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    New Life Cafe

    4.7 (15 reviews)
    Closed • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Turkey on sourdough!!
    Shawny F.

    2nd time visiting New Life cafe. Sandwiches are so good, HUGE, and fresh. I am currently going in on my sandwich. Please go and try them out.

    Chicken Teriyaki bowl
    Van D.

    This place is open! Lovely little restaurant in Central Richmond's Iron Triangle neighborhood on Harbour Way. They have tasty lunch bowls they call Vondi bowls to pay homage to Mama Vondi. The service was quick and the price reasonable. Best of all this restaurant serves the community. There is an upstairs area used to train local youth and future chefs. Highly recommend for their tasty bowls and for supporting those that give back!

    This place doesn't honor their business hours or they're closed. Either way, don't come here.
    Michael G.

    This place is either out of business or doesn't honor their business hours. Came at noon on a Monday and it was closed. Don't bother coming here.

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    Sidney S.

    "Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning." -- Desmond Tutu Excellent new sandwich shop in Richmond. Opened beginning of March and it is much needed downtown. As the world reopens I see this place becoming a community focal point. I ordered grilled cheese with bacon, broccoli cream soup and red velvet cake. Loved the soup and sandwich, I think the better dessert may be the bread pudding. Everyone else was getting that. They are still getting their feet wet service wise so be patient. What's great about this business is they are a nonprofit helping Richmond youth. From their FB page: "We are NewLife Movement, a California state-recognized non-profit organization and official partner of the City of Richmond, operating directly out of John F. Kennedy Park. Our Mission is to serve our community by ,"Engaging criminal and disadvantaged minds and helping them become successful law-abiding citizens" . We believe we can achieve in our mission mostly by meeting those in need in the very streets we mean to change. For us to continue to succeed in these goals we must further build positive mentor relationships and continue to provide the following three skill building programs: 1. Reactions - Working directly with Kennedy High School students, we train them in responding positively to different situations or in areas of conflict. NewLife Movement staff engage youth through role play, coaching and powerful guest speakers who provoke positive thinking. Students will learn skills to help them make better decisions currently and are nurtured to use their new skills to build their futures. 2. Partner Up - NewLife Movement reaches out to local businesses and connects them to our students that are in search of work experience. The "Partner Up" program is designed to help members of NewLife and local businesses create a supportive job shadowing atmosphere. Students will devote 2 - 4 hours per day as interns or as we call them, "Youth partners," completing tasks and building needed job skills. 3. Youth Safety - Newlife Movement is committed to providing a positive presence and a safe passage throughout the city of Richmond with a main focus in John F. Kennedy Park and the nearby neighborhoods. We discourage youth truancy, both at Kennedy High and Martin L. King Elementary as a positive vocal and physical presence in the park that sets between the schools. It is the mission of the segment of NewLife to help ensure that our young people have a safe and resourceful park to play in, and positive role models encouraging their growth and well-being." Support your local black owned businesses, we all need to rise up and we can all do it together. Highly recommended

    The NewLife Chicken and Flaming Lime!
    William Z.

    I came for the 100% organic NewLife Energy Drink before the game! The iced Ginger and Honey mix was Refreshing and Powerful! Came back a second time for the PepperJack Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup!!! Fire! The Cafe is Bright, Colorful, Clean and welcoming. Don't forget your mask our try to crowd in... they will remind you. Downtown Has New life! I'm a regular now.

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    3 months ago

    we had a great portobello mushroom sandwich yesterday good food looking forward to seeing what else they come up with.

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    4 years ago

    Had a crab salad sandwich, tasted great. Friendly and quick. Give these women some business!

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    Hoai Huong Coffee Shop - New. CA PHE TRUNG! Order it. Will wake you up unlike other coffee from other nearby cafes!

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    4.6(89 reviews)
    2.2 mi
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    Listen, number 8, the beef sandwich ****droool**** so delicious. That's all I will continue to get…read more That's my sandwich. I won't mix it up, lol. Service is fine. Place is outdated, but there are tables to eat if you'd like. There's a pool table in the back if you want to play a game. I was disappointed that they don't offer boba for their milk teas. My taro milk tea would have been so much better with it. However, it was still really good without it.

