Food is pretty decent for a bar/coffee spot. Staff is so sweet and attentive. The vibe is chill and a lot of people working on their laptop at night time. It's a great place to chill, work or study for me since they have wifi, free coffee refills, food, and background music. On weekends, they sometimes have a DJ at night playing EDM; it can get loud but I don't mind it. They also serve alcohol and open late (12 AM most days and til 2 AM on fridays and saturdays) so again a great place to stay and work at night or day time. Also, they are connected to Stella bar next door so you can even bring your food and drinks there. The entrance connected to Stella is right by the bathroom.Vegetarian options: Oatmeal, avocado toast, impossible burger with fries, salads can be made without meat included of course, and desserts. Not a big menu but enough to pick from if you're vegetarian.Parking: There's a free parking lot, unlike many downtown places. It does get busy at certain times but if you're patient someone will come out their parking slot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burger
Juju Garcia
How are you gonna charge me a service fee without any obvious signage or warning about that ahead of time, when I have to wait at the bar for my drink? What is the service here???Also, I asked for a total price of my order before paying and was told the subtotal before tax and this mysterious service fee.Also, I said the word “iced” 4 times and still ended up getting a hot drink, and when I requested it iced, they poured a hot drink with freshly steamed milk over ice, when most baristas in the city know an iced espresso drink with milk shouldn’t use steamed milk and especially not precombined with the espresso when poured onto the ice; the flavor wasn’t as good as it could have been because of this poor service. I usually wouldn’t complain about that but the weirdness with the service fee after a long wait really set me off.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Dez
This is my first time here. I really enjoyed this location. There are a couple of vegan options on the menu. The drinks are very unique and very good. I’m definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Cory Stinson
Great atmosphere, bartenders are nice, service is good. Couldn't really ask for much more, food is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cake
Juanelo
I come here often to read, drink, hang out with friends, or just spend some me time. I recommend coming here with friends or a date if you're looking for a place to hang out for the first time. Check their website for any events such as live music or DJs. It can get crowded and it may be difficult to find parking, but overall, it is a great place to go. 8 out 10 I recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken and Waffles, Waffle
Amanda
We came in during a shift change, but our bartender was sweet and helped us right away. Drinks and atmosphere were great. Met a waitress from the neighboring restaurant, Leah, and I can't wait to go try the pizza. Over all amazing experience and vibe. Haven't been to Blue Star in almost 10 years and it's officially one of my favorite spots again. Yall go visit Leah at Holmes Slice!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Raymundo Rangel
Great service, Great prices and Great food (Vegetarian Options)....a MUST try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Linc
I live just a short walk away, so I should be coming here frequently, right?Unfortunately, I do feel like this place used to be much better pre-pandemic. It's still got a nice atmosphere, but the food is just so-so, and service is questionable. Staff seems a little indifferent in attentiveness to both food and service. Weekend brunches are essentially a continuation of that loud dance music you were trying to forget last night while nursing your hangover. But you might be really into that?I'm not a coffee afficianado, so my judgement may be poor, but the coffee is decent. If that's all you're looking for, then it's worth a visit in my opinion.I want to like this place more, and by all accounts, it's succeeding. I just think it could be better. So you make the determination based on your criteria of what makes a coffee place with breakfast great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Brittany BP
I used to love this place, but I can’t fathom the idea of paying 12 bucks for a martini that is served in a plastic orange solo esk cup. It is just not worth it. Also, I’m not sure when they stopped doing blended coffee drinks but that was a surprise. It’s just not what it used to be and with so much competition I’d probably pick somewhere else.One year later update: no change - This place is extremely overrated. It has gone down over the years. Let me set the scene. It was weekend service (wait staff/table service) and moderately busy. My experience was poor for the following reasons: my latte was not hot (it was a while before I received it so I imagine the server forgot it), the eggs Benedict dish had cold potatoes accompanied with the Benny. The Benny wasn’t terrible, but please trust that I have had better ihop. No shame to ihop. Just saying. my server was not there for it. Upon ordering she would pivot immediately but I wasn’t done ordering so I had to call her back. This happened not only to me but to a friend. The server appeared impatient. It was odd because although it was moderately busy, she didn’t appear so. Lastly, I am annoyed that the automatic gratuity was there but she didn’t say it. Perhaps it’s on the menu or the receipt, but I think that when I questioned her about my bill total and then told her I only got two items she could have clarified that the tip was there. I know most places do automatic gratuity with 6 or more, but let me be clear, NOT every restaurant does it, so I think it would be appropriate for her to have said it. Anyway, I tipped on top of the tip unknowingly. In any case, I get it. I should have verified, but it does not make me want to visit this establishment again. There are better coffee lounges in the city.
