Sabrinas Cafe

Looking for a nice place to get Breakfast or Brunch? Sabrinas is the place to go. Coming through a part of Drexel University at first sight lies a village type building with tall pointed pillars Surrounded by so many houses and looking like an house lies Sabrina's Cafe. With its grass and front lawn so nicely well kept and its pink flowers in the middle of the lawn covered in snow brings out the small bright blue sign in the middle of the lawn that reads " Sabrinas Cafe". Large Windows surrounded around the building lets you see the faces of many customers inside enjoying their food. This well known restaurant in the area has many college students, walking pass back and forth attracting the attention of others.

As customers walk in they are greeted at the register by a tall young looking waitress wearing a bright pink apron who happens to be a local college student. "How many people do you have today" "Just two" a man responds. While walking to be seated you hear various conversations and laughter of customers sitting around enjoying their time. Customers can notice the nice paintings and pictures on the blue and grey colored walls around the restaurant. Most of which include old famous artists like Elvis and The Beatles. The inside of the restaurant was designed into the look of a old house giving everyone an at home feel experience. All woman employees have a bright pink apron and the men employees wear black. 

Many small oval shaped tables and  wooden chairs stationed around to give the customers an at home experience. On top of each and every table consist of a large pitcher of ice cold water for customers to have at their own request. Blue and white laminated menus lie on the table in front of the chair. Inside the menu buyers can see lists of the their traditional breakfast and lunch. The menu also has its separate side for their signature dishes which include the 2 main ones "Famous Red Velvet Pancake "and the "Stuffed Challah French Toast".

"Being a chef and owner at Sabrinas Cafe isn't just about preparing and cooking the food for the customers its my life and what I always wanted to do as a child . Working as a manager at a Carrabba’s Italian Grill in New Jersey and being part of an industry has motivated me to finally have something of my own. I really wanted to open my own restaurant and I wanted it to be exactly the opposite of a large impersonal chain. " Executive chef Lance says as he grabs his ingredients to prepare his meal. He grabs the lettuce and the tomatoes out the bottom of the refrigerator then a cutting knife and board from the dish rack. In the midst of a crowded day he has several workers helping him to get things done in a timely matter. With him he has 2 prep cooks, managers, and sometimes waiters when there is an emergency. " Creating the menus is one of the hardest things I have to do but I have been very creative making a different menu every 2 weeks" Lance takes pride in having different menus of foods so customers don't feel tired of the same thing." Taking the time to teach and show other people how to do things is what I like most about the job and it gets them ready to move up. In this business, it only depends on how far you want to go. The industry is set up to allow people to move forward.”

Standing next to Lance is Melissa Junior at Drexel University standing next to the plate rack in the kitchen. She puts her blonde curly hair out of her face and into a bun and smiles happily as she makes her way from the back of the kitchen. From the moment she greets me you could tell she is a friendly person. "I have been working here for a internship for college for 5 months and I also plan to have my own restaurant someday when I get older" she quietly says "I like to work with the people here , they make me feel welcomed and I love the atmosphere inside of here". Looking up at the kitchen hangs a line near the back counter, there has many different orders on a ticket and which they were placed.The many different orders had different lengths in paper. " The temperature of the water stays at 75 degrees and you have to wear gloves while washing dishes so you won't get burned. Also every dish has to be completely dried before they can be used. "At first Melissa came off as shy but as soon as you get to know her she is a friendly person". Says one of her co-workers

At the end of the night Melissa is still working hard as she cleans up the remaining dishes  to finish her shift. As of from many customers Sabrina's Cafe is the "best place in town to get high quality food at a low price.