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| - well, goes to show that you just don't order a Chai in a coffee house.....seriously, I love tea, I can't get enough of it, I drink it all the time, and I just flirt with coffee every once and a while. Yeah, most people look at me a little strange when they find that out..."but, but...you're a doctor, aren't you supposed to be hopped up on coffee all the time??"
Don't get me wrong, I love the smell of fresh-brewed coffee, reminds me of Sunday mornings when I was a kid, but the taste of it without some kind of flavoring or frothy milk product put in it, yuck.
So, that being said, when I came to Erie Island this morning to get in a little bit of studying, I ordered a hot Chai.....and was thoroughly disappointed. Overly artificially sweetened and I swear I could barely taste any spice in there at all, tasted like hot sweetened milk. But, I can't really be blamed, I mean, its a COFFEE shop after all, right?
Had a pretty solid panini for breakfast, but like one of the other reviwers commented, they served it with potato chips....uh, it's breakfast, a little early for that, don'cha think?
Now, with all these supposed complaints, why am I giving this place 4 stars? Well, I like the atmosphere, comfy chairs perfect for studying (lots of plug-ins for your computer), free wifi, great artwork for sale on the walls and it gets one extra star for the barista who came in at 10 AM and heard the Beatles playlist on (now I like the Beatles, but one full hour of them? that's a tough sell on a Sunday morning) and promptly changed it to her own indie mix.
My only other lament about this place is their horrible hours, I have to be rounding at the hospital before 7 AM and you only open at 6:30? And then by the time I get off work, you're only open for another hour or two? Man, I know your location is downtown, but I really wish you stayed open until at least 10 on weekdays, it feels like you're imposing a curfew on us!
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