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| - I've heard that Dark Horse gets packed, but now I can speak from experience that finding a seat in this place can be a serious challenge. While waiting in queue to place my order for almost ten minutes, I kept my eyes peeled for tables that looked like they were leaving. With lots of luck and a little foresight, I spotted a trio get up right as I was ordering and paid quickly (while doing my best to conceal my excitement lest someone else in line were to trace its source) before scuttling up to the raised second floor to mark my territory by laying my coat on one of the chairs. With a sigh of both relief and triumph, I then returned to the espresso bar to await my chai latte. Phewf!
The menu is simply divided into espresso based drinks, french pressed coffee, and other drinks (including hot lemonade). A sparse selection of paninis and pastries were displayed from a glass case. The chalk board solicited goat's milk yogourt with fruit and granola as a special.
Because the space was filled the entire time, the high decibel from all the chatter acted as an undiscernable veil over each table's private conversations. Seeing as that it was already so loud in there though, I thought that the music could have been turned down a notch.
As soon as we stood up to leave, we found a trio of ladies looming in. We joked that it was like being in a full parking garage, when in fact, that was pretty much exactly what it was like. I don't think that I could become a regular because of this added stress, but the beverages were enjoyable enough that I will likely stop in and pick one up to go the next time I pass by.
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