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    City Cafe & Catering

    4.3 (55 reviews)
    ModerateSandwiches, Cafes, Soup
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Romantic
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    D. L. S.

    Really enjoy going to City Cafe. Staff is always very friendly and the food gives you that home cooked meal, if you're searching for one. I like to take my customers there because it's a classic piece of McAllen that I think everyone should experience.

    Chipotle Wrap and the FAMOUS sweet potato fries.
    Valentyna K.

    Do yourself a favor and get the sweet potato fries. SERIOUSLY. I don't care how much you prefer regular potato fries, because I am the exact same way. I will always pick regular fries over sweet potato but this is a glorious exception to that rule. I've had a lot of fries in my life and these are 100000000% my favorite. They are really THAT GOOD. I would come to just get the fries. They are perfectly crispy on the outside and the inside is so sweet which clashes nicely with the salt. in summary GET THE SWEET POTATO FRIES. My go to enter here is the chipotle chicken wrap which Modify to include extra chicken. I workout so I like to get in as much protein as I can throughout the day and the amount of chicken then put in does not disappoint. The wrap is HUGE and I always take the other half home. I had this for lunch and plan on eating the rest for dinner. The service is always great. The guy with the mustache is super nice. Make you feel like you are family. Love him! The only reason I give them 4/5 is because it is a bit pricey but overall if you're looking for a nice lunch with great food and service stop by the city cafe.

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    Went to grab a quick lunch, the food was delicious and came out pretty quickly. The waitress was very sweet and the decor was lovely!

    Turkey avocado on a croissant food was meh!
    Becky D.

    Let's just say was my first , last time. Their was some kind of drama happening with the staff , i could here the main person ( just assuming) short lady dark skin , hair . Could hear her screaming in the back, coming out to the front throwing things around, walking in a fast , upset manner. The first thing she screamed towards the counter was "it's going to take 20-25 for all to go orders " Well since it was my first time i thought you orders up at the counter, then seat yourself. I ordered a glass of wine, it took her a while to bring it , while another person ( guy ) with the personality of a door knob took my order ... all along the drama continued but it was at some point toned down a bit after they saw me taking pictures of my food. Let's now talk about the food... it was OK! A little MEH! The turkey avocado had a smudge of avocado, the croissant was old .... it wasn't soft nor buttery , the potato salad had no flavor so i used a lot of salt , pepper . The only thing i kinda enjoyed was the tomato basil soup , glass of wine . This place got 2 stars because the place actual set up , soup was good. Personally think that young lady needs a long vacation or some re training in problem solving.

    Cilantro Pesto!
    Delilah A.

    One word: DELICIOUS! We came here to try the restaurant because we are looking to hire the catering portion. I think it's going to be added to the list of regular places we visit. I had the cilantro pesto with shrimp and it was absolutely fabulous. The cilantro was not over powering and the pasta and cause were just delicious I can't wait to go back. My partner had the ribeye sandwich and said "this is a real steak in the sandwich, and all I can think about is how great this bread is!!" The bread was great! The queso app was delicious as well. The service was great, friendly, and knowledgeable. The restaurant is comfortable and casual.

    Half sandwich combo: Texas style chicken salad sandwich, tomato basil soup (toppings requested by me), scoop of potato salad

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    Thank you so much Ann!!! Your review is MUCH appreciated!

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    1 year ago

    Great sandwiches and very filling. Food was so yummy and well packaged for pickup. Will definitely try again.

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    Delicious salad everyone else plates looked scrumptious. You'd need to go every day to try everything on the menu.

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    3 years ago

    Great food, great price and service was pretty good. Location was very convenient and place very clean

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    Thank you so much for that wonderful review, Tricia!

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    PHILLY 77

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    We were actually on our way to eat somewhere else when we saw this place and decided to try them…read more Good move! Their main food are - you guessed it - Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches - but with a twist. We tried the A-1 Philly which had beef, bacon, grilled onions and provolone cheese with A-1 sauce. For this one we opted for fries in a cup which are fries with bacon and melted cheese whiz in a cup. The bread for the sandwich was fresh. The combo of the flavors was really good. I'm not a big A-1 fan because it can really overpower everything it goes on, but with this one, it was just enough to give it the subtle flavor but not overpowering. Very good. The beef was soft, flavorful and moist. The fries - I was skeptical when I heard 'cheese whiz' but I was pleasantly surprised - very good. We also tried the South Texas Philly which had beef, bacon, grilled onions, green peppers, tomato, lettuce and provolone cheese. I opted to leave the mushrooms off. It was also a really good sandwich with good flavors. I order the 'regular' fries and they were that - hand it fries - prepared well. In hindsight - I'd order the fries in a cup. I was very pleased with our food. The dessert menu is extensive and their specialty is a milkshake/dessert combo. The milkshake comes in a Mason jar and then the dessert is literally on top of it. I've never seen anything like it - the presentation was amazing. We shared a Nutti Salty Shake which was essentially a chocolate shake with pretzels, a brownie and Nutella. The top outside of the cup was lined with Nutella and pretzel pieces. The brownie was tasty - the shake great - it was just a super awesome combo dessert. We would absolutely come back here!!

    Nice service, I went in and it wasn't very packed clean and…read morenicely lit restaurant . The food came out quickly, and it was really good, I got the chipotle philly cheese steak and the dressed fries. Would definitely go again. They had an extensive desert menu as well that I wish i had had room for

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