Spirit Cafe — Restaurant in Oskaloosa

Spirit Cafe in Oskaloosa is where your taste buds and your heart get a double dose of happiness. This place has mastered the art of serving up delicious café-style food and doing good for the community. Their mission? Empowering students and adults with special needs by giving them real-world work experience—basically, they’re building a brighter future one sandwich at a time.

The food is so good, you’ll forget you were just popping in for a quick bite. Think soups, salads, and sandwiches that’ll have you questioning every sad desk lunch you’ve ever had. And the decor? Local student artwork that’s so charming you might feel inspired to finally hang up that poster you’ve had since college.

Eating here isn’t just a meal; it’s an investment in kindness and community. Plus, it’s the only place where you can say, “I supported a great cause today!” while scarfing down a killer BLT. Highly recommend—5 stars for food, mission, and making you feel like a...

Tried this for the first time this week. I usually miss their open hours. I tried their daily special of red pepper Gouda soup with bacon grilled cheese. Food was fresh, hot and delicious. Fast service. A good variety on the menu for being a school program to get kids work experience before they graduate. Thai is a classroom in the real world and it is a great thing to be a part of. I look forward to returning to try other items like their loaded...

My favorite place in town. The chicken salad sandwich is great with grapes, cranberries and pecans. The croissant it comes on is very good, too. The BLT has a great berry jam (not sure what exactly it was) that makes it stand out. The Spirit Cafe is a work experience program for students in the Oskaloosa Community School System. The special needs students are doing an awesome job! Everybody I know...