I really, really want to like this place. Incredibly convenient, lots of potential in the heart of Civic Center Plaza, which is so limited in food options. After many tries, I cannot spend money at this restaurant anymore because the food is always subpar. My breakfast burrito today was bland, the potatoes were practically still raw, the egg overcooked and it was not worth $12+ tax. Generally, everything I've ordered (Cuban sandwich, for example) has been oily without much flavor. I'm writing this in hopes that the management will read this and truly improve their menu to make flavorful, healthy and delicious food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Sabrina C.
This place is at a nice location near bill graham and Asian art museum. It has an extensive menu but the quality of food was really subpar. I ordered a salmon bagel and potatoes. The bagel was majority egg and a little bit of salmon. The potatoes were not seasoned and undercooked. I also ordered a mocha and hazelnut coffee. The mocha is just powder. When I opened the lid, I noticed it wasn't even mixed. I feel like the least they could do is mix the powder with the liquid before serving it. The hazelnut coffee was much better, but not good enough to make me come back
Caroline C.
I was running late but needed a coffee pick me up, and found this spot. It's cute, clean, open, and has what looks like a robust menu. I appreciate the quick service and customizations the order kiosk offered. Service had a fast turn around and kind delivery to the window. My iced latte was fine and I made my appointment with time to spare thanks to the location and speed of the lovely barista!
Denise C.
It's got some sandwiches and got a breakfast bagel with egg ..then a sprite Ran into the ladies dogs and phobic service
Rose Jefimenko
So glad this kiosk is open again post-C19! Nice shaded outside seating. Loved the fresh potato chips! Still have ice cream but have to self-construct an affogato (& no decaf espresso option).Kid-friendliness: By the play structure
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips
Joel A.
Terrible service. Had to wait 25 minutes for a cup of tea. Also, they charge $1 for creamer, almond, and oat milk.
Jimmy H.
They replaced the human at the order window with a machine. This is a bummer. I prefer humans.
Ivan Martinez
An awesome sandwich on an incredible day. The kiosk at Assembly Cafe was very user friendly. Everything went smoothly and my order looked great. The “Throwback” Burger was bitter-sweet. Big, filling and tasty. A good meal for a picnic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burgers
Global Val
Concierge was friendly, but there are no posted menus, just screen interfaces, so it takes longer for people to order. Didn’t have what I ordered, so they offered to substitute an item without refunding the difference. Food was bad — a “caprese” sandwich with large rubbery inedible chunks of sundried tomatoes, a limp piece of basil, and flavorless mozzarella. The house made chips were unsalted and lost their crisp after less than 5 minutes in the to go box. Waste of money. Disappointing, especially for a central cafe at Civic Center.
Food: 1
Anne Y.
They switched ownership and it is severely worse. First they have a whole new menu but it does not match the menu online. The options are only breakfast things and burgers and a couple sandwiches. I really miss the rolls they used to have. We ordered a caprese sandwich and then they told us they were out of it but didn't refund me for it even though what we got instead was a bagel which was nowhere near the same price. The food was also really bad. The burger was greasy and bland, the breakfast sandwiches were odd. We ordered about 7 things and no one enjoyed theirs.
The customer service is terrible. First off there is no customer service. you have to order from a kiosk. They never speak to you. I ordered a hot tea. It took more than 5 mins and then they took my teabag They can't get your drink right and it's way too overpriced. A tea in a very small cup was 4.50 after tax and they had nerve to ask for a tip. DISRESPECTFUL. I DONT LIKE THIS business model order and pay at kiosk
Chris Tompkins
All around a very surprisingly nice and fun place to stop for a bite. The area, once impossible to visit, is now quite clean and fine for a stop by.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Maricela L.
Thank you for being in Civic Center. The breakfast burrito is really good. The coffee could be better.
Maria McDonald
Had to leave before my sandwich was made. They were talking a really long time. It's always a bit on the slow side, so it's not the place if you are in a hurry. Told them to donate to a local homeless person, so home they did.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Dan B.
due to a printer malfunction or whatever, they totally and completely lost my order. so it happens.what I didn't expect was the amount of discourtesy and attitude when asking about my forgotten food. first the line cook said she was working on it. please. she didn't know what was happening nor did she give a damn. either way, shameful. then when asking this other dude who looked like he was in charge about my food, he acted like I was bothering him with my inquiry. way to treat your customers, buddy.so I guess after only waiting 20 minutes for a sandwich, I'm the one in the wrong. maybe I should've waited 45 minutes before I said anything. my bad, bro. so he finally asks me, what did you order?the Huey Lewis.we're out of the Huey Lewis.wow, that was never relayed to me while I was ordering or paying.This was an epic lunch fail and decided to get my money back and be done with this place all together. But I did get comped a soft serve swirl.So all's well that ends well, right?fuck that.The Assembly sucks.and what's worse, the foods isn't even all that good to begin with.When considering this place for lunch (or any meal really), go elsewhere my fellow Yelper.
