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| - Whenever I'm visiting a new place, traveling, I google "Coffee shops near me." I've found some of the most amazing coffee shops this way...I love it!
Driving from Denver, Colorado to Santa Maria, California took us through Las Vegas and we stayed with friends to break up the trip.
I chose Perk Up because it was on our way well past the traffic close to The Strip (otherwise I'd have gone to The Beat just off Fremont).
There were five of us and I'll admit that for a small place, we may have overwhelmed the place upon entering, but we stood there probably five minutes (seemed like 15) without anyone even acknowledging our presence. To be fair...there were only two women working. But that's part of the problem.
The emphasis seemed to be on getting the drive-thru customers' orders done and having never been there wanting food, drive-thru wasn't an option.
The food selection was meager, at best. My daughter ordered a pumpkin scone and it was just flavorless. There was no detectable sweetness in the scone itself and no glaze or anything on top...just a few sad sprinkles of raw sugar. My sister and niece shared an expensive, not-good sandwich.
The coffee wasn't bad, particularly. It just wasn't great.
Everything else that happened...the lousy food ($3 sandwiches were microwaved, other sandwiches were $8.50 and just not worth it), the neglectful service, the time it took to get the drinks. We won't be going back on our way back through.
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