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| - I like Rosie's. I want to love Rosie's.
Their baked goods are *excellent.* Everyone I know raves about their doughnuts and other sweets, and the coffee options would make a java nerd dance a little jig. As a tea-drinker, I highly appreciate a business that understands scalding hot water and leaving the teabag permanently in the drink is NOT how you brew a proper cuppa. (They even give you a timer!)
My chats with the owner have shown me someone clearly devoted to both their business and their vision.
But every time I go back, something's...missing when it comes to cementing it as a place I'd recommend to all my friends on that side of town.
The service is always friendly, but not always prompt. The layout is a bit odd -- as if the place has a split personality. You walk in the door, and are faced with a bakery display full of delicious baked goods. On the left is a coffee bar. On the right is a diner-style restaurant with booths and tables.
Because the cash register and large chalkboard menu are on the diner side, It looks like the bakery items are all they offer (which would be fine, but isn't the case here,) and there's no clear indication where to go when you walk in.
I'm not sure if it's a case of a business with an identity crisis, in need of editing and focus (a coffee/pastry bar would make a lot more sense given their offerings, but may not be sustainable as a business in that area,) or just a location in need of rearranging their interior to make more sense for the customer who walks in the door so everyone's less confused..
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