Oasis Café

Cool place, good service weather you're coming in to work or have a nice meal, the food and drinks are good, great place.

The EVP Coffee Shop in Fitchburg rebranded itself several years ago as the Oasis Café to highlight a growing number of food options provided by this location. While it still offers a full arsenal of EVP-powered coffee drinks, this café also offers a variety of well-composed sandwiches and, are you sitting down, pelmeni of Paul's Pelmeni fame.

Oasis has maintained it coffeehouse roots, there are plenty of comfortable seating options, generally occupied with young professionals tapping away on their phones or laptops. A set of large windows flood the interior with natural light and there is a small outdoor seating area for those seeking an al fresco experience. The staff I have interacted with is top notch, über-friendly and incredibly accommodating.

The menu offers a variety of options. In the morning, Oasis serves up breakfast burritos and breakfast sandwiches. From 11 am to 3 pm, the full sandwich menu is available. During my last visit, I enjoyed their roast beef and provolone offering ($8.25) with a cup of the tomato basil soup ($2). The fact this sandwich came with a healthy does of caramelized onions, pretty much assures my review will carry at least a four star rating. The horseradish sauce needed more of an accent and less of a major flavor note. It just overpowered the subtle flavors of the roast beef and provolone. While I appreciated the fresh sourdough baguette, the crust provided too much resistance with each bite. As I tried to bite off a piece, the sandwich contents would fall out the other side. The roast beef also needed a pinch of salt to accentuate the beef flavors.

I felt the dairy element of the soup muted the fresh tomato flavor. The optional Gorgonzola cheese added a needed flavor boost since the fresh basil was applied sparingly.

The other food option is Paul's pelmeni, which has a well-deserved cult following in Madison. While I could wax poetically about this delicacy, the best thing you could do is order a bowl and experience the awesomeness first hand.

Since Oasis Café is close to my office, it will definitely become a frequent lunchtime destination.

Stand-out sandwich menu. Eager to eventually order them all. Liked the sign inviting customers to avoid the line and simply drop $ in the basket for pour your own coffee.

Great service, amazing homemade food. They collaborate with several businesses in Madison for bakery goods and other food items like pelmini from Paul's Pelmini. Relaxing location, highly recommended

Bakery. Breakfast. Sandwiches. Really good coffee. Spacious seating. Wi-Fi.

You can never go wrong with a quick breakfast burrito from the hot box. My go to when I’m working and don't have much time to spare.

Great local business. Good coffee, friendly staff, and a comfortable atmosphere. Serves pel'meni (same owner as Paul's) M-F which is must try in the Madison area.

Friendly staff and a cool location. Food combinations seem a little wonky at first, but after having tried a few things I can say it's pretty well-done :) You won't find too many larger portions here, which is refreshing.

Always a great spot to stop for an EVP coffee when I am running late to work. Very good sandwiches for lunch in a small, but comfortable location. A go to for sure!

I’d been getting pelmini from the downtown location (Paul’s), which is kind of a pain in the butt. Imagine my delight when I found out I can get pelmini at the OG establishment, a two minute drive from my apartment! Y’all, get the pelmini. The half size is fine to fill you up but the full portion is not too much. I recommend half-and-half (potato and meat pelmini vs only one type) and “the works,” which is butter, cilantro, sriracha, and curry powder with sour cream on the side. It makes my soul happy. During the summer we like to eat outside, because whoever controls the thermostat in here thinks anything over 75 degrees is hot and cranks it down to 22.