Sisters Cafe

Only go here if there is a zombie apocalypse and literally every other place has run out of food

For workers in one of the nearby office buildings, this is the only option for food, besides the occasional food trucks that visit. Sandwiches are nothing special here, evoking a feeling of «ugh, I could have made this at home.» However, the espresso drinks are OK and probably the only thing worth visiting regularly for.

Bad food, bad service (except for the Latino cooks… they are always nice, 1 additional star is specifically for them), expensive.

Overpriced. But it only exists because it’s convenient.
The food is standard fare and service depends on who is serving — one of the owners (very friendly) or hired help (meh). I got a veggie sandwich for lunch ($ 6). Very simple sandwich with red onions, tomatoes, lettuce, avo, cheese, mayo etc. on sliced bread. It’s really something that I could have made at home for a fraction of the price but it wasn’t bad either.

This review is for the Sisters Café on 139^th Ave in Sunset. Yikes! I am not sure how they stay in business, but customers are not their #1 priority. Sometimes they have coffee, but sometimes it’s just Americanos. I, as a customer, have no say in the matter. And the price for each is $ 2+ or $ 3+ respectively. Their lunches suck! A friend got their Calzone special, only to find an empty pocket of air inside and a fork full of ham. I think he paid over $ 10 for that one. What a waste! Then, there’s this whole credit card issue — $ 5 minimum. Not sure how this «restaurant» plans to stay in business quite frankly. There’s another deli next door thankfully (across from the Hyatt hotel) and I like it much better price-​wise, food-​wise, and hours of operation.

The double meat salads here are to die for!

I think the «$» rating here is a bit off, because compared to the quality-​to-​value ratio it should be more like «$$$$$$$$».
I used to come here out of necessity, as sometimes I just don’t have the time to leave campus or make my own lunches, but finally got sick of paying almost $ 9 for a ham sandwich and bag of chips. You can go to Subway and get a foot-​long combo for $ 7-​ish. Their specials are not much better.
Also, I’m pretty sure that the rice crispies (and all other pastry products) are MONTHS old.

Bad food

The sandwich was good and made to order, but it’s a bit expensive.

This place is sometimes a hit and miss with me. There are some items which are awesome, like the Breakfast Burrito, Rueben on Grilled Rye, and French Dip. And other items like the Chicken Teriyaki can be really bad though… I hear the Bimbim Bop is pretty good too, but even the good stuff that I mentioned earlier isn’t always consistently made to taste great each time you order it. Hence, the hit and miss…
In general, the place serves decent portions, reasonably priced, and is of edible quality. To be quite honest, I usually just come here as a last resort when I don’t want to drive off campus to get some lunch or if I haven’t brought anything from home. The staff is pretty nice though.
Just another tip, if you plan on spending less than $ 5, make sure to have cash because they don’t accept any credit cards for purchases under $ 5. There is an ATM there, but who wants to deal with surcharge fees?

Blah. Overpriced, not especially good food. Its sorta has the «you don’t like it, then go drive somewhere» feel I used to get at the convenient restaurants on my college campus. The sandwich I had was fairly lackluster, on crappy bread. And the soup was flavorless. Along with a drink it was over $ 10. Forget about it.

bacon and chive cream cheese!!!
oh my goodness it’s like crack!!! so so SOOOOO addicting!!! i have really really bad cravings for it and i can’t stop myself sometimes… AHHHHH!!! and might i add not bad for under $ 2…
this lovely café has a daily special ($ 5.95) and for those that aren’t interested in it they can have a sandwich made to order (about $ 3 for half and $ 5 for whole i think). try the freshly made salads too that are pretty big for the price they are (about $ 5 each).
they do serve coffee and yummy italian sodas and on a good day the yummiest chili i have had in a long time! :)
craving a snack? run in here and grab a candy bar, a bag of chips, or even a freahly baked cookie, rice crispy treat, or piece of bread… i recommend the banana bread for sure!!!
so so convenient for me since it is just across from my building!!! underground parking lot connects all buildings so on rainy days like today you can stay dry! and there’s free parking for those that don’t work in these buildings so no need to worry about that!
definitely a good place to go if you work in the factoria area…
now that i think about it… gotta go! time to grab lunch at sisters!!!
see ya :)

Screw this place.
Somehow I got on the Sisters’ bad side and was treated like an asshole every time I went in there. Now, I avoid it like the plague.
My bad experience came after ordering the same order almost daily for a couple years: half a sandwich with ham and turkey. At some point they decided they didn’t like my order and asked whether I wanted a whole sandwich with 2 meats or half and pay extra for double meat. I chose the latter, no biggie. So I started ordering it that way, almost daily for a week or so. Then the sisters seemed to get all in a twit again and asked whether I just wanted a whole sandwich. No, a half thanks. This questioning went on for a long time, preceded by glances in my direction and muttering in Korean every time they’d see me in line. I finally got sick of the treatment for a perfectly reasonable request. Done.
Plus, they hate taking credit cards (they’re the only business I have ever visited who publicly posts the fees they pay the credit card companies: obnoxious!) and fill their little reading corner with preachy religious texts. So long, Sisters.