MCL Restaurant & Bakery

The staff here were very friendly and there was a good selection of food to choose from. I had the chicken and noodles, which was very like chicken and dumplings. It was pretty good, but most of the food tasted institutional. The best thing I had was a dinner roll, and it was excellent. Even the dessert (custard pie) was sadly lacking. Everyone else said their dinner was not very good to just ok. The atmosphere was a typical cafeteria, with outdated paneled walls, and old stained carpet. Unfortunately the mall, and this restaurant seem to have seen better days. There were hardly any customers.
We were traveling and chose this restaurant based on reviews and the selection of food for several different people. None of us would recommend it, and it is too far from the interstate for those who are just passing through.

There’s just something comforting about going to MCL. Always clean and staff is friendly. Food is usually always looks and tastes good. Definitely give it a try.

Sometimes I crave MCL. I’ve been going to MCL ever since I was a little child. This is a cafeteria-​style restaurant where you go through a line and select your food before sitting in the dining room.
They offer several entres that change from day to day, many salads, sides (such as macaroni, mashed potatoes, etc) and desserts. The food is usually very good and the staff is friendly.

I was pretty impressed with this place. I came here a couple of days ago on the recommendation of my cousins and got the chicken and noodles. They weren’t what I was expecting – thin noodles – but tasted homemade – thick noodles that are almost in a dumpling category, not noodle. The fresh green beans were perfect, broccoli was very good, and the custard pie was really good – the filling was wonderful but the crust had gotten a little soggy. I still loved it. I definitely wanted to come back and try more. Their displays of food are very colorful and appealing.
So today I went back for late lunch and tried the fish – melt in your mouth delicious, fresh green beans still good, mac and cheese good, strawberry pie great. Oh, and their prices are very reasonable. If you get the value plate it’s about $ 5.50 for a main course and two sides. It is cafeteria style but that’s fine with me as long as the food is good. I wish we had one or more of these in San Diego!