Bridge Café is an on-campus hot spot for students. Attached to the Honors dorms, this café is a hidden gem.
Their hours are 6-12 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. They are closed over the summer.
All of the employees are Wright State students. Averi Vance is one of the longest-employed baristas at the café.
“The Bridge has always been a really great place to hang out,” said Vance. “I lived in the Honors dorms my first year and this was the perfect place to come to study, to relax and enjoy any events and meet new people. It has a really laid-back vibe, and really good food and drinks.”
Mondays and Thursdays are Chick-Fil-A nights at the café. This gives students the opportunity to use their dining dollars to purchase a sandwich that couldn’t normally be purchased with the Wright One card.
Tuesdays are “Free Wiener Wednesday, on a Tuesday” hosted by volunteers from Be Hope Church. August 27th was the first of the semester, and they ran out of hot dogs 30 minutes into the event due to such high interest.
As of this semester, Bridge Café is under new management. Kailey Waal, originally from Mount Vernon, Ohio, has stepped into the manager position and is very hopeful of this year with her staff.
“It was really fun because everyone was hanging out and mingling while they waited for their hot dogs. They could buy a drink or play lawn games,” said Waal.
Waal has previous barista experience but being a manager is new territory. She agrees that starting during the first week of classes was the perfect way to jump into her new position.
“It’s a good place to just chill in the evenings after class and just decompress. People say it’s a relaxing atmosphere, it’s very homey. We always have something fun going on,” said Waal.
