Cafe Berlin (Columbia, MO)

As you may or may not already know, I received both of my college degrees from the greatest university on the planet - Mizzou! I spent many years of my life living in Columbia, affording me the opportunity to try different restaurants and cuisines. Since moving back to Kansas City, I have spent a lot of time missing the people and the food in CoMO.

Cafe Berlin is a great farm fresh restaurant that is well known around the city. Quoted from their info section on their menu, Cafe Berlin believes "food should speak for itself and we choose to make creative and comforting dishes using familiar ingredients. We believe in supporting our community and we source as many of our products as possible locally." They serve a little bit of everything in terms of brunch items, fresh squeezed juices, and great coffee that comes in mom and pop miss-matched mugs.

I've included a shot of their menu so you can browse their options,and it is also available on their website [linked above]. I love CB because they have yummy GF options, vegan options, and meat-eater options... so it really is a place for everyone.

Upon my visit to Columbia over Spring Break [I told you - I miss it and sometimes I need to make a day trip], of course we had to go to Cafe Berlin. I've never actually had tacos there before, so I thought it was a great opportunity to try something new at a place I love.

 

I ended up ordering the Anonymous Tacos, which are corn tortillas served with scrambled eggs, onion, tomato, green pepper, jalpeno, jack, sausage, & cilantro. Salsa and sour cream come on the side.

Here's a simple run down of my thoughts on the operation:

• The toasted corn shells were good because they weren't soggy, but they weren't a crunchy shell either. My complaint is that they weren't big enough. A large portion of my toppings fell out.
• The sausage was good, but it was muter by the other flavors in the taco.
• I love love LOVED that the veggies in the taco were fresh - they were super filling.
• Too much cilantro. They used it as a lettuce substitute, and it just wasn't my taste.

As far as service, it was great. Our waitress was attentive, but not in our faces. We had NO wait when we got there [though we went on a Thursday; this is almost never the case on the weekends]. I love the eccentric vibe of CB. None of the cups match, they have tons of random signs and posters as decor, and recently they installed a full bar and stage so they serve as a music venue at night. I love almost everything I've ever had to eat here, but today I judge the tacos. With that said...

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