EA Commons Café

I eat here almost every day for lunch, and since I’m not a very picky eater, I’m pretty satisfied with the selection. The location is perhaps the most convenient you’ll ever get if you work at EA, so there are no complaints here.
There are plenty of stations in this cafeteria (the largest on the EA Redwood Shores campus). As for the hot food, there are stations that remain the same each day (burgers, Mexican, pizza, etc.) — and there’s one station that has two consistently changing meals. In my experience, the rotating station is usually a hit or miss. They typically don’t put enough meat in for me, but in my experience, you can ask for more of anything and they’ll go ahead and put more in for you… So don’t be afraid to personalize your order!
The salad bar is by far my favorite place on campus besides my own cubicle. It has two large sides and opens half an hour earlier than the other stations, at 11am. They have a number of leafy vegetables (including KALE!), along with avocado, breadsticks, tofu, chicken, and all the veggies you could ever ask for. They charge you by weight, and my salads never end up being too expensive ($ 6 – 9). The soup is usually good, too, with two rotating soup selections. They do always serve chili as their third option (alternating between vegetarian and beef).
The staff at Commons Café are all incredibly nice and friendly. Whenever I order hot food from one of the stations, they’re always very attentive to any details I ask for in my order. I asked for no onions in my meal one day, and they gave it to me with onions. I was going to just take it anyways, but when the chef saw the look on my face he asked what was wrong and insisted on cooking it again for me.
Overall, I’m satisfied with my experience, but would love more consistency in the quality of the rotating hot food station. I’ve only been working here for a few months, and can see myself getting tired of the food after a while.