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| - My wife and I went here for the first time on a Sunday. After all the hype on this place I was a little put off by the actuality. Upon walking in for lunch we were told to wait in line for 30min where someone would assign us a table and eventually take our order. It was a beautiful day out, we couldn't walk around the streets waiting for a table, no. My pregnant wife and I had to stand for 30min on concrete floors waiting to place our order for mostly pre-made food.
My wife order the "Best Chicken Sandwich" with an Asian Cucumber Salad (the special side of the day) and I got the "Picnic" with roasted sweet potato salad. My wife ordered a latte and I had a bottled beer (nothing on tap) and an iced tea. Since both sandwiches were labeled as gluten free (as were many of the sandwiches - why have that be the main bread option) and knowing that gluten-free bread isn't really bread we asked about other options.
I was told they had other options but was only given the gluten-free bread, bun or wheat bread. I chose the bun, my wife's sandwich came with the bun (which I suppose means that the bun is GF also).
Although the line was huge the tables were about half empty. We were still wedged in a main walk area right next to another couple with many tables open that were more out of the way.
The iced tea was empty when I went to fill my glass, when it was finally filled it was very weak (which is ok with me). My wife's coffee (she is a Starbucks regular) was bitter, overly strong, and didn't have enough milk.
Her chicken sandwich had a nice grill flavor but the bun was untoasted and dry. The Asian cucumber salad was bland. My cold, roasted sweet potato salad tasted like cold, day old, browned sweet potato. There were dried cranberries (I think) in the salad but they didn't add much IMO. The sandwich was overstuffed in the center and fell to pieces immediately. It wasn't served on the bun I requested, only the regular bread which had a stale texture and was untoasted. The sandwich was impossible to eat without a knife and a fork (or going caveman). The turkey was good, but IMO there was too much blue cheese and not enough green apple. the sandwich was also poorly constructed with a giant wad of "stuff" in the middle that tapered to the edges pushing all everything out when gripped. The toasted pecans immediately fell out. Is it really that hard to construct a sandwich?
The place reminds me a lot of Joe's Farm Grill. A lot of ingredients that impress people when listed (arugula, brie, aioli, ect) and promises of freshness that aren't delivered on, but still impress the customers. If you decide to try this place during peak hours wear comfortable shoes.
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