Ryan’s Cafe

Like any restaurants in a work building complex, the food is expensive for what it is. Yes, Ryan’s Café’s sandwiche prices and lunch meals are in the $ 8 – 10 range. Although that is in the high range, I don’t mind paying it for the convenience of not driving, especially in the winter.
Beside their ale cart salad bar, I love their chicken breast sandwich is amazing for any restaurant. It is a real ½ size chicken breast which I cannot find it anywhere in Bloomington at any hour. Their daily freshly made soup is amazing as well. If you are a vegitarian, they also have a very good vegi-​burger as well.
Yes, $ 8/​sandwich can be high but the food is a very good quality here. If you have to work in the Normandale Lake’s building complex, their personal service is quick and is well worth it IMHO.

Let’s do a pros/​cons:
Pro:
Great variety for lunch.
Good food for lunch.
Good variety for bfast.
Great food for bfast.
Quick and friendly staff.
Conveniently located for Normandale Office peeps.
Eat there or easy to go.
Fast casual café atmosphere.
Con:
Little overpriced on some things, especially bfast — can’t knock too much given location.
Some healthier and more diverse healthyish offerings would be nice.

I attended meetings in complex. Ryan’s was selected to cater breakfast lunch and snacks. The food over the two days was excellent. I loved the variety which included options for those with food limitations.
I highly recommend Ryan’s!
Jill B.

The food is crap and the service sucks. This place has gone cheap with their portions and they charge for extra sauce. Go somewhere else.

We have turned to Ryan several times for in-​office catering. He is wonderful to work with, very flexible, and open to your suggestions on how to up-​level your order. He will even talk you through your orde rto make sure you are providing the right amounts and mixes of food for your group.
The prices are more than fair and the food is wonderful! I always have happy clients after a meeting where we have Ryan provide our catering. I wish every caterer I worked with was as pleasant as Ryan!

When I don’t have time to pack a lunch — which is most of the time, I am riding the elevator down to get a quick lunch. They are super busy for a couple of reasons — they are the only place to get a decent lunch if you can’t get out of the building and two, their food is actually good. And MOST of the time you get what you pay for. The breakfast there is delicious. When my stomach is growling before lunch I head down for a croissant, but I’ve also had their HUGE pancakes and hash browns. You get a lot for your money as far as breakfast goes. Maybe I am just cheap or maybe it’s the fact that I don’t have lunch brought in most of the week so spending $ 7+ a day is too much, but I am a fan of the grilled cheese sandwiches, wraps, and salad bar.
The staff is really friendly and they are fast! All they need in there is a special for some Chinese food because they have American food, salads, and Mexican. Sometimes stir fry just sounds good!

Ryan is a great guy and has got a great staff working for him. I stop by almost every morning on my way into the office to get an omelette. The lunch is awesome as well and the prices are really good. If you don’t see something you like, chances are they’ll make it for you.
Also, for those that are interested, Ryan recently started publishing Weight Watchers’ points listings on his website.

In this complex this is the best choice for a moderate-​priced lunch counter. They always have a hot sandwich special, a wrap, and usually some other hot special.
Good food and reasonably priced.
Don’t be put off by a long line, they are lighting fast and get you through with amazing speed.