Hours may vary -don't show up and complain they're closed , that's your problem you couldn't bother to call before driving over lmao . Ain' t nothing set in stone .
Robert L.
After driving 15 minutes to get here and then driving around to find parking, I get to the Garage Cafe at 2:30 pm and it's closed. They advertise to be open all day. So, that's quite frustrating.
Charlie T.
Racist, homophobic or just moody, it'd take more than just my experience to know and so here's a review. To be clear the store is opportunistic because of its location. There's no other stores around for a 6-8 block radius. They make most of their money from this fact & the crowds drawn to neighboring bars & clubs. I lived by the store for a while, one guy who seems to be the owner, maybe not, was working on July 30, 2023, maybe he's just moody as he's not always this way but is when there's large groups of gays or minorities in his store but not necessarily if there's only one or two. So I'm thirsty asf & only have two dollars cash. The store sells mostly drinks & are along the furthest back wall. None of the drinks have prices listed. I in delusion grab an electrolyte replacement drink walk to the register and when he rings it up at $6.99 I apologize and say I'll need to grab something else & return the drink to the cooler. I then grab a small Apple Juice believing it to around 1.99, it was 2.99. I apologize again this time exclaiming I only had two dollars & again took the drink back to the refrigerator. At this point I start reviewing the water selection as a group of gays in fetish attire walk in and are also looking at the drink selection. I hear one of them also mention that the drinks do not have prices listed. I then realize to avoid picking a water that may cost more than i have cash on me I should walk to the register & ask what is the cheapest water they have for sale. I walk to the counter & ask what is the cheapest water they have & the person behind the register immediately accuses me of being angry. In hindsight it seems he assumed i would be angry having walked back & forth to the refrigerator several times & having heard the other customers mention the lack of pricing on items for sale. However i was just thirsty & wanted to prevent going back & forth to the refrigerator needlessly. I say to him i have no idea why you're assuming i'm angry I just asked you what is your cheapest water for sale. The store clerk immediately jumps to "I have the right to refuse service to anyone" which does anger me as I'm like what & why tf did that come out if his mouth. A shouting match ensues as he threatens to call the police but then refuses to do so. While he can refuse service at certain times what he can not do is refuse service because someone asked the price of an item he has for sale. Depending on jurisdiction not properly displaying pricing of merchandise for sale is a civil or criminal violation. Any business owner & most rational people can understand why its a discouraged practice for a store to not display prices on merchandise for sale as it encourages fraud. There are exceptions as in the fashion industry, custom work, etc. & those are often fraught with controversy. So maybe he was gaslighting, moody, uneducated in common business practices & law, i don't know. I know he wasn't serious about believing he was in the right & would face no negative consequences beyond a bad yelp review for his actions. Fact is because of the stores location & type of business its not likely a yelp review would effect his business as much as a investigation from various commerce & auditing agencies for calling the police on someone who asked the price of an item displayed for sale & then subsequently refused them service for having asked the price for various reasons the store should of had displayed eliminating the need to ask &/or the possibility of fraud by any party to occur. I had previously witnessed &/or experienced the staff at that store being weird & moody asf to patrons but then have returned and had many times with no issues. But this time in review i noticed that the times the staff has been hostile towards customers its been when theres been a group of gays &/or people of color & it was when they walked in that the store clerk/own
1John 2:27
This place isn’t open though Google maps says it is on a Saturday at 3pm.
Palo A.
Avoid this place totally ridiculous and exorbitant pricing ...won't return...go some place else
Puneet N.
Wish could give them 0 stars Overpriced ....everything is double the price avoid and take you business elsewhere
Pat Chesser
Bagel pizza was great! Prices on menus great too. Did I mention Military Discount
C S
Not open for the past couple weekends and weeks in between - everyone that populates 11th street miss our guy so much!! He is a pillar of stability that supports the action taking place on the “Club Corridor”.We’re all hoping he returns soon and in good health.Joe is a treasure on 11th. Every day I look to see if he’s opened back up - it’s been a rare day to see this place not taking business. Truly, you never know watcha got til it’s gone ?We all hope to see you soon, and are sending the best wishes and loves and positive vibes. ??
Dany L.
I would definitely not recommend coming here for anything, everything is so overpriced. I came here once and will never come back.. My price for a lesson learned..
Ryan P.
$22.87 for a Rockstar Sugar Free, a Ghost Orange flavored and a Ghost Sour Patch flavored and Chips, the kind to go with Salsa. And the chips weren't even that good, like "card board". What an over priced rip off, the chips were so meh. It would be justifiable if the chips were of one of the better brands.
Perfect little neighborhood store-Friendly owner - 5 stars!
B M
Not open. Please adjust your timings on google so you don’t inconvenience customers.
Nature Kitty
Hey punks,Not sure why you take it upon yourselves to mark this businesses Temporarily Closed. This place is like NEVER closed like EVER.,It is OPEN for business! The cool dude owner is a one man show ,so yes sometimes he opens a bit later or closes earlier.He is a human being not a robot AND this is aconvenience store, not Safeway or Whole Foods.Yes,the prices are higher,duh.Stop whining ain't no one forcing you to shop there. Like you, he's trying to survive and make an honest living in these trying times . .Maybe try being more supportive instead of looking to nit pick.P.S. there is a fabulous selection of wine, beer and snacks.So do yourself a favor & support a small local business.
Rheman A.
Not going to say much... Bought a bottle of juice and a bag of small chips for $7.50. Straight Taxin!
diane_chehab
Garage Café had to turn on a dime during Covid, and the good idea they came up with was to offer almost-cooked French dishes, for two people. We had the bouillabaisse: we needed to finish cooking the fish and heat everything up. It was excellent.
