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    Blue Sky Cafe

    4.4 (17 reviews)
    InexpensiveCafeteria
    Open • 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    California omelette and coffee

    Great service and a beautiful view in the cafe dining area. They also have a great selection of vegetarian options. Stop by for some delicious affordable lunch.

    Menu - April 2015
    Luke L.

    *CASH ONLY - ATM available at lobby* If you are here, then it will be due to the following reasons: * You are too lazy to drive * You are stuck at the SCAQMD (South Coast Air Quality Management District) building * You work around the area (within walking distance to SCAQMD building) Blue Sky Cafe is a small cafeteria located inside of SCAQMD building. You will find a salad bar, hot food station, and deli station. Deli station includes regular sandwiches, wraps, and grilled sandwiches (e.g. grilled cheese, tuna melt, etc). Basically, this is your typical cafeteria that you'll find in any government agency buildings. Blue Sky Sub (Ham, Turkey, Avocado, Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato - $5.39): I had wheat breads and both pieces of bread were really dry. Other than dry breads, it was still a really pedestrian sandwich. (2.5/5) 2-star on sandwich, but bump up to 3-star due to their comfortable / spacious cafeteria seating area and strong free Wi-Fi signal. P.S. - Breakfast is available at 7 AM. Please see the website for the weekly special menu (http://www.aqmd.gov/contact/onsite-services/cafeteria).

    Lora W.

    I love this place to eat. The view is nice and the food is decent. Reasonable prices and friendly staff.

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    I like their grilled chicken sandwiches and wraps.

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    4.7(276 reviews)
    4.2 mi
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    This is a great student run establishment. We've been coming since we went to school here and the…read morefood and service has been consistently good. The menu changes every semester and incorporates ingredients from Cal Poly. They pay attention to detail on the good and the student workers are attentive and do their best to ensure you have a good experience. It really feels like a high-end restaurant, but without the price tag. Whenever we bring people here they're always surprised to find out that there is a high quality restaurant on campus run by students. The location on top of the hill is nice and gives a good view overlooking part of the campus. This makes for a great date night restaurant, or somewhere to bring a group of friends. I highly recommend making a reservation and trying the food here.

    The Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch is, without a doubt, one of Southern California's best hidden gems!…read moreFrom the moment you arrive, you're welcomed by breathtaking views, exceptional service, handcrafted cocktails, and some of the most incredible food you'll ever experience. Every dish is beautifully presented and absolutely unforgettable. What makes this place even more special is knowing that your meal supports the outstanding hospitality program at Cal Poly Pomona. Watching talented students gain real-world experience while delivering such a first-class dining experience is truly inspiring. Everything about our visit was perfection. The food was beyond amazing, the cocktails were outstanding, the service was warm and attentive, and the atmosphere was simply beautiful. It's rare to find a restaurant that excels in every single category, but The Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch does exactly that. I'll gladly continue supporting this incredible program and enjoying the amazing dining experience they provide. If you haven't been yet, do yourself a favor and make a reservation. You won't be disappointed!

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    3.5(397 reviews)
    1.0 mi
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    Five stars for their clay pot rice…read more Hong Kong is the favorite of everyone as a foodie paradise. The two most famous clay pot eateries are in Yau Ma Tei. They are side by side to each other about two street corners apart. One is called Hang Kee. The other place is Four Seasons. I ate at both of them, and their clay pot rices are not good as Delicious Corner. Tell everyone a secret...if you want to make killer clay pot rice, you have to add cooking oil to the edge of the pot at the end. This is how the rice has a golden yellow brown layer of rice at the bottom. My mom loves clay pot rice especially the golden yellow brown layer of rice. We ordered our usual items...fish cake with green beans, bbq pork udon, thousand year preserved egg with pork porridge, and a ribeye steak for my nephew. Too much foods for the three of us, but my mom ate a lot. That is all that matters. Ray out.

