress staff member was excellent as well. Very attentive, I mean the just right amount of attentive! She was happy and friendly and it was contagious in a good way! read more

Cute little cafe in a quaint little town. Specializes in wraps, sandwiches and soups. Most come with chips or salad. Stop on by if you need a quick nice little lunch. read more

Food and service wasn't good at all but on par for what you seem to get in Crawfordsville

W e celebrating my Mom's 87th birthday!! It was a great place for family to gather. They set up tables for 12 perfectly!!

Fantastic! Very friendly! Great stop on a trip. Dill pickle coleslaw was fantastic. Wraps and sandwiches.

Stopped in for a healthier alternative to all the junk food at the exit. Service was excellent, food was delicious and the prices very reasonable. I highly recommend. read more

I love everything about this place except for one thing -- the wait time for your food. Other than that, I love the atmosphere and local feel. I love people watching through the large windows and the downtown location. There's plenty of street parking and nearby lots available for easy access. I fell in love with the Monte sandwich on my first visit and haven't looked back. It is a huge sandwich, definitely big enough that you can get full on half of it and save the other half for another meal. The bread is perfection. I have tried many of their soups, and the creamy turkey tarragon was excellent today. I'd love for it to come with some crackers, but it's also perfectly delicious on its own. The service is good as well. Always an enjoyable experience! read more

A-SecondCity Cafe - Salad Near Me - Crawfordsville, Indiana

Passing through for lunch and we were intrigued by the peanut butter sriracha beef wrap another reviewer mentioned. It was darn delicious. As was the special, two sausages topped with onions and apples. Both salads were tasty too. Sweet little place read more

A-SecondCity Cafe - Sausage lunch special - Salad Near Me - Crawfordsville, Indiana

I 74 has an exit to Crawfordsville, it's noon I check the Yelp app for a cozy cafe..easy to find, parking was accessible for our class B camper van, we likey already.. Greeted with a smile, very chic environment, simple short menu which always means good food.. I ordered 1/2 a roast beef with spinach and a garden full of mushrooms with melted Swiss.. yum.. got a side salad Hubby got 1/2 Philly steak and he told me I had done a good job choosing this restaurant. I recommend they need some fab coffee ( just a Keurig with a good selection) and some type of dessert like selections of sherbets. We thought the prices were inline with the delicious fresh hot meal we enjoyed. read more

Best place to have fresh wonderful sandwich soup salads. Love the unique special and the ladies that serve are absolutely the very best. The location is small but always clean, bright and the paintings are very interesting. Love love love eating here. Never had a bad meal. read more

The food was delicious, service was good, but it was terribly expensive. The place was ambient. read more

A-SecondCity Cafe - Monte with chips - Salad Near Me - Crawfordsville, Indiana

Delicious sandwich! I loved that they had salad as side options with no up charge. The Monte was great, loved the combo of pepperoni, roast beef and cheddar. Bread was fresh and thin! I got a whole sandwich, but a half would have been better. Wife loved the turkey avocado melt. Great service, reasonable prices. A definite lunch stop! read more

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The food is great for lunch, sandwiches, soups, etc. They serve freshly made ice tea and prepare the food once it is ordered. The art on the walls and the hardwood floors create a welcoming, "come and sit and talk" ambiance. Locals love it! The service is always courteous and thoughtful. You need to allow several minutes for the fresh preparation of the food, but it is so pleasant inside that the wait never seems long. They have eat-in and to-go options. I recommend A SecondCity Cafe and appreciate having been able to enjoy so many pleasant meals there. read more

Food was fantastic. This would have surely be a 4 or 5 star BUT, while there the manager or owner was walking around talking only to his friends, acting like he was being helpful. If your not a friend of the manager / owner (whichever he is) you feel like your getting the cold shoulder. All this while talking down to, belittling, and making obviously arrogant and egotistical jokes about his obviously annoyed waitress, it was uncomfortable to everyone who saw. Dining is a full experience: personality differences aside keep it behind closed doors and focus on the customers experience. If you disagree, then why are the insides of restaurants decorated at all? ~FH read more

I was hungry and traveling through Crawfordsville and did not want something out of a window! I was intrigued by the Beef Sriracha wrap, made with beef, like you would find in a cheesesteak, sriracha mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato and PEANUTBUTTER!! What!?! I had to try it, and not only was I not disappointed, I loved it!!! I will definitely be returning, may even make a special trip from Lafayette. It was a little difficult to find, but the place is clean and really cute, nice art on the walls and great service! (I got the wrap with out sweet relish, I'm not a fan) read more

Everything was fresh and homemade. Big sad which portions that include a side salad or soup. Perfect lunch spot!! **Call to check their hours -- they closed an hour earlier than posted when we were there. We also stopped by one Sunday and it was closed. read more

