Joyce and Joe's Cornerstone Café at Hale Library

Joyce and Joe's Cornerstone Café at Hale Library

★★★★3.9(10 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Joyce and Joe's operates as a convenient campus café inside Hale Library with reliable quick service and reasonably priced pastries and fruit cups—solid for grabbing breakfast before class. That said, the rating of 3.9 stars is based on only 10 reviews, and the feedback is genuinely mixed: multiple visitors complained about poor coffee quality and nickel-and-diming practices like charging for ice, while others appreciated the speed and value of non-coffee items. If you're in the area and want a pastry or quick bite, it's functional; if you're going for the coffee itself, expect to be disappointed.

What to expect

Classic coffee drinks done right. A laptop-friendly spot, quick-grab. Full breakfast, pastries, and light food on the menu. Family friendly. Parking available.

Light foodFull breakfastFamily friendlyLaptop friendlyTraditional drinksQuick grabPastriesParking

Google Reviews

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Cydney Alexis
★★★★★2 years ago

I love this little cafe! I teach remotely and am not in MHK often, but when I'm here, I'm thankful to have this cafe. I pop in for afternoon snacks--including the delicious & well-priced fruit cup (thanks for having fresh fruit and avoiding the bland melons), cheese sticks, and…

Neil Baker
★★★★3 years ago

Charging for a cup of ice. Cool stuff. No thanks.

Gabrielle
★★★★★3 years ago

Never again. I didn't mind the wait, line moves fast. You can trust you will get to class on time. The $5+ coffee may have been the worst I've ever had. I ordered Mint... I received mediocre in a cup with a leaky lid. No mint to be found Radina's is my safe bet.

Joshua Schwartz
★★★★★4 years ago

Not really at the corner of anything, but that's OK.

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