    Beware !!! This is the only place you can get clay pot rice done in their special secret way,…read moreperfectly crispy and toasty rice with that special fragrant (not burnt ) with minced pork and salty fish. This is a must get dish - you won't disappoint ~!!! (We always get it) We also ordered other delicious Monthly Special dishes like the sizzling pepper beef cube, you pour the gravy yourself and can hear the sizzling sound cooking right in front of you. The beef is tender and juicy along with the gravy, just hit the spot: The lobster noodles stood out as well because the lobster meat was fresh and tasty, the noodles always the match with the scallions and ginger stirred fry. The flavor you will not wanna stop after a few bites. The other dish was the fried spare ribs with the perfect seasoning that brings out every flavor in each bite. Of course, we also ordered the scrambled eggs with shrimp and the some veggies, a full course meal of 5 because we wanted to try everything! The serve was so attentive and friendly. He made our dinner very comfortable and relaxing experience, we all walked out with a full and happy stomach. The server also offered us togo drinks containers for our leftovers drunks, so nice of him! I love coming to DFC, it's closed by us and they made your dining experience so special you want to come again and again to try other food in the menu. Well, you got me hooked on, you will definitely see me back again soon! If I am making you drool, please don't hesitate to stop by DFC for your own experience ~!

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    3.1(686 reviews)
    5.1 mi
    •$$

    Came on a weekday dinner and it wasn't busy, I think I haven't been in so long that I forget the…read moremore options there are the more I drugged to decide why to eat. Regardless I went to the steak first, got medium and medium rare. I think medium is better as I was able to cut through it easily versus a more rare piece. Fried chicken was great, everyone wanted dark meat because there was so many breast left! Fried fish was delicious but the tartar sauce was unusual, reminded me of potato salad? Meatloaf was good, a bit chewy but flavor wise was fine. One of the wings flavors was unusual, not sure why but it didn't taste right, so I avoided it. The orange chicken was decent, actual sweet and a bit crispy! The taco beef was a hit or miss, I felt like they added something making it too herby and then not enough flavor? The sautéed Mushrooms was my favorite, I don't know why, it just was very good despite it being wet and a bit rubbery. Clam chowder was surprisingly creamy and good! They have a hotdog machine now, didn't get one but it was new to me! They don't have a chocolate fountain anymore, but they still had things dipped in chocolate. Lots of cakes and sweets, my son was especially happy they had gummy bears and marshmallows. I didn't have anything too bad, in fact I had some pretty good food and a few I had to avoid. I will definitely come again, the best thing about a buffet is I can eat what I want and not what I don't want! Staff was very nice, she helped refill and clean our table and was quick when we asked for help. The place is fairly clean, the decorations were questionable but ok!

