Commons by Culinart

Always fresh and delicious! I eat here daily either breakfast or lunch. Great salads!

It’s hard to mess up the food that they make here, so if you’re looking for something quick, cheap, and standard issue American cafeteria style lunch food, then this is a good spot.
The Commons is a cafeteria style breakfast and lunch dining hall located in center the County of San Diego Operations Center, and it is one of the go-​to lunch spot for County employees. The Commons is open to the public, not just employees of the County.
It’s nothing fancy, but it’s good for grabbing a quick and inexpensive bite to eat or something to go if you’re in the County campus or nearby in the area. For breakfast they have an oatmeal station and a hot counter where you can order omelets, breakfast burritos, etc. At lunch time there is a ton more options including salads made to order, sandwiches, pizza, burgers, and more. Everything is ordered at the grill where you can expect to wait 10 minutes during the peak hours. There is an abundance of seating both inside, outside, and upstairs on a rooftop patio. There are also a couple of small TV’s inside showing the news or SportsCenter.

Nice surprise! I had to go the county’s offices for a three-​day seminar. One of the easiest options for lunch was at the Commons cafeteria. They have many options at reasonable prices. There is a grill area, deli section, salad bar, soups, and the specials for the day. Not only was it delicious, but my pocket book didn’t have to dig in too deep. If you’re ever in that area, give it a try.

This café at the County Operations Center is run by CulinArt and for cafeteria style food its as good as it gets. They always offer healthy options and there is so much variety. Today I had an ahi poke wrap which was delicious. The café is open to the public so if you are in the area you should give it a try.

The food is good but a little pricy. Forget about the ice cream… $ 3 for a drumstick ice cream cone.

Open and airy cafeteria-​style restaurant at the County offices in Kearny Mesa. Salad bar is good and cheap, a small salad is about $ 3.25, and a large is about $ 5.25, and each come with 6 toppings, protien is extra. Also has sandwiches, burgers, and hot lunches.

Yummy freshly tossed salads at a reasonable price! A little hint, if you like red wine vinegar on your salads instead of creamy dressing, they have some in the back, just ask them!