Elizabeth Blue
Great food, drinks, and atmosphere! Non-existent parking.
3rd time coming here with awful service and very mediocre food. long wait, over priced, mixed up orders 3 times without apology . do not recommend to
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
Jessica Villasenor
I came to this establishments with my daughter and we really liked it. There were a mix of different ages. There aren’t really any traditional tables but, there are little nooks that are perfect to catch up or business. The food was pretty good and you have an option to stay inside or outside to dine. We had the biscuits and gravy and fried egg Sammy. The employees are very nice and we didn’t have to wait too long for our order. Overall I would recommend you try it out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Egg Sandwich
Stevie Cortez
The atmosphere is nice but food and coffee not so much. I ordered chorizo skillet and it was dry and looked old like it’s been sitting in a warmer, my friend ordered classic skillet and they added chorizo to it which wasn’t on menu so she was also disappointed! Our coffees were watered down as well. So I’m sorry for my score but it wasn’t good , very disappointing experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Işil Dillig
Extremely slow service. We had to wait almost an hour to get an average breakfast. The music is also extremely loud and
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Jasmine Taylor
Normally love coming here because the bites are yummy and the drinks are decent. However I showed up at 10:00PM with hopes of a late night study session and they were closed two hours early… checked the hours on the website and Google and they both say midnight.
Food is pretty decent for a bar/coffee spot. Staff is so sweet and attentive. The vibe is chill and a lot of people working on their laptop at night time. It's a great place to chill, work or study for me since they have wifi, free coffee refills, food, and background music. On weekends, they sometimes have a DJ at night playing EDM; it can get loud but I don't mind it. They also serve alcohol and open late (12 AM most days and til 2 AM on fridays and saturdays) so again a great place to stay and work at night or day time. Also, they are connected to Stella bar next door so you can even bring your food and drinks there. The entrance connected to Stella is right by the bathroom.Vegetarian options: Oatmeal, avocado toast, impossible burger with fries, salads can be made without meat included of course, and desserts. Not a big menu but enough to pick from if you're vegetarian.Parking: There's a free parking lot, unlike many downtown places. It does get busy at certain times but if you're patient someone will come out their parking slot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burger
How are you gonna charge me a service fee without any obvious signage or warning about that ahead of time, when I have to wait at the bar for my drink? What is the service here???Also, I asked for a total price of my order before paying and was told the subtotal before tax and this mysterious service fee.Also, I said the word “iced” 4 times and still ended up getting a hot drink, and when I requested it iced, they poured a hot drink with freshly steamed milk over ice, when most baristas in the city know an iced espresso drink with milk shouldn’t use steamed milk and especially not precombined with the espresso when poured onto the ice; the flavor wasn’t as good as it could have been because of this poor service. I usually wouldn’t complain about that but the weirdness with the service fee after a long wait really set me off.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
This is my first time here. I really enjoyed this location. There are a couple of vegan options on the menu. The drinks are very unique and very good. I’m definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Great atmosphere, bartenders are nice, service is good. Couldn't really ask for much more, food is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cake
I come here often to read, drink, hang out with friends, or just spend some me time. I recommend coming here with friends or a date if you're looking for a place to hang out for the first time. Check their website for any events such as live music or DJs. It can get crowded and it may be difficult to find parking, but overall, it is a great place to go. 8 out 10 I recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken and Waffles, Waffle
