Dallas offers thousands of different restaurants and cafes, almost twice the number of eateries New York City.

However, it seems that people usually go to the same place to eat every week: Breadwinners for Sunday brunch, Jimmy Johns for a sandwich and Patrizios for a dinner date. Why not try something new?

Snider Plaza, right across the street from SMU’s campus, offers many shops and restaurants as well as convenience. Expensive clothing stores to consignment shops and fancy restaurants to sandwich shops all call Snider Plaza home.

Ten months ago, a new cafe called Cornamona opened in between Mustang Donuts and The Impeccable Pig on Hillcrest Avenue, serving the needs and wishes of parents, children, teens and students.

Mike Joy, owner and creator of Cornamona, an all-in-one cafe, ice cream parlor and hangout spot, said he wanted a new kind of community-oriented cafe where families enjoy a casual lunch, dinner or snack. Cornamona also provides a place for teens to hang out during the afternoons and evenings while listening to their favorite music, talking and playing pingpong. Students receive free bottled waters during lunchtime and save money thanks to the reasonable prices. Sandwiches start at $3.75, and the most expensive item on the menu is chicken salad at $4.50. Cornamona opens at 11 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m., considering everyone’s needs. Joy also provides catering services for special events, including birthday parties, sports dinners, and Greek functions.

Named after the small Irish village of Joy’s ancestors, Cornamona serves sandwiches, quesadillas, crepes, pizza, bagels, hot dogs, salads, soups, popcorn, cotton candy, ice cream, snow cones, popsicles, milkshakes, coffee and frozen drinks. The cafe also sells T-shirts, shorts, posters, and skateboards. Joy calls his cafe, “A place for treats.”

Joy, a self described entrepreneur, opened Cornamona in January 2005 after owning small businesses in Chicago, New York, St. Louis and San Antonio. “I have always worked for myself and wanted to do something different,” Joy said. “The best part of owning a small business is that I get to work in my community and discover something unexpected everyday.”