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| - I do not recommend this place for lunch.
Service - Average
Employees are friendly and competent, doing their jobs in a way that is expected.
Food - A waste of money. I wish I could get a refund.
The bread was hard, chewy, and tasted woody...like it would have been a tender crusty bread four days ago that was then left uncovered in the sun...
(They keep their bread loaves uncovered, on a shelf, by giant windows where the sunlight beats down unhindered...I guess that should have been a warning sign.)
The dill spread could easily have come in a budget tub from a grocer.
The red onion slice was okay, though it's really hard to screw up raw onion. Sadly, you don't gain points for slicing an onion.
The paper thin slices of cucumber were pointless, their flavor overwhelmed by the salmon & spread, and cut too thin to be crunchy.
The small pieces of salmon were okay, though nothing exceptional. You can get similar fare from your local butcher.
The side salad... ... ... wtf did they put on these greens? It tasted like bitter vinegary dish water.
Portion size - Small
It's acceptable as a very light lunch.
Over all, the salad sucked, the bread blew and the rest left me unimpressed. If I'm paying $8.50 for a small open-faced (and therefore basically only a half) sandwich, it needs to be organic, local and mind blowing amazing.
Atmosphere - Corporate / Faux - Indie
Random second hand tables, though most had their own set of matching chairs.
Sunlight from the large windows lights the place up, but be aware of where you sit to avoid excessive sun glare.
Just a side note. Their website claims their chef "draws inspiration from local, sustainable, and seasonal ingredients." This is not the same as actually *using* local, sustainable and seasonal ingredients. I dislike it when restaurants use B.S. marketing manipulation. Only their bread and beverages include local ingredients, and not even 100% like they imply.
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