    For starters, I would like to express the excitement I felt when I stumbled upon this place because…read moreit is less than 10 minutes away from my job. I've driven by the place many, many times and never thought to consider their Vietnamese coffee. It actually looks better on the inside than what I expected, for sure. When I first arrived, it was a lady outside who I assume was preparing for the day. She wasn't the most pleasant but I'm going to take in account that she wasn't busy trying to get ready to open, although it was stated on yelp that they were open. When I returned about an hour later they were open and I was greeted by a guy. He was really kind and helpful. I checked out the menu to see what else they had to offer which was quite a bit. In the end, I still went with the Vietnamese coffee. The coffee was delicious and certainly like other Vietnamese coffee I've had before. My reason for the 3 stars is the due to my initial interaction with the lady who was outside of the establishment preparing for the day and how SMALL my cup of coffee was for $6.01. This price is average for a cup of Vietnamese coffee but not this small. With that, I might come back for a sandwich but definitely not the SMALL cup of coffee.

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    Vietnamese iced coffee

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    4.6(37 reviews)
    1.7 mi

    Singing praises from the rooftop…read more Never never ever would I think to see so many Asians in Richmond! Wed-Sunday 1045-1400. I'm sure they clear their inventory easily, as there is nothing to complain about. I've gone once and loved all the food, especially the perfectly unctuous dough stix, but I KNOW im gonna be such a regular here!! Thrilled

    Order at the register, pay at the register, grab your food when it is ready, bus and put away your…read moretray when you're done eating. This is a no frills (and no tip!) experience Nothing is going to really wow you here, but if you just want to go somewhere and get a good meal, this place will do work and be very budget friendly. At one point in the summer, my wife and I were coming here every week until we exhausted their menu selections. Hours are very narrow. Only lunch time on Wed-Sun (Closed Mon and Tue). It's an older couple (?) running the restaurant, with one person holding down the kitchen, and the other person rotating between the register and the back of the house. There's a sign that says they have milk tea and soy milk available, but we've never had milk tea there. They've only had hot soy milk. It comes unsweetened, so add your own sugar. We've tried so many things here, but I would say the overall sentiment is the dishes are decent but very comforting (at least for me). The one standout is their clay pot rice dishes. They get a pretty good crust on it. Overall, a really good value for lunch and I haven't found anything quite like Grand Cafe in the East Bay.

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    Golden Gate Bistro - Delicious Crab Toasts  $16 + Fresh Squeezed Juice $7 + flower display $free :) | 12.22.2024

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    4.3(281 reviews)
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    Great place. Very good traditional breakfast of eggs, bacon, potatoes and toast. The potatoes were…read morecrisp and not greasy, a true indicator of a good kitchen. Bacon also perfect. You are given a vibrating alarm to take to your seat after ordering at the window. I loved sitting outside in this beautifully landscaped bit of wonderful in the middle of an industrial zone. Highly recommend

    Food was great. Lot of variety of brunch items to choose from…read more It's by the railroad tracks, but it feels like you've walked into someone's well-tended patio garden when you walk in. Parking can be a bit tricky as they don't have their own parking lot, so street parking only. Majority of seating is outdoors but shaded. They really put a lot of time and dedication to the ambiance. They do have a small parklet area if you want some more shelter. It's fast casual, so order at the window and they'll give you a buzzer that'll go off when your order is ready. I had the breakfast sandwich entree. As you can see, portion sizes are generous and the food did not disappoint! Breakfast sandwich was lightly toasted and the potatoes were well-seasoned. Customer service was a bit lacking. Had to go back to the window a couple of times to ask for stuff and felt bad having to bother them every time. Aside from that, great spot with plenty of seating for a brunch/lunch date.

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    Golden Gate Bistro - Crab Toast $18.00 + Freshly Squeezed OJ $7.00

    Crab Toast $18.00 + Freshly Squeezed OJ $7.00

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