Seismic Joint Café
Coffee · San Francisco
About Seismic Joint Café
Seismic Joint Café, located within the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco, offers a convenient and casual counter-service experience. We specialize in café fare, serving up baked goods and light meals alongside a full coffee bar. Enjoy breakfast and lunch options with features like takeout and di...
Seismic Joint Café, located within the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco, offers a convenient and casual counter-service experience. We specialize in café fare, serving up baked goods and light meals alongside a full coffee bar. Enjoy breakfast and lunch options with features like takeout and dine-in. We pride ourselves on our great coffee and tea selection, comfort food options and quick bites. We are wheelchair accessible and welcome solo diners. Open daily, with extended hours on weekends. See our hours below.
What Customers Say About Seismic Joint Café
Seismic Joint Café receives mixed reviews. While some customers praise the quick service, tasty burritos, and horchata latte, many complain about high prices, slow service, rude staff, and limited seating. Some reviewers mention food quality issues and health code violations.
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Tip: If visiting the Exploratorium, it's a convenient option for a quick bite, but consider packing your own lunch or exploring other nearby options due to high prices and potential quality issues.
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Seismic Joint Café is located in San Francisco, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.
Historical Heritage
- Fuller Company Glass Warehouse (A 207m) — historic building in San Francisco, California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
- Daniel Gibb & Co. Warehouse (A 223m) — historic building in San Francisco, California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
- Frederick Griffing's (A 377m) — place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
- One Lombard Street (A 468m) — historic building in San Francisco, California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
Museums
- Exploratorium (A 97m) — museo de San Francisco, Estados Unidos
Parks & Gardens
- Levi's Plaza (A 266m) — office complex in San Francisco, California, USA
- Sydney Walton Square (A 403m) — public park in San Francisco, California
- Sue Bierman Park (A 540m) — park in San Francisco, United States of America
Other Points of Interest
- The Old Ship Saloon (A 346m) — historic building and bar in San Francisco, California
- Malloch Building (A 483m) — edificio residencial en San Francisco
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Seismic Joint Café San Francisco Reviews
They are open Tuesday- Sunday form 10am-5pm. They serve hot food tue-fri from 11am-3pm. Have this delicious horchata latte, which I totally recommend. Although the prices may be a tad bit expensive, its pretty delicious, and next door you have the great Exploratorium museum. So when you're tired from exploring in there you can always stop by for a quick bite. I hope this helps .
Very nice employees!🤩 We ordered a Burrito and it was fantastic!!😋🤩
I dined in and the sun was nice and bright perfect for the summer time the server gave me my drinks fast
Very nice employees!🤩 We ordered a Burrito and it was fantastic!!😋🤩
They are open Tuesday- Sunday form 10am-5pm. They serve hot food tue-fri from 11am-3pm. Have this delicious horchata latte, which I totally recommend. Although the prices may be a tad bit expensive, its pretty delicious, and next door you have the great Exploratorium museum. So when you're tired from exploring in there you can always stop by for a quick bite. I hope this helps .
I dined in and the sun was nice and bright perfect for the summer time the server gave me my drinks fast
Came here September 3, 2024, while visiting the Exploratorium. Paid $14 for a beef breakfast burrito. Was decently filling with good flavour. Probably shouldn't go out of your way to eat here but if you're visiting and need to fuel up, will do the job.
Food was decently priced and pretty tasty. Service was quick and pleasant. Would recommend if you’re going to the museum and need a bite to eat before or after
The coffee is good, they have a shakerato drink, espresso shaken over ice with orange zest, refreshing twist on morning caffeine.
Came here September 3, 2024, while visiting the Exploratorium. Paid $14 for a beef breakfast burrito. Was decently filling with good flavour. Probably shouldn't go out of your way to eat here but if you're visiting and need to fuel up, will do the job.
Food was decently priced and pretty tasty. Service was quick and pleasant. Would recommend if you’re going to the museum and need a bite to eat before or after
The coffee is good, they have a shakerato drink, espresso shaken over ice with orange zest, refreshing twist on morning caffeine.
