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| - First off I received a postcard mail for this new place. 50% off your entire dine-in meal. What a great deal! And if you make it to the first 50 customers for certain days then you get a $10 gift card. Too bad I wasn't one of those first 50.
When you walk through the doors a worker greeted each person and provided a menu. The menu is nicely done with pictures of each item, with descriptions and prices. It also shows available house-made sauces, house-made dressings and spice blends. Everything looked so appetizing! The decor was a fresh look of lime green and deep red. Tables and booths are plentiful.
Since I love variety I went for the 2 combo which is regularly $8.79 for a choice of 2 items: whole sandwich, half soup, or half salad. It comes with bread and a chocolate dipped strawberry!!! Wow! That is a very nice complement to a meal and a rare complement for any meal that I've seen! This deserves a major star!! For the kiddos (10 years and younger) they also get a combo deal for a 2-choice of baked chicken strips, fruit cup, grilled cheese or small soup for $3.99. They even get a choice of bread or a chocolate dipped strawberry and small drink!! You lucky kids!!
If you're not into the combo deals you can always get whole sandwich, salad or soup for $5.49, $7.59 and $6.39 respectively. And halves of salad and soup for $5.59 and $4.39 respectively. And the great part is that you'll receive the fresh french baguette and the chocolate dipped strawberry!
There were at least 15 people ahead of us but Cafe Zupas did a phenomenal job in efficiently handling the line quickly! Probably took 7 minutes-ish. At the end of the line before you get to the register to pay they have a nice display of some desserts!! More deliciousness to add to the meal. This time around I passed on it but I foresee me getting one next time.
I ordered the combo of pesto chicken sandwich and the roasted red pepper and lobster soup.
Pesto chicken: had sliced almonds, roasted red peppers, muenster cheese, tomato and sprouts. This was a new kind of pesto sandwich for me because of the almonds. For me it was a bit too much almonds. Maybe it wasn't spread out evenly. The size of the sandwich was a bit smaller than most places hence the whole sandwich.
Roasted red pepper soup: "Rich and savory" it actually had real lobster meat! Yum! This had a little bit too much saltiness for my taste buds. If you're the type that seasons your dish with loads of salt or soy sauce then you might be okay with it. I dipped the bread to tone down the saltiness.
The chocolate dipped strawberry ended my meal with a sweet note.
The variety of the foods and the price points were pretty decent. I really enjoyed the complementary choc dipped strawberry. And the service for the grand opening days were pleasant.
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