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| - As eager visitors from Los Angeles, we happened upon Short Stack while walking downtown. The food was really tasty and gluten free pancakes were awesome. The place is really nicely decorated with a nostalgic feel -- but no smiles from the wait staff. As mentioned in other reviews, you order at the counter and then grab a number (cutely placed on a retired license plate) which sits on your table until your order is ready for delivery. The bummer may have been the position of the table at which we sat, but every person who passed by us or who brought over drinks seemed stressed, overextended (3pm in afternoon with no crowd there) and just generally so unenthusiastic that our excitement at being there was substantially diminished. Also, staff seemed loathe to help when I was trying to find sweetener for my iced tea which wasn't offered upon delivery, and the direction to find it neither. As I wandered to the other side of the restaurant in search of it, nobody at the counter paid any attention as I struggled to make sense of what eventually presented itself in the form of a poorly marked baker's rack stocked with various condiments as well as sweeteners. In addition, while really tasty, the quantity of food on the plate seemed way too small given the cost. My iced tea, organic, but glass filled with lots of ice, took 3 long sips to imbibe, and no refills are given. Overall, disappointed because we wanted to LOVE this place, and thought we would've -- but we didn't leave thinking we'd go back. Bummer
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