Cafe 56

Love everything about this place. Their sandwiches are delicious and made fresh. I love the soups too. Food comes out face and accurate

I was pretty stoked to find this place on Unilocal when in the area for business. I had a little bit of trouble though, actually finding this place. In midst of a strip mall/​shopping center, it was easily lost right next to First Watch.
I love the concept-​56 salads (and other stuff too) and it took me awhile to decide. It seemed like a lot of the salads had olives, which I wasn’t really feeling. I settled on a philly cheese steak salad. I was disappointed to find the ‘mixed greens’ seemed to be iceberg lettuce topped with some darker greens/​spring mix. I was hoping for a bowl without iceberg.
The facility was nice, the service was mostly friendly (though the open concept gave me a front row seat to some attitude exchange between workers) and wifi from next door helped me get some work done.
Overall, the options were solid and I’d go back simply because when on the road, finding a lunch that’s not a sandwich or a heavy plate is always a win in my book.

pewter mug salad — the best!
if you’ve never had one, try it
and the pretzel bagel — classic!
or any of the 50+ salads they have
veggie chili also amazing
as are all soups
some awesome sandwiches too

I only get to Café 56 once every couple of months for lunch. I was needless to say taken aback when the cashier remembered my name. This place does really appreciate their customers. They may not have instant service but my salads have been tasty. The salads have a unique flavor much different than the chains (such as Panera). I recommend Café 56 and will do my best to get back there more often in the future!

While the salads here are great, I do not recommend coming here during lunch. The marketing team in my office ordered lunch from here and were disappointed by the order mixup. I went to pick up the food that we ordered via phone and was directed to the back of the line behind the customers that have not yet ordered.
If you can get here at a less crowded time, the steak salad is an excellent choice!

Arrived in the middle of the afternoon long after the lunch rush. The staff smiled and was truly friendly! the salad was top notch. If you like salads check this place out!

I have come here several times over the last week and the salads are delicious. Buffalo chicken Salad Yum! There are so many different choices and they cook the food to order (10 minutes tops). I would have given it 5 stars; however after 20 minutes I still didn’t have my food today. When I asked about the status (because my coworker got his before mine and he ordered after me) they said they couldn’t find a ticket for my salad. Yesterdays service was quick and had no issues with the ticket printing. It was pretty busy today; I am just assuming they gave my salad to someone who came in to pick up a to go order.

It’s been three years since I’ve visited Café 56, but an evening class I’m taking required that I stop for dinner near my work. On this occasion, I let a co-​worker select ‘what’s for dinner’. She chose salad from Café 56. So I called ahead off I went. The salads were ready when I arrived.
I ordered the asian dinner salad, which was $ 8.96. The salad had a fresh grilled chicken breast in it! Yum!
Pros: big salad, bread and dressing included
Cons: expensive, not enough dressing, mostly iceberg lettuce, unable to shake bowl to mix dressing due to being filled to the brim
I’d visit again.

I love this place. I have been going here every so often for over 5 years now. It clean and crisp inside with a friendly staff and great, healthy, fresh food cooked in front of you and AMAZING salads. This place is a lunch MUST.

Helpful hint for those who are in a rush — you can order your grub online, walk in, pay, and get back to whatever else it is you should be doing in no time flat. Definitely order ahead at lunchtime if you don’t have the time or patience to wait!

Think back to the last time you ate a salad and examine how it made you feel. Great! Now, throw all of that away and try a salad from Café 56.
What does it take to make a good salad? How about a great salad? Salads are odd. I can go to the store and buy the exact same ingredients that restaurants use to make their salads but mine never seem to turn out tasting the same. Its the difference between craving something, like CHOCOLATE, and just eating it because its healthy or you are on a diet. I really truly enjoy all of the wonderful flavor that Café 56 is able to pack into that bowl.
Café 56 is great. For me its in an extremely convenient location; right near where I work. Yeah, sure, sometimes the wait is a bit long for a quick grab-​n-​go but they do make each and every salad right there in front of you. If you’re picky about waiting, try ordering online. This location lets you pre-​order and just pay and go!
So far I have tried many different menu items. According to my Unilocal check-​ins I have been here something like 25 times.
Salads:
–Millionaire (with chicken please!)
–Napa Valley
–Arizona Sun
–Chicken Caesar
–Beef Taco Salad
–Fajita Chicken Taco Salad
Other:
–comfort bbq chicken sandwich on ciabatta
Each one of these menu items has a unique, distinct, flavorful taste. You’ll be sure to enjoy every bite with some left for later! These salads are quite large!
Want to dine in? It can get busy in here during lunch hours. However, I have never been left without a spot should I want to sit and eat. Later in the day? No problem! They’re open until a good hour and theyre usually quiet in the early evening.
So what are you waiting for? Go try a Café 56 salad! They’re each around $ 10 so you don’t have much to lose.
Fun tip: Try the tropical green tea. Its bananas (that’s youngster for amazing).

