Heirloom

Heirloom is surprisingly good café with a very friendly manager who doesn’t chase off paying customers, like one review said. I never encountered that problem.
As a patron who have limited time for lunch, it beboove me when I see some people occupying the table with Starbucks coffee and the books at the very busy lunch hour.
The foods are what calls me back over and over again, and their cookies. …perfect!

I appreciate that Heirloom tries to offer fresh, seasonal food in the midst of the campus sea of fried foods and cheap pizza– BUT their execution is poor.
The prices are too high for what you’re actually receiving on the plate. Everything from coffee to salads to pasta feels like it’s been slapped together in a rush.
My biggest issue with Heirloom is that they don’t list all the components of their food, which is misleading and potentially very troublesome for people with food allergies. I recently ordered the ratatouille, and the only ingredients listed were veggies– I expected the soup-​style ratatouille I am accustomed to. When I received the dish, it included pasta and was served with a side of bread.
People with gluten sensitivities, please be warned!

I work on campus, so I like to eat at Heirloom at least once a week. It gives me a chance to take a walk in the middle of the day.
I’ve recently started getting the quinoa salad. Everything about it is wonderful – the chicken is fresh and juicy, the quinoa adds a chewiness, the brazil nuts make it crunchy, the chickpeas are creamy, and the lime cumin vinaigrette is tart and sweet at the same time.
I also love the frozen bananas. I let the banana defrost while I’m eating so it’s not so frozen when I try to eat it. I like the one with roasted nuts best because it adds some salt and crunch.
Prior to my discovery of the quinoa salad, I would get their sandwiches. My favorite is the Gila Monster – southwest turkey meatloaf with pepperjack cheese and a chipotle sauce. I hate meatloaf, passionately hate it, but I make an exception for this sandwich. I think the southwest spin and use of turkey makes it better than your average meatloaf. I had the Cubasian bowl once – it’s full of brown rice, black beans, sweet potatoes, kale, etc. Really good and really filling.
Prices are probably out of the range for college students. You see a lot of professors and older (likely graduate?) students eating here. The line really gets going around 12:30, so get there early if you want a table and don’t want to wait in line.

Went in for lunch when the undergrads were out of school. The line went quickly and they are hand held menus on a pillar up front in case the line is long.
I got the spirugala salad, it was DELICIOUS! I only remembered to take a photo when i was nearly done. Really, it was such a good salad that I was not jealous of the sandwiches my friends ordered. It was a bit pricey for a small salad though, I would only go back for splurges. But the atmosphere in there was really nice too!

Heirloom is a lovely little gem on the OSU campus. Nestled inside the Wexner Center for the Arts, they serve all-​day breakfast, lunch and dinner using local and sustainable ingredients.
I agree with other reviewers: You get what you pay for here. The food is delicious, and the port