I've been shopping at this farmer's market since it was on Medlock many years ago. True, most of the employees speak no English, but they have an incredible array of fresh fruits and vegetables from around the country and around the world. And the signs tell you where the veggies and fruits were grown. They have an incredible meat section, a fair cheese section, and a wide variety of fresh breads with good ingredients.
I did see a roach in the pastry counter about a year and a half ago; I told someone, and they closed it out and cleaned it.
When the cafeteria first opened years ago, it was entirely vegetarian and it was really, really good. Now they have many meat dishes. While I don't object to meats, it seems that since they were added, the quality of the food in the cafeteria has continually gone down hill. They have had some pretty awesome fried oysters on occasion, however.
My most recent experience there will probably keep me from risking it ever again. About three weeks ago, we went to get milk (a good place for organic milk), and decided to stop and have some fried oysters. It was around 4 PM, so they were still fairly busy.
Well, we got fried oysters and a veggie samosa apiece, and my friend got some squash casserole. And it was ALL COLD.
I'm pretty sure this is a health code violation, as well as being horribly unappetizing. When it was all vegetarian, I would never have questioned the safety, but as soon as you add meat to the mix (especially fish!) this sort of thing is just begging for food poisoning. We didn't get sick, but I'm not one to risk that sort of thing twice.
Pros: Fresh food from around the world
Cons: Not clean, cafeteria food NOT HOT
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