Poppinjays-A Cafe

The lady who works here is very sweet but this place is HELLA overpriced for what you get. Like unbelievably overpriced: and they can get away with it because there are not a lot of other options for food close by. There are a lot of tasty-​sounding options but the portions are small and the dish usually doesn’t live up to how good it sounds on the menu. The apple and mango smoothie is probably my favorite thing I’ve had here and it was over $ 7 for a medium sized cup of blended up fruit and yogurt. I’ll inevitably be back as it’s close to my office.

This place was a small oasis while I was taking a course in Kirkland. Over the course of the week I was able to sample their smoothies, wraps and sandwiches. All were tasty and filling. The atmosphere was laid back and never a problem getting a table.

Very basic café and coffee shop within a larger building. Friendly staff, but probably not a place anyone would specifically seek out.
Would consider returning if in the neighborhood.

Great food, great employees.
Way over priced. Should be two stars but the people that work there save it.
10 bucks a meal? Keg across the street will sell you a burger for 11.

Service:****
Food: ***
Atmosphere: ***
Price: ***
Service:
The two ladies that have served me there (in separate instances) were both really friendly and made some small chat.
Food: I have had their chili, thai salad, and turkey sandwich. The chili was good, hearty, and thick. The salad was delicious, with a very nice light salad dressing (thai inspired). The turkey sandwich was large and fresh, with very crisp lettuce and just the right amount of condiments.
Atmosphere:
It’s a quite little café with a lot of natural light. It’s in the basement of an office building facing a parking lot, so you don’t go there for the view. In fact, you probably only go there if you work in a nearby office building as it’s a very ‘work/​lunch’ type spot. However, they have newspapers and some local postings to read while you eat, and it’s a great way to break up the busy day.
Price:
A bit overpriced for the salads ($ 7 – 8), but the sandwiches and chile were fair priced, each under $ 5.
Bottom-​line: Decent food, but honestly not worth going to unless you work in the above office building.

This is my lunchtime spot. I would have never known it existed or been if I didn’t work right next to it.
Quick, cheap, healthy sandwiches and salads are to be had. Bonus, they actually taste good! They also have a daily special that changes, you guessed it, daily.
They also have a wide array of snacks, coffee drinks, energy drinks, juices, sodas, waters, etc. to choose from.

This place rewards me for being lazy.
I work right near here, and it’s about a 45 second walk from my employer’s front door to Poppinjay’s.
I’d heard about «The Deli» next door for quite some time before I got a chance to eat here. It was never open when I was in the neighborhood. (Note: I was only in the neighborhood from 9pm to 7am, so this was totally expected.) When my shift changed to put me in the right place at the right time, I marched my self right on over and put in my order.
The girl making my sandwich was polite, friendly, and attractive. This leads me to believe that she either likes working here or they pay a lot, as I am unused to people reacting well to my presence. So +1 there.
The menu is easy to read, lists what’s-in-what, has a clearly defined pricing structure, offers some customizability, contains choices which should be able to satisfy nearly everyone’s foibles about food. +1
I struck up a conversation with a random, friendly guy with a broom, who ended up being the manager, just tidying up the place. It really looked like he cared about the business, as opposed to just making money. He and I talked for the few moments I was waiting for my sandwich (Pastrami & Swiss, toasted) to get crispy, and he was quite capable of holding a random conversation that didn’t involve boasting or cajoling me into ordering something more. +1.
At this point, my food is done, and i get it in one of those environmentally-​sound-​pressed-​paper-​rather-​than-​styrofoam-​carryout-​boxes and wander back to work with my prize. The pastrami was excellent. The cheese was melty and tasty. The lettuce was crispy and didn’t taste like dirty water (You know what I’m talking about) and the tomatoes that I asked to have removed from the order were actually not there, nor had they ever touched my sandwich! The spreads were creamy and matched well with the rest of the stuffs in the sandwich and the bread (though toasted and surrounding hot meat and cheese) was fresh and toasty, but not with that soggy-​moist thing that happens most times a place toasts a sandwich (ala subway or quizno’s). +1
So this ends up costing me about seven bucks, which seems a bit much for a sandwich, but on further examination, it’s about what I’d pay for a footlong at subway or something, but then I’d end up with some leftovers that don’t really warrant saving, and if I eat the rest, I’m always uncomfortably full, which leaves throwing away the rest as my only option. The sandwich here was just enough to be filling, without being overfilling, so the price issue is really not that bad, but at the same time, it’s still a $ 7 sandwich. So +0.
Overall, it’s a four. Damn fine food.