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| - Working evenings at Central and McDowell with no designated lunch break, our food choices are Blue Fin (if we get there before 6:30). CVS if we get there before 8, or having My Mother's, Siu Wok or pizza delivered.
No wonder I usually bring my own food from home!
I've ordered or tasted most everything on the menu (thanks, sharing co-workers!) - and it's all incredibly decent. I can't say I've tried anything terrible - but it's very middle of the road, perfectly OK food.
A couple mentions for the plus side - the advertised big slice of pie is HUGE - a quarter of a pie, actually! I don't do dairy, but have heard great reviews of the chocolate cream pie. (I was told the banana creme was pretty much lacking banana flavor - but the creme was homemade and amazing, so still worth it.) The other big plus - I ordered a BLT which came with obscene amounts of bacon. I was expecting about half the bacon that ended up being there. That alone is worth a star!
On the minus side - bread choices are white and weat hamburger buns and white sub rolls. I wanted my BLT on sourdough. Had to settle for a white bun. Not ideal, but not a deal breaker if you know about it going in.
A couple weeks ago, I ordered the peach pie, available seasonally. They did not have any. HELLO? Mid to late May in Phoenix? It is PRIMO peach season if you're looking for the freshest you can get. Which is really two minuses - the lack of pie I wanted AND showing they don't care about sourcing locally.
I'll continue patronizing My Mother's. Like I wrote above - haven't gotten anything BAD. But it will likely be for delivery when Chinese and pizza just aren't calling to my tastebuds. I don't see a reason I'd go out of my way to dine in the restaurant - especially with so many great CenPho choices, I won't go out of my way for mediocrity.
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