What a great place for lunch or just take-outs. I found this little cafe by accident but what a find. I would say cake and chicken salad are their go tos but after trying their jambalaya it's right up there as a mainstay. My DIL loves the almond cake. While Hanna enjoys the chocolate ganach. As for my self my go to is the German Chocolate cake. All their cake slices are very good. I have proclaimed IZ Cafe as having the best cake in the Birmingham area. Another favorite is their chicken salad. My DIL loves her's on croissant. For Myself I use low carb tortillas. Very good chicken salad includes apple and walnut with a light mayonnaise. We got the take home meal today consistenting of chicken and sausage jambalaya, salad, and roll. My son will be feasting on this after work. To my delight they use connecuh sausage!!! Outstanding flavors. read more

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Loved when I worked near this business. Stopped by to pick up my usual. Chicken salad and tomato soup. Was delicious like I remembered. Prices have increased. Like everything else has increased in the past 10 years. Facility was spotless and service was great. read more

Food is delicious! Perfect lunch spot. Their desserts look FANTASTIC!!! Will definitely be back to try other items. I still dream about this banana nut bread. read more

Iz Cafe Original - Chicken salad plate! Comes with fruit and your choice of bread (banana nut bread pictured here) - Bakeries Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

I got cake. I like to call Mima cake. It's vanilla on the inside chocolate on the outside and stairs is my go to for Mima cake. It is perfect and delicious. People there are so nice. The overall vibe is just welcoming and loving and kind. read more

The beautiful coconut cake for my aunt's 98th birthday was an overwhelming hit! Everyone was raving about how good it was! It's my aunt's favorit, and It was so delicate, moist, and perfectly flavored! Thank you so much for making such a lovely cake for this special celebration. read more

From placing my order by phone , picking up my order and enjoying my order... this was an excellent experience with IZ cafe! Nice and friendly customer service from start to finish! I really enjoyed the lemon pie so much! It was beautifully made & extremely delicious! Very creamy and tart! My favorite part was the graham cracker crust!! OMG, the crust was so thick and was the perfect foundation to hold all this yummy goodness of a pie! IZ cafe is a great place for desserts. I ordered a whole pie but they sell individual slices of cakes & pies. They also have precooked meals , sandwiches, salads , packaged snacks , banana nut bread , etc. Give them a try if you're looking to satisfy your sweet tooth. Speaking from experience, I don't think you'll be disappointed! read more

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Consistently 5 stars for me. The trio plate: chicken salad, fresh fruit and pumpkin bread is my go to! The fresh fruit consist of blueberries, strawberries grapes, pineapples, honeydew and cantalope. The honeydew and cantalope is ALWAYS ripe and sweet. Not crunchy hard and tasteless like what I typically get and leave on the plate at other restaurants. Chicken salad is delicious and the generous slice of pumpkin bread is always moist. Service is quick and very friendly. Indoor and outdoor seating. Great price point too. Anita D. read more

They make a very good cake; unfortunately they slather 2 inches of icing on it so its mostly icing with a bit of cake. I was in there this past week and there was very little in the way of cake slices. I took a slice that must have been the last slice on the cake because it was 1/2 the size. I asked the girl behind the counter if she would discount it, she said no without even looking at it. I thought it was rude, I said okay, and turned to walk away and the girl started laughing at me with another employee. It just seemed unprofessional. read more

The staff are very nice, and I swear this place has the best sugar cookie in Vestavia!

Everything I have eaten has been very good. Lots of catering selections and the chicken salad is outstanding.

