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| - Oh Ncounter. I was so excited. Why oh why was my food so cold and flavorless.
I live within biking distance to Mill, so I was thrilled to see a new cool spot was opening up. I was picturing cruising to Ncounter to grab a coffee and an omelet and going about my merry way.
Sadly, this fantasy will not come to fruition.
Understandably, the place has only been open a week. I know how hard it can be to work out the opening kinks, I've been in service for going on a hundred years now, so if I happen to go back, I'll be happy to reevaluate. But honestly, this isn't the first restaurant you've opened...so why the subpar food???
I can only speak about the food I tried, so here it goes:
I ordered a latte and the Greek omelet. I was pleasantly surprised by the latte. I get soy milk, and often places somehow manage to make it taste like wood pulp, but here they got it right! Hooray, they passed the first test! On to the omelet. Yuck. I don't know what the story was with this thing. First off, cold. Secondly, raw white onions are just not my cup of tea. I expected them to be sauteed and possibly seasoned. But no. Just raw, cold white onions. Add cold artichokes, tomatoes, and a mere hint of feta cheese, and there you have the greek omelet. I would have hoped for some sort of seasoning...I don't even think there was salt and pepper. :(
My boyfriend got the Ncounter omelet and an americano. Unfortunately, his were both strikes. The americano barely tasted like espresso. I'm not quite sure if their barista knows what they're doing. And his omelet? wow...the presentation itself was...well...gross. Take a look at the accompanying pics...I think cottage cheese and hollandaise sauce should be put in cups...otherwise it looks like a big, multi-colored splat. No, the taste wasn't there either. The hollandaise was lackluster, and that was really all that you could taste. Damn. I love hollandaise, I was hoping for a really indulgent, amazing, gluttony inducing, goop. But no again.
The service was pretty good. You could tell the cashier's were sick of the same questions, but I know how that goes. At least they were smiling through their frustration.
I'd like to end this review by saying this: throughout writing this, I have decided to go back in a month or so. I hope all the kinks are worked out, the cooks find their groove, and the barista gets the hang of it all. I really would like my fantasy of a weekend brunch on the patio after a little bike ride to come true............ A five star review is in the works...I just feel it!!!
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