This past August, a Groupon brought us to the Uptown Cafeteria for the first time. Although, the full name for this joint is Uptown Cafeteria and Support Group, I’m not sure I fully understand why. The website states that it meets in both the upstairs and downstairs bar. Another site states that this refers to the bar. And still another says to bring your own Support Group for drinks. I guess you can interpret it any way you like.
But what really matters here is the food.
Contrary to the name, it is not a cafeteria, nor do they serve cafeteria-style food. It’s just goodfood. There’s no theme or style of cooking going on here. I mean, really, at how many restaurants would you find these condiments sitting together on your table?
There are a variety of taps {some interesting and some not-so-much}, a few wines and some fun cocktails. There’s also a Bloody Mary Bar all day Saturdays and Sundays until 4pm. I noted the Mary Tyler Moore sign for our return:
“You’re gonna make it after all…”
We started with some sweet and salty popcorn, which is no longer on the online menu. It was fine, but there was so much of it that we didn’t finish. Also no longer on the menu is the Reuben that Rob ordered.
No matter… The definite star of the show here was… You guessed it. The Tuna Melt:
The Tuna Melt (of Tuna Melts) – $13.00
fresh, house cured ahi tuna salad and aged cheddar on a homemade English muffin
{I enjoyed mine with a side of cottage cheese for extra protein.}
This Tuna Melt is no joke! It is deserving of it’s name, too. It’s the best I’ve ever had. Or at least in a restaurant. {It rivals my friend Jen’s, but I’d have to try them side by side for a true comparison.} The ingredients are high quality and it’ll be hard to ever eat another English muffin again after you’ve had this homemade one! It flippin’ rocks! I was in love.
Hey, Rob, I know that I love the tuna melt here!
While there are many other things on the menu I’d like to try, it would be hard for me not to order the Tuna Melt when I return! Still, I don’t think that we’ll be going back there any time soon. Despite the fact that we ate indoors, the street was so noisy that it really got on Rob’s nerves. I don’t know if he could have handled the Sky Bar on the rooftop for cocktails.
Do you have a restaurant where you order the same thing every time?
If so, where is it and what do you order?
Cheers~
Carrie
Season It Already! 
Awesome place — love the rooftop patio. I always order the Plantain Pancake at Maria’s Cafe on East Franklin. It is excellently executed and it’s unique! Plus, breakfast is my favorite meal. Happy eating.
I’d be eating like Rob – the Reuben sandwich is hands down my favorite sandwich of all time. Almost always if its on the menu, that’s what I am getting – calories be damned! Hope you back is better!
I pretty much order the same thing at Applebee’s, which is the fajitas (chicken and steak) or the tequila lime chicken 🙂 I have tried other things but, I always tend to go back to those two. I agree with Biz too, I love a good Reuben!!
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