A healthy but filling casual meal · Vegan/vegetarian and carnivore groups alike
“They went ahead and refunded the entire dish, gave me a free dessert, along with a $20 gift card out of good will!”
New American · Seafood · Salad
A Liberty Station cafeteria-style spot Roger returns to often for consistently fresh, mostly organic food and service that went well above and beyond after a piece of plastic turned up in his salad.
Start with backyard steak or seared albacore or arugula salad, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
Source-backed notes
“They went ahead and refunded the entire dish, gave me a free dessert, along with a $20 gift card out of good will!”
A cafeteria-style order-and-seat-yourself spot; the backyard steak and seared albacore were both praised, with a hot plate coming with mashed potatoes and a salad of choice (Roger's pick: arugula). Notes standout customer service after finding plastic in a salad.
Stay in the neighborhood
A Liberty Station food hall Roger compared to Grand Central Market and the Anaheim Packing District, though on an early Friday-evening visit most vendors had already closed and little stood out.
A Liberty Public Market empanada stall Roger found underwhelming on a first visit, with one nearly hollow empanada and a spinach-and-cheese filling he called just okay.
A Liberty Station cafe in a converted Naval Training Center building; Roger flagged it specifically as a good brunch spot.
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Browse the New American page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
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