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| - It makes me sad to say this, since I was so excited to pay a visit to this cute little place occupying what was once a pawn shop across the street from my high school, but I was not really impressed with Lux. I went twice in the course of a couple of weeks and the trips averaged a rating of "eh."
Trip #1: Girl barista is nice, suggests upsizing from a small-sized chai latte to a medium because the small is only slightly larger than a shot glass. It's midweek in the p.m. so the place isn't too busy, making it a nice place to relax. Sadly, the chai is lackluster. It tastes kind of watered down. My friend has the Velvet, which is way better. When it's time to leave, there is some confusion as to where the garbage can is located (Answer: way in the back).
Trip #2: Guy barista is a bit snotty. Again it's suggested that I upsize to the medium (why even have the small really?) and then is a bit pissy when I tell him I really only want the Velvet in a small. I say no thank you to the whipped cream, trying to muster some sort of self-control. When I go to pick up my drink, the barista is putting some whipped cream on my friend's drink. "The whipped cream is really good," he tells me. I hesitate, watching him dole out the tasty confection and he sees me. "You already said no," he says as he closes up the container and smugly puts it back under the counter. Now, maybe he's trying to be funny, but if that's the case, he needs to work on his delivery because it just comes off as being snotty. The place is full of people tonight. My friend and I sit on the white chairs up towards the front. There are dirty plates and cups on all the tables and everything is just a bit askew. It just feels a bit grimy. My Velvet is only okay. It's probably much better with the whipped cream.
Overall, I just kind of got a pretentious vibe from the place. I feel like I can get a tastier Chai and way less attitude over at Copper Star.
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