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| - While this isn't a five star restaurant, my rating is still five stars -- for what this place is, it really does hit all the marks. My only complaint would be the location :)
I was actually expecting a sit-down restaurant with a server, but I was pleasantly surprised to find out that this was not the case. It is definitely more of a New York experience; customers walk in, order what they'd like at the counter, find any available seat, and enjoy their meal when it is brought out. Originally, we were in a bit of a hurry, so this was perfect! However, our plans changed as we were eating, so we were no longer in a rush and were able to enjoy our food for a bit longer.
The service was decent and definitely felt like "New York." While I'm not a native, I have been to New York a few times and loved it there. It was nice to have this experience all the way out in SURPRISE, Arizona! Inside was nothing spectacular, but it was clean and had some nice decorations. As others have mentioned, they have a big TV with a street cam view of Manhattan. I didn't pay too much attention to it, but it was kind of cool and added a bit to the escapism ;)
As for food--as I've just mentioned on my Bliss ReBAR review, I normally don't like French Toast... so I have no idea what's up with me and trying all the French Toast everywhere lately. However, when I see things like Pretzel Bread (Bliss) and Challah Bread (New York Flavor), I can't help but become interested. I LOVE Challah Bread, so when I saw the Challah French Toast, I had to get it. It did not let me down, either... and I'm glad it was all I got. It was very filling!!! I had three slices, but they were huge.
I also shared a slice with my husband in return for some of his cheesy scrambled eggs... His favorite scrambled egg recipe is to make it with crème fraîche, so we were stupidly excited when we realized that these cheesy eggs were made with crème fraîche!!! (By the way, we say crème fraîche like from the South Park episode every. time.)
It wasn't very busy, but we were there around 10am on a Saturday morning. I'm not sure if it gets busy at other times, but their menu did have some really delicious stuff on it for an all-day menu. If we're in the area again, we will definitely consider going here!
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