Jimmy V's Sports Cafe

 

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Alice M.

Foster City, CA

Burgers and sandwiches and smoothies.. how can you go wrong?!  I especially love the smoothies since they give you the leftover in that tin cup thing and the kind I like are made with ice cream.. yum!  Slightly a longer walk from main quad, but it's definitely a good place for lunch.

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Kristine D.

Mountain View, CA

During a lunchtime visit to the Sports Cafe today I overheard Jimmy V tell a patron that he hasn't raised his burrito prices in TEN years!  To put things in perspective here,  gas was $1.90 a gallon when Jimmy first began charging what he currently does for these fine delights that cause the Stanford community to line up in droves on Burrito day!  Jimmy V is a hero for the consumer!!!

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Clayton P.

San Francisco, CA

The food is good, sandwiches are solid and so are the smoothies - everything is overpriced.

Jimmy V, if he is still around, is not the nicest or friendliest unless you play or are associated with the football or basketball teams.

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Candace L.

Mountain View, CA

There are some aspects of Jimmy V's that are pretty epic. Their grilled cheese sandwiches, their breakfast burritos (!) aand the cookies are amazing. Word of caution: while their smoothies are incredible, I'd think twice about ordering one if Jimmy is making them. He handles money, then takes his hands and scoops up the fruit for the smoothies WITHOUT washing his hands. He ruined the Cardinal smoothie for me forever.

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Alissa S.

Sunnyvale, CA

I like to sneak over here for lunch. The food is plentiful and cheap. Usually there is pasta, a salad bar (very basic), some kind of bbq chicken or similar hot dish, and they have sandwiches and smoothies. The smoothies are yummy. I love that they offer grilled cheese and pb&j, and that you can get half sandwiches. Everyone is really friendly here and the line moves quick. It must be all those endorphins. You can also get breakfast in the morning, which is also cheap and tasty with generous portions. I see a lot of student athletes and coaches eating here.

Sometimes getting a table at the height of the lunch rush can be a bit tricky, so if you can go before noon or after 1, you'll be sitting pretty. Also, the cookies are very yummy and less than $1. You just can't beat that.

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Ema W.

Redwood City, CA

This place is a great campus eatery... Jimmy is mildly gruff but lovable and the service is great- a lot of the athletes, coaches and some staff are on a first name basis.  (I'm not quite there yet.)  

They serve typical grill food and the portions are generous as Dave S. says- not so good if you're looking for something light.  But the food is pure comfort food for when work has you in a funk or you just need that extra oomph to get you through the day.  Nothing like eggs, bacon, well buttered toast and a huge fruit salad to get you through your day.

Also to note, this is one of the very few places on Stanford campus (unless you are a student on a meal plan) that serves an honest to goodness breakfast and is open before 8am.  This is a bonus if you are staff and have to start working at 8 am!  Yay Jimmy V!  You're my hero.

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Dave S.

Seattle, WA

Jimmy's is where the some of the best athletes in the country get their fill.  But, if you're in the know, you'll realize that Jimmy opens up to the public for lunch, and as I found out when I spoke to him today, now for dinner too.  Jimmy's offers pretty standard grill faire, plus a few hot entree's at every meal.  The price is right and the quality and freshness of ingredients beats any place else on campus.  Eat like a (future) pro at Jimmy V's.  Picnic benches out front are a great spot for lunch on a sunny day.  Located across from Maples Pavillion on Campus Drive.

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