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    La Bodega

    3.5 (13 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Taco menu - dinner
    Jeff L.

    Made our first trip to La Bodega since it switched from its former 'Chop House' status. We weren't 100% sure what to expect but were VERY happy with the results! They were able to maintain the original feeling, upgraded the service, and had our favorites from the old menu with some additions and a complete taco menu. We had eaten Mexican food the night before, and while the tacos sounded great, we opted for something a bit different. Wife ordered the smoked pork chops with broccoli and the salad bar. She loved the chops and the admittedly small bite she allowed me to taste was great. I had the breaded tenderloin sandwich with fries plus the salad bar add-on. The additional bar is like $6. That included the full salad bar with three different soup options, baked potatoes on the bar and biscuits. It was the same quality bar as before, and the tri-tip chili is amazing. Sandwich and fries were great too. I forgot to get a picture of the cheese balls appetizer - think fried cheese sticks but in ball form - it was a huge order and great. The biggest win was the enhanced service. The Chop House always seemed to be turning over the servers and they were short staffed and slow. Not the case here, and we had good service and great food. We will return for sure. Keeping viable dinner options on the south side of Bloomington is important, and we also want to try the breakfast menu soon.

    3 tacos with deliciously tender beef tongue.
    Micaela S.

    I am a person of Latin descent, and I can say with all certainty that this place makes tacos that rival my mothers. They start with homemade corn tortillas, made to order, piled high with whatever meat you choose. I purchased three and it came to $19 but it was worth every single penny. If you haven't checked them out, do yourself a favor and go. They have many Latin groceries as well. Fresh baked goods made in-house daily. This store is going to give all the other Latin stores in town a run for their money.

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    Great food and grocery selection so glad to find this gem in Bloomington. Tacos and Mexican grocery galore!

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    Rainbow Bakery - Pistachio matcha muffin, chai

    Rainbow Bakery

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    The absolute best service! The worker behind the counter have always been sweet and seem happy to…read moreserve customers. They answer specific dietary restriction questions in menu items. The menu is very customizable and they offer the best gluten free and vegan donuts I have had in the state so far (more like dense coffee cake but some of the only sweet treats I am able to tolerate and thus, savor). I can only think of one con and that is the location, it is some-what of a hidden gem in the middle, but at the same time, the south west side of town? Wish they offered free-wifi so I could work at the coffee shop! But has always been worth the drive.

    Really liked it. I believe it's mostly, if not all, vegan. I know they were experimenting with some…read moreitems with dairy a while ago but I did not notice any non-vegan items while I was there, so not sure if that's still a thing. Anyway, it is a little out of the way. It's walkable from downtown but not really in the downtown core. Pretty quiet when I was there, but the atmosphere felt approachable. Some of the chairs were like school desk chairs (adult-sized, of course) that I haven't seen since I was in primary school which was kind of funny. The guy at the counter was cheerful and friendly. They looked like they had run out of some of the hot savory items by Saturday mid-afternoon, but there was still a wide variety of sweets. I believe the current owners are Indian, and you see some of those flavours featured. I got: Samosa handpie: Good, not mind-blowing, but good. Nice flavours. If you like a flaky crust, this is not it, but I liked the rustic pastry crust. Pistachio cardamom donut: Loved it. Before I moved to Bloomington, there were a few bakeries that offered vegan-GF cake donuts that I loved, and this was the first thing I've gotten here that reminded me of that. Pleasant texture and strong cardamom flavour, not too sweet. I think these are baked donuts, so they're a little different from regular fried donuts, but in a good way IMO. Rose dream latte: Milk with rose syrup topped with coconut whip and nuts, no espresso. Tasted great, but more of a dessert drink than I was expecting. The coconut whip was quite thick. The concept could probably use some refinement, because the whip was too thick and rigid to drink without a straw, but the nut pieces were too big to go through a straw, and so I couldn't figure out the best way to drink it. From what I understand, there are some longtime fans of this place who feel like the quality has dropped since the most recent change in ownership, but as someone who had never been here before, I really had a good experience. I get why people would be upset when something changes, but if you are considering trying this place for the first time, I wouldn't be too put off by the negativity around the change in ownership. There's no other place specialized in vegan baking in Bloomington, so I think it's good to support what they are continuing to do here, and even though I am partial to vegan food I wouldn't say that if it wasn't also GOOD. They also had some refreshingly unique options for baked goods.

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    The baked goods at Sugar & Spice got me through many a stressful spots during graduate school. A…read morelittle corner shop in the Indiana Memorial Union, it's a convenient place to grab whatever sweet or pastry you like as well as coffee or other beverages. One of the most revered items they make is the Special K Chewie, a glorious concoction of cereal, peanut butter, and Karo syrup. Ask any IU alum and chances are that he or she will rave about them. Sweet, chewy, crunchy - these no-cook cookies are fantastic. It's hard to believe that such deliciousness can be had for just $1.09! I know they make other cookies, but this is the one for me. When I mentioned that I now lived out of state, the staff told me that they can ship them to me. What?!? I really shouldn't know this, it could be dangerous. If you have reason to be on the IU campus as a guest, student, or traveler, make sure you stop by Sugar & Spice for a quick breakfast or afternoon snack. I made sure there were also some Special K Chewies in my bag for the drive home!

    This is the IU bakery and coffee shop located in the Memorial Union building. Their baked goods can…read morealso be found at other campus cafes. The baked goods are awesome! The cookies and muffins and cinnamon roll just seem to melt in your mouth (I'm sure lots of butter is involved). They even have a very good vegan coffee cake! The drinks are not great and consistency is not the name of the game. Maybe the coffee is better than the tea, but the chai tastes more of sugar and cinnamon than tea, and the matcha was very murky, but maybe that's because I got the strawberry matcha and that affected the colour. It didn't taste bad but just didn't taste like quality matcha. They have decent teabags, but the brand and selection varies and is not what's listed on the menu board. They can do a tea latte but don't always have teas that work well with milk. I like the iced tea they make during the summer better than the hot tea. They sometimes have bubble tea, which is made with a machine and is decent (as far as artificially flavoured tea goes) but very sweet. It's a complete gamble as to whether or not the bubble tea machine will actually be on at any given time. I tried to get it in the evening once but was told they usually power it down around 6, so came back around 4:30 next time, but it was off again. I finally did manage to get bubble tea a few times around lunch time and in the morning, but there have also been days where they don't turn it on at all despite displaying the posters for it. Tapioca pearls are on the menu but they seemingly never have them, only the popping pearls. The baristas are students and are sometimes friendly, sometimes not. I would guess there's a combination of high turnover and poor training because some of them just seem very confused. They usually do okay at keeping the line moving though. I come for the baked goods, and just get a drink while I'm at it because I don't want to wait in another line at Starbucks even though I actually think Starbucks makes slightly better drinks.

    La Bodega - mexican - Updated May 2026

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