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| - Stopped here to pick up some baked goods while waiting for a seat at Zada Jane's. A friend who was visiting wanted to stop. I thought that for a bakery, they had kind of slim pickings, but then again I had just gone to Amelie's the day before and gotten my socks knocked off. I wasn't at all impressed with their selection of sweet bakery items. It looked like they could have an impressive bread selection, but most of the compartments were vacant.
My friend ended up getting an iced latte, which was nothing to write home about. We ended up getting a cannoli and baklava. The baklava didn't disappoint, though I'm not a huge fan.
For the person who said they'd go back for the cannoli, though.... don't. One reason I love cannoli's is that they're a savory item. The ricotta filling isn't too sweet, it's just right for those people who like flavor over sugar. This cannoli was so loaded with sugar that I felt like I was eating a donut. I was extremely disappointed - it's hard to screw up a cannoli, but it happened.
The one saving grace: on the way in, they had free samples set up for a new olive tapenade they were selling. I'm not sure if it was one they made, but it definitely did look like it was made and packaged there. It was definitely the most delicious and flavorful tapenade that I can remember eating, and they put out just the right kind of bread with it. It was beautiful. And that tapenade added another star to this review.
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