Café - West Union
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Café - West Union

402 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC

★★★★★4.6(370 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Tucked within Duke's campus but welcoming to the public, this cafeteria punches well above the typical university dining hall with an impressive rotating menu spanning ramen, curry, pasta, and poke bowls that draw repeat visitors from across Durham. The setting strikes a rare balance between a quick coffee grab and a comfortable spot to linger with wifi and ample parking, making it especially beloved by hospital workers seeking refuge without sacrificing a spot. Fair warning: portions lean generous and prices reflect the quality ingredients, so come hungry and ready to splurge a bit on genuinely craveable food.

What to expect

ParkingTraditional drinksQuick grabSlow sitMeetingsWifiLight food

Google Reviews

Ray
★★★★★5 months ago

Great option if you're at the hospital and dont want to lose a parking spot and pay for another. A short walk with numerous options and an awesome setting. It took me a while to finally decide on something as there were too many options, and that's a good thing. If you have a someone at the hospital for any extended time, definitely try this.

ZenMaster212
★★★★★a year ago

For a college dining hall that’s also open to the public, this is an amazing place. Anyone who complains about the food here hasn’t had the “pleasure” of dining in a typical college cafeteria setting. This dining hall is centrally located next to the University Store. There’s another dining hall on East Campus where the freshman live and perhaps that’s a more traditional cafeteria experience. Prices are reasonable at $10-$12 for most dishes and students can order ahead for pickup. Lots of options to choose from: BBQ, steak & chops, sushi bar, ramen, dumplings & poke bowls, made to order pasta, pizza, burgers, Mediterranean, Indian, Asian rice bowls, various desserts and crepes at the Cafe, and a Panera in the basement. The top floor seems to be an experimental space and at the time of my visit, they were serving Philly cheesesteaks and Italian beef sandwiches. Next door there is a McDonald’s on campus under the University Store that’s open late with plenty of tables and desks for students to work.

hyunjoo
★★★★★a year ago

I tried Indian curry, pasta(cream, tomato, basil one), spicy tuna salmon poke and Ramen for about 2 months. It's good taste. And it was very enough to be stuffed. But they serve too small portion for law fish for Poke bowl.

nika
★★★★★a year ago

Food is very expensive and not that good. very overhyped. vegetables and meats are very low quality. The ramens are too salty, pasta is always overcooked. The margherita is not too bad. Crepes used to be good but since Americans can’t eat nuts they stopped using nutella… The utensils are always EXTREMELY DIRTY! This encourages people to use plastic utensils - very environmentally unfriendly.

Sudhindra Sharathkumar
★★★★★3 years ago

Amazing selection of food and great quality food here. Cannot believe a university cafeteria / food court to be at this level. We were just visitors but stopped by to have lunch here.

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