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| - I'm torn. I really want to give this place 2 stars, but due to lack of better options in the area, I'm leaning towards a 3.
First off- the food. The food was excellent- when it actually arrived. We were there on Saturday, at 11 AM. There were less than 20 people in the building and outside on the patio, and it took 37 minutes from the time we ordered our food until it was put in front of us. For the longest time, there was nothing coming out of the kitchen. I had the Phoenix omelet, and it was fantastic. Fluffy, full of good stuff, and great tasting. The hash browns were just a plate filler and kind of bland. I wish the omelet came with some salsa on the side. Also, the food had one of my pet peeves- garnishes that have nothing to do with on the plate. A fanned strawberry perched on the side of a meat filled omelet is off putting. There was no need for it to even be on the plate.
Ambiance- bland and loud. There were no frills. Not really bothersome, but when you only have 20 people in the building EVERYTHING echos. There has to be a better way of storing ice on the self-serve beverage bar than a red plastic Playmate cooler, that's just tacky.
Now, to the thing that drove me absolutely insane- the waiters. I never thought much about what waiters wear anywhere. Until I came to this place. Would it kill the management of The Grove Cafe to tell their servers that they need to wear a plain black tee-shirt and khaki shorts? Because the Affliction shirt that my waiter was wearing really bothered me. It honestly looked like The Grove happened to grab the first 8 kids who walked by that morning and threw them into working that day. Uniforms don't have to be expensive, but putting all the waitstaff into something casual like a single color shirt would go a long way. They're spending money on those ridiculous catering ear-buds already, so tell your people to look more professional! Baseball hats on servers- if they must wear them, let's try to avoid ones that say BONE. I get that it's a casual place, I'm not even asking for collared shirts! Just something, please!
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