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MUNCHIES [CA] . Café Adobe

Holy crap Jack Black works here! A doppelgänger who speaks spanish. It’s like Nacho Libre, cafeteria version. I haven’t ordered from his section, I usually stick to the daily specials like veggie paninis or falafels. Consistency is not their game, with tender wedge fries one day and denture-denting the next. Maybe they’re refrying ‘em? The pasta is passable, relying on additions like sausage or mushrooms to save it from Bland City. Your tastebuds won’t ever be blown away here, in fact I use a couple of tablespoons of Tabasco just to alert my tongue that I’m having a meal, but it seems very healthy and fresh, and they give portions generous enough that your tummy will be quite full. Ah, pragmatic Adobe.

Café Adobe fits the whole ascetic setting that I absolutely love about Adobe’s homebase decor. They just recently renovated it, which actually didn’t change much, but what it did change makes a big difference. The cashiers are now towards the entrance leading into the main dining area, which provides a smoother flow. The salad/sandwich bar used to be this huge wall opposite the hot prepared foods, forcing awkward converging lines and an almost single-file pathway between them to get through. Cashiers used to be out in no-man’s land. I like the change; someone’s been using their noggin. I guess it’s still a work in progress because everytime I go in there, I notice something new. They’ve installed bar-height two-seater tables and stools along the perimeter, which is kind of odd and somehow makes the glare shoot you in the eyeballs.

My only other beef with Café Adobe is that it’s located closer to the West Tower and I’m in the East and it seems like an unbearably loooong marble stretch between the two when you’re starving.

NOTE: This review was written last month but I was too lazy to finish it until now. Café Adobe at Adobe Systems Headquarters in San Jose is not open to the public. You must be an employee or a guest of an employee to dine here.

About the Author:

Kris Kobayashi-Nelson is an avid food adventurist who has tried everything from jellyfish to sea cucumber to chicken gizzards. She is a vegetarian by day, pescetarian by night.

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