Engrained Cafe

Sweet Potato Fries were 10/10, bring them back!!!
Everything else was 6/10.
Best place to spend M&G bucks on!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

This place is kinda weird in that it's in the middle of the ASU food hall building and is kinda hard to find, and the system of ordering and getting your food was confusing and not fully explained at first.

However once I got it I really liked it. The food was really good, they have free drinks, and even were giving out free sides of potato chips too. And they have a lot of vegan/allergy friendly options!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Not sure why people still go to the restaurants downstairs with this gem here. Some options are cheaper than QDOBA and chick a fillet with much larger portions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My most favorite restaurant in this area because of sustainability practices and food choices.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seasonal Autumn Salad with Salmon

Glad they’re here, but unite surprised to see they have food from animal parts and abuse—it’s 100% out of alignment with their lofty aspirations. ASU, as an educational institution I expected a bit more integrity, but at least there are many vegan options among the many ”feel good about buying evil” options.

This is one of the best places I’ve found on asu campus that has some good vegan options. They’re really trying to be futuristic, sustainable, healthy and tasty. I wish more establishments on campus were like this place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Limited menu options. Taste is decent. Serves super fast.

Limited menu options. Taste is decent. Serves super fast.

The food is just

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

They have a rotating menu, so your luck may vary. When I went in, they had a tofu entree and a vegan pizza on the menu. They were out of vegan pizza so I went with the tofu entree. It was too salty and had a fishy taste, so I don’t really recommend it. I would have asked to confirm it was vegan but the server didn’t seem to understand what vegan was- he offered the Italian pizza (which has sausage and dairy) as an alternative to the vegan pizza I requested ?

The menu does not accurately depict the products served (goat cheese salad had “heirloom” tomato but was actually just cherry tomato, the “watermelon” radish was nowhere to be found). The salad was drenched in dressing to the point it was inedible due to the greens wilting.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 4

Food was good. Not much variety. Also pretty expensive for what you get, but drinks are free

"farm to table" style food. Higher end place for lunch on campus. Food was very tasty and quickly prepared. Slightly confusing arrangement (enter on one side, get a number, ignore the food preparation stations around the restaurant, then order at the register on the other side of the restaurant).

Used to eat at Engrained regularly in the "before time". Loved it. Had a lunch meeting there for the first time since last year. The food was surprisingly mediocre, especially for the $10-15 price range. Four people in our group (including a job candidate) and nobody was thrilled with their food. A bit embarrassing, considering we'd apparently oversold the place to our guest. Still a great atmosphere with wonderful people.

A hidden eating spot on ASU grounds that's one of the best food options on campus. It's sort of an in-between of a cafeteria and sit down place. You go up and look through the options and then pay. Waiters bring your food our a couple minutes later. Great lunch food for not that much, and I really appreciate the allergy labeling on the food. Plus unlimited house made chips. Taking an hour or two to have lunch while studying here is definitely worth it.