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    Cafe Express

    3.8 (38 reviews)
    ModerateSoup, Salad, Sandwiches
    Closed • 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Tomato soup
    Sofia J.

    I was excited about coming here, I remember another Cafe Express in Houston that I used to love. Sadly this was not as good. I actually ordered the same Pasta with Shrimp Scampi, and it was cold and the "sauce" felt a bit solidified because of how cold it was. It was also a different flavor and I was not crazy about it. I ordered a tomato soup as a side and it was extremely sweet and a bit spicy. Not my favorite combination. I am not coming back to this place, I don't recommend it either.

    Turkey & Swiss Sandwich
    Anokhy D.

    We went in for a late weekend lunch and hit the post church crowd so service was slow, but we expected it. We got the chicken pesto sandwich with fries and the turkey swiss sandwich with sweet potato fries. It's a decent cafe and you can expect to get exactly what's listed on the menu, no frills.

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    Jennifer G.

    Having been to their opening I took my boyfriend back for an after movie dinner date. We ordered the roast half chicken, lemon chicken, and the bruschetta. Roast half chicken was good, lemon chicken pretty good, but lacked some seasoning. The pesto pasta salad side was very dry and had no seasoning at all. We got up for salt and pepper as everything seemed under seasoned this time. I added balsamic vinegar and oil to the pasta salad to liven it up a bit. The bruschetta was the biggest disappointment as it is just bread, not toasted, smeared with roasted red peppers and pesto. The manager came by and we shared our thoughts on the bread. She did offer to take it off the bill, but we ate it so we said it was fine. She did say however they had no way to toast bread. This seemed weird as they cook entrees and have grilled chicken. Both seem like ways to toast bread, and seem especially weird to not be able to toast in a place that sells sandwiches.

    Cafe Duo: Greek Chicken Pita, Caesar Salad, Chips
    Sapna S.

    This is definitely a nice spot for a quick fresh lunch! They have a lot of salad, sandwich and soup options. Everything tastes pretty good, but nothing necessarily stood out to me. I wish the chicken pesto sandwich was more toasted and the cheese was melted. I had to ask them to heat my sandwich up because it wasn't warm as it should've been. The Caesar salad tasted pretty standard. I did enjoy the dressing they used. My favorite part was the macaroni and cheese. It tasted like good quality cheese was used and I thoroughly enjoyed it. There was a lot of seating open and it had a very cute and modern vibe to the place. You order at a counter and get a number before sitting down and you get your food delivered to you. There was no one in like when we went so we ordered quickly and got our food within 10 minutes. If you're looking for a quick lunch spot with a variety of options I would recommend this!

    Kitchen
    Queen E.

    A lot of health options. Food: Good. Service: OK. Cashless available. Plenty of staff. Environmental: new, clean. Outside patio.

    Take out area. Zoom in and you can see my order that should of been on the shelf to the left. Waited 10 minutes to find that out.
    Chris B.

    Piss poor service to start with. First time visiting so when I walked in I wasn't sure how to get the online order we placed. Once I made to the register the gentleman showed me where to wait. When I first walked in I saw a bag on the counter and assumed it was someone else's but after being there nearly 10 minutes, the bag I first saw was actually our order, so express at preparing they are but not at placing the order in your hands. When I made it back to the office I got a turkey club instead of a chicken salad. Not impressed at all. What food I did get was good but it wasn't what I wanted. Dine in if you want to try this place that way you can send it back if it's wrong.

    New Citrus Herb Grilled Shrimp

    What is this!? I paid $17 for this entree and this is the amount of rice they gave me. This is ridiculous. Very disappointing, because I usually enjoy this place and visit often.

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    2 years ago

    Ordered the Chicken Basil Ciabatta plus Chicken Orzo soup & both were delicious. I actually cut the ciabatta in half & had for two meals.

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    The food is really good. I had a salad. The service is great and I love that Cafe feel energy, I'll be going back.

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    Enjoyed my Greek chicken pita w sweet potatoes fries. Very tasty. Came out fast. I'll be back.

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    Thank you Tina! We hope to see you soon.

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    2 years ago

    Delicious, fresh food. With great service. The place is cute. I fell in love with its blue and white and charming staff.

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    The food is amazing, service is great always making sure that your experience is going well!

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    3 years ago

    Super fresh ,delicious and awesome service will be definitely coming back!!! Can't wait to try their happy hour

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    Sarah M.

    Thanks so much Janie

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    3 years ago

    Love the food and service. Servers are excellent. Wish they would stock Sweet'n Low!!!

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    Thank you Dana for your feedback!

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