Getaway Cafe is right across the street from the UCR soccer and softball fields on Canyon Crest Dr. It’s a dim lit sports bar with pool tables and a patio. They serve burgers, pizzas, wings, sandwiches, carne fries, burritos, and other delicious munchies eats.
When I returned to UCR to complete my undergraduate studies in Ethnic Studies. I made it a thing to start each quarter with a quick bite to eat while I was in between classes or finished for the day at Getaway Cafe. This time served me as time to plan the next three to four months of my upcoming workload. My work schedule was already planned around lectures and discussions. I work as a line cook in a corporate kitchen that focuses on production. Which is nothing being that I do have some skills in the kitchen. I am also a graduate of the Riverside Culinary Academy. Where I earned an Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts from Riverside City College in 2021.
September of 2024 the owner of Getaway Cafe Shaun called me and asked if I was still looking for some kitchen work. I said yes. Shaun worked around my schedule and allowed me to put my skills to use. It was a great experience. I say all of that to say this. Getaway Cafe is not only a place that I would work at as a cook. But I would also eat there when I am hungry or just have the munchies and want to watch the game with a brew. Getaway Cafe is the spot. Get there. Tell them Thrive sent ya!
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