    walked into Golden Corral hungry. I walked out feeling like I had completed a tour of duty. This…read moreisn't a restaurant. It's a controlled experiment designed to answer one question: How many unrelated foods can humans pile onto one plate before society collapses? The concept sounds brilliant. Steak, fried chicken, macaroni, mashed potatoes, pizza, vegetables, desserts and enough gravy to lubricate industrial machinery. Unfortunately, "everything under one roof" also describes a landfill, and after walking around this buffet, I started appreciating the similarities. The buffet looks like the United Nations of carbohydrates. Pizza establishes diplomatic relations with fried chicken. Macaroni negotiates with mashed potatoes. A taco somehow appears beside meatloaf and banana pudding while one lonely piece of broccoli wonders where its life went wrong. Some trays look fresh. Others look like they've been underneath those heat lamps long enough to qualify for Social Security. I stared at certain items wondering whether I was supposed to eat them or carbon date them. Food should not look like it remembers Blockbuster Video. Then there are the plates. Normally you grab one and eat. Here I found myself holding plates toward the light like I was authenticating a Renaissance painting. Rotate it. Inspect it. Squint. Is that water? Grease? Was that already there? Congratulations, dinner has become CSI: Buffet Unit. Nothing tests my faith in humanity quite like a public buffet. Everybody touches everything. Those serving spoons get more handshakes than a politician during election season. After ten minutes, I stopped seeing utensils and started seeing community property. And then there's the chocolate fountain. In theory, magnificent. In reality, placing an open river of chocolate within reaching distance of the general public requires a level of confidence in humanity I simply don't possess. I don't see dessert. I see evidence. The food itself is an impressive demonstration of materials science. Somehow something can be dry and greasy simultaneously, hot on one side, cold on the other, crispy where it shouldn't be and mysteriously wet where nature intended dryness. That's not cooking. That's forensic science with gravy. Then something psychological happens when adults hear ALL YOU CAN EAT. Plate one is dinner. Plate two is getting your money's worth. Plate three is revenge. By plate four your belt has entered arbitration, your pancreas has retained legal counsel and you're eating bread pudding despite losing sensation below the waist because leaving now would mean Golden Corral won. There's always somebody walking back carrying a plate engineered beyond its manufacturer's structural limits. Fried chicken supporting mashed potatoes supporting macaroni supporting steak with a dinner roll balanced on top like Sir Edmund Hillary just conquered Mount Cholesterol. NASA should recruit these people. Their understanding of load distribution is extraordinary. The atmosphere isn't relaxing either. Plates crashing. Chairs scraping. Kids orbiting the dessert station. Somebody waiting for chicken. Somebody waiting for steak. Somebody standing directly in front of the mashed potatoes contemplating the meaning of existence while twelve people wait behind them. You don't eat at Golden Corral. You deploy there. Eventually I realized exactly what this place reminds me of: Thanksgiving dinner organized by the DMV. Everybody is hungry. Nobody knows where they're supposed to stand. Someone is angry. Someone is confused. Food is everywhere. And eventually everyone just wants to go home. MINUS 1,000 STARS. I arrived hungry and optimistic. I left spiritually older, several pounds heavier and with an immune system that now qualifies for veteran benefits. Would I return? Absolutely. Right after every other restaurant in California closes, DoorDash collapses, my refrigerator catches fire, agriculture ceases to exist and scientists announce that Golden Corral contains humanity's final remaining calories. Until then, I'll eat at home. At least when somebody touches every serving utensil in my kitchen, I know the suspect.

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    4.3(1.4k reviews)
    4.0 mi
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    Alicia's Cookery & Catering

    4.4(434 reviews)
    6.5 mi
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    This very popular lunch and brunch spot is quite the popular place. And for a good reason. Yummy…read morebaked goods, delicious fresh sandwiches, salads and other hearty food offerings, paired with tea, coffee or a cold drink and it's all you need to satisfy a morning or mid-day appetite. And then there's the gift shop that you must browse. Here you will find that special one of a kind gift for someone special. Their sandwiches come with fruit and something sweet. Last time here I had the roast beef sandwich--so good! Dine in hours are limited to Wednesday-Saturday 7:00am-2:30pm. Dine in is a bit limited in table space. But, we always have been able to get a table, eventually. There is also their grab and go hours that extend a bit longer. Bottom line, with delicious fresh food and baked items, the very cute gift shop, and limited hours, this place gets really busy. Be patient, it's worth it!

    Very cute location! It was a pleasant surprise to find a small gift shop with lots of adorable…read moreitems. Easy parking, a cozy interior, and plenty of seating. Food: 4/10 The bread was soft and tasty, though I think lightly toasting it would have elevated the sandwich. The avocado didn't taste fresh and seemed more like a pre-made spread with an unusual aftertaste. Overall, I was underwhelmed. I've honestly had better sandwiches from a grocery store deli. The side of fresh fruit is a nice touch.

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    More gifts in the adjacent gift shop.

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    4.0(527 reviews)
    1.9 mi
    •$$

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    3.7(222 reviews)
    5.8 mi
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    I found myself stuck in Covina waiting for the traffic to die down on the hottest day of the year…read more I popped into IKEA for some free air conditioning and decided to get something to eat I haven't been to this location. The restaurant is big, bright, clean, and well air conditioned! Much more welcoming and tranquil compared to the Carson location with a great panoramic view of the foothills and bustling freeway. They also seemed to have a bigger menu with miso glazed salmon and cilantro lime chicken. Although self-service, the staff was very friendly and helpful in describing the items I hadn't tried. I stuck with the classic Swedish meatball meal which you can't beat for the price, although the salmon & chicken looked good. Maybe next time!

