Sunday, February 5, 2012

Caf Showdown II: Case vs. Brody


Its the showdown everybody's been waiting for! The current title holder for best caf on campus, Brody Square, taking on the newest caf, South Pointe in Case, weighing in with a $13 million renovation. If you missed my first caf showdown Brody took down Sny/Phy in a slug it out battle.

Living in south complex I've spent the past several weeks eating at Case often so I've given it a fair shake, and I'm ready to give it my honest assessment. With that, here we go!

South Pointe (Case) vs Brody Square

Brody
Case











Great Lakes Plate vs Pangea
Both Cafs come out swinging. Great Lakes offers a good variety of rotating menu options. The rotating options are a welcome sight compared to the never changing menu offered at Brody. Yet Pangea's made-to-order stir-fry may be the best food station on campus. Its too close to call. 
Wash

Ciao vs Ciao
Both cafs offer great pizza options. However, these stations also offer deli sandwiches. At first glance this would appear to be a wash, however, Brody's sandwich options blow away Case's options with more meats, breads, wraps, and well more everything. 
Advantage Brody

Bliss vs. Dolce
For the sweettooths both cafs offer great options of desserts. Case's dessert menu is headlined by delicious crepes that you can't get anywhere else on campus. However, Brody's tollhouse cookies, MSU dairy ice cream, and milkshakes are simply unbeatable.
Advantage Brody

S2 vs. S2
Both Brody and Case offer great salad, soup, and sushi options 
Wash

Brimstone Grille vs. Brimstone Grille
So apparently the MSU is looking for brand recognition in their dining stations. Unfortunately there is an unmistakable difference between Brody's grille and Case's grille. Brody's options are made to order, and include onion rings, fries, burgers, chicken sandwiches, grilled cheese, bacon burgers, and more. Case on the other hand has nothing made to order, instead you can choose between a burgers, chicken sandwiches, and fries. 
Advantage Brody

Nothing vs Cayenne's
Brody has awesome made to order southwestern food from burritos to quesadillas to nachos. Case has nothing. 
Advantage Brody

Nothing vs. Boiling Point
Brody has really great made-to-order past options. Case has nothing. 
Advantage Brody

Layout
I really enjoy the layout of Case. The seating is in one location, the food and drinks are in another. In Brody the bizarre placement of spread out seating and dining options makes for a confusing and annoying layout. 
Advantage Case

Atmosphere
I definitely prefer the color scheme of Case. That's where the compliments end for Case. Case has two TV's that are both positioned very poorly with limited visibility from the seating. Brody on the other hand has seating sections that are completely isolated from TV, and others with 8 TV's in front of them. Moreover the seating in Case feels crammed by comparison to the spread out tables in Brody.
Advantage Brody

Overall
Unfortunately, it became apparent quickly that this was not a fair fight and Case could've used more time in the gym. Brody has more options, better quality, better seating, and overall a better dining experience. Obviously both cafs have great options, however this contest has a clear winner. In a landslide Brody defends its crown as the best cafeteria on campus.

WINNER BRODY SQUARE



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