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| - It took me several months to return to this little family run restaurant/bakery tucked away behind K&W Cafeteria located at Tower Place Shopping Center in Pineville. Although it occupies a space in which several other restaurants have failed, I believe that, based on the bustling crowd the morning that my wife and I had a late breakfast there, it is going to be a long term success.
Until this meal, I had no real experience with Colombian food and the fact that we were the only non-Hispanic customers in the packed little dining area only added to our experience. We had the thin steak with onions and peppers and a ham and cheese omelette. Both were prepared perfectly, were savory and very affordable. The accompanying bread however was lackluster which was a little surprising considering their excellent bakery items. Speaking of which, we also tried their homemade cheese buns at $1.25 each and had the Tres Leches Flan (yes, for breakfast dessert) for $3.50, all of which were tasty.
The coffee, Colombian of course, was good however it was quite disappointing not having real cream. In fact it was the small things that were the most disappointing, such as serving margarine instead of butter with the bread and regular milk instead of cream with the coffee. We also did not know whether to be seated or stand in line upon arrival however none of that will prevent us from returning.
The service was very friendly but a wee bit slow. The sanitary rating was a 95.5 and the entire restaurant was very clean but a little worn and appeared to be somewhat under construction. It's simpleness added to the experience in a way. We definitely plan to return for lunch and for more bakery items!
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