    I like that one can take a break from shopping and get a bite to eat within IKEA. That is a clever…read moreidea. A person can take as long as they like shopping and browsing at the store. If you are a member you can get free tea or coffee. They have a special right now where you can get a plate of pasta with Swedish meatballs for $1.99. What a deal! It tastes good too. My favorite is the Swedish meatball plate. This is what I get every time I go there. This place is cafeteria style. You pick up a tray then get in line and pick up your food. Pay the cashier then get your own table. Get your own beverages. Atmosphere is casual. If you sit next to the windows you get a nice view of the 10 Freeway and houses on the hill.

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    4.3(3.1k reviews)
    6.3 mi
    •$$

    Fonda Don Chon is an authentic Mexican restaurant located in Shopper Ln. In Covina near the…read moredowntown. Parking lot across the restaurant. You can park in the additional parking spots all around Shopper Ln. I have been a customer for many years and tried many delicious dishes. They serve a traditional Mexican open buffet at certain times. The waiting line is expected, but don't feel discouraged because it moves fast. The decor is vibrant enriched with colorful murals. The staff are very welcoming and genuinely warm. The restaurant has cozy and inviting ambience. Outdoor and indoor seating are available. I placed an online order for pickup. It was fast and convenient since I had friends coming for dinner. I ordered the following: - Burrito Panchon 5/5 Stuffed with carnita, beans and rice, served with cream, beans and guacamole. Huge portion! You can choose your protein. - Fajitas Cielo Mar Y Tierra 5/5 Marinated beef, shrimp, chicken. It served with sauteed bell peppers tomatoes and onions, rice, guacamole, beans and pico de gallo. It was smoky, savory and flavorful. - Vegetarian Enchiladas 5/5 Corn tortillas stuffed with bell pepper, corn, onion, carrot, cilantro, squash, and topped with a combination of cream and jack cheese. The portion was enormous. It was a very flavorful and savory. - Carna Asada 5/5 Flap meat marinated with homemade adobo. It served with pico de gallo, rice & guacamole. The meat was juicy and tender. It was such a delicious dish. - Empanadas 5/5 I chose chicken empanadas. It served with salad. The empanadas was crispy from outside and very flavorful. - Ensalada de Nopales 5/5 Diced cactus mixed with tomatoes, onion, lime, and cilantro. - Taquitos 5/5 It was crispy from outside with savory and juicy filling. - Taco de Cameron , taco de Pescado & taco de Birria 5/5 They were savory, juicy and delicious. - Beans 5/5 Topped with melted cheese, really delicious - Large Bionico Bowl 5/5 Fresh fruits like topped strawberries, mango, cantaloupe, banana, papaya, blueberries, apples, pineapple topped with granola and shaved coconut. It was rich, creamy. The fruits were fresh and sweet. It was heavenly! Every box was wrapped with layers of plastic wrap perfectly. I got a bag full of different types of salsa with my order and another bag with tortilla chips. The food portions were very generous. Every dish reflected authenticity and deliciousness. Fonda Don Chon has high quality, flavorful and delicious food. It is my FAVORITE MEXICAN RESTAURANT.

    Went for a Sunday buffet. Be prepared to wait. We bought some fruit juice prepared next door at…read moretheir Togo section. I had the watermelon which was refreshing considering the hot afternoon. The inside was cozy with painted walls. Their selection were varied but limited seafood. Their shrimp dishes were okay verging on the chewy side as they were sitting there. The carnitas was very flavorful and so was the beef stew. You could get as much guacamole as you want. Their cake was awful, very grainy. I replenished my watermelon drink with more watermelon. The servers were very friendly and attentive.

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    Buffet area.

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