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    Café Jennie

    3.8 (18 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 5:30 pm

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    Tofu Bahn Mi
    Megan C.

    Cafe Jennie's is a Cornell classic. The space itself is great-when it isn't crowded. There's lots of natural light and it is pretty clean, so a great place to hang out or get work done. The food is excellent. I've tried a few things and I have yet to be disappointed. It is pretty quick to be prepared as well. The one downside is that it can get pretty crowded at peak times, so ordering takes a long time and you won't find anywhere to sit.

    Delicious & super reasonably priced bowl of clam chowder!
    Jill H.

    Stopped in for lunch during our college visit Cornell day. Convenient location on the bookstore for those needing to get to the next activity. Nice food selection. My son ordered a large bowl of the clam chowder for just $3.99 - a deal! I scored a taste and it was terrific. A great bowl of clam chowder; I kind of wish I'd ordered it, too! I ordered the Brazilian Chicken wrap. Tasty and satisfying. My only complaint was the spring mix of lettuce in the wrap didn't cut/separate well when I bit into the wrap making for less graceful eating. ;-) Insignificant overall. They had a nice fresh fruit salad as well which we split in addition to our meal. Seating is limited. It was a crowded weekend and we were lucky to snag a table.

    Dark Chocolate Orange Mocha
    Shivanie R.

    Best things on the menu: the chicken milano (INCREDIBLE) and cappucino macarons. I prefer the Peet's coffee drinks they sell over all the Starbucks-serving cafes on campus. It's much less sweet, and they're constantly coming out with new interesting flavors. The new holiday drink-- Dark Chocolate Orange Mocha is also worth getting. If you can find a spot, it's a lovely place to get work done too.

    Beef Brisket Sandwich ~$7
    Dongjing W.

    It is above my expectation. I had an illusion that I was not sitting in a campus cafe, with an amicable server taking to me my Beef Brisket Sandwich on a porcelain plate with real silverwares. They make their sandwich so exquisite. Bread is very special, crisp on the outer side, soft and punky on the inner side, milk/cream sweet scented, different from what I have had in other cafés, making me believe it is fresh handmade in store this morning. (They did claim to bake their jam filled croissants every morning in store.) Beef is tender, seasoned with grilled onion and cheddar. Sided with carefully laid garden green, onion and blue cheese. We all know blue cheese and beef are good match. I didn't mean to eavesdrop but the first-date couple at next table were so cute. ^_^ At least now I know American look the same as Chinese on their first date. The boy said this place was 30% overpriced, which I cannot agree. Can you find a more pleasant and economic place for you very first date? $7 for a sandwich.

    Jee K.

    Great things to eat here, the only problem is that there are usually not enough seats to go around during mealtimes or right after classes.

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    11 years ago

    Green tea latte and macrons are good. Never get their sandwiches tho... People get sick from it according to what I heard

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    I had a good experience here for the most part! I went twice during my trip. I enjoyed the gluten…read morefree toast and bagels and got an egg and cheese one day, and a scallion cream cheese and cucumber the next. The coffee is also delicious and didn't even need a flavor added. The man taking our orders the first day was also incredibly kind and you could tell he just enjoyed his job, or at least was happy to be there. There's also a mini shop here basically. There's fresh bread and prepackaged meals here like Shepards pie and fruits and veggies. There also was plenty of cute merch and I left with two designs. Two things that I didn't like. Ordering was a bit chaotic. There are labeled areas that show where to order what, but if it's your first time in it can feel overwhelming and you might be wandering a bit figuring it out. I wish it could all be ordered at one spot, not like it's a food hall. I understand that this probably does work the best for them though and is most likely pretty easy for ordering if you're a local. Lastly, I had an issue with a woman working the second day. They have a big menu and I was looking at it above her head while ordering. She was fine while I was talking, but stopped me when I went to walk away. She said "You know, you really need to face people while you're talking to them." What! So awkward and weird. That's the main reason I took one star off because it caused me not to go back again. Very rude and felt like a mini lecture for no reason.

    We're not local but we've visted before and really enjoyed the stop. Being in the area, frequenting…read morethe State Theatre, and listening to good music we needed morning refreshments and immediately thought "Baked in Ithaca". This visit we got coffee, breakfast sandwiches and various baked goods. The restaurant was busy and hopping with activity on a Sunday morning around 9AM. The parking lot was full but there was street parking around the business. There was also plenty of seating for us to find some room to eat in comfort. You order food at one counter but you pay at the other counter? All food is delivered to the "pay" counter. Service was fast, even with the crowd, the breakfast sandwiches were delicious, the coffee was dark (which we love) and the baked goods didn't last long. We got a cinnamon coffee cake and a loaf of bread that were huge hits. "Baked in Ithaca" - what a slogan!

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