CHIC Cafe

just got off the phone with them in hopes of planning my birthday dinner...and they no longer do dinner...FYI to all of you! sad sad.

Very endearing. Students are not polished servers by any means, but they are clearly aiming to please. A few of the teachers stopped by as well, all interested in getting your feedback and making sure you're enjoying yourself. Room is very plain.

Food selection was impressively broad and mostly well executed. Had a very nice salad, halibut with corn chowder, and bread pudding. All excellent. Bill for 3 courses at lunch = $14. A few of the other diners at my table were less enthused with a dish or two, but I'd say it had at least an 80% hit rate.

This is a solid place for a meal that is not run of the mill.  With the menu changing weekly, you get a chance to indulge in plenty of different styles for a very reasonable price of $25 for a three course + dessert meal.  Being a BYOB this place is a great start to a casual (or rowdy) evening.  Waitstaff is nice and very accommodating.  Went there one time with two friends on "tapas week" and lucked out becasue it was pretty empty.  The head of the wait staff wasn't shy to ask us what we ate and what we liked, then preceeded to get us seconds of it.  Then she brought out even more plates of things we "just had to try".   It was great because they have to make sure all the students are getting enough cooking opportunities, so the slow night led to a lot of good eating.  

Ofcourse, being a student run cafe not every dish is going to be perfect.  I have definately had things in the past that I was not happy with,  but it's not a regular thing and they're more than happy to give you somethin else to try