Cafe 976
San Diego, CA 92109
Phone: (858) 272-0976
- Price:
- $
- Best of Citysearch:
- Breakfast 2007
- Hours:
- Daily 7am-11pm
Editorial Review for Cafe 976 – by Erin Chambers
In Short
The yellow craftsman-style house with wrap-around front porch isn't the only thing that makes it feel homey -- the menu of buckwheat pancakes, waffles, hommade granola and breakfast burritos is full of comforting, old-fashioned favorites with a health-conscious bent. Free weeklies, coffeehouse newspapers and random postcards charmingly clutter a vintage buffet table of coffee acourtrements inside, while chunky wood tables--many with dogs a tether-- fill the surrounding garden and patio.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoIron arches welcome patrons on both sides of the corner restaurant, on Cass or on Felspar.
Fun FactBefore it became Cafe 976 in 1993, the house was originally built as a private residence, then used as a school and then an antique shop.
The ExtrasThe walls inside feature different artists on a rotating monthly basis. Mostly locals.
User Reviews for Cafe 976
05/06/2008 Posted by katiapolster
I can bet mikewag is either employed by this cafe or their PR firm. Hard to believe anything is good about this place after reading the reviews. Luckily for me, I have never been and will now make sure to never go. I don't support businesses that treat their customers this way. They will eventually go out of business.
05/05/2008 Posted by jbennie
We came for the garden and fell in love with the food. Our waitress Stephanie suggested the Acai Bowl (get it with the works!) and then I opted for the good morning bagel, which filled me up. Liz got the waffle and stole some of my Acai bowl. Get the Almond Joy, iced, if you want a treat. Stephanie took care of us, gave us directions to the surfing beach, and was fast, friendly and anticipated our every need. What a perfect meal. The sun filtering down on us, the interesting people going by or at other tables, the fragrant roses and other colorful flowers and hummingbird babies in a nest in the Magnolia tree! It just doesn't get any better, until we ordered a piece of crumb cake to go, which did the trick after surfing. We loved everything about this place right down to the great art on the walls (and the cool old time photos in the bathroom). I think I want to move in here.
Pros: Good ambience, interesting delicious dishes, perfect service
Cons: Time went by too fast
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
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