Despite cardboard pizza, nasty beer and unsavory characters, it was a welcome change from the social stratification of the women's college just across the street. Several years ago, the space formerly occupied by P. by C. was turned into Our Way Cafe, a popular and inexpensive spot offering home-style lunch and dinner. Our Way Cafe's current space retains some of the decrepit feel of the old P. by C., but they've made the most of it. Daylight floods two sides of cafe through uncurtained windows.
Walls are an optimistic green, and artwork and country-ish kitsch add mellow character.
People come here for the food, not the ambiance. Springtime will bring a relocation for the cafe, when it moves a mile down the road to Twin Oaks Shopping Center in Avondale Estates. Though it will no longer be within walking distance for some, it will have more space and a vastly improved parking lot. Instead of a printed menu, the staff lists daily features on a white board. Usually, they offer three meats, three or four casseroles, numerous vegetables, three breads and three desserts.