Hours may vary -don't show up and complain they're closed , that's your problem you couldn't bother to call before driving over lmao . Ain' t nothing set in stone .
After driving 15 minutes to get here and then driving around to find parking, I get to the Garage Cafe at 2:30 pm and it's closed. They advertise to be open all day. So, that's quite frustrating.
Racist, homophobic or just moody, it'd take more than just my experience to know and so here's a review. To be clear the store is opportunistic because of its location. There's no other stores around for a 6-8 block radius. They make most of their money from this fact & the crowds drawn to neighboring bars & clubs. I lived by the store for a while, one guy who seems to be the owner, maybe not, was working on July 30, 2023, maybe he's just moody as he's not always this way but is when there's large groups of gays or minorities in his store but not necessarily if there's only one or two. So I'm thirsty asf & only have two dollars cash. The store sells mostly drinks & are along the furthest back wall. None of the drinks have prices listed. I in delusion grab an electrolyte replacement drink walk to the register and when he rings it up at $6.99 I apologize and say I'll need to grab something else & return the drink to the cooler. I then grab a small Apple Juice believing it to around 1.99, it was 2.99. I apologize again this time exclaiming I only had two dollars & again took the drink back to the refrigerator. At this point I start reviewing the water selection as a group of gays in fetish attire walk in and are also looking at the drink selection. I hear one of them also mention that the drinks do not have prices listed. I then realize to avoid picking a water that may cost more than i have cash on me I should walk to the register & ask what is the cheapest water they have for sale. I walk to the counter & ask what is the cheapest water they have & the person behind the register immediately accuses me of being angry. In hindsight it seems he assumed i would be angry having walked back & forth to the refrigerator several times & having heard the other customers mention the lack of pricing on items for sale. However i was just thirsty & wanted to prevent going back & forth to the refrigerator needlessly. I say to him i have no idea why you're assuming i'm angry I just asked you what is your cheapest water for sale. The store clerk immediately jumps to "I have the right to refuse service to anyone" which does anger me as I'm like what & why tf did that come out if his mouth. A shouting match ensues as he threatens to call the police but then refuses to do so. While he can refuse service at certain times what he can not do is refuse service because someone asked the price of an item he has for sale. Depending on jurisdiction not properly displaying pricing of merchandise for sale is a civil or criminal violation. Any business owner & most rational people can understand why its a discouraged practice for a store to not display prices on merchandise for sale as it encourages fraud. There are exceptions as in the fashion industry, custom work, etc. & those are often fraught with controversy. So maybe he was gaslighting, moody, uneducated in common business practices & law, i don't know. I know he wasn't serious about believing he was in the right & would face no negative consequences beyond a bad yelp review for his actions. Fact is because of the stores location & type of business its not likely a yelp review would effect his business as much as a investigation from various commerce & auditing agencies for calling the police on someone who asked the price of an item displayed for sale & then subsequently refused them service for having asked the price for various reasons the store should of had displayed eliminating the need to ask &/or the possibility of fraud by any party to occur. I had previously witnessed &/or experienced the staff at that store being weird & moody asf to patrons but then have returned and had many times with no issues. But this time in review i noticed that the times the staff has been hostile towards customers its been when theres been a group of gays &/or people of color & it was when they walked in that the store clerk/own
This place isn’t open though Google maps says it is on a Saturday at 3pm.
Avoid this place totally ridiculous and exorbitant pricing ...won't return...go some place else
Wish could give them 0 stars Overpriced ....everything is double the price avoid and take you business elsewhere
Bagel pizza was great! Prices on menus great too. Did I mention Military Discount
Not open for the past couple weekends and weeks in between - everyone that populates 11th street miss our guy so much!! He is a pillar of stability that supports the action taking place on the “Club Corridor”.We’re all hoping he returns soon and in good health.Joe is a treasure on 11th. Every day I look to see if he’s opened back up - it’s been a rare day to see this place not taking business. Truly, you never know watcha got til it’s gone ?We all hope to see you soon, and are sending the best wishes and loves and positive vibes. ??
I would definitely not recommend coming here for anything, everything is so overpriced. I came here once and will never come back.. My price for a lesson learned..
$22.87 for a Rockstar Sugar Free, a Ghost Orange flavored and a Ghost Sour Patch flavored and Chips, the kind to go with Salsa. And the chips weren't even that good, like "card board". What an over priced rip off, the chips were so meh. It would be justifiable if the chips were of one of the better brands.
Restaurantji Recommends
Perfect little neighborhood store-Friendly owner - 5 stars!
Not open. Please adjust your timings on google so you don’t inconvenience customers.
Hey punks,Not sure why you take it upon yourselves to mark this businesses Temporarily Closed. This place is like NEVER closed like EVER.,It is OPEN for business! The cool dude owner is a one man show ,so yes sometimes he opens a bit later or closes earlier.He is a human being not a robot AND this is aconvenience store, not Safeway or Whole Foods.Yes,the prices are higher,duh.Stop whining ain't no one forcing you to shop there. Like you, he's trying to survive and make an honest living in these trying times . .Maybe try being more supportive instead of looking to nit pick.P.S. there is a fabulous selection of wine, beer and snacks.So do yourself a favor & support a small local business.
Not going to say much... Bought a bottle of juice and a bag of small chips for $7.50. Straight Taxin!
Garage Café had to turn on a dime during Covid, and the good idea they came up with was to offer almost-cooked French dishes, for two people. We had the bouillabaisse: we needed to finish cooking the fish and heat everything up. It was excellent.