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| - It's east to see what it's trying to be, but it misses.
First, the design. It's very hip, with its brushed steel and clean lines, counter around the periphery with power outlets and free WiFi. The easy menu is presented mounted in large sheets of glass. The staff are cool and friendly and accommodating.
It took a long time to choose our breakfast because there were so many intriguing options on the menu. The food we got tasted pretty good, but there wasn't any excuse for so much of it being cold (mid-morning, not crowded). The signature rosemary potatoes? An English muffin? Really? The omelet was stellar and the biscuits and gravy were yummy (though extra salty). The fried eggs were overcooked, despite the VERY detailed explanatory poster (explaining the spectrum of subtlety in egg doneness) that hangs next to the ordering station. I knew what I wanted, ordered same, and got a couple of degrees more done than that. (If you're going to make a big deal about the finesse of your egg frying technique, you'd better deliver every time.)
They had made too many parfaits that morning and comped us one, which was tasty--but would have been better with fresh fruit instead of compote.
They automatically lose a star for having conversation-hostile televisions (though my bride wants it noted that they were all on different channels, so one could choose one's interest and find something to watch). Another half star gone because if the ambient music. Techno on a Thursday morning?
We may go back, but we're only here for a week and there are other options available.
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