Nov 14 2009 - 8:30am Some of my friends love to swing by the cafeteria at Ikea for a pick-me-up during their shopping sprees. Myself, I've always just settled for a soft-serve cone on my way out the door. Do you ever eat lunch at Ikea?
When I was a kid, we would often go there straight after my Dad came home from work, shop, and then eat in the middle of the shopping expedition. I always had the same thing, steak with
pommes frites, slightly overdone broccoli and bernaise sauce. Lovely.
I went past the restaurant at my local Ikea recently, and they'd taken it off the menu. I'm sure it is very new and modern cooking, but the memory part of it kind of made me not want to
partake.
I do love the meatballs, but I almost always have an ice cream cone on my way out. There's just something really comforting about it, especially after battling the checkout lines!
Yes! The promise of mashed potatoes and gravy (or "brown cream sauce"), with a large dollop of lingonberry jam on top, is an excuse enough for an Ikea excursion for me.
Since I'm a vegetarian, I haven't, of course, sampled Ikea's meatballs. However, last week I hosted a Fenno-Scandinavian students' potluck, and someone brought boiled potatoes with Trader
Joe's "meatless meatballs" (as well as regular meatballs), served with Ikea gravy, which is sold in individual packets. Yum!
Almost always. I had breakfast there just yesterday morning. Eating out is so expensive here in Norway so when we go shopping at Ikea we normally enjoy a plate of meatballs or some reindeer
since it's so cheap.
My Ikea has the cafeteria upstairs and another food stand downstairs. Depending on my shopping I will either stop for meatballs, or hit the food stand for cinnamon rolls on my way out.
I suppose it is more of a treat for me. I lived in Miami for 3 years and the Ikea opened nearby a few months before I left. I have now lived in Colorado for a year and a half and there is
talk of an Ikea opening next year. I am originally from LA and love hitting Ikea up when I am back that way.
yes its a really cheap way to 'eat out,' usually i just get the smoked salmon. the last time i got a veggie/cheese wrap veggies were old. but i used to like that too. i dont know what is in
that pic but it looks like a plate of processed meat on the right?! gross.... i liked the froyo too but now stay away from that area as it stinks like hotdogs
No, not since I was a kid and my mom would buy our good behaviour with ice cream But
now if I'm in Ikea and I have any $ to spare, I'm much more likely to choose a cute vase or kitchen accessory over food... by the time I pass the cafe on the way out, I'm usually broke!
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Yes, I have.
1I love the meatballs! If the cafeteria is open when I'm there, I'll usually swing by and have a plate.
2When I was a kid, we would often go there straight after my Dad came home from work, shop, and then eat in the middle of the shopping expedition. I always had the same thing, steak with pommes frites, slightly overdone broccoli and bernaise sauce. Lovely.
I went past the restaurant at my local Ikea recently, and they'd taken it off the menu. I'm sure it is very new and modern cooking, but the memory part of it kind of made me not want to partake.
3We don't have Ikea here. I've never been in one of their stores. I have ordered from online though.
4I like the cinnamon buns.
5I do love the meatballs, but I almost always have an ice cream cone on my way out. There's just something really comforting about it, especially after battling the checkout lines!
6I use to work at Ikea when I was 17. We would get the food in the cafe for free if we worked that day. I loved the meatballs.
7Yes! The promise of mashed potatoes and gravy (or "brown cream sauce"), with a large dollop of lingonberry jam on top, is an excuse enough for an Ikea excursion for me.
Since I'm a vegetarian, I haven't, of course, sampled Ikea's meatballs. However, last week I hosted a Fenno-Scandinavian students' potluck, and someone brought boiled potatoes with Trader Joe's "meatless meatballs" (as well as regular meatballs), served with Ikea gravy, which is sold in individual packets. Yum!
8I'm a sucker for the icees and cinnamon rolls.
9We've never eaten there, because the store is always so crowded and hectic that by the time we're done shopping, we're just ready to GO HOME.
10Almost always. I had breakfast there just yesterday morning. Eating out is so expensive here in Norway so when we go shopping at Ikea we normally enjoy a plate of meatballs or some reindeer since it's so cheap.
11We don't have Ikea here
12My Ikea has the cafeteria upstairs and another food stand downstairs. Depending on my shopping I will either stop for meatballs, or hit the food stand for cinnamon rolls on my way out.
13I suppose it is more of a treat for me. I lived in Miami for 3 years and the Ikea opened nearby a few months before I left. I have now lived in Colorado for a year and a half and there is talk of an Ikea opening next year. I am originally from LA and love hitting Ikea up when I am back that way.
14yes its a really cheap way to 'eat out,' usually i just get the smoked salmon. the last time i got a veggie/cheese wrap veggies were old. but i used to like that too. i dont know what is in that pic but it looks like a plate of processed meat on the right?! gross.... i liked the froyo too but now stay away from that area as it stinks like hotdogs
15I've only had the soft serve cone.
16I love eating there!
17They have great meatballs.
And I've had breakfast there too...not bad!
18YES!! I love it! Especially breakfast... you can get full for under $5
19No, not since I was a kid and my mom would buy our good behaviour with ice cream
But
now if I'm in Ikea and I have any $ to spare, I'm much more likely to choose a cute vase or kitchen accessory over food... by the time I pass the cafe on the way out, I'm usually broke!
20I guess its not my idea of a dining experience...
21Nothing about eating at Ikea seems remotely appealing.
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