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| - D'Liteful (*ducks tomato*)! The small but mighty breakfast and lunch drive thru (formally known as D'Lish) has been a faint curiosity for me since I first drove past what looked like a line of about 10 cars eager to get their fix at this place. I can't say with any credibility whether that is a normal crowd. But having seen similar lines for drive thru's like In & Out Burger and Dutch Bros Coffee, I figured there'd had to be something behind the long lines. So around 7:30am on a Sunday it was off to D'Lite's flagship location in South Scottsdale for breakfast.
Surprisingly upon my arrival there were only a pair of cars in front of me. Additionally I saw that there was the option to park and dine in rather than go the drive thru route. So dine in I did. The space is fairly small with seating for maybe 20 inside and another 10 outside. Parking is also limited with space for maybe 6-8 cars so depending on your arrival time dining in may simply not be practical, but the drive thru line was moving at a pretty decent clip regardless. For dining in just order at the register, pick a seat inside or out and the good stuff is brought right out to you.
As this was my first go around here, I had done a little bit of research in advance and saw two particular items that were helpfully highlighted as "signature" items on the menu. Seems like a good place to start. So for my drink, I went with their Breakfast Buzz shake. A 24 oz mix of nonfat milk, peanut butter, banana, chocolate syrup, espresso, whey protein, and other vitamins all blended together with ice. To be clear, I'm not a coffee drinker so the espresso aspect gave me a little trepidation, but honestly I didn't pick up any real coffee texture with this drink. The two most dominant flavors were the chocolate and peanut butter. The shake basically tasted like a Reese's Peanut Butter cup in liquid form (which is just fine by me). For my breakfast dish, I also went "signature" and chose their California Club sandwich. Egg, bacon, turkey, tomato, avocado, pepper jack cheese, cream cheese & pesto on toasted artisan bread. Pretty decent sandwich and a just right portion, though I'll admit the tomato flavor might've been a little too dominant here. Would've preferred a little more emphasis on the turkey and bacon and I didn't pick up hardly any of the pesto or cream cheese flavoring. That said I liked the portion of avocado and the egg was also emphasized just the right amount.
Total cost for the shake and the sandwich including tax came to $15. Both items came out within 2 minutes and it seemed like the D'Lite staff paid just as much attention to their dine in customers as their drive thru ones so both dining options are equally viable. In addition to their flagship spot in South Scottsdale, they also have a location in North Scottsdale and in Tempe. Overall I was pretty satisfied with my first breakfast outing here. It wasn't perfect, but it was enjoyable, affordable, and efficient. I would certainly come back for breakfast and will likely try their lunch menu at some point (rumor has it their house style protein burgers are popular). D'Lite yourself in d'licious d'lectable goodness. Sorry, I'll see myself out now.
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