Nice little place. Big burrito with avocado was great. Food was ready quickly. Right near the metro.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito
Grace S.
I really appreciate this neighborhood bodega! The staff is extremely friendly and there are a lot of different food options here. I order the garden salad and add tuna salad, and I find it to be delicious. Pro tip: don't order online the prices are marked up. Call ahead and order, you'll save a few bucks!
Becca H.
I ordered the KBBQ sandwich online for lunch. It was tasty and reasonably priced for this area. Essentially all the food options in Ballston Quarter are $15-20+ which is ridiculous to spend on lunch. This place has options for everyone including vegetarians. The sandwich had good flavor and texture. I might suggest a thicker sub roll as the sauce and other juices from cooking made the roll soggy pretty quickly. I'd come here again though!
Hayley F.
Great place to grab a steak and cheese! Looking forward to trying the rest of their menu.
Ian Bullman
AMAZING! The steak and egg gave me diarrhea but I'll keep coming back. 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jazmyne Carpenter
The service is amazing the atmosphere is clean, the food...Subpar. Extremely overpriced and hit or miss especially breakfast. They upcharge everything that's already over priced, they have a whole carton of eggs sitting on the counter but proceed to give you liquid eggs from a jar even when you ask for cracked eggs. I would recommend trying other places over this place save your $20.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Jessica Henderson
I was looking for an all day breakfast place in Arlington and Mike's Cafe was one of the suggestions that came up. I've always walked past this place in the Ballston area so I decided to give it a try. I ordered a breakfast burrito and a Chicken Caesar wrap. The breakfast burrito was okay. My only complaint is that the portion sizes are very tiny considering that the prices are steep. I spent about $25 here. Overall I'd most likely return in the near future if I'm in the area and in need of a last resort breakfast... I wouldn't go out of my way to go here. I think there's cheaper options elsewhere.
Food: 3
Service: 3
Jessica H.
I was looking for an all day breakfast place in Arlington and Mike's Cafe was one of the suggestions that came up. I've always walked past this place in the Ballston area so I decided to give it a try. I ordered a breakfast burrito and a Chicken Caesar wrap. The breakfast burrito was okay. My only complaint is that the portion sizes are very tiny considering that the prices are steep. I spent about $25 here. Overall I'd most likely return in the near future if I'm in the area and in need of a last resort breakfast... I wouldn't go out of my way to go here. I think there's cheaper options elsewhere.
Greg C.
This is a perfect little breakfast-lunch-coffee spot tucked underneath a Ballston condo near the Metro. The service is fast and gracious, the menu amazingly varied for such a compact restaurant, including bibimbop and bulgogi. Somewhat limited seating, so get there before the crowds. Why didn't I realize before that this is a superior alternative to IHOP?
Steve Insalaco
Freshly made food that tastes great and a welcoming environment. Love their breakfast sandwiches but I’m sure other thjngs are good too. Great place for lunch or breakfast. Limited seating but easy to take away. Very Friendly staff.
Parking: Limited metered street parking. Some paid garages. Be prepared to walk a little bit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Sandwich
Joey Ho
Best cheese steak in the area. Very friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emma Reimers
Great people, good food, excellent prices.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Sandwich
Sarsha A.
Convenience store and restaurant built in. Food tastes like something you get from a food cart - got egg and cheese sandwich which had no salt/pepper. Eggs were likely fake from liquid egg carton. Coffee tasted watery and awful.
Nice little place. Big burrito with avocado was great. Food was ready quickly. Right near the metro.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito
I really appreciate this neighborhood bodega! The staff is extremely friendly and there are a lot of different food options here. I order the garden salad and add tuna salad, and I find it to be delicious. Pro tip: don't order online the prices are marked up. Call ahead and order, you'll save a few bucks!
I ordered the KBBQ sandwich online for lunch. It was tasty and reasonably priced for this area. Essentially all the food options in Ballston Quarter are $15-20+ which is ridiculous to spend on lunch. This place has options for everyone including vegetarians. The sandwich had good flavor and texture. I might suggest a thicker sub roll as the sauce and other juices from cooking made the roll soggy pretty quickly. I'd come here again though!
Great place to grab a steak and cheese! Looking forward to trying the rest of their menu.
AMAZING! The steak and egg gave me diarrhea but I'll keep coming back. 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service is amazing the atmosphere is clean, the food...Subpar. Extremely overpriced and hit or miss especially breakfast. They upcharge everything that's already over priced, they have a whole carton of eggs sitting on the counter but proceed to give you liquid eggs from a jar even when you ask for cracked eggs. I would recommend trying other places over this place save your $20.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
I was looking for an all day breakfast place in Arlington and Mike's Cafe was one of the suggestions that came up. I've always walked past this place in the Ballston area so I decided to give it a try. I ordered a breakfast burrito and a Chicken Caesar wrap. The breakfast burrito was okay. My only complaint is that the portion sizes are very tiny considering that the prices are steep. I spent about $25 here. Overall I'd most likely return in the near future if I'm in the area and in need of a last resort breakfast... I wouldn't go out of my way to go here. I think there's cheaper options elsewhere.
Food: 3
Service: 3
I was looking for an all day breakfast place in Arlington and Mike's Cafe was one of the suggestions that came up. I've always walked past this place in the Ballston area so I decided to give it a try. I ordered a breakfast burrito and a Chicken Caesar wrap. The breakfast burrito was okay. My only complaint is that the portion sizes are very tiny considering that the prices are steep. I spent about $25 here. Overall I'd most likely return in the near future if I'm in the area and in need of a last resort breakfast... I wouldn't go out of my way to go here. I think there's cheaper options elsewhere.
This is a perfect little breakfast-lunch-coffee spot tucked underneath a Ballston condo near the Metro. The service is fast and gracious, the menu amazingly varied for such a compact restaurant, including bibimbop and bulgogi. Somewhat limited seating, so get there before the crowds. Why didn't I realize before that this is a superior alternative to IHOP?
Freshly made food that tastes great and a welcoming environment. Love their breakfast sandwiches but I’m sure other thjngs are good too. Great place for lunch or breakfast. Limited seating but easy to take away. Very Friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Egg & Cheese Sandwich
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They don’t take AMEX
Parking: Limited metered street parking. Some paid garages. Be prepared to walk a little bit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Sandwich
Best cheese steak in the area. Very friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great people, good food, excellent prices.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Sandwich
Convenience store and restaurant built in. Food tastes like something you get from a food cart - got egg and cheese sandwich which had no salt/pepper. Eggs were likely fake from liquid egg carton. Coffee tasted watery and awful.