I love this place for 3 reasons. 1) Pumpkin Bread- it's moist, Spiced, Filling, and delicious (even better when it's cold!) 2) Chocolate Mousse Bomb- if you haven't tried it, you haven't lived. 3) Chicken Salad-I'm not usually a fan of chicken salad done this way with fruit, but it's so good on a slice of toasted bread! And let's not forget it's a locally owned business! read more

We had lunch and cake on my wife's birthday. Wish there were more shops like this around town. It was great!

it's wasn't spectacular, but the staff was super friendly! there isn't much to choose from on the menu, they do have daily specials, but sometimes those can be sparse. it's good food, it's made excellent with great ingredients, i got egg salad on white bread and it came out exactly like i expected. the reason i gave it three stars is because of the limited menu, outside of the menu everything was great! read more

Iz Cafe Original - eggs salad with white bread - Bakeries Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Their Carrot Cake is amazing and pretty much the only carrot cake I will eat. It's very moist. You can taste nuts and little pieces of carrots and the icing is just right. I usually order the whole cake for my birthday. read more

Iz Cafe Original - Carrot Cake - Bakeries Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

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An unsolicited suggestion to Cafe Iz, place a piece of newspaper or a sandwich wrapper over the window leading in to the kitchen. While that might be unsightly, it would prevent customers seeing the gentleman in the kitchen wiping his hair and nose with an ungloved hand then touching food. The food was good but after that disgusting display of bad hygiene, I won't be returning. read more

Expensive but worth it. Their roast beef sandwich with carmelized onions is one of the best sandwiches I have ever had. Everything here is excellent from the house made sweet potato chips to the rocky road ice cream. read more

Iz Cafe Original - Thanksgiving menu - Bakeries Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Love Cafe Iz. I used to go for coffee on a regular basis. I've their food too. Chicken salad is great, desserts are amazing, and when they have the lobster bisque make sure to get it. My all time favorite is their breakfast burrito with bacon! read more

Oh my god if you haven't been here you have seriously missed out. The chicken salad is to die for, the pimento cheese is a staple in our house and whenever we are near the cafe we grab a slice of cake or a chocolate mousse bomb. I love this place, the staff are always friendly and the prices are fair for the quality. Amazing place thanks for all you do!!!! read more

Iz Too is a small sandwich shop that features chicken salad as its specialty. You can also find other deli-style sandwich options, a self-serve soda/tea station, and homemade desserts/cookies. The chicken salad is very good. Some say it is their favorite among Birmingham contenders O'Carr's, Edgar's Bakery and others. A chicken salad plate is served with fruit and pumpkin bread for $7. The sandwich by itself is $5. Iz Too is a better place for lunch. The atmosphere is a bit spartan. The service is friendly, but since you order at the counter, you are on your own to get paper products, etc. They also offer take out sales of their sides and chicken salad. read more

Iz Cafe Original - Bakeries Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Chicken salad is very good and some, not all, of their daily specials and dinner specials are really good. Definitely the very best lemon pie I have ever eaten! Keylime is also so great. Desserts are better than Edgar's, IMO. read more

Stopped by for a piece of almond cake this evening. Our son is recovering from strep and won't eat anything but humbly asked for a piece of Cafe Iz almond cake. Perfect medicine to heal him and an extra slice of this heavenly cake for mom and dad to share. read more

Oh man! We got a fried Turkey for Thanksgiving, from Iz Cafe for the first time this year. It is killer! The whole family is asking us to continue this tradition going forward. It was so easy, and so good! read more

The place looks cool but this being my first time, I ordered a Caesar salad with chicken and it was probably the WORST salad I have ever had before. The chicken was weird and it felt like it was it wasn't fully cooked, I'd bite into it and it was hard clear and rubbers at some parts seem like all I was eating was fat or bone... not to mention the dressing. IT WAS NOT caesar dressing it was an orange oil with residue on the bottom when I went in to ask for caesar they told me that it was caesar and that I needed to just shake it ... I did and it was still a weird smelling orange oil.... a bit on the over priced side for the kinds of foods they were offering read more

Great chicken salad sandwiches and the peanut butter pie is the best around. Wonderful portion sizes and really friendly staff. The place could use a makeover. Bathrooms are pretty dark and not appealing! read more

Breakfast and deli items are delicious. Why they don't offer bagels is beyond me. A little pricy. Otherwise a nice local spot to support.