Brains require a lot of energy to function, so it's no surprise that the main Caltech dining hall…read morehas a vibrant array of delicious items to please the palate. Food: You can get pretty much anything you'd want here ranging from pizza to Mongolian BBQ. Each station has some sort of ridiculously nerdy name that adds to the dining experience. I'm going to go through all the options one by one, so bear with me: Bunsen Burner (Grill): This place serves piping hot breakfast in the morning and transitions to choice cuts of meats in the afternoon. They seriously have a butcher's delicase in the dining hall. How sweet is that? Deli Epicenter: The Epicenter is the to go place for some sandwiches. Never tried it, but the line is always ridiculous, so it must be at least decent. Salad-Fusion: The salad bar is priced at $0.39/oz. Not super impressive as the selection is fairly small, but it holds its own. Each plate comes with a baked roll. Wok Zone: This is the Mongolian BBQ station. The product that comes out of here is entirely dependent on your ability to mix the sauces correctly. Sometimes they'll randomly throw weird items into your food that you didn't want like corn. I don't know why. Maybe there are some passive aggressive employees who hate their job behind the counter. The amount of food you get is astronomical. Pizza-Byte: Super good pizza at a reasonable price with loads of crazy options to choose from like Ranch Bacon Chicken. Comfort Equation/Latin Bar: These are the two stations in the middle of the dining hall that serve the absolute best things on campus. The Latin bar frequently has tostadas with really great meat offerings. They like to serve seafood paella loaded with mussels and calimari (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/fp2H4dCbkZO52RrmFqzSVQ?select=S8Xc9TtSZsLoU5taZzN5Wg). Comfort Equation frequently has dishes like spice-crusted grilled chicken, Asian dishes, salmon, etc. You can load up on these items (some are priced by weight, some with a flat amount) and then get healthy sides like rice and steamed veggies. Bandwidth Bakery: Has baked goods... most aren't super awesome. TechTonics: This is a glorified soda fountain with coffee. The name is much more awesome than the actual station. Soup Station: It's soup. Sushi: Also self-explanatory. Cooking 101: Ok, this one is pretty special. They serve absolutely delicious pasta here, cooked to order. Some of the meats include chicken, sausage, and meatballs. You can get red, cream, or a combo of sauces. They'll often experiment with different dishes like pho on occasion. I would stay away from the pho, though. It was watery and tasted nothing like the real thing! Service: It's a dining hall so you grab what you want and pay at the front in cash, credit, or Caltech card. There's an area in the back to return your plate etc. that a lot of people forget about. Atmosphere: It's a typical dining hall experience, but at least they have pomegranates, artichokes, a large array of citrus fruits, and strawberries growing outside. I think they sometimes use those in the food. Synopsis: Pretty cool, although with the swipe card option you can easily spend over 10 bucks for lunch and not even know it.

Way overpriced for poor students and professors…read more I prefer Ernie's.

Love their Turkey sandwich. The dessert case is always filled with yummy goodness…read more The kitsch gifts and housewares are a bonus

Cute little neighborhood deli with scratch made pastries and panini's. They also have little…read moretrinkets to buy and a cooler of drinks. Service was nice and quick. Everyone who worked there seemed like friends and were friendly to this outsider. I want to buy their jalapeño jelly!

Hey, love you guys but I'm not sure what changed, but I'd really appreciate it if you could go back…read moreto the original frozen drink recipe now that its been heating up. The new version tastes very thick almost like it has protein added and comes across as overly syrupy and artificial. I was expecting something lighter, just coffee with a bit of chocolate and creamer like before. Unfortunately, this one wasn't enjoyable and I had to throw it away, which was disappointing for a $6 drink.

This is a great spot for a quick bite to eat or for a cup of coffee while you're on campus.read more

*reposted from my old account, originally posted in 2023…read more SOOOO excited the Refectory is finally open again, now under new management. Taco Tuesdays are, of course, a win. Had the breakfast burrito, which is like carrying a small baby, albeit a delicious one. Eww, gross, that came out wrong. You know what I mean. They make all their own baked goods and I gave in to the apple crisp cheesecake bar today, which was not only incredible, but reasonably priced too. I appreciate a relatively affordable place to eat in this day and age of out-of-control inflation, but the fact that everything is SO TASTY makes this place 5 stars. Actually, the workers are lovely and friendly, so I guess that's the cherry on top!

The service staff are so friendly and hospitable and the food is delicious. Their chicken pesto…read moresandwich is the best. The fries are great. I've heard others say their burgers are great too. 10/10 recommend.

The lamajoos here are delicious. This area has a lot of lamajoo spots that you can try but I…read morerecommend trying KoKos bakery. Ask him to warm it up for you or you can take it home and do it yourself. Everything they have package almost is made in house with a old family recipe.

Nice little Armenian bakery that serves all the usual goodies - Maneish Zahtars, Lahmajouns,…read moreBoreks, as well as their own version of 'Muhammara' (which I love and a must for me whenever I visit such establishment) and then some - such as their variety of baked sweets! I love the texture of the bread here compared to another nearby store. For example, the Zahtar and Lahmajoun are crispier and more 'toasty' (how we like it and how it should be) and not as 'doughy'. Most items are sold in bulk packing but the owner Mike was extremely accommodating since my wife is vegan and he realized we couldn't purchase more than we can use. I believe you can order what you want ahead of time for pickup so that's a huge plus. Will certainly come back to support him whenever we can since the Altadena fire has affected his business. Great guy and overall great tasting Armenian bread!