Took a few minutes to get the food, but man it was worth it. One of the best Philly cheesesteaks I've had. Peppers were perfect. Even the simple ham and cheese was hearty and thoughtfully made. The chicken bbq salad was excellent with plenty of meat. If I lived anywhere close I would definitely be coming back read more

This is a cute little café located in downtown Crawfordsville, Indiana. The food was OK... We ordered a grilled ham and cheese and ham was basically deli meat. The menu was also a bit limited. However, the sweet tea was good and the person at the main counter... Who may be the owner?... Was extremely pleasant. However, the ingredients for the other dishes looked fresh, and it is a quaint vibe. read more

The food and service were exceptional, and I enjoyed being able to read while I ate my lunch. Even though the restaurant was busy, I didn't feel like it was too loud or distracting. read more

Decent menu, reasonable prices, attentive service and a nice interior. Probably would have given it a 5, except that the bathroom was pretty shabby and not the cleanest. read more

Little surprise lunch place for me. They had excellent soup with country style chunks of meat and vegetables. What I like! The wraps nicely complimented the soup and the service was good and not expensive. read more

I had such high expectations that were unfortunately not met, though there were some high notes. We used to love and frequently patronize A-Country-A-Fair and so I was psyched when I learned about A-SecondCity Cafe. I was in the mood for a medianoche/Cubano sandwich and past reviews have said this is the place. We stopped in for a mid-week lunchtime meal and snagged a table. The atmosphere is simple and clean, and there are many small wooden tables and lots of light. The rotating menu showed a tuna melt special and a tomato vegetable soup for the day. As a sucker for soup, I instantly knew my side for my Cuban sandwich. Mom decided to split my sandwich with me and add a southwest salad with chicken added and bleu cheese dressing on the side. Our sever was very cheerful and friendly, and made sure our waters stayed filled. The food came out in a reasonable amount of time, so I cannot say we had the same experience as other posters who complained about the wait time. The salad was very pretty with black beans, corn, cilantro, tomato, and a hearty serving of chicken. I will say I was disappointed to see that it was iceberg lettuce and not something like a mesclun mix or at least a bib lettuce. I hate paying for a salad as a main dish with iceberg. As someone who despises ranch dressing, I was hesitant to try the bleu cheese dressing. My mom confirmed it tasted suspiciously like ranch, despite assurances from the server that it was indeed bleu cheese. Overall, she was happy with the salad, though she shared my sentiments about the lettuce and the dressing. On to my food. The soup was simply disappointing. It had no depth of flavor that I love from tomato soup, and as much as I hate to say it, it sort of tasted like Campbell's tomato soup that someone had mixed a bag of frozen veggies into. I remember the soups from A country-a-fair and I was so looking forward to the soup. The sandwich had highs and lows: the pork was very tender, flavorful and juicy, the ham was flavorful, and the top of the bread was crunchy and flakey. However, that delicious pork soaked the bottom bread and it was positively soggy by even my first bite, and I missed the effect that medianoches and Cuban sandwiches both have where they are pressed in a plancha to get the top and the bottom flat and crispy. I also thought it needed more mustard, and pickles so that you got some with each bite. The sandwich was huge and I wasn't able to finish, but I did eat all of the pork. Overall, we left full and were satisfied with the meal as a whole. I would certainly come back for a pulled pork sandwich and to try other options as I know that the chef has skills, but that day I just wasn't wowed. read more

This adorable cafe in Crawfordsville was exactly what we were looking for yesterday! The interior is much bigger than you would think from outside and the walls are covered in beautiful artwork. They have a great menu full of yummy sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, and daily specials that are all decently priced. I ordered their Turkey Avocado Melt with their Tomato Basil Soup, which I ate right up! My husband also went for the soup, but chose the Monte instead, being the big meat eater that he is. It's a warm sandwich with pepperoni, sliced beef, ham, cheese, and tomato. He loved his as well. They don't have a children's menu but they had a half grilled cheese with chips that worked great for our little one. They do have high chairs though, so they are expecting children! Our bill was $27 for the three of us and I thought it was well worth the food we received. We will definitely return for more. Super tasty! read more

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Hoosier Daddy! A charmer that we went about 15 minutes out of our way for and none of us were sorry! Very fresh and tasty sandwiches! My Cubano was as good as I've had north of Tampa. My buddy went for the Sriracha beef wrap with peanut butter and yep it works! I'm not sure which SecondCity they're referring to in the name: it really isn't reminiscent of, say, the venerable big city comedy troupe or even the big city itself. What would the Second City of Indiana be? South Bend? Bloomington? But I digress. Go there, exhale and relax. read more

Cute and quant atmosphere with hands down polite service. Serving sizes are plentiful and the food is tasty. Homemade soups and salad dressings impressed us, as well as beautiful paintings on the walls. Would definitely go back! read more

