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    Foundation Cafe

    4.2 (247 reviews)
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    FOUNDATION CAFE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating

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    Grilled salmon bowl
    Jon L.

    Your classic downtown weekday salad/sandwich lunch spot with a decidedly Filipino spin. It's popular for lunch and has been on Kearny for a while now. Avoid lunch rush if you have to hurry. Takes a little longer here but there's more care to making your food to order. Besides the standard salads and sandwiches, the rice bowls are really great here. Filling and hearty without weighing you down. From sisig and chicken adobo to the lighter and healthful tasting grilled salmon bowl that's served with kimchi and pickles over a bed of brown rice. Foundation Cafe is a solid lunch spot on Kearny.

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    Eduard E.

    The food was amazing. The orange juice fresh squeezed and the people very friendly and upbeat love it here

    Bob, is the owner. Say "hi" and chat if he's not swamped. Such a sweet man!
    Tracy O.

    If you haven't tried the Foundation Cafe, you're missing out. Missing! Out! The food is made with fresh ingredients and the vibe is right. I got the breakfast burrito. I ate it too fast for a photo. And I put the tater tots on the side as I was trying to keep the burrito healthy. Even the tots were crazy delicious! And I'm not one to eat those! The burrito is their best selling item and I know why. Delish! And Melanie manages and she's a riot! Best energy ever! This place is bringing life back to this street!

    Egg over broccolini
    Dominique H.

    This place caught my attention because of the sign outside the door advertising Filipino dishes and my fiancé loves Filipino food so he walked in to look. I followed him in not really wanting to purchase anything from there and the lovely cashier Melanie started chatting us up with no pressure to buy so I began to browse the menu and to my surprise it wasn't just Filipino food and Melanie was offering to make us anything we liked if it was something relative to what they offered, which was a lot. We loved her vibe so much we wanted to support so I got the breakfast burrito, my fiancé got the broccolini egg and we were amazed with how delicious they both were. She even shared with us how to make the broccolini over egg at home so we could make for our kids. She went above and beyond! Thanks Melanie!

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    Ambiance: Cozy Service: quick staff: friendly food: delicious! Great place to have breakfast or brunch! I got the sisig rice bowl which was flavorful and filling, and I liked that the vanilla bean latte was not overly sweet.

    Had the most amazing Sisig rice bowl today! The staff are all super nice and friendly, and the tight-knit vibe just made everything better! Will definitely come back for more:)

    Sisig Rice Bowl

    The food is amazing! I especially love the sisig rice bowl--I get it every single time I come here. The staff was also very welcoming which made the experience just that much sweeter. I'm Filipino, so I was really happy that the staff are also Filipino serving filipino food. I study here sometimes since they do have tables and it's not noisy!

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    1 month ago

    amazing pastries!! insane service, heavily recommended the mint tea. place is beautiful

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    Wandered in here from my hotel - great food and sweet staff! Got the Donburri and it was really good.

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    3 months ago

    Spectacular food and service! One of my first go to places to have lunch with my co workers

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    5 months ago

    Love this place! Great healthy food and the team there treat you like royalty. Try the Filipino dishes! You're in for a treat.

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    Cute and clean place. Friendly staff! Excellent tater tot breakfast burrito! We were happy to find this on our walk in the city.

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    7 months ago

    Favorite meal downtown! Get the Filipino bistek bowl or the sisig rice bowl, but everything on the menu is great.

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    4 months ago

    We went to the Foundation Cafe for breakfast and everything was super good and tasty. Excellent service and a really nice spot.

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    2 months ago

    amazing!!! loved the buffalo wrap so good sooooooo goood great options and everyone was nice

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    Sisig rice was amazing, staff and service was very welcoming -- nice spot to stop by for lunch!

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