Forbes Family Cafe

Food is pretty good, you pay by the ounce so it can get pretty expensive if you want to eat a lot. Most options are pretty healthy, and there are choices for vegans/vegetarians. The pho was okay, I wish it had more flavor. There are many grab & go options as well. The location is very convenient if you spend a lot of time studying in Huang like I do.

Not sure what changes have happened recently, but a reasonable quick serve wait time has turned into 30+ minute waits. When I’m trying to order food before class, the lengthy unpredictable wait time causes a major inconvenience :(

Honestly I can't give this place a low enough rating. Overpriced mediocre food that takes forever to receive, long lines. Choices are an expensive pay-by-weight buffet or soups and sandwiches. My bowl of tofu pho took 15 minutes to receive, and they also ran out of tofu but did not inform me until after I had ordered and paid. Consistently leaves me hungry and disappointed. Stanford, please get rid of this place and put in something better that can more effectively serve the lunch needs of this area!

This place opens for 3 hours at lunchtime, and offers at most 4 dishes. I cannot understand how they can mess up an order so often. You cannot rely that they will have the items on the menu, even if you order in advance. Be prepared to ask for a refund and look for lunch somewhere else if you get unlucky. The food is fine, but it's not extraordinary, and so it matches the prices, which are ok but not fantastic.

The prices are ridiculously high considering that their main customers are students. For example, what would normally be a $2 Odwalla protein shake cost ~$6 here. Also, I order a vegan tofu pho and it appeared to have meat bits in the bottom. I have always been unhappy with this establishment, and I eagerly await a different vendor to replace it.