Gateway Center Cafeteria

I love this cafeteria. They have something for everyone. Each day there are three or four entrees. There is a salad bar, sandwich bar and lots of extras like cookies, fruit, granola bars, etc. The staff is friendly and willing to cater to your requests. Big, spacious dining area make it a good place to talk shop or have some private time with someone. Two TVs for your viewing pleasure will let you enjoy a «soap» or catch up on the day’s news. You may catch a KDKA personality or two passing through. It’s worth the walk from anywhere in Downtown.

This is your standard work cafeteria food.
The sandwich bar DOES have boars head which is a plus! The pickles are great. The egg salad is good as well.
I can’t say it’s anything spectacular. It’s not great it’s not bad. I wouldn’t go raving about it to anyone but it IS convenient when you work in the gateway buildings.
The soups are usually pretty good. Some of them could use some more flavor depth and some salt.
The hot food is also just sub par. Nothing to write home about. I go there every couple weeks probably, when i’m feeling lazy and don’t want to walk too far for lunch due to being busy.

If you’re looking a bang for your buck and pretty decent food, this is a great place to go to for breakfast and lunch. Also if you work in the gateway center complex, you can get to the café through the tubes which is a godsend when the weather gets extremely cold. No need to venture outside. I tend to stick with the salad and sandwich bar. The hot bar seems ok, but the meals don’t seem healthy to me, e. g, vegetables seem to be drowning in butter.

YUM! As I was aimlessly walking downtown in the frigid cold I realized that I needed to stop somewhere new for lunch! I usually head to the Gateway Center Café when I pack my lunch since it’s so cozy there (comfy chairs, couches, soap operas oh my!)
Today I went in and decided to try here for lunch. I noticed the giant salad bar with many many options. I headed over to the Entrée line. There was a menu board that had 3 options, all for $ 6.40. It included: 1) Entrée, 1 side, drink 2) Entrée, 2 sides 3) Entrée and small salad bar. The entrees when I went in were: penne pasta & sauce, pork & kraut or a juicy, buffalo chicken sandwich. I chose the buffalo sandwich and of course that awesome salad bar.
Even though I only ordered the small salad, it filled me up quick. I still have my sandwich sitting next to me haha. I added a healthy load of toppings and was extremely satisfied & full afterwards.
Note: it might be hard to find– look across the street from the Gateway T station and you’ll see steps heading downstairs. That’s where you’ll find this café.
Also, if you’re a brown bagger and dont want to sit at your desk, it’s extremely cozy down there. There are also microwaves (score!) haha!