Dear Ms. Owner of the Berkeley Cafe, how do you stay in business with your prices so low????
I wonder about this question every time I step foot into this place. It's one of the only places even remotely close to the Distillery where you won't go bankrupt paying for your lunch. Hence why everyone in the 'hood refers to it simply as Cheap Cafe.
If you're looking for ambiance or something hip & trendy, this is not your spot. The cafe resembles....well.... a high school cafeteria but that doesn't take away from the rating here because there are just too many good aspects of this tiny little gem to let something like decor bring it down.
The food is always fresh, the owner is a lovely lady who mans the till (and has actually apologized for raising lunch special prices by $.25!) and there are Mon-Fri specials offered for, get this, $4! Tuesdays are my fav with chicken and rice on the menu. With prices like this, I have to actually debate with myself over the benefits of packing a lunch.
Should you show up in the lunch rush, expect a line but not to worry, everyone knows what they want and the staff are efficient so the line moves super quick!
I've withheld the final star only because of the service hours. If you don't get in there before 3pm, you'll find the doors locked.