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| - I am very mixed on this place. It has such potential but in the end the service is why I give it three stars.
I have been twice for lunch and the experience has been the same both times.
It smells wonderful inside from all kinds of pastries and baked goods. My first visit I had the shrimp po boy, a baguette stuffed with barbecue shrimp served warm (not the traditional New Orleans way, cold with lettuce and mayo), it was very good. I had iced tea to drink after asking for an Arnold Palmer. They can make an Arnold Palmer with a lemonade you can buy from their drink case, however this day the drink case was wiped out of just about everything non alcoholic.
This visit I had the Cochon Melt, a warm baguette sandwich stuffed with sliced pork, cheese, slaw and picked scallions. Again, a very good sandwich. I also ordered the French Onion soup, as did the rest of my party. To drink I ordered the French press coffee for one after going to the drink case and seeing that it was again pretty wiped out of non alcoholic beverages. I was very happy with the coffee though, excellent flavor!
We took a seat and waited for our order. Two of my friends received their soup right away but not me. I thought to myself, maybe she didn't hear me order it, so I'll wait it out and see if it comes. Well, it came out with the rest of the food. I can't stand when something I order to be eaten first comes with my entree! My friends were already done with their soup. As for the soup itself. Good, but French Onion should have soft bread and melted cheese on top. This soup was hot, but the bread was so hard I couldn't cut into it and the slice of cheese was just laying on top not melted. The sandwich made up for it though, as I said, it was very good.
Back to the real reason for the three stars, service. Some of the staff just don't seem to too interested in being there. They don't seem very helpful and have zero personality. It's almost like they are doing me a favor by serving me. No, I am doing YOU a favor by paying you for good service. Since you pre pay for your food at lunch time, you also pre tip. Next time I will hold off on the tip until the end to see if I will still get 50% good service! The was a very nice woman who was working in the wine section, I wish she had been taking care of us!
Another thing French Grocery, I don't think it's hard to keep your non alcoholic drink case stocked. I am no stranger to cocktails and wine and would love nothing more than to get loaded at lunch time, but unfortunately my boss does mind. You are most likely going to sell more non alcoholic drinks at lunch on weekdays.
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