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| - I stopped in after dining next door at Mr. Brews for a coffee and something sweet. After all, the name of the place is Lola's CAFE and there's a coffee cup on the sign, so I expected some sort of coffee shop. Walking in I was surprised to find it to be a full service sit down restaurant. It was also completely empty at 1:15 PM, not a good sign. It should be noted that upon entering there was a strong odor of baked or burning oil/grease.
The waitress stopped sweeping and asked if she could seat me, but I said I'd just like a coffee to go and a dessert. She started getting my coffee and then said "Breakfast or Lunch". I explained again, "No, just dessert". Then she handed me a menu. There was a huge list of foods, but I still wasn't seeing any desserts. So I asked one more time "Postres?". She said, only french toast. So I left it there.
While she was getting me cream and sugar I took a look around and was glad I didn't order any food. I had located what I'm sure the source of the smell was. In back there's a large flat-top that looks like it hadn't been cleaned in a year or more. Food debris scattered all over it, and used cooking utensils laying around haphazardly. The cutting boards were well used and discolored, a sign that there would be no way to really sanitize them. There was a small dish of some sort of jelly sitting out behind the counter. Finally, the door to the back office was open and there were piles of papers, refuse, and supplies strewn about with cables and wires strung all over the place.
Tasted my coffee and it's some sort of Sysco Harvest Ridge dishwater. In a town where many of the bars are serving Ancora with a place that has a coffee cup on the sign, that's just not right.
I left with my "coffee" and will not be back any time soon.
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