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| - I'll agree with the other posters - a "hidden" little gem in the Playhouse Square area. Honestly, it's just right around the corner from Starbucks on 14th, but a couple doors down and easy to miss.
I went there today for the first time and can say it's really good. The line moves quickly and I was pleasantly surprised to find a fairly spacious space with nice, bright, clean seating - including a small upstairs loft!
Food was very tasty. I got a Potato Salad side which was delicious. Like "this really can't be vegan" delicious. And I didn't buy it because I'm vegan, I just like potato salad. I also tried the Avocado BLT which was good as well. The woman taking my order asked if I wanted my bread toasted, which was even better. I love it when sandwich places take the time to toast.
All in all I was ready to give this place 5 stars, but they are not quite there.
As mentioned, they are a bit pricey for lunch, but I don't mind too much if I know going in and the value is there. For me, the value was a bit off. Billing themselves as "farm to table" raised certain expectations for me. For instance, my sandwich advertised heirloom tomatoes and honestly it just looked like a regular ole slice of tomato I get on any sandwich anywhere. I know this sounds like normal hipster, online whining, but as someone who has grown many different varieties of heirloom tomatoes - don't tell me you're giving me one unless you can deliver.
Biggest gripe was the avocado. There were no slices of avo on the sandwich, just a VERY thin spread of smashed avocado. And I mean thin - like just enough to make it look green thin. There's not a whole lot on a BLT to begin with, and should be plenty of profit margin to play with to not have to skimp on the main ingredient. Bacon coverage was good though with 4 strips.
The price is a tad high, but that generally comes from adding the side. Sandwich was around $7, which isn't too bad, but the side of potato salad was $2. Portion size was pretty small on the salad side - only around 4 or 5 bites, so $2 seemed steeped for that small of a portion.
Sorry to get so detailed on the downsides - it really is a good, tasty, clean place you should go to. There were quite a few comments about pricing though, so wanted to share my perceptions (not to mention I'm naturally verbose to begin with). In summary - I think the food is worth it, just a bit over-hyped and under-delivered.
A solid 4 stars in my book and will be headed back.
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