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Cafe Intermezzo

  • August 28, 2006
  • Rated 5 of 5 by katkat99 from Saratoga, California
The line stretches out the door at this place at any given time of day, but it is for good reason. Cafe Intermezzo is a Berkeley mainstay among students and residents alike due to its huge portions and healthy meat, along with its awe inspiring Chef's Salad. I am not even a salad fan and I still love the Chef's salad. It contains all the works of a regular green salad with extras such as a finely chopped hard boiled egg, a piece of fruit on top if you are taking it to go, and a large piece of their famous brown bread. However what makes the Chef's salad so delicious is the generous helping of Intermezzo's cold cuts that are included in the salads...I always get the extra lean pastrami, which they chop thin into little pieces and then mix all into the salad. A big choice of salad dressings as well although I'd recommend getting it on the side since they do tend to drizzle it on and the salad will get soggy if you're taking it go.

Other than salad Intermezzo has delicious soup, and many good sandwiches (my favorite again is pastrami)—HUGE portions. They also have many vegetarian options and my vegetarian friends love this place. Top it off with their strawberry lemonade and you can keep it under $10. For newbies, I'd recommend their salad/sandwich combo, it will be sure to stuff you and give you the true Intermezzo experience.

Be prepared to tell your order more than once to the staff. They are all sweet and never rude but get the orders wrong more than right and ask you repeatedly. Also be ready for the lonnnng line but I've never found it too difficult to land a table since people tend to leave fairly quickly and a lot of people are getting takeout. A must try!

I hope you enjoyed my review, please rate me as helpful or not :)

From journal Berkeley for Those Looking for Fun, Not Muggings!

Cafe Intermezzo

  • June 20, 2004
  • Rated 4 of 5 by panda1 from ., California
Cafe Intermezzo

Cafe Intermezzo is another very popular place, with a line out the door and a crowded restaurant serving oversized, generous servings of salads and sandwiches. Consider splitting a single salad or sandwich or packaging it to go if you're not very hungry.

Daily 8:45am-10pm

From journal OAK - Berkeley, CA

Cafe Intermezzo

  • March 14, 2003
  • Rated 4 of 5 by thebeach from San Francisco, Alabama
Look for the line on Telegraph, and fuel up before diving into Amoeba's CD bins or Cody's bookshelves at this unparalleled sandwich, soup, and salad stop. You can get them in combination, everything is made fresh to order, how you like it. It's not a cold-cut shop, so get Subway off your mind. I love the salami and swiss! There are plenty of vegetarian options. The sweet grain bread is delish. And you get a pineapple slice! Be patient, your turn at the counter is coming!

From journal Where the Wild Things Are

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