FoodFinder.net Restaurant Guide: Cafe 2121 located in San Diego, CA 92116


Omelet in a Pan served with toast and choice of potato pancakes, fruit, or salad
Italian Sausage, Tomato, Mozzarella Cheese Omelet in a Pan	$9.50
Mushroom, Cheddar, Mustard Sauce Omelet in a Pan	$9.50
Feta, Spinach, Mozzarella, Artichokes, Pesto Sauce Omelet in a Pan	$9.50
Proscuitto, Cheddar, Tomato, Mushroom Omelet in a Pan	$9.50
Shrimp, Mozzarella, Tomato, Spinach, Pesto Sauce Omelet in a Pan	$11.95
Pancakes served with butter and maple syrup
Classic Plain Pancake	$7.95
Banana Pancake	$8.95
Chocolate Chip Pancake	$8.95
Apple Cinnamon Pancake	$8.95
Coconut Pineapple Pancake	$8.95
French Toast
Fruity French Toast	$8.95
Apple Cream Cheese French Toast	$8.95
Strawberry Cream Cheese French Toast	$8.95
Acai Cream Cheese French Toast	$9.95
Crepes
Cream Cheese and Strawberry Crepes	$8.95
Turkey, Mozzarella, Pineapple Crepes	$8.95
Chicken and Caramelized Onions Crepes	$8.95
Mozzarella, Spinach Crepes	$8.95
Proscuitto, Avocado, and Sour Cream Crepes	$8.95
Monte Cristo Variations served with one of the sides
Classic sliced turkey ham and swiss cheese joined by raspberry spread on a white toast buttered and grilled to perfection	$8.95
Pesto Cristo sliced turkey ham and swiss cheese joined by homemade pesto sauce on a wheat toast buttered and grilled to perfection	$8.95
Spicy Cristo sliced turkey and swiss cheese joined by spicy homemade sauce on a rye toast buttered and grilled to perfection	$8.95
Chicken Cristo sliced chicken breast and swiss cheese with bell pepper on white grilled bread	$9.95
Sandwiches served with one of the sides
Apple Swiss Turkey Mustard sauce, apples, swiss cheese, turkey ham, cucumber, between multigrain bread	$8.95
Salmon Diamonds Baked spinach omelet with smoked salmon, and avocado between white bread	$11.95
Presto Pesto Eggs Two poached eggs with pesto sauce, roasted red bell pepper, cheese between French roll	$8.95
Humpty-Dumpty Two boiled eggs grilled with proscuitto, greens, and mustard sauce between French roll	$9.95
Chicken Pesto Tomatoes, avocaco, red onion, and chicken sauteed in pesto sauce between white bread	$9.95
Shrimp Pesto Tomatoes, avocado, red onion, and shrimp sauteed in pesto sauce between white bread	$11.95
Normal Heights Stacker Roast been, mushroom, and aged cheddar between whole wheat bread with whole grain mustard	$9.95
Tuna Tuna, tomato, red onions, boiled egg sprinkled with lemon juice between rye bread	$9.95
Garden Roasted eggplant, tomato, onion topped with fried egg and feta cheese between whole wheat bread	$8.95
Braulio lettuce, proscuitto, avocado, tomato, mayo between white bread	$9.50
Wraps served with one of the sides
Summer Italian sausage, scrambled eggs, mozzarella cheese, tomato	$8.95
Spinach spinach, mushroom, onion, mozzarella	$8.95
Veggie Roasted eggplant, tomato, and onion topped with feta cheese	$8.95
Chicken or Beef Gyro Cucumber, artichoke, roasted red bell pepper and feta cheese	$9.95
Roast Beef Cucumber, artichoke, roasted red and green bell peppers, parsley, pickling, and Swiss cheese	$9.95
Apple Tuna Melt cheese melted over tuna and apple	$9.95
Sides
Homemade Potato Chips	$4.50
Salad Mix with Strawberries	$4.50
Side of Fruit	$4.50
Soup de Jour	$4.50
Salads
Pear Cranberry Salad spring mix topped with baked pear, dried cramberries and feta cheese served with balsamic vinegar dressing	$8.95
Tuna Salad tuna, tomato, red onions, garlic, sprinkled with lemon juice, rice vinegar, and olive oil	$8.95
Strawberry Salad spring mix, strawberries, goat cheese, and roasted pistachios	$8.95
Chicken Salad grilled chicken, spring mix, orange dressing, and poppy seeds	$9.95
Proscuitto Crepe Salad spring mix topped with grilled proscuitto, cranberry, crepe rolls in creamy raspberry dressing	$10.95
Seafood Salad fresh greens, cucumbers, grilled shrimp in a creamy dill sauce	$11.95
Pizza Tarts a light flaky pastry crust topped with...
Roasted eggplant, tomatoes, onions, red bell peppers, feta cheese, and pine nuts	$10.95
Spinach, onions, tomato, goat cheese and pine nuts	$11.95
Shrimp and fish of the say sauteed in pesto sauce	$11.95
Roasted eggplant, tomato, onions, chicken and Italian sausage	$11.95
Mushroom, basil, garlic, onion, and goat cheese	$11.95
Saturdays and Sundays Only
Humpty Dumpty boiled eggs wrapped in proscuitto, mustard sauce, potatoes	$8.95
Presto Pesto Eggs Poached eggs with basil sauce, red bell peppers, potatoes	$8.95
Mexpresto poached eggs with creamy salsa sauce, potatoes	$8.95
Salmon Diamonds smoked salmon wrapped in baked spinach omelet topped with avocado, and pesto sauce	$11.95

Restaurant Comment Cards

Food	8
Service	8
Atmosphere	7
Cleanliness	7
Restrooms	N/A
First Visit	Yes
Will Return	Yes
Recommends	Yes

by jeph

Visited on 4/3/2009 at 10:30 AM

If a restaurant in FoodFinder happens to pop up with a 10 rating, and it's in driving distance, I'm going to check it out. This is because often times, owners/managers will will rate all of their dishes 10. Not a bad strategy...it gets them onto the homepage. The most recent red-flag in San Diego was Cafe 2121 in University Heights. Let the debunking-mission commence.

Cafe 2121 has the feel of an upscale-but-homey coffee shop, but has a fairly extensive breakfast and lunch menu. I strolled in with breakfast in mind and ordered up a couple of dishes--the chocolate-chip pancakes and sausage/tomato/mozzarella scramble. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised with the pancakes. They were light and fluffy, and weren't overpowered by chocolate like is the case with many interpretations of this dish. The portion was huge (6 medium sized pancakes) and had a great presentation. The egg dish wasn't quite as impressive as the pancakes.

Another beautiful presentation consisting of a large, marble slab containing an iron skillet with the egg mixture, toast, and potato pancakes. The flavors of the skillet didn't quite come together and was a bit under-seasoned. Still tasty, but after those pancakes, my standards were raised a bit.

Cafe 2121 is a nice little spot with huge portions and meticulous detail in their plates' presentations. The food is good and the parking is ample (a rarity in San Diego). The owner/host/server is super-friendly and customer focused. A great value that's worth a visit.

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Restaurant Statistics

Overall Restaurant Rating	9.12
Food Rating	9.86
Service Rating	9.00
Atmosphere Rating	8.50
Restaurant Rating Count	2
Menu Item Rating Count	36
Average Menu Item Price	$9.38
Menu Items Available	58

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Service	Poor Excellent
Atmosphere	Poor Excellent
Restaurant Cleanliness	Poor Excellent
Restroom Cleanliness	Poor Excellent N/A
Was this your first visit?	Yes No
Will you be back?	Yes No
Will you recommend to a friend?	Yes No

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