Estoy disfrutando los Huevos a la Mexicana @ King's Breakfast & Burgers, and ... these aren't…read morehuevos a la mexicana. Usually they're simple eggs cooked with red tomatoes, green chiles, and white eggs--the colors of the Mexican flag. What Alex & his brothers & sister create is a scrambled concoction of love, care, and pure comfort. The flavor profile is ¡SIN MADRES! Deeply satisfying, and the kind of breakfast that you savor every bite. Best Mexican breakfast you can have outside the motherland. Ordena ANYTHING on the menu!

If you know me, then you know Kings Breakfast and Burgers is my kind of spot! We were looking for…read moresomething quick and delicious to eat between our two escape rooms on a Saturday, and my wife found Kings on the Yelps. The photos of the food did not sell it to me, so I was pleasantly surprised to see the food looked amazing in person. We saw neighboring tables have steamed hams, burritos, and chili cheese fries, and everything looked and smelled fantastic! I'm not a quesadilla guy, but the birria quesadilla is solid! It comes with a green and an orange dipping sauce. We found the orange a bit sweet, but the green one was great! We also got the mango habanero shrimp ceviche. When they tell you it's spicy, take heed. It was legit spicy and had me sweating and pooping fire! My mistake was eating spoonfuls of it and not having it with chips. There are a few tables within and outside of the restaurant. Ordering is quick and easy at the counter, and the food is made freshly. Fun decor surrounds you, and the vibes of the staff are light and positive. Since that day, I have had a chance to return to try the pastrami breakfast burrito. She recommended to try it with pickles and mustard, and it was a great combination! It wasn't the best pastrami breakfast burrito I've had, but it was certainly filling. I wasn't hungry for hours! Come to King's for solid food offerings, fun atmosphere, and one of the friendliest staffs around!

My husband found this cute spot after we just finished dining at the Cheesecake Factory. When we…read morewalked in it gave me such a European vibe. Calm, quiet, 2 men were playing speed chess in a corner. This is definitely a spot you come to relax grab a crepe and enjoy your afternoon at. We got a sweet crepe, definitely delicious filled with strawberries and bananas topped with Nutella, powder sugar and ice cream. Our service was quick and the lady at the front who took our order helped us with our selection. Our crepe came out within 10 minutes as well. My first experience was positive and I absolutely LOVED their outdoor patio. It reminded me of the little town in Hungary my dad grew up in where shops were all quiet and cute with patio dining that were surrounded by plants. I will definitely come back to enjoy another crepe again.

Would not recommend. Not horrible but definitely not good. I feel like the only thing going for it…read moreis a wide selection. The place is a bit kitschy and not in a good way. You walk up and order at the counter and then sit for the worker to bring your crepes out. There was only 1 worker at the time, luckily we were the only ones in, so it took a little while to bring out our crepes (understandably) yet not a one was warm. Every single crepe somehow both crunchy in parts and extremely chewy so I'm assuming the batter was overmixed and then overcooked. Nothing tasted particularly fresh, not to say it tasted old, more so neutral, and the fruits were skimpy with more toppings than stuffed. For the price tag vs the quality, I will not be back.

Convenient service and great food! I order from this place during work days, and it's such a…read morelifesaver-- I can order ahead and pick up in a breeze, and can count on having a delicious lunch. My go-to dish is the chicken fried rice, but other dishes are also quite good. The store front is small with 1 or 2 tables for dine in; mostly for take out.

Small business tucked on the side of busy Huntington Dr. Easy to miss if you're not looking for it,…read morewhen you walk in the interior is pretty dim with a bunch of boxes on the right hand side used for storage from the looks of it, it looks more of a take out rather than dine in type of place. When we came in to order, they didn't have a food menu available -- only a drinks menu with mostly boba and slushes -- so we kind of just had to ask what they could make. Their vegetarian options were pretty limited, but they were super willing to work with us, which I really appreciated. We ended up ordering the tomato and egg dish, the eggplant stir-fry with veggies, and the mapo tofu (medium spice), all with rice. And wow... the portions were HUGE. We left so full and still had plenty for lunch the next day. The tomato and egg dish was honestly delicious -- full of flavor and the sauce went perfectly with the rice. The other two dishes were... okay. Not bad, but not something I'd crave again. The first bite was promising, then the flavor kind of disappeared. The mapo tofu didn't taste like any mapo tofu I've had before, and it wasn't spicy at all. When I reheated the leftovers, I added a bit of seasoning and it tasted much better. We also tried their Copycat Milk Tea with lychee jelly, and unfortunately it didn't hit the mark -- really sweet with an odd aftertaste and we're in SGV we can find PLENTY of boba places so don't try it here. One small perk: even though they're a cash-only business, they let us pay with Zelle, which was super convenient! Honestly, I wouldn't mind coming back to give them another try. Maybe we came on an off day, and I want to give them the benefit of the doubt.