We came in during a shift change, but our bartender was sweet and helped us right away. Drinks and atmosphere were great. Met a waitress from the neighboring restaurant, Leah, and I can't wait to go try the pizza. Over all amazing experience and vibe. Haven't been to Blue Star in almost 10 years and it's officially one of my favorite spots again. Yall go visit Leah at Holmes Slice!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Great service, Great prices and Great food (Vegetarian Options)....a MUST try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I live just a short walk away, so I should be coming here frequently, right?Unfortunately, I do feel like this place used to be much better pre-pandemic. It's still got a nice atmosphere, but the food is just so-so, and service is questionable. Staff seems a little indifferent in attentiveness to both food and service. Weekend brunches are essentially a continuation of that loud dance music you were trying to forget last night while nursing your hangover. But you might be really into that?I'm not a coffee afficianado, so my judgement may be poor, but the coffee is decent. If that's all you're looking for, then it's worth a visit in my opinion.I want to like this place more, and by all accounts, it's succeeding. I just think it could be better. So you make the determination based on your criteria of what makes a coffee place with breakfast great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
I used to love this place, but I can’t fathom the idea of paying 12 bucks for a martini that is served in a plastic orange solo esk cup. It is just not worth it. Also, I’m not sure when they stopped doing blended coffee drinks but that was a surprise. It’s just not what it used to be and with so much competition I’d probably pick somewhere else.One year later update: no change - This place is extremely overrated. It has gone down over the years. Let me set the scene. It was weekend service (wait staff/table service) and moderately busy. My experience was poor for the following reasons: my latte was not hot (it was a while before I received it so I imagine the server forgot it), the eggs Benedict dish had cold potatoes accompanied with the Benny. The Benny wasn’t terrible, but please trust that I have had better ihop. No shame to ihop. Just saying. my server was not there for it. Upon ordering she would pivot immediately but I wasn’t done ordering so I had to call her back. This happened not only to me but to a friend. The server appeared impatient. It was odd because although it was moderately busy, she didn’t appear so. Lastly, I am annoyed that the automatic gratuity was there but she didn’t say it. Perhaps it’s on the menu or the receipt, but I think that when I questioned her about my bill total and then told her I only got two items she could have clarified that the tip was there. I know most places do automatic gratuity with 6 or more, but let me be clear, NOT every restaurant does it, so I think it would be appropriate for her to have said it. Anyway, I tipped on top of the tip unknowingly. In any case, I get it. I should have verified, but it does not make me want to visit this establishment again. There are better coffee lounges in the city.
Great food, drinks, and atmosphere! Non-existent parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smores, Avocado Toast, Chocolate Hazelnut Pancakes
Restaurantji Recommends
3rd time coming here with awful service and very mediocre food. long wait, over priced, mixed up orders 3 times without apology . do not recommend to
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
I came to this establishments with my daughter and we really liked it. There were a mix of different ages. There aren’t really any traditional tables but, there are little nooks that are perfect to catch up or business. The food was pretty good and you have an option to stay inside or outside to dine. We had the biscuits and gravy and fried egg Sammy. The employees are very nice and we didn’t have to wait too long for our order. Overall I would recommend you try it out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Egg Sandwich
The atmosphere is nice but food and coffee not so much. I ordered chorizo skillet and it was dry and looked old like it’s been sitting in a warmer, my friend ordered classic skillet and they added chorizo to it which wasn’t on menu so she was also disappointed! Our coffees were watered down as well. So I’m sorry for my score but it wasn’t good , very disappointing experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Extremely slow service. We had to wait almost an hour to get an average breakfast. The music is also extremely loud and
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Normally love coming here because the bites are yummy and the drinks are decent. However I showed up at 10:00PM with hopes of a late night study session and they were closed two hours early… checked the hours on the website and Google and they both say midnight.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3