Went to Café 56 today for lunch as I had been before and it the food decent. Unfortunately the same did not hold true this time.
First there was the wait to order (25 minutes), I understand that places are busy at lunch but this was just ridiculous. And then when I was at the front the guy taking my order picked up the phone to take other orders. And when told to focus on the people in the restaurant by (I assume) a manager he just ignored. Then as he was taking my order he disputed what I was saying, even thought I was reading of the board — exact quote «you mean the smoked turkey??» (my response was I dont know it says turkey, what a silly thing to argue with a customer about).
After placing my order it was another 20 – 25 minute wait to get the food, which turned out to be mediocre. I have had better greek salads for less money at corner delis.
I definitely will not be going back when there are better restaurants on either side that have friendly quick service and better food.
Ways to improve: Make sure there is proper, friendly, staffing at busy times (IE — 12 – 1). Ensure that the food quality is consistent and can beat out the «corner deli»

I don’t understand the negative reviews. I got a caprese sandwich with bacon and thought it was delicious. Service was friendly and fast and the food was fresh.

Hadn’t been here in a long time, but I was craving a nice fresh wrap. Well, the spinach was sub-​par, strawberries looked bad, and the spinach wrap was stale. Pretty irritating considering how long I waited. Next time I’ll just go to Roly-​Poly where I’ve never had a bad experience.

So, I went back today to cash in on my replacement salad. I purposely ordered a different salad for a different experience.
Lettuce was supposed to be mixed greens… it was romaine, which is better than the crappy iceberg last time. HOWEVER… the dressing was once again, not the one the menu said it would be. Last time, it was supposed to be green goddess, and who knows what it was, it only resembled green goddess in some ways. Today’s was actually worse: it was supposed to be their stone ground mustard dressing, and I honestly have NO idea what it was. It SEEMED like it might have been a creamy Italian with chunks of bleu cheese. Which, wasn’t terrible, but for God’s sake folks… if you go through the trouble to list specific dressings with specific salads… put it in there! Otherwise, just give me a list to select from, and don’t whet my appetite for something I am never apparently going to get. Ugh. I did however get my pretzel bagel today. Yay!
So, while the ingredients are fresh looking and tasting, it would be nice to get the ones I order. Staff continues to be friendly, but I really need my orders to be consistently correct. If I wanted this kind of service, I’d go to McDonald’s, where I know the bag will be wrong as I leave the drive through. Sigh. I’m done. Just can’t face this place again.

I love this place. I get the Napa Valley every time I’m there. It’s absolutely amazing. The staff is friendly, the recognize that I’m a regular (which is huge to me) and the food is definitely good quality. I don’t feel like I’m eating garbage. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a healthy and unique salad.

Ordered the Crispy Chicken Club Salad, and it was on point. Im usually picky about my salads… fresh greens, good chicken and most of all real bacon. It was a good sized portion including a side of bread. Very pleased! Will be back.

Driving by saw the sign Café 56 and sounded interesting and decided to check it out. I guess they have 56 different salads sounded amazing but its not. Add an item you just created #17! Take out an item you’ve created #19, add different dressing to #3 there you have it! It’s so confusing its like walking into Forever 21 and have cloth all over the place and just looking at the menu selections stresses me out. The food was descent nothing to talk about. We are talking about Salads! How bad can it be and how great can it be.

This place has some of the best salads I’ve ever eaten. And I love the pretzel roll :)

Two friends and I recently went to Café 56 because it was conveniently located across the street from our residence. At first, we were pleasantly surprised by the delicious taste of the food and conversed about how we would be frequenting he establishment. As we were walking out we were discussing grabbing a beer at a local pub when all of a sudden it hit me, I had to drop one. I was the driver so I rushed everyone into the car and sped back to the house. Once we got there it had set in with all of us. We all took turns, one at a time, destroying the facility with no remorse.
Once the debacle ended, and the premises had been cleaned the decision had been made. We would not be returning to the Café 56 again.
P. s. after this occurrence, we began referring to taking a dump as, «taking a 56.»