Nice little spot for late night eats. I was looking for a late dinner after a long gym session, and this was one of the only spots which was open. It was highly recommended to me by some friends who attended UW and for good reason! They had a pretty extensive menu including various sandwiches, burgers, pastas, and other entrees, but I opted to get the chicken katsu curry. It came with the katsu, rice, and a salad for which you could choose your own dressing (I think I opted for sesame something, and it was really good). I was super hungry so maybe this isn't the most accurate measure of taste, but I thought the curry was REALLY good. Portion size was also great, they load up on the food without the price being outrageous. I definitely left here feeling super satisfied. Service was minimal but friendly, as utensils, water, etc is self service, and you also need to bus your own dishes at the end IIRC. Ordering is done at the counter and then they bring your food out to you. Pretty decent amount of seating here as well, would definitely recommend trying it out!

I've been to Cafe on the Ave twice now! This review will be for my second time, but my first experience was equally as good (or even better!). To start, I ordered the curry rice with pork katsu, as recommended by my friend. It was so good! Crispy katsu and flavorful curry. The portion size? HUGE. I was extremely hungry and worried that the crispness wouldn't last overnight so I managed to eat it all but honestly this could last me days. One thing I will mention is that if you're stuck between ordering the karaage and the pork katsu, definitely go for the pork katsu. My friend originally recommended the karaage, but the piece I tried was odd. Since I didn't order it, I won't talk more about it but pork katsu definitely on top! The one thing about it that I will mention is that it was SLIGHTLY and I mean slightly, dry. That's it! Nothing to mark a star down for. The service was great, the server was kind and patient, and the food came out to our table within minutes, despite being extremely busy. I love the style of this restaurant. It's both equally a quick, cafe-esque place, but also a sit down restaurant if you order a meal! It's always filled with UW students, so it almost feels like a part of campus. Last time I came here, it was in the morning, which was super quiet and peaceful (ordered kimchi fried rice and a strawberry lemonade, 4.9/5, 0.1 down for the flies in the restaurant, nothing to do with the taste of the food). I had a study session without disturbance. When I went for dinner this time, there was music pumping and it was filled with people chatting. Both vibes were great and I'm looking forward to trying other things here!

This place SLAPS. 11/10 food & smoothies. Get the green matcha one, you won't regret it.

This place feels like a food court in a restaurant! You open the menu and you feel like each page is a different restaurant. They have everything from Korean served in a stone pot to Italian and everything in between! Not only is the diversity like a food court but the ordering experience as well. You order at the front, take your table number to an open table yourself and while the food will be brought to you, you have to get your own utensils. If you are lazy and you like being served, sorry but personally I like it this way. It's a small detail but it makes the ambiance feel much more chill like a cafe rather than a nice sit down restaurant. This makes it an ideal spot for a nice post class meal with a friend or even to study! Overall, a great cafe-like spot with fancy-restaurant-like food! If I could change one thing, I wish the tables were a little nicer and less shaky so that studying could be a better experience.

I think this is a good place to buy a coffee and get work done. They have a large menu but I wasn't a big fan of the brunch food. The country fried steak was a little tough and dry. Also they ran out of utensils when I went for weekend brunch so hopefully they bought more and were able to sort that issue out. Paid street parking most of the time but Sundays and holidays are free.