All Star Cafe

good place to get some food, but it’s closed the last couple times I went by
What’s up?
EDIT: Shut down

I am sorry but i was very disappointed in this visit to the All Star Café, I have been there before and actually enjoyed a sandwhich. This time i get there in the evening around 5pm. I wanted Roast beef, but there was none I wanted sourdough but there was none, I wanted avacado but they ACTUALLY DON“T HAVE AVACADO, they have a «smash», which if it has anything else in it isn’t avacado it is technically a dressing and should be listed a such! It just seems misleading I was expecting a slice or two of avacado just something. All of this with no courtesy or appology, just dissapointing and I am going to find a better sandwhich shop to go to. Just didn’t appreciate the service. or lack there of.

Each Friday morning I stop by the All Star Café for one of their stellar and affordable iced coffee drinks and a pastry or one of the delicious orange-​pineapple muffins. The service is always top notch and customers are always greeted with a smile. This morning I discovered my wallet was missing when I went to pay for my coffee and they were kind enough to tell me it was okay for me to pay next time. I am floored at the kindness they showed me in this situation. I was already a regular customer, but now I’ll be a customer for as long as I am living in the Bay Area.

I miss this place. Over my years as a student at UC Berkeley, I’ve become some sort of a regular here. Everyone who works here is really sweet and I’ve never had a bad service with them. Not to mention, this place is located SUPER close to BART which makes it a very convenient location.
Their sandwiches are YUMMY. You pick up a form and fill it out with whatever you want on it. There’s a lot of different stuff you can put on it such as sun dried tomatoes and even cranberry sauce. The best part is that they dont charge extra so you can just load up your sandwiches. I love their cold pasta salad. Delicious :)
Their brownies are also to die for and they have good coffee. They also have a soup and soda combo which is always nice. I remember their chili being quite tasty.
No complaints! ⁴⁄₅

Little café place next to Almare.
I got the chicken sandwich here. You basically make you sandwich. It has the usual and extra cost for ad-​ons.
The chicken salad was pretty decent. Tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, etc.
What I liked about this place was that you could get pesto in your sandwich and the homemade bread is amazing! The multigrain bread was soft, sweet and just delicious.
Price was a bit steep compared to the sandwich, but again the price is what’s normal for a sandwich around Berkeley.

Mediocre sandwiches and steep prices. Very friendly staff though.

Friendly staff, but the ham and cheese sandwich I ordered, paid for, and took out did not have any ham on it. In addition, the bread was dry and crumbly. Won’t be going back.

My friend Megan raves about this place’s vegetarian sandwiches. I’ve only had one, and it was just OK, but they do give you a lot in your combo (which almost makes it a good deal), and they do have a lot of options, so I guess it’s worth three stars.
Their twenty-​ounce bottled sodas are a complete ripoff at $ 2, and they often run out of Diet Pepsi, but you can buy a twenty-​ounce fountain drink for $ 1.75. (I don’t know whether that includes tax.) Now, you’re probably not saving that much money because some of those twenty ounces are ice, but it’s more fun to drink through a straw anyway, and it really bothers me to pay $ 2 for any non-​two-​liter soda.
The people who work here are really nice, all of them.
UPDATE: 8÷16÷11
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I’m bumping All Star’s rating up to four stars because I’ve become quite the regular. I still haven’t had the pleasure of the strangely cozy-​looking eat-​in experience, but I’m so well known around these parts that I no longer have to order. When I walk in in the morning, someone gets me a medium Diet Pepsi. I’ve got my two dollar bills ready, or $ 1.90 if I happen to have change, and I pay whenever it’s most convenient for the friendly workers, either before or after they’re finished ringing other customers up.
I wish I were known for something besides diet soda, but being catered to is being catered to, and excellent service is excellent service.

Review for day old pastries only :)
Their muffins and bars are house baked! Really yummy and they have a wide variety. Each one is yummy. Best is the blueberry pumpkin bread. Lowfat blueberry is yummy with oats on top, but tasted better re-​baked to make it toasty and crispy. They have orange cranberry, corn, banana walnut, bran, and muffins too.

I’ve worked in Berkeley for the last 4 years, and each workday begins with a stop in at the Allstar Café! I like a big iced coffee, but they make mochas and all other starbuck type concoctions that you would desire. Breakfast sandwiches are great, and if you ask them to add bacon or something, they will. Once you’ve gone in more than a few times, the girls behind the counter remember your name and what you like. And they always have a smile for you! At lunch a half a sandwich is plenty, but they also have combos with sandwich, chips, salads and soups. Everything is made fresh daily and the bread is amazing! I like to order my food, then sit and watch the craziness that is Berkeley go by the big front window. :)

Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting. I ordered a fruit salad from this cursed
«café,» which I realized (too late) contained mold. When I confronted the manager about it, she replied, «oh thats too bad, you should go to the hospital to make sure you’re ok (being sarcastic that it was not a big deal).»
Even crazier was the fact that the manager offered to EXCHANGE my rotten fruits for something of lesser value, since some had already been consumed.
Please avoid this gross place like the plague.

