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| - My friends and I spend many days & nights sitting outside the Starbucks adjacent to La Focaccia, and today, based on a prior conversation my friend had with the owner, we decided to have lunch there.
They have a pretty good special, any panini sandwich + soup/salad/or fries & _1_ soda for $7.95. All 3 of us ordered that. I had the salad with a roasted pepper & mozzarella sandwich, Ramze S. had the cream of broccoli soup and a grilled vegetable sandwich, and Dustin X. had the "tomato whatever" soup (his words) and some sort of chicken sandwich. We sat outside, and the service was friendly, but quite leisurely. All 3 of us enjoyed both courses, and the portions were generous, especially considering the price tag. After our meals, Ramze S. and I both had gelatos, which were $1.95 and delicious, even if not the greatest gelato in the world.
Overall, I'd be happy to come back here when I had time for a very leisurely lunch, but I'm not sure if there's enough on the menu to hold up through dinner. I was very much on the edge of 3 stars vs 4 for La Focaccia, but considering it's an independent restaurant, I'd rather err on the side of too many stars than too little. Give the place a shot, I think you'll like what you see, even if you don't necessarily fall in love.
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