I really, really want to like this place. Incredibly convenient, lots of potential in the heart of Civic Center Plaza, which is so limited in food options. After many tries, I cannot spend money at this restaurant anymore because the food is always subpar. My breakfast burrito today was bland, the potatoes were practically still raw, the egg overcooked and it was not worth $12+ tax. Generally, everything I've ordered (Cuban sandwich, for example) has been oily without much flavor. I'm writing this in hopes that the management will read this and truly improve their menu to make flavorful, healthy and delicious food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
This place is at a nice location near bill graham and Asian art museum. It has an extensive menu but the quality of food was really subpar. I ordered a salmon bagel and potatoes. The bagel was majority egg and a little bit of salmon. The potatoes were not seasoned and undercooked. I also ordered a mocha and hazelnut coffee. The mocha is just powder. When I opened the lid, I noticed it wasn't even mixed. I feel like the least they could do is mix the powder with the liquid before serving it. The hazelnut coffee was much better, but not good enough to make me come back
I was running late but needed a coffee pick me up, and found this spot. It's cute, clean, open, and has what looks like a robust menu. I appreciate the quick service and customizations the order kiosk offered. Service had a fast turn around and kind delivery to the window. My iced latte was fine and I made my appointment with time to spare thanks to the location and speed of the lovely barista!
It's got some sandwiches and got a breakfast bagel with egg ..then a sprite Ran into the ladies dogs and phobic service
So glad this kiosk is open again post-C19! Nice shaded outside seating. Loved the fresh potato chips! Still have ice cream but have to self-construct an affogato (& no decaf espresso option).Kid-friendliness: By the play structure
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips
Terrible service. Had to wait 25 minutes for a cup of tea. Also, they charge $1 for creamer, almond, and oat milk.
They replaced the human at the order window with a machine. This is a bummer. I prefer humans.
An awesome sandwich on an incredible day. The kiosk at Assembly Cafe was very user friendly. Everything went smoothly and my order looked great. The “Throwback” Burger was bitter-sweet. Big, filling and tasty. A good meal for a picnic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burgers
Concierge was friendly, but there are no posted menus, just screen interfaces, so it takes longer for people to order. Didn’t have what I ordered, so they offered to substitute an item without refunding the difference. Food was bad — a “caprese” sandwich with large rubbery inedible chunks of sundried tomatoes, a limp piece of basil, and flavorless mozzarella. The house made chips were unsalted and lost their crisp after less than 5 minutes in the to go box. Waste of money. Disappointing, especially for a central cafe at Civic Center.
Food: 1
They switched ownership and it is severely worse. First they have a whole new menu but it does not match the menu online. The options are only breakfast things and burgers and a couple sandwiches. I really miss the rolls they used to have. We ordered a caprese sandwich and then they told us they were out of it but didn't refund me for it even though what we got instead was a bagel which was nowhere near the same price. The food was also really bad. The burger was greasy and bland, the breakfast sandwiches were odd. We ordered about 7 things and no one enjoyed theirs.
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The customer service is terrible. First off there is no customer service. you have to order from a kiosk. They never speak to you. I ordered a hot tea. It took more than 5 mins and then they took my teabag They can't get your drink right and it's way too overpriced. A tea in a very small cup was 4.50 after tax and they had nerve to ask for a tip. DISRESPECTFUL. I DONT LIKE THIS business model order and pay at kiosk
All around a very surprisingly nice and fun place to stop for a bite. The area, once impossible to visit, is now quite clean and fine for a stop by.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Thank you for being in Civic Center. The breakfast burrito is really good. The coffee could be better.
Had to leave before my sandwich was made. They were talking a really long time. It's always a bit on the slow side, so it's not the place if you are in a hurry. Told them to donate to a local homeless person, so home they did.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
due to a printer malfunction or whatever, they totally and completely lost my order. so it happens.what I didn't expect was the amount of discourtesy and attitude when asking about my forgotten food. first the line cook said she was working on it. please. she didn't know what was happening nor did she give a damn. either way, shameful. then when asking this other dude who looked like he was in charge about my food, he acted like I was bothering him with my inquiry. way to treat your customers, buddy.so I guess after only waiting 20 minutes for a sandwich, I'm the one in the wrong. maybe I should've waited 45 minutes before I said anything. my bad, bro. so he finally asks me, what did you order?the Huey Lewis.we're out of the Huey Lewis.wow, that was never relayed to me while I was ordering or paying.This was an epic lunch fail and decided to get my money back and be done with this place all together. But I did get comped a soft serve swirl.So all's well that ends well, right?fuck that.The Assembly sucks.and what's worse, the foods isn't even all that good to begin with.When considering this place for lunch (or any meal really), go elsewhere my fellow Yelper.