EXCELLENT breakfast and lunch destination. Muffins, pastries, croissants, several types of bread — all baked fresh daily and by far the best I’ve had around Downtown Berkeley.
Cannot say enough good things about this Café!

Was wandering Downtown and wanted a sandwich. Got a vegetarian with pesto. The sandwich was good — sourdough bread wasn’t too bad, the pesto’s nothing to complain about, but the sandwich just got a little soggy because the lettuce was wet. Minor detail. I also got a small cup of chicken vegetable noodle soup. Not bad; very hot. Whole sandwich, cup of soup all on a cold rainy day with a cup of tea for $ 10, I’d come back again in the future.

3.5 stars if I could!
You could easily walk by this place without going in. It’s located right as you walk out of the Downtown Berkeley BART station right next to Tully’s.
The muffins here are DELICIOUS. If you come in the morning the muffins are still warm — how could you ever go wrong! The pumpkin muffin and lemon blueberry are super yummy.
I’ve come here for lunch for a couple of times. If you’re feeling like a sandwich you can either order off the board or customize your sandwich using the little slips of paper. There’s NO EXTRA CHARGE for items! Sundried tomatoes, grilled chicken, avocado, etc. The grilled chicken can be a little difficult to eat as it’s cut into small cubes and the avocado is more like guacamole but hey! The bread is baked on-​site and it is FREAKING GOOD. You can buy whole loaves of bread too.
You can also make a combo out of your sandwich by adding a soup or pasta salad. I haven’t tried any of the pasta salads but they look tempting everytime. I’ve tried a couple of the soups (chicken noodle, minestrone, and clam chowder) — they’re tasty and always hit the spot.
Fast and friendly service!

I feel like re-​iterating the general awesomeness of this place. I just had a half sandwich, and that thing was literally packed with as much grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and sun-​dried tomatoes as could possibly fit between two half slices of multigrain bread. Definitely lots of bang for your buck.
Also, do yourself a favor and try the muffins, especially first thing in the morning. I’m not even a huge fan of muffins, and I find myself craving their banana walnut and lemon poppyseed muffins on a regular basis. Slightly crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, and, well, they’re just really tasty.
Plus, the ladies that work here are always smiling and as friendly as can be.
Very good. Yes.

My Unilocal buddy Hen’s unique style of review has led me to write the following…
Understated store front… easily overlooked… busy intersection with BART and coffee giant nearby… lighting not the best… layout not suitable to dine in… fantastic sandwiches… bread is baked daily… good turkey and avocado on honey wheat… large portions… half sandwiches are humongous for $ 3.25…spicy noodle salad was over-greased…did not impress… Service is excellent and fast… Iced coffee was okay and did the job… A nice on the go sandwich deli…3 stars.

Ducked in here this morning on a whim as I walked to work. Needed something breakfasty and didn’t want to go to McDonalds *shudders*.
A nice little surprise… they had a decent selection of savory ham and cheese or turkey and cheese croissants, lots of muffins and sweet croissants. A few coffees. It looked like the sandwich shop that fired up in the early afternoon had some respectable fare as well.
Server was friendly and the people lounging around smiled and seemed to be enjoying themselves as well. A nice little find…

This is a nothing special, but adequate, place to grab a coffee, read the paper etc. It’s reminiscent of the little all-​purpose delis of NYC, so for that reason it has character. I am going to try lunch here — seems more exciting!

Conveniently located right next to the Downtown Berkeley BART. Come here for morning pastries, salads, cold pastas, and most importantly, sandwiches.
How it works: Pick up a form and fill it out. Have a ball with it. Bread choices include croissant, french baguette, wheat baguette, wheat, white, and more… my memory fails me. Meats are the usual, and a vegetarian option is available.
The cool thing about All Star sandwiches is that you can check off a ton of extras at no extra charge. So yes, that means for about $ 6 (Or $ 3.25 for half), you can get a sandwich with meat, cheese, mustard, oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, cranberry sauce, avocado, sundried tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, pesto sauce, mustard, pickles, and other stuff all in one. Kinda nasty I think, but maybe you like it that way.
Combinations with soup, salads, cookies, chips, and soda are available.
I went for a pretty standard Smoked Turkey sandwich… wanted a french baguette but no, they were out. The wheat baguette ended up sweeter than I would have liked. Sandwich was solid though. Fresh meat and veggies, satisfying size, no complaints.
I also picked up a slice of Strawberry Pie there ($ 2.50). Mmmmmm. A bit sweet, but hey… can’t go wrong with pie.
While I was waiting for my sandwich, I noticed some turtle-​shaped breads amongst their bread displays. No price tags on those. I wonder if I can buy one? Maybe I can haggle with them? I want a turtle-​bread.

This locally run café is steps away from the downtown Berkeley Bart Station. The folks who work here are always friendly–
a nice way to start your day!
Don’t know about the coffee (not a coffee drinker)
but they do have coffee, espresso, tea and juices.
They also have bagels, pastries, sandwiches and
several different types of salad–
pasta, veggie, Asian noodle, lentil, tofu and others.
(All tasty)
You can buy a ½ salad-it’s plenty for one!
NOTE:
No bathroom like 80% of the other eateries
and businesses in downtown Berkeley.