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| - I walked into Giant for the first time and the atmosphere was great. They have these window doors that slide open and expose you to the outside, which is very awesome because it was nice out. I noticed that they have an awesome layout and concrete floors. The ambiance is fantastic. The music was basically whatever I hear in all the cafes now and it wasn't too loud. They have parking around the back, self serve water and restrooms for customers too. Which is all great in Central Phoenix area.
I like how simple the menu is on drinks. They don't dress it up, because lets face it, if the espresso isn't good then they would cover it up with lots of syrups and sauces for you and they'd offer them. You can tell this place WANTS you to taste the coffee. I appreciate that as I am all about that.
The two people behind the counter greeted me with smiles before I even got to the front and one was displaying the food (I'm assuming she was the baker as it was a fresh quiche she brought out). The food looked very delicious. I ordered a slice and asked for water (where I found out that it was self serve) and asked for an espresso shot (one pull). It came with a soda water to cleanse my pallet and the girl who made it definitely weighed my shots and made sure that my espresso was perfect. She took her time to make sure it was up to her standards (I'd wait as long as it takes for a delicious cup of coffee over a high produced fast paced one).
In about two minutes my drink was ready and I was able to enjoy it with my quiche (which she hand delivered both to me). The shots themselves had a great crema coloring and the viscosity was very nice. It was definitely a bit more citrusy than I was expecting, but all in all, it was great coffee. It wasn't sour, or bitter, or whatever have you and the service was fantastic.
As I was sitting there I noticed that they knew lots of people's drinks, they joked around with the customers, and they have high standards for the espresso and food items they serve.
I was blown away with the greatness of this place. I heard some stories that they were pretentious, but they weren't even close to that. I've been to several cafes just down the street that I'd say were flat out rude compared to these two young ladies that helped me today.
If you gave it a shot a year ago and didn't like it, try it again. It's worth it, trust me.
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