Cafeterias near San Jose, CA

“Attempted to order (off menu) a lavender matcha latte. While they didn't have the lavender syrup, the barista offered to attempt it with the lavender tea they had on hand. The suggestion hit the spot and I think tastes even better than with syrup!“

“Update March 26th 2019: I'm actually going to recommend this place as not only a quick-bite but a decent value for students. My change in tone comes down to one drastic change in policy from previous ownership: to-go boxes.You can purchase to-go boxes which are reusable and washable. They're a great add on to the value of a meal plan which it seems like they're also changing for the coming fall semester.Also as I figured the food and ridiculous wait times have since the grand opening settled down, and the food quality has made a leap in quality since the past few years. I'm not sure whether this has to do with new management or a shift from completely relying on student labor to hiring more full-time staff, but they've definitely changed things for the better.TL;DR It's college food, you can live with it. They serve you the food portioned, but you can good back as many times as you want. Disappointing remodel.I've been eating here for 3 years now. In that time, I have worked there for 1, and more recently seen a complete restructure of the service in the most recent academic year (2018-2019).Let me get this bit out of the way first: it's WAS an on campus cafeteria with primarily students working the kitchen. So yes the food isn't the greatest, but it's edible and can say (believe it or not) a good chunk of the main entrees are prepared fresh. The taste is definitely a hit or miss, but despite a monthly food rotation cycle it gets old fast.Now I all caps'd "was" because the year I worked there was my first year, and as I mentioned they are no longer run by Spartan Shops. As a result one of the main reasons to actually eat here being the Jamba Juice is gone. In fact a lot of things have been reorganized.The gluten free kitchen was removed for whatever reason 2 years ago (I know a couple of friends who actually well... CAN'T EAT GLUTEN and were pretty upset when it was removed). Yes they offer gluten free options but for those of us who remembers it's not nearly as satisfying.The recent remodel currently doesn't have the ice cream machines anymore, there's no more dedicated stand to order coffees, and the cold bar is lacking the variety it had in previous years.But to their credit, what's left of the relocated desserts bar looks better, there's a wider variety of spices available, and they've added a coffee machine in lieu of the separate stand for ordering it.Okay I'm stretching quite a bit, and hopefully over time they improve since it seems like they're still in the process of hiring and getting all. the stations setup but until then, it seems this new "Spartan Dining Experience" has turned into more of the same generic food you can find at every other CSU.I would bring Santa Barbara, Berkeley students, even SJSU alumni and they would be impressed by the DC, because in the past years we really did have it better off than other campuses. Now? I'm not so sure.Have a meal plan and are dissatisfied with what they have? Assuming the policy hasn't changed with the new company, in the first few weeks you can always downgrade your plan. I'm considering it, and am hoping it's still an option.Not that many people would care but I will update this review as and if needed...“

“DELICIOUSLY DONE! Everything here in this cafeteria was really mouthwatering, and they also have fresh-squeezed orange juice that I needed. I can't say enough about the food items and anything else from this cafeteria because everything here was really tasty and affordable. I will definitely come back here again for more! Strongly recommended!“

“Beautiful /Fantastic great place for all occasions“

“Excellent food,good staff and very reasonable price.
We had food thrice.
The lady staff explained everything calmly.
Onion ring,burgers,Rice,vegetable gravy all are fine.Quntity also adequate at a very reasonable service.Quite calm environment.Sopus Cool drinks,Snacks,cookies are available.“