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    BCB Cafe

    4.1 (127 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Cool quotes cover the walls; my kind of place.
    Christine P.

    My husband turned me on to this place after I purchased a Groupon for him for sandwiches (he says shouldn't be missed) but we're here for breakfast. My pessimistic Manhattan-raised mom says they don't have real NY water (it makes a difference) but OMG! These New York-style bagels were perfect with scrumptious flavored cream cheese (my fave is the REAL strawberries; they don't use fake nastiness). With a hot chai tea, it was simple and yet SO satisfying. AND they offer a tofu version of cream cheese that passed my NY mom's test - WHAT?! The same woman who swore she would never eat tofu? The best part of coming early in the morning? The day old section!! Best deal in the city! This is definitely going on the lists of regular visit and bring visitors to places!

    Queens
    Manuel C.

    I've had the queens twice this year as breakfast and it honestly tastes better each time. The guacamole, turkey, bacon, and sauce is all really good and tasty. I've been to a lot of cafe shops and no sandwich comes close to queens (at least in my opinion. Would highly recommend this shop if your looking to any breakfast. They have a lot of sandwiches and bagel options as well as coffee options. Only downside is that they close somewhat early. 10/10 though!

    Allis N.

    Convenient place around campus for a quick coffee but the coffee isnt that great... at all. The brewed and iced coffee are decent but the espresso drinks taste like there is not coffee in them. I personally always gets shots of espresso over ice, which is normally strong but theirs tastes like normal coffee put over ice. Get an iced coffee! The best affordable thing on their menu if you don't want to spend $5 on a drink. They brew Cafe Motto! Yes, i come back because it's convenient but definitely not a first choice! Super pricey too in my opinion. Not the original store so maybe that's why too.

    Daily Mexican mocha fix.
    Philip R.

    I used to go to the Starbucks in East Commons last semester, but found that the line to get coffee could get crazy during peak hours. I started getting Mexican Mochas from here since I was in the library on a daily basis either studying or trying to catch up on all the reading my professors assigned. I've mostly been to the one located in the 24/7 area of the library. During Finals week, they were open everyday and pretty much ran 24/7 which was a savior for those of us staying in the library late/overnight. I've also been to their location by PS1. There's never really a line there since I think most people frequent the location near ENS. The 24/7 location has pretty cool employees who seem really chill and are really easy to talk to/sympathize with all of students spending our day in the library. The drinks are usually $3-$4 and they also have a fridge with sports drinks if you're low on electrolytes. They also have sandwiches and breakfast burritos if you're hungry, but I usually opt for the bagel w/ cream cheese for $2. They also have bananas, cashews, peanuts, and assorted pastries (the pumpkin bread was amazing during the Fall semester). Definitely check this place out if you can't find the Starbucks on the East side like myself (I think it's in the new building but I haven't ventured there yet). Also, if you don't want to lose your precious seat/table in the 24/7 area then this place is perfect since it's right there.

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    Great for between classes! Love their lates bit sometimes it takes a little longer than expected. But overall pretty good

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    Great place. Coffee, espresso, pastries etc. Only downfall is that it's frequently not open when students are off.

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    Best cup of coffee on campus! BCB also has really convenient locations around campus so I never have to go out of my way to grab a treat

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    Iced white mocha is always on point. Doesn't hurt to add another shot here and there though.

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    12 years ago

    Great morning puck-me-up place with fresh pastries, hot coffee and nice staff right on theSDSU campus

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    12 years ago

    Best employees and best coffee at SDSU. Madagascar vanilla Latte is the best! Usually at least get an iced coffee/day.

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    9 years ago

    Cool quality coffee, a little bit to expensive for a regular cup if you are a student.

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    My favorite is the iced Mexican mocha, it tastes so fresh. Definitely recommend this place for all coffee lovers!

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    Coffee usually tastes burnt and quality is terrible for being so expensive. Definitely wouldn't recommend.

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    Half the price of S***bucks and twice the customer service.

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    Got an iced coffee from a barista named Keegan! He was so helpful and friendly! I will be coming back for sure! Loved the coffee too!:)

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    Can never go wrong with Iced Yerba Mate Green Tea or Black Passion Fruit Iced Tea.

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    I needed to wake up, so I got a Madagascar vanilla latte, it comes with two shots already but I added an extra.

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    This was my first time trying this place and the baristas were very welcoming when I first walked…read morein. I had asked if they were able to make a spanish latte x pistachio latte and even though they had never heard of it before, they were open to give it a shot. They were overall very nice even when one of the baristas handed me my drink she said I hope it's amazing! You could tell whoever made it, made an effort to make sure it was good! I wish I got her name down but hopefully next time i'll see her! It ended up being so amazing 10/10 I will definitely be back and bring my friends!! Also very well priced for how much you get!!

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