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| - I have been going to Barriques for over a year now. They make a wicked mocha! It absolutely fantastic day-in and day-out. Some of the baristas are super nice, and some look like they do not want to be there. But to be fair, that will be the case no matter where you go.
Their kitchen stays quite busy and the smoke builds up to an uncomfortable level. Surprisingly, this was never an issue over the summer months. I had trouble with this last week, so much so that my eye were watering profusely. I thought it might have just been me. But it was the same today, so I went to the young woman in the kitchen and asked her politely, "Hi, I can see you are super busy, but I was wondering if all your vents are open. The smoke is beginning to get thick in here". She replied quite disinterestedly, saying that its "the steam" because they were "boiling vegetables". Hmmm.....I was kind of surprised at her 'go-away-cant-you-see-i'm-busy-and-i-couldn't-care-less' face. So I just packed up and left.
Best case scenario, its a combination of the heating and food volume. As for the young lady who was visibly unhappy, I hope she cheers up some. I m not returning there anytime soon.
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