Carthay Cafe

Grabbed a salad while waiting for my acupuncture appointment around the corner.
This place is OK, not very much food for the price I paid but it was convenient to the area. Seems like most of the people eating there worked in the two office buildings on either side.
To be honest, nothing special, especially for the higher-​than-​necessary price. It’s the kind of food I would expect to buy at one of those little shops in a courthouse.

I don’t really like giving bad reviews, this place seems to be crumbling to the point of no return. I understand it is under new ownership and hopefully this owner will read these reviews and take constructive criticism over them.
First off, the food is not the worst thing I have had, but it is not the best either. It is basically auditorium food so don’t expect any better. The look and feel of the place reminds me of high school lunches. There is nothing special, but if you are on the go, it is convenient.
Customer service needs major improvement. The new owner is very nice but terrible at listening. Even if you repeat yourself a million times, the order comes out wrong. I don’t think she has any food experience at all. It gets really frustrating when you have to repeat yourself four or five times and still get the wrong order. A side note: Just today, I ordered some cottage cheese and a banana and was given a soup spoon to eat my cottage cheese with. It was possibly the strangest thing eating cottage cheese with a soup spoon. A fork would have been fine.
The Cook — Okay, customer service can be improved, but I place all my wagers on the cook when I decide to eat somewhere. I will become a repeat customer if the cook is really on top of his/​her game and always courteous. I was ordering a cheese omelet the other day for breakfast. I get into work at 6am, so I usually have breakfast instead of lunch. The omelet is not bad and comes with a hash brown. The only thing that irks me is they place the hash brown right on top of my omelet. I don’t know about anyone else, but I prefer my food items to be separated so I can enjoy the flavors separately. I love both omelets and hash brown, but I am not a stoner and even if I were, I would have to be really high to want to eat a hash brown omelet (Hipsters, take note). Well long story short, I asked to have my hash brown in a separate container. The owner said no problem and I heard her tell the cook. When the food came out my hash brown was sitting on top of the omelet. I tried not to say anything, but she insisted I get another one. I said it was okay as I had been waiting almost 30 minutes and my lunch break was over. When she tells the cook, he starts slamming stuff around and gives her an episode of nasty looks and his eyes wanted to kill her. It also doesn’t help he wears a Raiders hat so I can’t help but hate him being that I am from San Diego (joke). But anyway, your cook makes up a huge percentage of business, and if your cook is not only a major jerk to you and your customers, but terrible at what he does, you should probably start looking for a new cook who will appreciate working for you. There are plenty of un-​entitled people out there who will appreciate the experience.
Bottom line — This place has potential and can really benefit from some customer service training, a better menu and a skilled, semi-​professional cook.
I would give them another chance if they really want to improve.

My first and last time eating here. I had just left an appointment in the building and I was starving. The woman taking orders did not know what was in the menu items and could not explain how they were prepared. I specifically asked her if the tuna in the tuna salad sandwich was dark, light or white meat tuna. She told me that it was white. It was not. It was dark meat tuna, with tons of Miracle Whip on a sandwich that mostly consisted of bread. Worst sandwich I have had in a while. Then 5 minutes after getting my sandwich and sitting down to eat it, I was told that they were closed and that I had to leave. There were no chairs to sit on outside so I took my crappy sandwich (remember I was starving) and ate in my car. The least they could do is post the hours somewhere or have let me know when I was ordering that they were closing. I have to assume that they get business simply because they are in the midst of a few medical buildings and there are no other eateries within walking distance.

I work in the same building so it’s very convenient to eat here. However, it is very overpriced. I had lunch here twice and I rather take a walk or drive to get food than eat here again. The first time, the turkey sandwich was ok, nothing special. The second time I ordered a turkey croissant sand which, horrible! The lettuce was old and it tasted like it hadn’t been washed. For the $ 6.50 I paid I would expect a decent sandwich. The ladies are very nice but it doesn’t make up for the food.

been here a few times always gets better, keep up the good work.

They have really good chorizo burritos! Next time Im here this early again, I’ll make sure to get one. It’s a must try!

I been working on this building for almost 5 years.
This place usued to be very very good
But as the owner changed and new lady take it over. As it go the place goes down.
She raise the prices and cut the amount of the food we use to get.
The food dose not test as good as before.
She dose not know wat she is doing.
The manue got so boring since she got it. The same 20 items in manue she serve it again and again…

This café is hidden in an office building in Carthay Circle, in a mostly residential neighborhood. They mostly serve people who work in the building, but I can walk one block frrom my house to pick up a quick tasty lunch or breakfast. The wild salmon burgers are very good and only $ 4.50. They always have them even if they’re not on the board. I love the breakfast burrito. They will add potatoes to an egg and cheese burrito and it only costs $ 3. A cup of coffee is also very cheap at $ 1.25-$ 1.50, and although not gourmet, honestly tastes better the The Coffee Bean or Starbucks. They have a lot of selection for a little office cafeteria, the service is friendly, and it’s very clean.