Light Rail Cafe
“Breakfast and Brunch coming soon as well as full coffee bar.”
“They have good happy hour prices too- sangria is $7, house wine and domestic beer is $5, margaritas are also around $7, etc. I enjoyed the sangria and it packed quite the punch.”
“Parking can be difficult (we've tried several times in the past and couldn't find a spot nearby) but once Berry Lane Park is open it'll be an easy walk.”
Light Rail Cafe
Take-out: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
4 reviews
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Friendly staff, good food and great bar; wish we had one like this in our neighborhood!
My co-workers orders from Light Rail almost daily. Every item they have ordered and eaten – "nothing but amazing".
I don't usually order in for lunch but I finally caved in and gave their grilled tilapia sandwich with sweet potato fries a try as an early birthday treat. We were able to call in our orders and had them ready by the time we arrived to dine in.
My grilled tilapia sandwich honestly was nothing but amazing! Flaky, smokey, well seasoned tilapia filet sandwiched between two buttery, thick, brioche toasts – every bite was a little taste of heaven! The sweet potato fries were well worth the upgrade – crispy and not one bit greasy. Complimented my tilapia sandwich so so well!
My waistline is in trouble now since I know this hidden gem is just around the corner. It's going to take a lot of determinations to stop myself from ordering tilapia sandwich and fries daily!
Four stars. Nice place, clean as a whistle, nice patio for the smokers amongst us (much better than walking in the front door through a cigarette haze from those standing outside), my favorite bartender Brittany at the helm making great cocktails. Food is quite good. As a first time visitor I was made to feel quite welcome from Shirley the manager and the regulars were accepting as well. Parking can be difficult (we've tried several times in the past and couldn't find a spot nearby) but once Berry Lane Park is open it'll be an easy walk. The Light Rail Café will be in my normal rotation I think. One minus-no draft beer, though. Can something be done about that?
There are so many great spots in JC outside of the downtown area and this is certainly one of them. Light Rail Cafe has good food, great service, and awesome drinks, and I definitely recommend paying them a visit.
Drinks: I had the red sangria. ENORMOUS glass which is $10. This glass is maybe twice the size of normal sangria pours, and quite potent as well. They have good happy hour prices too- sangria is $7, house wine and domestic beer is $5, margaritas are also around $7, etc. I enjoyed the sangria and it packed quite the punch. They have both red and white. Other options include various infused vodkas, electric lemonade, wine, bottled beer, margaritas, and a full bar.
Food: Lots of options. I had the BBQ shrimp wrap. Not at all what I was expecting. I expected shrimp with some barbecue sauce and maybe cheese or coleslaw. Instead, the sauce was kind of creamy and very different from what I expect when I hear "barbecue sauce". But it was super delicious and I really enjoyed it. Shrimp in the really tasty sauce along with lots of grilled red onions. I liked it a lot and would order it again. It comes with either regular fries, cajun fries, sweet potato fries, caesar salad, or garden salad. I had the sweet potato fries and they were good as well.
Improvements:
– they have a decent bottled beer selection, but some beers on drafts would be awesome
– still cash only ( I think they have an atm nearby though)
– my food took a LONG time to come out and it wasn't super busy. when the food did arrive the inside of the wrap was insanely hot (like inedibly hot and so much so that some of the filling fell on my arm and it hurt) but the outside was just a plain tortilla/wrap- not grilled or anything
Those are mostly minor improvements and suggestions. Overall, I really enjoyed the food and drinks I had at LRC. There is also a nice neighborhood feel here, people seem to know each other and it is nice. They also have a sangria rewards program, I think buy 10 get 1 free which is a bonus as well.