They have the best wraps in town! I got the chicken bacon ranch wrap but subbed their sriracha Mayo. Their southwest salad was also great and I wish I would've gotten a whole salad rather than the side portion! read more

Seriously one of the best cafes i have ever eaten at. Simply put the food was incredible, the service was awesome, the overall restaurant was outstanding. I can't wait to return read more

We love coming here, and we absolutely agree that our waitress and the food here deserve 5 stars -- but while we were waiting for our food, the owner, who was a much larger and intimidating man; came out and started berating his waitress about watering plants, throwing the f-word around and blaming her for the plants having dry soil, saying things like those plants belonged to his mother and if she kills them he hopes his mother haunts her for ""the rest of her f-ing life"". if the plants are so important to you, take two seconds out of your workday to water them -- or take them home. there's no need to yell at your waitress on the floor in front of customers over plants. Like I said, we love the food and she's always friendly and cheerful to interact with, so we hate to see her being treated like that. And sir -- I'm sure your mother just *loves the fact that you don't even care for her plants yourself. ‍ read more

A-SecondCity Cafe - the plants in question ‍ - Salad Near Me - Crawfordsville, Indiana

Delicious food at Secondcity! Wait staff a little slow, however. Supposedly a non-smoking restaurant, but smells like staff are smoking in the back. read more

My favorite lunch spot in town! Daily specials are always a must but they run out quickly so great there early. Very nice wraps and sandwiches. Soups are delicious! Large portions so easy to share. . Prices range between $7-10. Easy parking in side streets but no dedicated lot. Four stars because service sometimes slow and restroom not so great. read more

We stopped here when driving back to Indy and were very happy with our choice of restaurant. The food was delicious, the servings were generous, and the staff was extremely friendly. Everyone in my party took the 2nd half of their sandwich for lunch the next day. And my leftover sriracha beef wrap was even better the next day - probably as the anticipation of the meal had my mouth watering. read more

Really a nice place to stop for lunch. Simple, clean, diverse menu, good service, and right on the main road through town. I had a southwest salad that I added grilled chicken on and it was really good. Not too big not too small and perfect with the avocado ranch dressing. Put this place on you lunch list next time your are in Crawfordsville, IN. read more

A-SecondCity Cafe - Salad Near Me - Crawfordsville, Indiana

Great food. Friendly staff. I'd recommend stopping in for lunch. I had the Reuben sandwich and vegetable salad and enjoyed it. read more

Great sandwiches and salads! Try the BBQ chicken salad with Fritos on it- yummy! Or the Avocado melt- delish! Friendly staff and delicious soup specials too! read more

This is by far the best place to eat lunch in Crawfordsville. The food is fantastic; BBQ chicken salad is phenomenal. I have not been disappointed yet. The staff is friendly and always checking on how the food is. They can get pretty busy around lunch but have never had to wait. I would highly recommend going there. read more

A-SecondCity Cafe - Salad Near Me - Crawfordsville, Indiana

Decent sandwiches, poor salads, meh service. I only go here when my favorite C'ville cafe (Maxine's on Green) is closed. Everything at Maxine's, but especially salads, is infinitely better than anything at A Second City cafe. Barely 3 stars. read more

I have been dreaming of Cubans ever since I got the Cubano from here. Service was a little slow, but we were in at exactly the lunch hour rush, so I can't really blame them for that. The food 100% makes up for it! We both had the Cubano with side salads. My salad was the southwestern and I ate it all, even the avocado which I don't normally eat. The ranch dressing tasted homemade and was perfect. The sandwich blew me away. Hands down one of the best Cubans I've ever had. Perfect amount of meat and toppings. read more

This place serves the most amazing sandwiches made of all fresh food. Service during the week is quick, add an extra 20 minutes to your schedule for weekends if you plan to eat here on Saturday. Will be back again! read more

Great food, great staff! I had a 1/2 monte sandwich and Aunt Candy's macaroni salad. Delicious and filling! The waitress brought me an extra tea to go. Clean and reasonably priced. read more

Such a difficult review. The food is pretty good, the value...not so much. I was hovering around 3-4 stars, and then something inexplicable happened. We stepped outside for a moment and went to the ATM. Then I realized I had forgotten something: HALF a sandwich (I ordered the whole instead of the half, knowing I couldn't eat it all but planning to take it home) had been boxed up. So we walked back over, and they were closed--30 minutes early. Look, I get it. Sometimes business is slow. Sometimes you've had a long day and want to cut out early if no one is there. But this place is hardly ever open. They're now listed as being open 4 hours per day (it may have been even less when this happened). It's surreal seeing staff ghost at 3:30 p.m., especially when you clean up and realize someone left a to-go box on the table not 5 minutes earlier. We knocked...nothing. We called...nothing. I probably would've been more understanding if the returned the call, at least. read more