Over priced. Counter service, limited seating in shared Exploratorium space. It's basically higher quality fast food. I paid $17 in total for a small pasta. I added protein for $5 which turned out to be two small shrimps. Womp womp...
Over priced. Counter service, limited seating in shared Exploratorium space. It's basically higher quality fast food. I paid $17 in total for a small pasta. I added protein for $5 which turned out to be two small shrimps. Womp womp...
The food is decent, but TOO expensive for essentially ordering fast food to-go. There are very few choices on the menu or in the Exploratorium. There's a lot to see in the Exploratorium, so you don't exactly have time to eat elsewhere for lunch. There's also very limited seating.
Pretty good pulled chicken, grilled cheese, and OK falafel. Faster than the restaurant at the Exploratorium, but similarly over priced.
Too over priced food was just alright and service was slow would not recommend to a local in the area.👍
Too over priced food was just alright and service was slow would not recommend to a local in the area.👍
The food is decent, but TOO expensive for essentially ordering fast food to-go. There are very few choices on the menu or in the Exploratorium. There's a lot to see in the Exploratorium, so you don't exactly have time to eat elsewhere for lunch. There's also very limited seating.
Pretty good pulled chicken, grilled cheese, and OK falafel. Faster than the restaurant at the Exploratorium, but similarly over priced.
Drinks and pastry are nice and good atmosphere, but very rude staff that they don’t even welcome customers and they have zero customer service. Specially, the lady at the front who took so long to take my order because she was talking to her coworker about a memory !!!
Avoid Avoid AVOID! Soooo expensive and such shoddy quality. Yes I know it's a museum cafe but do anything else, I'm telling you - pack a lunch, walk 10 min to the Ferry Building, take a bus down the Embarcadero, hitchhike to McDonalds, just don't eat here.
Kicked out 10 minutes before closing, even with a sleeping baby, as we waited for family to exit the Exploratorium. The young chap even made as much noise as possible to try to wake up the baby. All class. “Closes at 5pm” lol
Rude staff, overpriced junk food. The only reason it's open at all is the lack of alternatives. Avoid.
Drinks and pastry are nice and good atmosphere, but very rude staff that they don’t even welcome customers and they have zero customer service. Specially, the lady at the front who took so long to take my order because she was talking to her coworker about a memory !!!
Kicked out 10 minutes before closing, even with a sleeping baby, as we waited for family to exit the Exploratorium. The young chap even made as much noise as possible to try to wake up the baby. All class. “Closes at 5pm” lol
Avoid Avoid AVOID! Soooo expensive and such shoddy quality. Yes I know it's a museum cafe but do anything else, I'm telling you - pack a lunch, walk 10 min to the Ferry Building, take a bus down the Embarcadero, hitchhike to McDonalds, just don't eat here.
Rude staff, overpriced junk food. The only reason it's open at all is the lack of alternatives. Avoid.
Overpriced crap. The Museum should be ashamed of itself to partner with this vendor. Ripoff
Critical health code violation: I've seen an employee using a restroom, NOT washing his hands and immediately starting to work at the restaurant preparing food ! I complained to the manager, but she dismissed my complaint. Think twice if you want to eat at such a place!
Selling a cup of water at $5 is disgusting. Shame on you. Cup probably cost .25 or less and would have been fine paying for the cup. Greedy. Food also is terrible.
Waste of money. Too pricey for so called unhealthy food and obnoxious staff. So many places to eat arnd...just walk!
Way overpriced. $9 for a plain hot dog. Very limited fruit/veggi options.
me and my dad got food poison
Overpriced crap. The Museum should be ashamed of itself to partner with this vendor. Ripoff
me and my dad got food poison
Selling a cup of water at $5 is disgusting. Shame on you. Cup probably cost .25 or less and would have been fine paying for the cup. Greedy. Food also is terrible.
Critical health code violation: I've seen an employee using a restroom, NOT washing his hands and immediately starting to work at the restaurant preparing food ! I complained to the manager, but she dismissed my complaint. Think twice if you want to eat at such a place!
Waste of money. Too pricey for so called unhealthy food and obnoxious staff. So many places to eat arnd...just walk!
Way overpriced. $9 for a plain hot dog. Very limited fruit/veggi options.
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