Michelle Windes

Beatnik- a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation. "her long black hair and comfortable clothes are the badge of the artist and beatnik" I think of a beatnik as a cross between a bohemian and a rebel. The good... Gourmet food and coffee. The people who work here are hip and Beatnik’s is conveniently located off Hwy 99 and Hwy 32. The bad... If you want large portions head to Morning Thunder, Beatnik’s has smaller portions but the portion is more the right size for healthier eating, you full but not stuffed. The Ugly...The price reflects the quality of food. Totally worth the price for a gourmet food in my opinion.

+1

Judson Tobisch

Delicious food. Great Atmosphere and friendly staff. I had the "natural " Benedict and it was superb!! The coffee was delicious and robust and just what I needed. They had 4 other choices of Benedict's to choose from and I plan on trying all of them. As I was leaving a very nice lady behind the counter engaged with me and asked about my meal and made small talk and joked a bit it. It was Exsactly how i like to end a meal. I highly recommend this place for families or couples or if your solo that works too. If your in chico stop in.

+6

Derrick Threatt

Well I've been going here for years. It's still my favorite breakfast place in Chico. Fast service and low price just top it off. Even on mother's day weekend got food extremely fast.

+11

Jeremy Laurin

So good I went back twice! This is a great Cafe with delicious food ( you can get anything vegetarian or meat!). They have a good selection of drinks and the staff are really friendly. Definitely check this place out!

Heather Duckett

The only reason I give this four stars is affordability. This food was so delicious. I got the turkey club and the sauce on it was amazing. They served it with potatoes and a delicious little slice of carrot cake which happens to be my favorite. Coffee was coffee. Not incredible but decent enough. The staff was kind and helpful. I would definitely eat here again when I can afford it.

Bit pricey for me, but the food is good. Portions are big. Location is large and can fit larger groups of people without overrunning the business. Coffee is from Cal Java, which is not my favorite but for no particular reason than personal preference.

Marquise Martin

Just not very well seasoned or stand out food. Feels very minimalist, kinda get your food and go. Meh food but nice comfortable spread out space. You order at the front counter and they bring the food to you, there’s a coffee and water bar in the middle however it’s a massive restaurant so it doesn’t really make sense. I imagine when it’s packed it’s quite chaotic but when we were there it was pretty empty. The restaurant is relatively secluded, it’s in a shopping center with a Williams Sonoma paint store in a pretty quiet part of town somewhat close to the highway but no loud car noises. The food was nothing to rave over but also nothing disappointing, if someone said they wanted to go I would humor them and tag along but I wouldn’t seek it out. The coffee was pretty meh too.

+4

Kristopher Hood

Food was not great. Place was unpleasant. Smelled like decay and coffee. Prices were ridiculous for eggs that came out uncooked. Shame, I heard good things. I guess it has gone downhill.

kristopher hood

It was okay food. It wasn't anywhere near what it cost. Coffee rasted more burnt than roasted. probably the best part was the employees. I didn't realize there were eggs on the avacado toast or I would have got something different. It came out soggy.

Jennifer Aguiar

We had to go inside and ask for our table to be wiped clean and the woman who came out and wiped the table off seemed annoyed and did a half-assed job. I still said "thank you" and received no response. The salad my friend ordered was not consistent with the description on the menu. It was supposed to be mixed greens but was a handful of large spinach leaves with all the stems attached. There was very little chicken on the salad and the candied walnuts were nowhere to be found. I had the fried chicken sandwich, which was okay, but the biscuit was dry and overcooked. Overall, what sounded like a very interesting and tasty sandwich on the menu turned out to be just meh. It has been a few years since I have eaten at Beatnicks and this experience, compared to the last time I was there, was very disappointing. Definitely not worth the money.

Jilly Mann (Jilly)

Rude Manager Owners Male. Showed me three times I annoyed them and tried to take orders and did from people who came after me. Resist eye contact. I'm a colorful senior citizen hippie who pays a lot of property tax. Their rudeness was so obvious I just needed to share. Yeas they should offer me a cup of coffee and an apology . I've seen this a lot . It hurts

Robert Burns

Wanted to try breakfast here based off of their reviews. First impression walking into the door is a very nice. Pleasant atmosphere specially, at 7:15 in the morning. Coffee is decent. Not great. Was unpleasantly surprised with the prices based off looking at their menu online was completely false advertisement. Burrito online said it was $8.50 got to the counter and ordered cup of coffee with their breakfast. Burrito and cashier gives me the price of $17 and change. If you’re going to pay that much, they better be the best burrito in town. OK first bite into burrito was decent second by hit a cold spot. No crunch to the bacon or any similar textures. Burrito has good flavor but everything is just a bunch of mush. Tortilla shell not toasted before constructing burrito. Entire left side was cold. All the way through the burrito were most of the sautéed items and potatoes and bacon rolled on. Salsa very eye pleasing but disappointing taste. No rich flavors other than just roasted tomatoes. For a place that tries to be very upscale and charges an arm and a leg. Their menu just does not live up to expectations. Would not recommend eating here at least for the breakfast burrito go somewhere else. You can get a cheaper burrito down the road for better quality they actually take pride in rolling their burritos unlike this place it just felt like they did not care at all. I gave this one a super poor rating, because there is literally no effort in their burrito.

Shane Lezzeni

I like my oats simple. I'm not one for fancy things, but I am particular about oats. I called in advance to see if they sold steel cut oats. They stated they do. When I ordered, they asked if I wanted an accoutrement of berries, nuts and yogurt. I like my oats plain. Oats cooked correctly do not require additional ingredients. When they rung up this bowl of oats, it was shy of 7 dollars. Let me repeat that. Seven. Dollars. I inquired about the price, given that I did not want the other ingredients. They would not adjust the price. To add insult to injury, I got rolled oats. Here's some perspective: 2lbs of top shelf organic rolled oats costs 4.99. I got 6oz of mushy, over cooked, probably Quaker oats. If you're looking to get your feelings and ego massaged by a pretentious, over priced, snowflake harboring cafe, this place is for you. If you want a simple, quality breakfast, go elsewhere.