Heirloom Café

Definitely a hidden gem on campus! Highly recommend checking this spot out for just a quick cup of coffee, some breakfast, or to check out their great lunch options. This cinnamon roll was equally beautiful and delicious. The Munster grilled cheese is also AMAZING!! I guarantee I will be back to try it again! My only complaint is that they don’t take swipes or dining dollars for students and only take BuckId.

Nice service, food, and beverages. Recommend the almond cookie as a dessert, the picture below is the Korean veggies with tofu. Sometime it gets loud and it becomes hard to study or focus especially during peak hours.

Compared to the rest of on campus dining this is basically a Michelin star restaurant. My jam and cheese sandwich was excellent, my salad was crunchy and had a good flavour, and my chocolate banana mocha bread tasted fresh and solid. It's more or less and average cafe, but with a very charming atmosphere. Being located in the Wex makes it a great place to relax and study too.

The only warning I have is that they don't take Dining Dollars and can get a little pricey, so some students may find it a little much.

WOW. I got the Muenster grilled cheese with a side salad, the simplest meal, and was BLOWN AWAY. The grilled cheese was crispy, gooey, and had some kind of blackberry jam on it and it was just really excellent. Even the side salad was delicious. Definitely recommend!!

Consistently great food and coffee in a cool setting. Friendly employees to boot.

Quite literally the best food you will find on The Ohio State University campus. Fantastic vegetarian/vegan options as well as friendly staff and a pleasant dining area make for a good place to meet, dine, or spend time. Coffee cannot be taken out from the cafe, but is refillable within the cafe area itself. Homegrown herbs and some vegetables are also a likeable addition.

Try the soups, try the sandwiches, but also try breakfast. Just try it all.

I love heirloom! I've been coming here for the last year or so. The workers are friendly, the food is good and the coffee drinks are great. I usually get an eye opener burrito or the Gila monster sandwich. Everything is always fresh, especially the side salads. The baked goods are nice as well, especially the banana mocha bread. Heirloom is a little pricey, but it is a nice treat every once in a while.

I came here after going to a speaker event at the Wexner Center to get a quick bite to eat and was impressed by how good it was for being technically "on campus", with organic ingredients and creative menu options, it's hard to go wrong here. I had a bacon, lettuce, and pepper sandwich and every element of the sandwich was well done and promptly prepared. They also have a decent pastry selection along with a good cafe, as implied in the name. I definitely plan on going again.

Heirloom is tucked away in the basement of the Wexner Center at The Ohio State University. It's independently operated and serves fresh local fair as well as a wide variety of drinks, including tea and coffee. I enjoyed a buffalo chicken sandwich with a side salad, during a lunchtime visit and was quite impressed. The salad was nicely put together with a perfect dressing to compliment the greens. The sandwich was well portioned, cooked, and seasoned.

I had the vegan Korean salad. It was very good. The staff were friendly and even the busser stopped and asked how my salad was. I don't go to osu or come to the area often, but I would definitely return if I did.

The food/coffee/desserts are really great! The service here is awesome and the atmosphere is as well. I wish there were more vegan options, especially in desserts, but I love everything I can eat!

Nice atmosphere for catching up with friends, lunch or studying. A little expensive for a student budget, though; they don't accept swipes/dining dollars! However, the location is stellar: right on the Oval in the hub for cultural enrichment & the arts at the University. Wander into the bookstore or take a free gallery walk with your BuckID!

This place is phenomenal and I think the pricing is reasonable. Check it out!

I really like their menu, they are very inclusive to people who might be vegan and vegetarian. Also they have some more healthy options along with some interesting sandwiches. I love their carrot cake!

"Heirloom was started in the summer of 2011 by John and Kimberly Skaggs. It's more than just the name of our café. It's a promise to our guests that we stand behind our mission to provide tasty, healthful, and seasonal food that tells a story. It means we believe in tradition, “farm to table,” supporting local businesses, and being the best environmental stewards we can be. It means that we want to provide a welcoming dining experience and do what we can to make your day a little brighter.

We uphold our mission in many ways: We source most of our products from Ohio farmers and businesses, and we have created relationships with many of the people we source from. We make nearly all of our food in-house, and everything from salad dressing to granola to bizaches are made right in our kitchen. We think food tastes a whole lot better when you know where it came from. And almost everything in our café is compostable or recyclable.

We established the Heirloom Urban Garden in spring 2014. Before this, our garden was at the Wexner Center for the Arts that provided our café with a variety of veggies, herbs, and flowers. We outgrew that space and started fresh a couple miles from Ohio State’s campus.

Wexner Center members and military personnel receive a 10% discount, BUCK ID cash for Ohio State students is accepted, and e-gift certificates are available in any denomination. Since we are a counter-service restaurant, we do not take reservations."

Great place. We came late but they worked a limited menu for us so we all got lunch. My students loved it.

This is the cafe where in the Wexner Center. The food is good, locally sourced organic. I had the Munster and berry jam grilled cheese. It was ample and delicious.

The coffee is amazing and the menu has creative drinks that you can't find anywhere else. The cookie was super chocolaty and is a generous size.

It's 10 times better than whatever might be the 2nd best café at OSU. Food, drinks, lots of originality, it's all good.

Heirloom is tucked away in the basement of the Wexner Center at The Ohio State University. It's independently operated and serves fresh local fair as well as a wide variety of drinks, including tea and coffee.